Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
sherif's Sale.

By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias
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 %, 1900,
at II O'Clock a. M, the following describ-
ed property, viz;
All that certain lot, piece or parcel ol
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 90 degrees east 500 perches
to stone corner; thence south about g.
degrees west 12l perches to a post for a
corner; thence north about % degrees
wsst 800 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 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 lS3 rods to
a post and stone corner; thence by land OF
grantor's north 50 degrees west SS 80
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 IL
rods, north 74a degrees east / $40 rods,
north 60 degree east Is 2-10 rods. north
73 degrees east Is rods, north &c degrees
east II 5-1O rods, north 55. degrees east
"a g. II rods, north 45@ degrees east 81
rods, north 39a degrees east II rods, north
494 degrees east 25 $40 rods, thence north
As degrees east rods to the tract line
and land of said Wilcox; thence south Sc
degrees east 81 4l0 rods to the place of
beginning, containing fifty acres and one
hundred and thirty-four 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 % rods to the pub
lie road leading from Millview to Eldreds
vile; thence along said road by lands of
grantors north a. degrees west 81 rods to
angle; thence north y degrees west 10
4.l0 rods to angle; thence north 422 de-
grees west II rods; thence north 194 de-
grees west II rods; thence north 49, de-
grees west 29I rods: thence north 35i de-
grees west s rods to angle; thence north
4S9 degrees west II rods to the corner of
w. q. Bedford land on the township line;
thence along said line by Bedford's land,
south 334 degrees west &C 2-1O rods to the
place of beginning, containing twenty-iour
acres and fifty-tour perches, be the same
more or less.
Both lots being a part Of the James
Crooks warrant
Lot No. ?.
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
post, in line of said NJ. A.. Rogers land;
thence along Rogers line north sixty de
grees. east ninety-two feet TO Il 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 four and one
fourth perches of land be the same more
or less.
Said land being improved and having
a large two story frame house and Il large
frame barn erected thereon and other out
and being under good state of
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.
Sherili's Office, Laportc, Pa. Jan 30, 1900.