Middletown transcript., 1906-10-27
Wednesday, Noy.7, O6
AT 10 o'clock, A. M.

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on the farm on which Christopher ]. Van
degrift now resides, located on the Road
from Mel Donough to Port Penn, Delaware
known as the .tGeraldviIle Farm, all tn,
following described personal property lat,
OF Christopher j. Vandegrift, Bankrupt
One pair black and dun mules, sorre
mnie, bay horse. sPompeyn bay
horse, JIM | bay horse, Grady :;
gray horse, "Morrell" milch COWS,
heifers, bull, 3 farm wagons, with rig
ging grain fan, corn shelters, binders
carriages, rollers, ciod er1shef, weeder
mowers, ploughs, and other farming i'm
plements, aud also about twenty tons O
clover and timothy hay.
At the same time and place will be ex
posed to public sale all the real estate latt
OF Christopher J.. Vandegrift, Bankrupt
All those farms, tracts or parcels o
land, situate in st. Georges Hundred
New Castle County, Delaware, and de
scribed as follows
No. l. The 1Geraldville Farm" with
the brick mouse, frame barn and out.
buildings thereon erected, situate on the
Plblic Road leading from McDonough tc
Port Penn, containing one hundred and
sixty acres OF land more or less. This il
one of the most beautiful homes in Della.
ware, situate directly on the Delaware
River. magnificent, colonial house and
large eutbHildings in perfect repair.
No. 2. All that certain lot or parcel
of upland and meadow or reclaimed marsh
known as the CLARK Land, /" bounded BY
the Public Road leading from McD Donough h
to Port Penn by lands OF Emma and Julia
N. Clark, by st. Augustine Greek, by
lands formerly of Wilson E. Vandegrift
and by the .Gerafdvilie Farm, be the
contents thereof what they may. This
tract is farmed with No. l, and is very
fertile and productive @
No. 3. The Jefferson Farm with
the frame house, barn and ontbuildings
thereon erected, situate on the Public
Road leading from AcDonough to Port
Penn and containing one hundred and
sevehty-fiye acres of land more or less.
This farm was purchased by Mr.. Vande-
grift some years ago at cost of thirteen
thousand five hundred dollars. The fer
tility of the soil is evidenced by the fact
that it produced in 1905 forty bushels Of
wheat per acre and in 1906 thirty. five
bushels per acre.
No. 4. The "Wilson Vandegrift Farm"
with the frame house and oHtbuildings
thereon erected, situate on the Public
Road leading from MeDonough to Port
Penn and containing three hundred and
sixty acres of upland and marsh more or
less. This farm was originally in two
tracts, and has two sets of buildings. The
on this farm are somewhat
out of repair but the land is very pro-
ductiye and in addition to the two hun
dred acres OF upland, contains a great
deal OF marsh which could be advan.
tageously used as a stock farm. The VIII
son Yandegrift Farm will be sold subject
to judgment in the Superior Court of
the State OF Delaware, in and for New
Castle, County, Judgment Docket NJ, Vol.
3, Page Al, etc, recovered by John "
Craven on an underlying mortgage of five
thousand dollars with interest and costs.
No. 5. All that tract OF land known as
the Graham Tract" containing seven
teen acres, situate on st. Augustine Creek
and bounded by lands of Yandegrift,
Diehl, and others.
No. 6. All that certain lot or piece of
las nd commonly known as "Wolf Island,n
the Wilson Vandegrift Farm
ahA OolphiAtiS SOh CAA anu sellICC-kCubuc
acres of land more or less. This entire
island is composed OF tiilabie land with
right OF way through the Wilson Vande-
grift Farm.
No. z. All that certain farmor tract of
land with the frame house and outbuild-
ings thereon erected known as the Crush
ley Farm" situate partly on the road
from McDonough to Port Penn and part
y on the Silver Road Run, containing
one hundred and sixty EIGHT acres of up
and and marsh more or less
All of the above described real aud
persona property will be sold clear of all
lens and encumbrances thereon, created
oyeor recovered against said Bankrupt.
TERMS OF SALE:
Personal property cash. Real estate
en- per cent. cash at time of sale and
balance on or before confirmation of sale
~ the Court.
For further information, address
GEORGE L. TOWNSEND, Jr.,
trustee in Bankruptcy of the estate of
J. Vandegrift, 1Ol5 Market
treet, Wilmington, Delaware.