Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
Sherif's Sale.


issued out of the Court of Common Pleas
of Sullivan County and to me directed and
delivered there will be exposed to public
sale at the Court House in Laporte, Pa.
on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1900,
at IL o'clock a. m, the following describ-
ed property, viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land lying and being in the township Of
Forks, county of Sullivan and state OF
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at a hemlock corner, the
Northeast corner of the tract, thence
south about % degrees east 800 perches
to stone corner; thence south about 67
degrees west 12l perches to post for a
corner thence north about 23 degrees
wsst 320 perches to a corner and thence
north about 81 degrees east l2l perches
to the place Of beginning, containing
about 239 acres and II perches Of land
more or less. About 40 acress improved
the balance timbered. ! Two-story
framed house framed barn, wagon shed
and other outbuildings. Well watered
and with a good orchard thereon.
Excepting and reserving from the above
described tract of land the following lots
bounded as follows:
Beginning at stone corner, being the
southeast corner Of the Peter Crooks
warrant and land now owned by A. c.
Wilcox, thence by lands of David Molly
neux south 35i degrees west 1S3 rods to
a post and stone corner; thence by land OF
grantor's north so degrees west SO $40
rods to a post and stones corner on the
lower edge OF Lick Creek road; thence
along said road by several bearings and
distances viz: north 63 degrees east l3
rods, north 741 degrees east II $40 rods,
north 60 degree east Is 2-l0 rods, north
73 degrees east 13 rods, north &C degrees
east II $40 rods, north 55l degrees east
"a Clio rods, north 454 degrees east 81
rods, north 39a degrees east II rods, north
49I degrees east % $40 rods, thence north
As degrees east 8 rods to the tract line
and land OF said Wilcox; thence south 56
degrees east 81 4-10 rods to the place OF
beginning, containing fifty acres and one
hundred and thirtyfour perches neat
measure be the same more or less.
Also one other lot or parcel Of land in
the same township, county and state.
Beginning at stone the common cor
ner OF the James Cross, Peter Cross, John
Cross and James Cross warrant, thence
by lands of Thomas Molyneux's heirs
south sc degrees east 95 rods to the pub
lie road leading from Millvew to Eldreds-
vile; thence along said road by lands OF
grantors north 4! degrees west 81 rods to
angle; thence north ~ degrees west 10
4 10 rods to angle; thence north 424 de-
grees west ! 4 rods; thence north 199 de-
grees west II rods; thence north l34 de-
grees west 29l rods; thence north 35a de-
grees west rods to angle; thence north
4S1 degrees west ii rods to the corner of
w. G. Bedford land on the township line;
thence along said line by Bedford's land,
south 33a degrees west &c 2-10 rods to the
place Of beginning, containing twenty -four
acres and tifty-tour perches, be the same
more or less.
Both lots being part of the James
Crooks warrant.
Lot No. 2.
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land. situated and being in the Borough
OF Forksville, County of Sullivan and
State of Pennsylvania, bounded and de.
scribed as follows:
Beginning at post on Main street, at
the corner of lot belonging to NJ. A. Rog-
ers, thence along Main street south sixty
eight degrees, west seventy-three feet TO
Laporte alley; thence north sixty degrees,
west two hundred and twelve feet to a
post, in line of said M. A. Rogers land;
thence along Rogers line north sixty de-
grees east ninety-two feet to a post:thence
along same south twenty-four and three
fourth degrees. east two hundred twenty
three and one half feet to the place of
beginning. containing sixty-tour and one
fourth perches land be the same more
or less.
Said land being improved and having
large two story frame house and large
frame barn erected thereon and other out
buildings, and being under good state of
cultivation.
Seized, taken into execution and to be
sold as the property OF Francis V. Harmon
at the suit of Mary Whitley Smell.
II. w. OSLER. Sheriff.
Sheriff office, Laporte, Pa, Jan. %, 1900.