The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-11-12

Between Cyrus B. Dixon, complainant, and
Henry Sellgman. Louis Marshall and Flor
Booraem, receiver of the Moffett. Hodgkins
and Clarke Company. defendants. Fl.
ia. for sale of mortgaged premises. Return
able to February Term, A. D.. 1895.
J. s. SALMON. Sol'r.
DY virtue of the above stated writ of Fieri
ID Facias in my hands, shall expose for
sale at Public Vendue at the Court House in
Morristown. N. j., on
Monday, the Goth day of November
next, A. d., 1897,
between the hours of IL M and O'Clock D. m.
that is to say at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, ali the following described tract or
parcel of land and premises situate, lying and
County of Morris and State of New Jersey,
being part of the homestead farm of which
Cyrus Dixon died seized. and which was de-
April 3rd, 1868, and recorded in Book | Of wills,
on pages ADJ, &C., to his only son. Cyrus B.
Dixon: Item: Il give and bequeath unto my
son, Cyrus B. Dixon, his heirs and assigns
forever. all my homestead farm which /
now live, consisting of all the lands and real
estate occupied by the waters of the Forge
pond, together with all my real estate lying on
the northwest side of said pond and adjoining
the same. also all the land and real estate that
| purchased from the heirs of John y. Crane -
Beginning at the sixth corner of the second
tract of land d scribed in deed from William
! II. McDavitt, sheriff 50 Andrew Decker. dated
February I55ll, 1880, Qfz10 15JJ; thence running
along the sixth line thereof and along the
division line referred to in the will of James
Dixon, deceased, proved April 18th, 1874,
wills E. 361), north forty-nine degrees west
thirty-two chains thirty eight links to the
center of the road running through Rockaway
Valley: CD along the seventh line of said
Decker's land north sixty-five degrees west
three chains twenty-five links; 90 north forty
four degrees west five chains eighty links to
the beginning corner of lands conveyed by
William NJ Dixon and wife to Cyrus Dixon,
point of a large fiat rock about feet long and
six feet wide, lying on the west side and near
the road leading from the blacksmith shop
belonging to the said William NJ. Dixon to the
forge and nearly opposite the saw and grist
mill dam; (D along the first line described in
said conveyance north fOrty-siX degrees west
three chains fifteen Inks to the center of q
fiat rock about four feet long and two and one
half feet wide, standing on the west side of the
old Pulling Mill race; thence Co up the west
side and edge of said race and the Forge race
at high water mark, as it now stands to the
Forge dam; thence CO. along the westerly
shore as it now stands at high water mark,
until it comes to where the fence crosses the
meadow and west wing of said Forge pond at
this time; thence CD along said fence to the
northwesterly shore of the waters of said
Forge pond at high water mark; thence (8) up
the northwesterly shore of said Forge pond
the several and various courses thereof as it
now stands at high water mark. until it inter-
sects the division line of lands between the
said William M. Dixon and Cyrus Dixon, &C
cording to the true intent and meaning as
described in the last will and tie lament of
James Dixon. deceased; thence 90 along the
said division line north forty-nine degrees west
seventeen chains twenty links to the fourth
| line of a tract of eighty-six and eighty-seven
acres. conveyed by Samuel Beeman and wife
! to James Dixon. January 49, 1875, (B-2 800; Q0)
thence along said fourth line reversed north
| forty-one degrees thirty minutes east thirty
| three chains fifty links to a stone heap at the
fourth corner thereof; Cd along the third line
| thereof reversed south forty-eight degrees
J thirty minutes east seven chains fifty-eight
I links (but by measurement at this time is
found to be nine chains and fifty eight links) !;
! CID along the line of Ezekiel Earles' land
north forty-two degrees east seven chains
forty links to a stone heap, corner of lands of
Harriet G. Scott, and corner of lands con-
| veyed to James Dixon by Abram Crane. May
IL, 1880, in Ezekiel Earles' line; Q3) along said
| line between formerly James Dixon's land and
land of Harriet .. Scott, south forty eight de-
grees east; the distance as given in said deed is
| fourteen chains twenty links, but by measure
ment at this time Is found to be fifteen chains
twenty links; QD still along Harriet G. Scotts
| land and said James Dixon's land, and the
| sixth line of tract of land conveyed by John
| j. Crane to James Dixon, May 18th. 1880, south
! forty-two degrees west seven chains twenty
five links; (5) along the fifth line of said last
| mentioned lot south fOrty-eight degrees east
| three chains to a rock for a corner; Q6) along
the fourth line of said lot south fortytwo de-
| grees west three chains twenty five links to q
| stone heap for a corner in line of land convened
by George Ocoboc to James Dixon, June 26th.
1888, (E l02); this corner is at high water
:
| 90 along said pond in a southwesterly direc-
ton at high water mark crossing said land
| conveyed by Ocoboc to Dixon. and along the
fourth line conveyed by John T. NJ Dixon to
| Martha Decker. March 22nd, 1878, (B-10-293)
! and the fourth line of another lot conveyed by
John F. M. Dixon to Martha Decker. May
10th. 1878. (B-10-293), and along the second line
of land convened by Andrew Decker and wife
to Mary L. Van Derhoof. March End, 1885,
DILL 500, to a stone heap at the third corner
thereof. and at high water mark of said Forge
pond; Q8) along the third line thereof south
forty eight degrees thirty minutes east twenty
nine chains to a corner in the road; Q9) along
said road south sixty-nine degrees forty min
utes west one chain; coo still along Mary L.
Van Derhoof' line south forty degrees twenty
minutes east thirty-two chains twenty-five
links; CID along the same and beyond south
forty-three degrees thirty minutes west sever
chains eighty-two links to the place of be
ginning, excepting therefrom a tract of sever
and one-half acres of land belonging to the
estate of Ira Earls, deceased, lying on this
northwest side of said pond. Also excepting
tract of land adjoining the eighth line of the
foregoing description, known as the Shaw
grist milI dam conveyed by Cyrus Dixon anC
wife to James H. Sickle. being the same lanc
/ and premises conveyed bysdeed from Elizabeth
Dixon, widow of Cyrus Dixon. deceased. anC
Cyrus B. Dixon and Laura Dixon, his wife. tt
John V. Clark, bearing date December 9th
1892.
Dated October %. 1897.
EDGAR L. DURLING. Sheriff.
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