Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-01-23
A SSIGNEE MORTGAGEE'S
PUBLIC SALE
OF THE
CATOCTIN FURNACE PROPERTY
at Cate ctin Furnace, and
BUSINESS and DWELLING PROPERTY
in Frederick City. in Frederick
County, Maryland.

BY virtue of the power of sale contained
In the mortgage executed by Ernest SHARP
and Villa T. Sharp, his wife, to Harry P.
Gorsuch, George Houck and Charles p. Levy
Receivers OF the Catoctin Mountain Iron
Company Of Frederick County, appointed Ia
the cause No. 1881 Equity, in the Circuit
Court for Frederick County, Maryland, in
Equity. which mortgage is dated on the date
April t7,h, in the year 1899 and duly recorded
In Liber D. H. H No. 6, folios IA, etc. one
of the Land Records of Fr' derrick County
Maryland, and which mortgage has been
duly assigned to Lawrence j. Morris, on
November eth, 1900, and whereas the said
Lawrence J. Morris duly assigned said mort
gage to the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance
Company on the date January 4th, in the
year 1901, and whereas the said Fidelity
Mutual Life Insurance Company duly as
signed said mortgage unto William T. Rainey
on the date April 18th, in the year 1901, and
all of which said assignments have been duly
recorded at the foot of and following SAID
mortgage on the said Land Records of Fred
erick County, Maryland, the undersigned AS
Assignee Mortgage, will offer at public sale,
at the Court House door, in Frederick City,
III Frederick County, Maryland, on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1902.
at the hour of 10 o'clock, noon,
all the following property mentioned in and
conveyed by said mortgage, and being all
the real estate as described in the deed from
Harry P. Gorsuch, ct al, Receivers, to Ernest
Sharp. dated April 18th, 1899, and recorded
in Llber d. H. H., No 3, folios Gl4, etc. one
of the Land Records o! Frederick County,
Maryland, and consisting Of:
FIRsT.-- The property known as
THE CATOCTlN IRON WORKS
and the lands thereto attached, situated on
the Frederick and Emmitsburg tuInpiFe
road. at the base of the Catoctin range OF
mountains, and about 10 miles from Freder.
lex City and about 8 miles south Of Thurmont
n station on the Western Maryland Railroad;
said Furnace property is connected with the
railroad mentioned by q railroad known As
Monocacy Valley Railroad The land in this
tract Ia about 1000 acres, more or less. The
improvements on the property are:
n) A COKE FURNACE.
lately put in good condition throughout and
now engaged in making iron . at the rate Of
about IS tons per day. and with capacity
of between 40 and so tons.
(b) A CHARCOAL FURNACE,
now Invested of machinery.
(c) LARGE FRAME MILL,
with ample water power, formerly used for
grinding, oxidizing and preparing ochers
and umbers.
(d) Alarge
FRAME STORE AND OFFICE
BUILDING
(e) A large two story well built and lately
repaired 10 room
DWELLING HOUSE.
with all necessary outbuildings.
U) CARPENTER AND BLACKSMITH
SHOPS, CARRIAGE, LUMBER.
CORN HOUSE, STABLES
for 80 horses, large ice house. etc.
(g) About
IS TENEMENT HOUSES
for the use of the employees about and at thu
Furnace, and which are capable Of yielding
about $3.50 per month rent.
The entire property has been repaired ant
put in good shape within the past eighteen
months and possesses I'LL the accessories OF
going business in good condition. Their
arc on this tract large deposits Of hematlt
ore, which are readily accessible, and ar
believed to be practically inexhaustible. Th
ore is of excellent quality, IN close proximit,
to the Furnace, and lie now in TIE at tn
Furnace, the ore mines being furnished witt
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