Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-02-27
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

The undersigned trustee by virtue of
the authority vested III him by a certain
deed of trust made by Jas. d. Hess, dated
the 9th day of February 1909, and of
record in the Office of the clerk of the
county court of Berkeley County, West
Virginia, in Deed Book No page
, will sell at public auction at the
front door of the Court House of Berkeley
County, West Virginia. on Saturday,
March 18th, 1909, the following tracts of
real estate located in Berkeley County,
State of West Virginia, as follows:
First Tract: A tract of land lying and
being at the eastern base of the North
Mountain in Gerardstown District,
County of Berkeley, State of West Vir-
ginia, with its improvements, and bound
ed as follows: Beginning at stake %
corner to Mrs. Smeltzer's lot, and in a
line of Jonathan Thatcher's land; thence
with the latter y. So Ia degrees +. 30
pples to pile of stone in hollow;
thence up the mountain N 81 degrees
w 1876 poles to a pile of stone, sup
posed to be in a line of Henry Bender's
mountain land; thence with his line S.
Al degrees w 40 poles to a large c. 0.
corner to SIneltzer's lot; thence with
their line S. IS Ia degrees T.. p $40
acres, three roods and thirty-six poles,
more or less.
Second Tract: Beginning at stone in
a hollow in line of Thatcher, and COR
ner to Lucas (now Grubb); thence with
Thatcher's line n SO IL degrees +. 45.6
poles to a stake near a black oak thence
leaving Thatcher's line and running a
new line n. 50 degrees w. rs 75-100
poles to a pile of stone formerly two
black oaks and two hickory saplings) on
the side of said mountain and an original
corner and corner to Bender; thence with
the original lines and Bender \. 81 de-
grees w. 70 poles to a chestnut oak;
thence S. 81 degrees +. s poles TO a
chestnut oak; thence S. 3S degrees w.
10 poles to chestnut oak; thence 5. 81
degrees f. rs poles TO chestnut oak
corner to Smeltzer's heirs; thence leav-
ing the original lines. and with Grubbs'
line reversed N. Al degrees +. 40 poles
to pile of stones; thence with another
line of the latter reversed S. 81 degrees
+. 1876 poles to the beginning, contain
ing "a acres and II poles more or less.
Third Tract: Beginning in the Ber-
kelley and Hampshire Grade road, corner
to A, !. Grub; thence n. so IL degrees
w, APO poles to All original line; thence
with the original line n. 80 IL degrees
Z. 40 poles; thence S. so IL degrees +.
33.2 poles to stone at small walnut
tree; thence S. u IL degrees w. Ala
poles to the beginning, containing Is
acres, more or less, saving and excepting
therefrom a certain tract or parcel OF
real estate which was heretofore sold
from this tract by A. j. Grubb, as fol-
lows Beginning at point i'll then Ber-
kelley and Hampshire road, corner to A.
7. Grub; thence so IL degrees w. 42.9
poles to original line; thence n. 50 IL
degrees f. 1872 poles; thencs S. 50 IL
degrees T.. 40.4; thence S. 271-2 degrees
w l24 to the beginning. The said
tract hereby excepted, and which was
heretofore sold TO Frank Gruhb, contain
ing about three acres; said three tracts
of real estate being the same which was
convened to the said Jas. ID. Hess by
deed from A. !. Grubb and wife, dated
the 10Th day of November, 1904, and OF
record i'll the county clerks office IN
Deed Book No los, page 11S.
This property is improved by dwell
ling and all necessary outbuildings; has
about 800 good young apple trees beside
quite large number of peach trees. To
man who is looking for a good fruit
farm. or a truck farm, no better one
than this can be found.
Terms of Sale.
One-third of the purchase money cash
on day of sale, the balance in two equal
payments due in one and two years
respectively, the purchaser to give his
notes therefor with interest from date,
and the title to be retained until all OF
the purchase money is paid.
WILBUR H. THOMAS, Trustee.
] certify that bond with security has
been given by Wilbur H. Thomas, the
aforesaid trustee, in the penalty and
with the security as required by law
f. A. HOBBS,
Clerk of the County Court OF
2-20-4t Berkeley County, w va.