Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-08-31
BANKRUPT SALE.
Estate Of William J. Thompson. Bank
rupt. Sale OF Washington Park Prop

Estate Of William J. Thompson. Bank
rupt. Sale OF Washington Park Prop
BY virtue Of the power and authority
lin me vested as Trustee in Bankruptcy
for William j. Thompson, | will expose
to sale at public vendue. at the Office
building upon the said premises Friday,
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-
/ ularly described as follows:
a. Beginning at stone in the middle
Of the Fancy Hill Road, corner to tracts
/ Nos. l and g. in the Ann Howell Division
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
Groff 4 French and other lands of the
said William j. Thompson, known as
| the Stewart Tract, north go degrees, east
chains and So links to corner of said
Stewards tract; thence (2) by the line
of said Stewart's tract the next five
courses and distances north degrees
and TO minutes east { chains and so
links; thence 80 north 50 degrees east
16 chains and 40 links; thence "a north
80 degrees, east 2 chains and $50 links;
thence t5) north IA degrees, east chains !;
thence 90 north 40 degrees 80 minutes
to a corner in the middle of Ladd's
Greek, 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 1877
of Deeds, page 227. and etc, thence ca
down the centre of said Ladd's Greek by
the line of said lands formerly Newbold
improvement Company, north 40 degrees
and % minutes, west 300 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 (115) on course at right angles to
Delaware View Avenue ENTHUSIASTICALLY
| to high water mark in the River Della
ware; thence 49, northwardly parallel
with the Washington Park Steamboat
| true meridian of north IL degrees 46 min
| utes west to high water mark on the
River Delaware; thence continuing the
same course into said River Delaware
established by the Riparian Commission
| ers and described in a deed from the
| State of New Jersey to the said William
| J., Thompson dated the Goth day of
| Clerks Office aforesaid, in Book 1863 of
+, Deeds, page 424 and etc. thence (9)
westwardly down said river along the
! lines of said Riparian grant to the end of
| the first described line in tract No. 2 in
! said Riparian grant: thence t10) 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 I'D by
said Light House property south de-
| grees 80 minutes, west 8 chains and %
I links to corner; thence 12) by the
same 70 degrees west chains to a
corner: thence t13) by the same and
lands of George w. Jessup, ct ais, south
2 daur 1fr1rIf los a1,afr Il
! 3 links to 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 III of
! Deds. page 593. and ETC., by which line
i it runs; thence 14) south IS degrees, east
6 chains and 16 links to a stone; thence
| (15) by the same south 81 degrees. east
| II chains and So links to a corner in the
middle of the Fancy Hill Road aforesaid,
along which it runs (16) north degrees
and 30 minutes east chains and So links
within said bounds, exclusive of the
Riparian grant 49, 15-10O 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 TX, dated Febfu-
1 airy 81, 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 tie same Office. in Book 1863
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
1 mo and haf., Inv, II a&n .
| 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
/ f2) Also all that certain tract Of
land and premises, situate in the Town
ship of West Deptford, County of Glou-
larly' described as follows:
4 Beginning at a chestnut oak tree at
the northerly corner of lands of Will
lam FL. Shrader and corner to lands con-
yeyed by Newbold improvement Company
to William j. Thompson by deed bearing
date August Is, 1894, and recorded in
Clerks Office of Gloucester County, in
Book 1871 Of Deeds page 227, &c.; thence
4
north % degrees 25 minutes west 456 feet
to stone for a corner; thence (2) north
81 degrees 81 minutes east $50 feet to a
corner in the old bed of Ladd's Creek !;
thence 80 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 corner in the middle Of Ladd's
| Creek; thence 90 down the middle of said
/ creek 35 degrees Al minutes west 1853 $40
/ feet; thence go still down the same north
! 43 degrees 25 minutes west 101 feet more
or less, to a 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 aud
distances d south 3. 46 degrees 80 minutes west
degrees west 5 chains; thence (9) south
80 degrees west 2 chains and so links
thence (10) south SO degrees west Is
chains and 40 links; thence (11) south
2 degrees 10 minutes west Z chains and
SO links; thence q2) south 50 degrees
west l chain and links, more or less,
| to a corner of the Washington Heights