Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
Saturday, October 6, 1900,

Saturday, October 6, 1906,
he following described real estate:
Ist Tract. A tract of land on Meadow
Branch in Hedgesville District, Of Berke
ey County, containing four hundred and
acres, more or less. being the
'ame land that was conveyed to David
Hunter deceased, by grant from John
Page, Esquire. Governor of the Common.
wealth of Virginia, on the 9th day OF
Iune, 1908, a description OF which is
aiken from the grant on file in the Audi
Tor Office OF the State Of West Virginia.
in the City of arlestoo, as follows:
Beginning he white and red oak at
the foot OF hill on the east side Of
Meadow Branch, second corner to Jacob
Morgan's land, with his land reversed
north So degrees. west IL poles, crossing
said branch and course continued 1877
poles TO hree chestnut oaks on knowle,
corner to Philip Pendleions land survey.
with the same course continued I36 poles
to Spanish OAK, and two chestnut oaks
on the top OF the mountain, north II de-
greeS, east So poles to two hickories. north
50 degrees, west II poles to four chest
nut oaks, north 81 degrees, east i 70 poles
to chestnut oak anl hickory, north 50
degrees, west II poles 10 two hicko les ID
stony ground, north 81 degrees. east II
poles to large chestnut oak. corner 10
Pendleton and Cartwris hi and with
Cartwright's line south So. degrees, east
40 poles TO chestnut oak and wild cnerry
amongst rocks, southeast 'Io4 poles 10 a
pine and chestnut oak on the east side OF
a broad flat rock. south 81 degrees. east
II poles TO three large white oaks, course
continued ~ poles to Spanish oak in
stony ground on the west side OF Meadow
Branch corner to John r. Hedges, with
his line east OF poles to a pine ia said line
on the north side Of hill, and on the
east side of said branch, then leaving said
Hedges, south 81 degrees, west 20 poles
10 the beginning with its appurtenances.
Second Tract. An undivided fee SIM
pie interest in another tract OF land of
Htdgesville District, of Berkeley County.
West Virginia, consisting of eight hum
dred and twenty-three acres. which is a
part of an original tract OF twenty-three
hundred and eighty acres. lying in Berke-
ley and Morgan Counties, the eight hun
dred and twenty three acre tract being
the undivided interest OF David Hunter
deceased, lying in Berkeley County. West
Virginia, the original tract of twenty
three hundred and eighty acres, being the
same tract OF lana that was patented TO
Joseph Anderson and David Hunter by
Ttria n ~ IL,
Comm ,nweal of Virginia, on April 10,
1909, which p tent is OF record and on
file in the Auditors Office OF the State of
West Virginia. in the City OF Charleston
The description in said grant is as fol-
lows:
Beginning at two dead pines, one
of which is down, about two poles TO
the west of three marked chestnut
oaks, corner to John Overton. and
said to be corner to Ruble, thence
with Ruble line north % degrees, 80
east 234 poles to two hick-
cries and black oak. corner to
Wright and with Wright line north
80 degrees. east 395 poles to Two gums
and black oak, conner to Wright and
and in line with Stephen Fenners, and
with the same, north 50 degrees, east
50 poles to two chestnut oaks, two
VIII re oaks and gum on the south
SIDE OF drain, and on the side of the
thence with line of Fem
ner's, north IA degrees, east 409 po,es
to a white oak, corner to Fenner and
Peter Storm on the north side of
drain with Storms line, north y de
grees, east 254 poles to large stone
n of 1
marked chestnut near the foot of the
and in the line of Peter
HUFF, thence with his lines south 70
degrees, east - poles to a chestnut
and two chestnut oaks on very stony
ground, north ~ degrees, west 152 poles
to black oak and chestnut oak on
the west side of a stony ridge, corner
to said Huff and Elkins. with Elkins
line the course continued, 90 poles to
a chestout and hickory on the west
side of a ridge. and south side of
drain partly with Elkins and partly
with the heirs OF Phil PeDdletop, de-
ceased, south IS degrees, east 230
poles to the top Of said mountain, and
with line OF latter, the course con-
tinued two hundred and fifiy-six
poles to three pines their corner on a
line with Henry Sniyely and on the
bank of the Meadow Branch up the
same with Snively's line, south 2s de-
grees, west 252 poles to stake on
the south side of a drain, Snively s
corner in Moses Collins line and line
Of John Roberts with their line,
north go degrees. west "a poles to
white DIRK bush, three poles, south
% degrees, west $40 poles TO three
white oaks. Collins and Roberts
corner, south rs degrees, east 40
poles, crossing Meadow Branch,
same course continued 20 poles to a
arge pine in the line and on the
side of hill and along the same
south 20 degrees, west a56 poles to
marked pine near a very stony ridge,
he course continued Al poles TO
take thence south As degrees. west
i24 poles to the beginning with 1t
TERMS OF SALE
As fixed by decree, one-third cash,
Ind the balance in two equal an
lual payments of one and two years
rom date of sale, the purchaser TO
five his notes, which notes shall
,ear interest from date of sale. the