Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
SHERlFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of writ Of Fieri Facias issued
out Of the Court of Common Pleas of pike
County, TO me directed, l will expose to
public sale, by vendue or outory, at the
sheriff's Office in the Borough Of Milford
On Friday, October 2, A, D, 1896.
at two O'Clock in the afternoon Of said day.
All those eighteen certain pieces, parcels
and tracts of lands situate, lying and being
IN the Townships of Blooming Grove, Ding
man, Shohola and Lackawaxen in the
County Of Pike and State of Pennsylvania
containing in the whole seven thousand
seven hundred and sixty-four acres and
ninty-six perches (7,764 a., 90 PSI more or
less. The first fourteen OF which are do
slRnated and numbered on the Commits
sioners' Books and Cross Map of said
county as lying and being In the Town
ship Of Blooming Grove aforesaid and
numbered as aforesaid respectively, rs fol
lows: One tract No. n in the warrantee
name OF Charles Steedman, containing 600
acres and % perches. One other, No 1856,
in the warrantee name of Daniel Drinker,
containing AL acres. One other No. 1856
in warrantee name Of Abigail Kebble, con
tanning 425 acres and 40 perches. One other,
no. lof, IN warrantee name of Joseph
James, containing 424 acres and 40 perches
One other, No. 1893, In warrantee name of
John Thomas, containing 433 acres and 154
perches. One other No. 1e9, in warranted
name Of Jacob Downing, containing 3g7
acres and 80 perches. One other No. III,
in warrantee name Of Michael Fennel CON
tanning 422 acres and 80 perches One
other. No. 173, In warrantee name of Joseph
Downing, containing $40 acres. One other,
No. ia, in the warrantee name of John
McCahan, containing 44S acres and 40
perches. One other, No. 175, In warrantee
name OF Joseph Yerkes, containing 43O
acres and 80 perches. One other, No, 1T0,
in warrantee name Of John Salter, contain
lug 431 acres. One other, No. 177, In war
rantee name OF John Thompson, 487 acres
and SO perches. One other, No. 1874, In
warrantee name Of John Drinker, contain
Ing al acres and 4S perches. One other,
No 20, In warrantee name of Thomas
Greame, containing 5g6 acres and 81
perches. Also the three following described
tracts Of land situate lying and being In
the township of Dingman, county and
State aforesaid, the one numbered as afOre
said No. in warrantee name of Alexan-
der Steedman, containing 4S9 acres and 80
perches. One other, No. "a, in warrantee
name of Thomas Smith, containing 1853
acres and 151 perches. Also one other, No.
103 in the warrantee name Of Richard
Freeman, containing 403 acres and "a
perches. Also the following described
tract of land situated, lying and being in
the Townships of ShohOla aud Lacka-
WaXen, numbered as aforesaid No. 1853, in
warrantee name of Henry Drinker, con
tanning 456 acres and 80 perches- Also
certain other tract in the warrantee name
Thomas Ritchie, situatein the Township
OF Blooming Grove and numbered as afore-
said No 10 containing SO acres and 100
perches, with allowance of per cent. for
roads, etc.
Excepting and reserving out of said
lands about 1853 acres and % perches and
six per cent for roads, sold and conveyed
by said John A. Burke, ct. ux., ct. al. to
VIM. II. Kemp, ct. al, by deed dated
oath of March, 1886, recorded in Deed Book
No, Al, page 564, etc.
Also, about 10 acres of land, more or less,
sold and conveyed by said John A. Burke,
ct. ux., ct. al. to Nellie Hart, by deed dated
22nd of May, 1885 recorded in Deed Book
No. AZ, page AZ.
Also about acres more or less, sold and
conveyed by said John A. Burke et ux.,
ct. al. to Fred. Long by deed dated 18th of
July, 1885 recorded in Deed Book No. 49,
page 81.
Also about 80 acres more or less, sold
and conveyed by John A. Burke, ct. ux,
ct, al, to John A Burke, by deed dated
25th of May, 1886, recorded in Deed Book
No. 40, page 5iS, and which by divers
mesne conveyances became vested in Zil-
pha X. Burke.
Also about 80 acres more or less, sold
and conveyed by said John A. Burke, ct.
ux., et al, to Mary G. Whipple by deed
Book No. 42, page 553.
Also about 90 acres more or less, sold
and conveyed by John A Burke, ct. ux.
ct. al, to Frederick Long by deed dated
25th of May, 1886, recorded in Deed Book
No. AZ, page $50.
Also, abont 80 acres more or less sold
and conveyed by Nellie Hart to Charles
Terwilliger deed dated April 1st 1891, re
corded in Deed Book No. AZ, page 400, etc
Being the same lands conveyed to Gar
rett w. Hart by Nellie Hart by deed dated
29th of March, 1898, and recorded in Deed
Book No. 40, page 3O1. ~
IMPROVEMENTS.
On the above lands are erected four
dwelling houses, two barns, store house.
lumber sheds, blacksmith shop, and other
small buildings. Also a large and sub
stantial sawmill, with necessary and mod
ern machinery for all kinds of heavy saw
ing and planning and for making siding
shingles, lath, pickets, ETC., and has an in
exhausible water power. OF the lands
above mentioned, about 30 acres are inn
proved, the balance is timber and woodland
also clay bed and blue stone quarries on
the property.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Nellie Hart and Garrett W.
Hart, terre tenant and will be sold by me
for cash.
H. l. COURTRIGHT,
Sheriff
Sheriffs Office Milford, Pa,