The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
Valuable Grazing Farms
FOR SALE
Near Morgantown, West Virginia, and
Handy to the Large Glass aud Wseg-
en- Mill Plants, where Several
Hundred Men are Con-
stantly Employed.

BY authority of certain DEGREES en-
tered on the 9th day of June, 1896, and
ON October %, 1896, by the Circuit
Court of Monongalia county, West Vir.
ginia, In the Chancery causes wherein
the Farmers and Merchants Bank is
plaintiff VS.. Enoch J. Evans ct AL, and
The Second National Bank, DC, "
plaintiff v. u. j. Evans, ct al, defend
ants, pending in said court, the under
signed special commissioners, win offer
fos sale at public auction, at the front
door of the Court House, In Morgan
town, said county, to the highest bid
der, on
Tuesday, the 9th Day Of February, 1897,
being the first day of the February
term, of the circuit court Of said county,
between 10 o'clock A. M, and o'clock
p. NJ, the following farm and coal lands
situate In Morgan and Union Districts,
said county, owned by Enoch ]. Evans,
viz.
The tract OF land upon which said
Evans resides, containing about 800
acres, on which are two apple orchards
in bearing,and third orchard of young
trees not yet bearing, and an orchard Of
pear, peach, plum and other fruit trees.
This land Is well timbered, and most
abundantly supplied with living waferin
springs and running streams. ThelMfId-
ings on 1t consist OF two large dwelling
houses, one of frame and the other Of
stone also barns, stables and other con-
venient out-houses. The frame dwell
ling is supplied with natural gas for
heating and lighting. This farm IL we'll
adapted to farming and grazing, pro-
ducing fine crops Of hay, as well ~ all
kinds Of grain. About seventy acres
are In meadow, and the residue in
pastures, &C.. except twenty-five in
woods, well timbered. The most Of
of 1t has fine eastern exposure, and
Is Of excellent soil, and all accessible by
good roads, and In an excellent neigh
borhoOd, with school house adjoining
and within less than two MIL of Nor.
gantown, and about II miles from the
large glass plant employing over 200
workmen and also a short distance from
the large wooden mills and within one
mile Of the University State farm.
By direction of court this land has
been divided into five tracts containing
127 l-10acres, and 1063acres, and 982 acres,
and 343 acres, and rs acres, respectively,
and will be offered as a whole, and In
the five several parcels named, and sold
III liAC way Wul(ll Will OIAAk &lI0 AAAOUk
money. Plats of the land, and the sub
divisions, showing public ronds, &C.,
may be found in the Office Of the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court, and with the I'M
dersigned.
In connection with this farm, if sold
rs one tract, or with the l27 acre piece,
If sold in separate pieces, will also be
sold at the same time and place, all the
coal underlying about seven acres Of
land adjoining, the surface of which was
decided by said Evans to M. Rice and
John III. Hoffman, with the full privi-
lege ofusing the bank now opened, which
coal and mining privileges are reserved
in said deeds to which reference is here
made.
At the same time and place we will
offer for sale the undivided moiety,
owned by said Evans in about 1881
acres of land adjoining the above de-
scribed tract, and also the whole of said
tract, with consent of w. E. Baker, the
owner of the other moiety. This tract
is we'll wooded, watered and with dwell
ling house and out buildings. About
one-half was in wheat and oats this sea-
son, and the rest in pasture and woods.
1t adjoins the county road and Is
known as the "Beall land"
Possession will be given upon con-
| firmation Of sale.
Persons contemplating buying are In
vited to 60 upon the lands and inspect
the same The owner Will take pleas
ure in showing the property and the
lines, and giving all other Information
desired. These are the most valua-
BILE farm lands that have been offered at
public sale for many years, and are Of