Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-08
Saturday, October 6, 1000,

ginia, on
Saturday, October 6, 1000,
the following described real estate:
Ist Tract. A tract of land on Meadow
Branch in Hedgesviile District, Of Berke
lev County, containing four hundred aud
thirty-nine acres. more OF less. being the
same land thar was conveyed to David
Hunter, dec ased, by grant from John
Page. Esquire, Governor of the Common
wealth of Virginia on the 9th day Of
June, 1903, description OF which is
taken from the grant ca file in the Audi
tor 5 Office of the State Of West Virginia,
in the Civ of c ariesto-, as follows:
Beginning ne white and red oak at
the foot Of a Hill on the east side Of
Meadow Branch, second corner to Jacob
Ncrsans nd, with his land reversed
north 81 degrees, west II polls. csossing
said branch and course continu 1877
poles to hree chestnut oaks on a knowle.
corner to Philip Pend eton's land survey,
with the same course continued So pol S
TO Spanish oak, and Two chestnut oaks
on the top OF the mountain, north 81 de-
grees, east IS poles TO TWO hicsor ,es, noitn
50 degrees, west II poles TO four chest
nut oaks, north 81 degrees, east I2o poles
10 a chestnut oak and hickory, north 50
degrees, west ~ poles to two hickories n
stony ground, north 81 degrees, east n
poles to large chestnut oak, corner o
Pendleton and Cartwris hi and with
Cartwright's line south s. degrees, east
40 poles to chestnut oak and wild cherry
amongst rocks, southeast Io4 poles to 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 III polts 10 Spanish oak in
stony ground on the west side of Meadow
Branch corner TO John r Hedges, with
his line east Oh poles 10 pine in said line
on the north side of hill, and on the
east side of said branch, then leaving said
Hedges. southoH degrees, west ? 20 poles
TO the beginning with Its apPurtenances.
Second Trac.. An ind vided fee sim
pie interest in another tract of land OF
Hcdgesville Dis riot, of Berkeley County,
West Virginia, consis ing of eight hun.
d-ed 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 beng
the undivided interest OF David Hunter,
deceased, ! ing in Berkeley County, Wesl
Virginia, the original tract OF twenty
three hundred and eighty acres, being the
same tract Of lan1 tha' was patented to
Joseph Andels ana DAVID Hunter by
John Tyler, Esqu re, Governor Of the
Comm jnwea h Of Virginia, on April 10,
1909, which p tent is OF record and on
file in the Auditors office Of the State oil
West Virginis, il the City Of Charleston.
The descrip ion in sail 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 Rubie line north q degrees, 80
minutes, east 234 poles to two hick.
cries and black oak. corner to
Wright and with Wright line mort b
80 degrees, east 395 poles to Two gums
and q black oak, oiner to Wright and
and in line with Stephen Fenners, and
with the same. north 50 degrees, east
So poles to two chestnut oaks, two
VIII tie oaks and gum on the south
side of drain, and on the side of the
mountain, thence with line OF Fen
ner's, north IA degrees, east 40S po.es
TO white oak, corner TO Fenuer ard
Peter Storm on the north side of a
drain with Storm line, norlh y de
grees, east 254 poles to a large stone
about one pole north of a small
marked chestnut near the foot of the
mountain and in the line OF Peter
Huff, thence with his lines south 70
degrees, east IL poles to a chestnut
and two chestnut oaks on very stony
ground, north IL degrees, west 152poles
to black oak and chestnut oak on
the west side OF a stony ridge, corner
TO said Huff and Elkins. with Elkins
Inc the course continued 30 poles to
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 PendletoD, de-
ceased, south 70 degrees, east $50
poles to the top Of SAID mountain, and
with a line of latter, the course con
tinued two hundred and fifty-six
poles TO three pines their corner on
line with Henry Sniyely and on the
bank of the Meadow Branch up the
same with Snively line, south 70 de-
grees. west 2J2 poles to stake on
the south side of drain. Snively's
corner in Moses Collins line and line
of John Roberts with their line,
north 60 degrees. west "a poles to a
white ork bush, three poles, south
80 degrees, wess $40 poles to three
white oaks. Collins and Roberts
corner, south IS degrees, east 40
poles, crossing Meadow Branch,
same course continued 20 poles to a
large pine in the line and on the
side of hill and along the same
south % degrees, vet ST 3j6 poles to a
marked pine near very stony ridge,
the course continued Al poles TO a
stake thence south 40 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