Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-03-18

are to be erected, are to be selected
by said Saluda county or said COM
missioners or their successors in
Office on such portions of said tract
of land that is suitable for Coun-
tv Court House that will conduce
pecuniarialy to the advantage of
both parties, regard being had how
ever, to a suitable ard appropriate
place upon which TO erect Court
House. And the S94 acres of land
are also to be selected in the same
manner from said tract, and is to
be divided at the joint expense of
each party at such times as said
Saluda County or said commission
ers or their successors III office may
desire or demand, i'll the following
manner to wit:
1st, BY dividing a portion OF
said land into store house lots
equally between the parties by each
taking every alternate lot, if one
takes the first choice. on one cor
ner of a block, then the other takes
the first choice on the next corner
of a block &C., or if the parties
should desire it then to sell the
lands jointly and divide the net
proceeds thereof equally between
them as said sales may be made
from time to time.
End, And to divide the lands
that might be desired for the erec-
ton of private residences thereon
INTO suitable lots in the same man
ner, or to sell in the same manner
always preserving equalitie3 be-
tween the grantor and grantee.
3rd, And all other lands that
might remain, if any are t. be di-
vided between the parties or sold
by them or rented each party re-
ceiving an equal portion of the
proceeds of sale or rents.
This deed of conveyance is not
include the dwelling house on SAID
plantation or other buildings, but
the lands upon which said build
ings are erected are to be taken as
a part of the undivided one-haif
interest reserve / to the said John
P. Mickler, unless it should inter
fere seriously with the location
of said county site and town Of
which the grantee herein shall be
the sole Judge thereof, then iii that
case all houses are to he moved 20
such land as might be aScertalned
to fall to the said John P. Mlckler
at the Joint expense of both par
ties. The reason why the lands
herein conveyed are not surveyed
and plated are that the grantor
deems it best that the grantee
should have the privilege of select
ing from said tract OF land the
number of acres herein conveyed in
order TO carry out the foregoing
object.
Together with all and Singular
the rights, members, hereadita-
n,ents and appur enances to tae
said premises herein conveyed be-
longing or in any wise appertaln-
ing or incident, to have and to hold
all and singular'the interest in the
lands herein conveyed unto the
said Alvin Etheredge, E, w. Crouch
Pc. Stevens, J. Fl. Edwards, B. L.
Caughman, c. P. Boozer, john r.
Watson and J. 8. Suddath, COM
purposes of saluda county its as
signs and successors and their sue
cessors for the uses and purposes
aforesaid forever. And l do hereby
bind myself and my heirs, execu-
tors and administrators to warrent
and forever defend all and singular
the interest herein conveyed unto
said Alvin Etheredge, B. w. Crouch
P. C. Stevens, J. H. Edwards, B.
l.. Caughman. c. P. Boozer, J. P.
Bean, John R. Watson AID J. B.
Suddath commissioners in trust
for the uses and purposes of Salu-
da county, its assigns and success
sors and their successors for the
purposes aforesaid against ne and
my heirs and against all other per-
sons lawfully claiming the same
or any part thereof. Provided al
ways nevertheless, and it is the
true intent and meaning of this
deed of conveyance, that if the
said Saluda county or it's said au-
thorities should fail to establish or
cause to be established the said
County Seat or site on the lands
herein conveyed as aforesaid, then
this deed of conveyance is to be
null and void, otherwise to remain
in full force and virtue.
Witness my hand and seal this 2Sth
day of February in the year of
our Lord 1896, and in the one
hundred and twentieth year of
the Sovereignty and indepen-
dence of the United States of
America.
Signed sealed and delivered III
the presence of w. B. Millwer,
q. T. Cook.
JOHN P. MIcKLER, L. S.
c. A. Mickler S dover renounced
February %, 1896. r. B. Black,
Not. Pub. S. G.
$1100 dollars to be given in ad-
dition 70 the land