Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-04
Commissioners Sale
OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Situate in Clinton, Union and Nor
gan Observation-Disclosures Veins
Of Coal Under Tracts.

By virtue OF the decree entered on
the 18th day OF June, 1908, by the Cir
cult Court of Monongalia county
West Virginia, in the chancery cause
therein pending in which Ralph L.
Berkshire's Administrator, &C., was
plaintiff and Ralph L. Berkshire
widow and others were defendants, APP
pointing me a Special Commissioner for
the purpose, | will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, OH
Monday, the eth day of September,
1908, between the hours of o'clock
a. m. and o'clock p. m. at the front
door of the Court House of Monongalia
county, West Virginia, all the follow
ing described real estate and in the
following order
First-Three contiguous tracts oil land
in Clinton District, of said county. near
the headwaters of Columns creek, adj
joining Joseph Moran the Trickett heirs
and others and containing respectively
Seventy Acres,
and known as the Sypolt land;
$50 Acres
known as the Clerc land, and ga acres.
The
20 Acre Tract
is good farming land, in high state OF
cultivation, and with excellent water
supply. 1t is equipped with good one
story farm house, barn and other out
buildings, all in good repair The other
two tracts are we'll timbered and are
underlaid with the
Upper Freeport
and other veins of coal, and all of said
lands are situated in an excellent COM
munitv, convenient to church ard
school and only a few miles from the
city of Morgantown. These lands will
be offered as follows: The three tracts
separately in fee; then separately re-
serving the coal and usual mining
rights; then the coal under all with the
usual mining rights; then the entire
tract with the coal and the usual mi
ming rights reserved, and finally the en-
tire tract in fee.
Second.
The 4OS Acre Tract
in Union District of said county,
formerly owned by Charles n. Ryan
and adjoining Chess Brothers, VIM.
Blaney, ---- Collins and Others. This
tract is also underlaid with the
Upper Freeport
and other viens OF coal, and is one of
the best tracts of timber land in Monon-
gala county The poplar is especially
abundant and of excellent quality. This
tract is situated on the north side OF
Cheat river, about four miles from the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Cans, Pa.
from which point it is easily accessible.
Third.-The real estate in the Third
ward of the city of Morgantown; small
interior lot adjoining Harvey Fisher,
George Parfitt and M. Hayes, beng a
part of lot No. 81, the old home, being
about 3714 x50; lot fronting 35 feet on
Foundry street and extending back 80
feet, adjoining said Fisher and in the
rear of the old Berkshire home, and be-
ing part of the lot on which the Berk-
shire residence stands. And if the re-
ce IT'S from said sale shall still be INSULT
cient to pay off and discharge all debts,
liens and charges against the said estate
of Ralph l.. Berkshire, deceased, then
| will sell the house occupied by Chas
P. Berkshire as residence, facing on
Front street, and together Herewith a
lot wherein said house stands, so feet
in width, and extending back to the ex-
terror lot above described lis feet, and
finally the residue of the home lot, in
Guiding the residence of r. L. Berk-
shire, deceased, situated on the corner
of Front and Foundry Streets, in the
city OF Morgantown, and fronting gu
feet on Front street by so feet on Foun-
dry street All of said town lots are
we'll located for residence or business
properties.
Terms of Sale.
0ne-fourth OF the purchase money
cash in hand ON the day OF sale, and the
residue in 6, II and Is months from the
day If sale, with interest from the day
of sale, for which deferred payments, the
purchaser will be required to execute
his purchase money obligations, payable
to the undersigned Special Commission
er, with interest as aforesaid, with APP
proved personal security therefor.
Dated this the 18th day of August A.
D., 1908. FRANK p. CoRBIN,
Special Commissioner.
!, John Shriver, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Monongalia county, West Vir-
ginia, do certify that Frank p Corbin,
Special Commissioner, has given bond
with approved security as required by
the decree OF sale mentioned in the
foregoing notice. JOHN SHRIyER,
Aug. s, 1908, 4w Clerk,