The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-22
ORPHANS COURT SALE,

~ RPHANS' COURT sALE-ESTATE,
~ of George j. Tooley.
BY virtue of an order of the Orphans
Court of Lackawanna County, the under
signed will expose to public sale at the
Arbitration Room in the Court House. in
the City of Scranton Pa, on Wednesday,
lowing real estate: All that
certain farm, tract or piece of land situa-
ate in Roaring Brook Township, Lacka-
wanna County. Pennsylvania; bounded
and described follows:
Beginning at a point in the center of
the public road leading from Simeson' S
to Elmhurst in line of land late of F. O.
Tooley; thence along said f. o. Tooley' $
land north So degrees west $40 rods 10
a corner; thence north degrees east So
rods to a corner; thence south 81 degrees
% minutes east III $40 rods to a corner,
thence south degrees 20 minutes west
1il 25-100 rods to a corner; thence north
So degrees west ll6 2-10 rods to corner;
, thence north degrees east AZ BIO rods to
corner in the center of first mentioned
road; thence along said road north 40 de-
grees 30 minutes east 15 rods to place of
beginning, containing 100 acres of land,
be the same more or less Said property
is improved with tWo-story frame dwell
ling house, barn and other out buildings;
which piece of land has been divided in
to two parts, the first thereof bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake and stones at the
southwesterly corner of said piece; thence
north degrees east AZ $40 perches TO a
corner in the public road, thence along
said road as follows: North 40 degrees
80 minutes east 26 rods, thence north 81
degrees 80 minutes east % S5-l00 rods,
thence north 5S degrees east 10 72-1O0 rods,
thence south 81 degrees 20 minutes east
A. S2-1O0 rods. thence south SO degrees %
minutes east ~ rods to land of Max Phil
lips thence south degrees % minutes
west along said Phililps''lan 81 45-l0O rods
to land of j. w. Slocum, thence north s.
degrees west along said Slocum's land
116 2-1O rods to the place of beginning,
containing IS 35-1O0 acres of land, be the
same more or less. The second thereof
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake in the swamp at
the northeasterly corner of the lot thence
north S4 degrees 25 minutes west III 5-l0
rods to stake and stones, thence south
3 degrees west Sc rods to line of land of
Oliver Tooley's estate, thence south S5 de-
grees east along said Tooley's land $40
rods to the public road. thence along said
road the following courses and distances:
North 40 degrees so minutes east II rods,
thence north 81 degrees 40 minutes east
% S5-l00 rods, thence north IS degrees east
10 72-lOO rods, thence south So degrees 20
minutes east IL S2-l0O rods, thence south
So degrees % minutes east 80 rods to the
line of Max Phillips land, thence north )
degrees and % minutes east along said
Phillips land SO $40 rods to the place of
beginning, containing. 43 94-l0O acres and
no perches of land be the same more or
less.
Said premises will be sold in whole or
in parts to suit the purchaser,
TERMS OF SALE:-One-third of the
whole of the purchase-mone to be and
remain a lien upon the premises to secure
the widows interest as required by law
the interest on that amount to be paid to
her sem-annually from and after the
date of confirmation of sale, during her
life, and the principal thereof to be paid
at her death to the parties legally en-
titled thereto. IL per cent of the whole of
the purchase money to be paid down at
the time of sale. and the balance of the
two-thirds to be paid in one year from
date of confirmation sale with interest
said last payment TO be secured by bond
and mortgage on the premises.
JOSEPHINE f.. RODNEY,
Administrative. d. b. N
WATSON & ZIMMERMAN,
Attorneys for Estate
Scranton, Pa.