Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-05-02
CHERlFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE
~ COAL LANDS

Bv virtue OF a writ OF fleri Facias
issued out of the Court OF Common Pleas
of Sullivan County, and to me directed
and delivered. there will be exposed 10
public sale at the Court House in Laporte.
! Pa, on Wednesday, May 18th, 1907, al
| 10 clock a, m, the following described
real estate situated in the Bernice coal
| field bounded as follows viz:
Lot No. !.
All that certain lot, piece or parcel OF
| land living and being in the Township OF
Colley, County OF sullivan and State OF
Pennsylvania. and bounded and describ
ed as follows: Beginning at a corner in
the road leading from Dushore to Lee
Settlement. thence 10y said road, south IS
degrees east, /! lerches to corner III
said road: thence 10y lands of John Obert,
north ~ degrees east, II perches to a
corner; thence north 554 degrees east, II
perches; thence north 754 degrees, nine
and two.tenths perches to corner in the
road leading TO Colley; thence by the said
road north degrees east, 2l perehes to a
corner by said road; thence by lands
known as the Francis Obert place, south
S5i degrees east, 30 perches to corner,
thence south a degrees west, 100 perches
OF Peter Parr; thence by the same, north
S54 degrees west, SO perches to a birch
corner; thence south Il degrees west "A
perches to corner; thence south 569
degrees east, > perches to "A corner; thence
south 33a degrees west, 80 perehes to a
corner in north line OF "Joseph Tatem'
warrant; thence by said line north 56!
degrees west, lO2 perches to post corner;
thence by lands Of John Obert north Al
degrees east, 40 perches to post and
stones corner: thence south 81 ID degrees
east, 46 perches to a stone corner: thence
south So 1 degrees east s perches; and
thence north / - degrees east, l2l per
ches to the place OF beginning. Contain
ing 81 acres and 20 perches of land. be
the same more or less.
Lot No. >,
Also another lot, piece or parcel of land
situated in the township, county and state
aforesaid and bounded as follows: Begin
ming al a stone corner in the road: thence
south 81 degrees east Ii perches to most
and stones corner; thence by other lands
OF which this is a part, south 5 degrees
west 50 pcrches to an old beech stump
corner; thence on the warrant line OF the
''fhomas Sparhawk north 81 degrees
west IS perchcs to~a post corner in the
aforesaid road; thence by said road and
on line OF lands lately decided to Gotlieb
Kinneman, north degrees east IS per.
cles to a corner in said road; and thence
north ) degrees west II perches to the
place of beginning. Containing 81 acres
strict measure.
Lot No, ).
Also another lot in said township,
bounded as follows: Beginning at cor.
ner in the road on the line OF lands of
John Obert, thence by the same and
lands OF Matthias Obert south degrees
west l16 perches to post and stone cor
ner on the Joseph Tatem' warrant line
thence by the said line. north 81 degrees
west. 50 perches to corney on Pigeon
Creek; thence up said creek, \. 40 degrees
east. 20 perches; north 10 degrees east, 9S
perches; north 1 degrees east, "a perches:
north degrees west , perches; and
north Is. degrees east perches to the
center OF tie bridge across said creek on
the road leading to Lee Settement:t :thence
by said road, south AZ degrees east 81
perches; and south II degrees east 10
perches to the place of beginning. Con.
tanning 90 acres more or less and being
partly improved and the balance wood
land.
The above three parcels of land are
contiguous forming one body, and are
supposed to be underlaid with a vein OF
anthracite coal under entire property.
. Seized and taken in execution and to
be sold as the property OF A. Walsh at
The sui; OF +. A. Strongan others.
+. w. BUCK, Sheriff.
Sheriff office, Laporte, Pa, April 9,l907.