Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-29
Saturday, October 6. 1000,

Saturday, October 6. 1000.
the following described real estate:
list Tract A tract OF land on Meadow
Branch in Hedgesville District. OF Berke
ley County, containing four hundred and
thirty-nine acres, more or less, being the
same 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
June, 1903, akdescription of which is
taken from the grant 90 file in the Audi
tor Office OF the State Of West Virginia,
in the City OF c arleston, as follox US:
Beginning a he white and red oak at
the foot Of hill on the east side II
Meadow Branch, second corner to Jacob
Mcrgan's land, with his land reversed
north 81 degrees. west II poles, crossing
said branch and course continued fS7
poles to hree chestnut oaks on knowIe,
corner TO Philip Pendleion's land survey,
with the same course continued Is6 Dol $
to Spanish oak, and two chestnut oaks
on the. top OF the mountain, north Al de-
grees, east So poles to two hickories, north
50 degrees, west IL poles to four chest
nut oaks, north 81 degrees, east 20 poles
to a chestnut oak and hickory. north 90
degrees, west n poles to two hckorles IN
stony ground, north 81 degrees. east II
poles 10 large chestnut oak, corner to
Pendleton and Cartwri. hi and. with
Cartwrights line south So degrees, east
40 poles to chestnut oak and wild cherry
amongst rocks, southeast Io4 poles to
pine and chestnut oak on the east side Of
broad fiat rock, south 81 degrees, east
" poles 10 three large white oaks, course
continued IL poles to Spanish oak in
stony ground on the west side OF Meadow
Brsnch corner to John r. Hedges, with
his line east OF poles 10 a pine 10 said line
on the north side of a hill, and on the
east side of said branch, then leaving said
Hedges, southoH degrees, west go poles
TO the beginning with its appurtenances.
Second Tract. An undivided fee SIM
pie interest in another tract OF land of
Htdgesvile District, of Berkeley County.
West Virginia, consisting of eight hun
dred and twentythree acres, which is a
part OF an original tract OF twenty three
bur dred 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 land that was patented to
Joseph Anderson and David Hunter by
John Tyler, Esqu re, Governor OF the
Commonwealth of Virginia, on April 10,
1902 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 descrip ion 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 chestnur
oaks, corner to John Oyerton. and
said TO be corner to Ruble, thence
with Ruble line north 81 degrees, 80
minutes, east 234 poles to two hick-
cries and a black oak. corner TO
Wright and with Wright's line north
so degrees. east 395 poles to Two gums
and black oak, col ner to Wright and
and in line with Stephen Fenners, and
with the same. north SO degrees, east
So poles to two chestnut oaks, two
VIII tie oaks and a gum on the south
side Of drain, and on the side of the
mountain, thence with line of Fem
ner's, north IA degrees, east 40S poles
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
about one pole north of small
marked chestnut near the foot of the
mountain and in the line of Peter
Huff, thence with his lines south 70
degrees, east 10 poles to a chestnut
and two chestnut oaks on very stony
ground, north ~ degrees, west 152 poles
to a black oak and chestnut oak on
the west side of 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 a
drain partly with Elkins and partly
with the heirs OF Phil Pendleton, de-
ceased, south rs degrees, east 230
poles to the top of said mountain, and
with line of latter, the course con-
tinued two hundred and fifty-si
poles to three pines their corner on
line with Henry SniYely and on the
bank Of the Meadow Branch up the
same with Snively's line, south % de-
gfees. west 20S poles 10 stake on
the south side of a drain, Snively's
corner in Moses Collins line and line
of John Roberts with their line,
north SO degrees. west "a poles to a
white ork bush, three poles, south
90 degrees. west $40 poles TO three
white oaks. Collins and Roberts
corner, south rs degrees, east 40I
poles, crossing Meadow Branch,
same course continued 20 poles to
large pine in the line and on the
side of hill and along the same
south 90 degrees, west 356 poles to
marked pine near very stony ridge,
the course continued "A poles TO a
stake thence south As degrees. west
624 poles to the beginning with it
appurtenances.
TERMS OF SALE
As fixed by decree, one-third cash,
aud the balance IN two equal an
nual payments of one and two years
from date OF sale, the purchaser TO
give his notes, which notes shall
bear interest from date of sale, the
title to be retained until notes are
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