Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-08-24
BANKRUPT SALE.

for William j. Thompson, l will expose
1 to sale at public yeadue, at the office
building upon the said premises Friday
September LIST, 1911, at the hour OF two
O'Clock in the afternoon, all that certain
! tract of land and premises, known as
Washington Park, situate in the Town
! ship of West Deptford, County of Glou-
cester and State of New Jersey, partic-
ularly described as follows:
| "a Beginning at a stone in the middle
| of the Fancy Hill Road corner to tracts
being the beginning corner to tract "B',
| in the deed from Abraham Townsend ct
ux.. to William J. Thompson. herein
after referred to; thence a. by the line
| of Washington Heights tract owned by
| Croft 4 French, and other lands of the
said William J. Thompson, known as
| the Stewart Tract, north SO degrees, east
Z chains and sc links to corner of said
| Stewards tract; thence (2) by the line
of said Stewards tract the next five
courses and distances north , degrees
and 10 minutes, east chains and SO
links; thence (3) north SO degrees, east
16 chains aud 40 links; thence "a north
80 degrees, east 2 chains and $50 links;
| thence 90 north II degrees, east chains;
thence 90 north 46 degrees 80 minutes
east u chains and So links, more or less
| to a corner in the middle of Ladd's
Creek. corner in line of lands conveyed
| by Newbold Improvement Company to
said William J. Thompson, by deed dated
August IS, 1S49 and recorded in Book 1857
of Deeds, page 227, and ETC., thence "a
down the centre of said Ladd's Creek by
the line of said lands formerly Newbold
Improvement Company, north 43 degrees
and % minutes. west 800 feet more or
less, to a corner at the end of the first
line as described in the aforesaid men
toned deed from Newbold Improvement
Company to William J. Thompson;
| thence (71al ON a course at right angles to
Delaware View Avenue ENTHUSIASTICALLY
to high water mark in the River Della,
ware; thence (S) northwardly parallel
Do arf,an af
| Pier, being on course DETECTED from
true meridian of north Ii degrees 46 min
| utes west to high water mark on the
River Delaware; thence continuing the
same course into said River Delaware
| until it intersects the exterior line as
| established by the Riparian Commission
| State. of New Jersey to the said William
| J. Thompson dated the Goth day of
August, A. D., 1895, recorded in the
| Clerks Office aforesaid, in Book 1859 of
westwardly down said river along the
i lines of said Riparian grant to the end of
| the first described line in tract No. in
said Riparian grant; thence (10) along
said first described line in said Riparian
grant southwardly 1440 feet to a point in
high water line ON the southerly shore
of the Delaware River. where it is inter-
sected by the easterly line of land of
the United States of America. known as
the Light House property: thence (11) by
said Light House property south 8 de-
grees 30 minutes, west 5 chains and 25
links to a corner; thence (12) by the
same 70 degrees west chains to
corner; thence Q3) by the same and
lands of George w. Jessup, ct ais, south
degrees so minutes. west 26 chains and
3 links to a stone corner to lands con-
yeyed by SeptimuS A. Chew, ct uX., to
said William j. Thompson, by deed bear
ing date June "a 1896. and recorded in the
| Clerks Office Aforesaid, in Book I'll of
Deds page 1913, and etc. by which line
| 1t runs; thence 04) south IS degrees, east
| 6 chains and 16 links to a stone; thence
(l5( by the same, south 81 degrees, east
II chains and SO links to corner in the
middle of the Fancy Hill Road aforesaid
along which it runs 16) north 3 degrees
and 30 minutes, east chains and SO links
to the place of beginning. Containing
Riparian grant 132 15-100 acres, be the
same more or less.
Being the same premises that were con-
yeyed to the said William J. Thompson
by two separate deeds, namely one from
Abraham Townsend ct ux. dated Febru-
airy %, A. D., 1891, and recorded in
Clerks Office of Gloucester County, in
Book 1874 of Deeds, page 276 and etc.
and the other by the State Of New Jer,
sey dated August 20 A. D., 1895. and
recorded in the same Office, in Book 1859
of Deeds, page 424, and etc.
Including the right of fishery in the
waters of the River Delaware, opposite
and adjacent to the lands above describ-
ed and upon the shore thereof; together
with the right, title and interest of the
said William J. Thompson in and to the
rights of fishery in front of that certain
property known as the Light House
property of the United States Govern
ment, and being Immediately south of
the premises above described
Excepting from and out of the above
the rights of the Camden, Gloucester and
Woodbury. Railway. Company to its road
| bed, as described in two separate deeds
| to it from William J. Thompson, ct ux.,
each dated the 18th day of August, A. D.
1904, and recorded in the Clerks Office
at Gloucester County aforesaid, in Book
1876 of Deeds, pages 5S2 and $50 respective
| ly.
(2) Also all that certain tract of
land and premises, situate in the Town
ship of West Deptford, County of Glou-
cester and State of New Jersey, particu-
larry described as follows:
| Beginning at chestnut oak tree at
| the northerly corner of lands of Will
lam Fl. Shrader and corner to lands con-
veyed by NewbOld Improvement Company
| to William j. Thompson by deed bearing
| date. August Is. 1894 and recorded in
Book 167 of Deeds page 227, &C.; thence
| a. by the line of lands so conveyed
north % degrees 25 minutes west 456 feet
to a stone for a corner; thence 81 north
81 degrees 81 minutes east $50 feet to a
corner in the old bed of Ladd's Creek;
thence 90 down said old bed north de-
grees II minutes west 307 feet; thence AZ
! still, down the old bed of said creek
north 81 degrees 40 minutes east 113 feet
to a corner in the middle of Ladd's
Greek thence (5) down the middle of said
creek IS degrees Al minutes west 1853 $40
feet; thence (6) still down the same north
43 degrees 25 minutes west 101 feet more
OF less, to corner of lands formerly of
Abraham Townsend, known as the Wash
ington Park tract; thence "a by the line
of said lands the next six courses and
distances south 46 degrees 80 minutes west
II chains and GO links thence 49, south IA
degrees west chains; thence (9l south
80 degrees west chains and SO links
thence 10) south SO degrees west I6
chains and 40 links; thence (11) south
SO links; thence (12) south 60 degrees
west / chain and links, more or less,
to corner Of the Washington Heights
Tract owned by Croft & French; thence
| (13) by the line thereof south 81 de-
grees east 16 chains and 10 links to a
corner in the, westerly line of lands of