The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-07-22
300 Acres Of Land

6UU AC|ES III Ldnu.
| more or less, said farm being heretofore known
| as the Bell Farm, and s,more particularly des-
| cribed in the mortgage from Charles c. Caldwell
ct Tx to the executors OF James c. Bell dated LIST
| day of April, 1902. and recorded among the
Mortgage Records of Cecil county in Liber J. G.
| W., No. 10, folio 4S4. and in the following deeds
/ to James c. Bell, that is to say
~ William E. Porter and wife. dated the 9th
| day of March, 1868, and recorded in Liber II. X.
| T., No. g. folio 1858 &c. one OF the Land Record
| Books OF Cecil county, Maryland.
| ~ William ]. Jones and l.. Marshall Haines,
trustees, dated the 30th day of June, 1873, and
| corded as aforesaid in Liber d. S. NJ. folio 1856.
| 80 The propretors of the Susauehanna Canal
and the Susauehanna Canal Company dated the
| End day of August, 1869, and recorded as afore-
said in Liber d. S. No. 2, folio 3l6 &C.
| (4) Thomas Kirk and wife, dated the 18th day
of April, 1871, and recorded as aforesaid in Liber
i ID, ST. No. 4, folio $50.
| ts) Philip T. Bell to James c. Bell dated the
| 10Th day of October, 1877 and recorded afore-
said in Liber A. w. NJ. No. L folio 244. &c.
| t6) George B. Brown and wife, dated the 2sth
day Of June, 1879 and recorded as aforesaid in
| Liber A. w. M. No. TO- folio 4AS, &c.
| ~ L. Marshall Haines Trustee to James c.
| Bell, dated the Path day of April 1878, and re-
| corded as aforesaid in I.iber A. w. M. No. 7,
| folio $50, &c.
l
c. Bell, dated the 9th day Of February 1871, and
| recorded aforesaid in Liber ID. S. No. a. folio
| 365 sc.
| ~ Jacob Tome and wife, to James C. Bell,
dated the 18th day OF July, 1865, and recorded as
aforesaid in Liber w. II. X. No. = folio $50, &c,
one Of the Land Record Books of Cecil county,
[ Maryland.
/ uo) David Beptz and wife to James c. Bell,
/ dated the 25th day of March, 1871, and recorded
as aforesaid in Liber d. S. No 4, folio 457.
| u) Ransom X. Crothers and wife, to James c.
Bell, dated the list day of May 1885, and recorded
as aforesaid in Liber ]. A. q. No. TO- folio 1874.
| u2)' BENJAMIN Brown and wife, to James c.
| Bell, dated the 2sth day of January 1870 and
corded as aforesaid, in Lber d. S. 10. 2, folio
| 545 sc.
| d3l BENJAMIN Brown and wife, TO James c.
| Bell, dated the 4th day of January 1873 and
| corded in Liber d. s. No. 8, folio $50 &c.
40 Benjamin Brown and wife, to James c.
Bell, dated the 1Ath day of october 1874, and
| corded as aforesaid in Liber A. w. M, No. !,
| folio 1875.
u5) Eugene NJ. Haines and wife and jeremiah
2sth day of February 1887 and recorded as afore-
said in Liber J. A. d. No 49, folio 1852.
| 40 Stephen j. Caldwell to James c. Bell, dated
| the Path day of March 1894, and recorded as
/ aforesaid in Liber j. r. 6. No, S. folio III.
| Excepting therefrom all and every such part
| thereof as were sold and conveyed by said James
| c. Bell during his lifetime and also such part
| thereof as have been sold and conveyed by the
|
| cease.
Excepting and reserving a strip of land 100 feet
| wide extending from the Bridge" at Como
| wngo to the county road on the Conowingo side
OF said bridge, about 1000 feet Tor the purpose of
providing right of way from said county road
| TO the said bridge.
Also, about an acre of land near Bald Friar,
| conveyed 10 Samuel w. Carr
| Excepting. also those certain lots or parcels
| thereof which were agreed TO be conveyed by
| James c. Bell during his lifetime, OF by the
| ecutors of said James {. Bell since his decease
| and which said several parcels are described
| follows, that ito say:
| ~ A lot OF land on the road from Conowngo
| to lakewood: Beginning for the al Stone
| No. and running thence southwesterly in said
road to the northeasterly corner OF lot oil land
| contracted to John Clendening thence south
| easterly along said lot, and continuing until il
| intersects land OF Thomas Kirk; thence norther-
ly along said Kinks land to the place of begin
| ming, containing $500 acres of land, more or
| less.
| (2) Two lots of land being 2212 feet front, 20
feet rear and l35 feet deep each side OF lot of
| land which was conveyed by james c. Bell TO
| William A. Raglan, near the Moore Srowthers
| Hotel property in the village OF Conowngo. 't
| (3J A lot OF land in Conowngo aforesaid, on
| the southerlv side OF the road TO lakewood, dis
tant $50 feet from Wilguss souihwesterly line at
| a right angle therefrom 50 feet front the line
| OF said road, so feet rear, parallel with same and
$50 feet deep
| t4) A lot of land in Conowingo aforesaid
| known as Lot No. 8, adjoining land oil Nelson
| Barrow 10 the southeast 50xl5O feet.
| 81 A lot of land in Conowingo aforesaid
| known as Lot No 3, IS feet on Depot Street and
| IS feet Railroad Street so feet in depth. and
being on the northerly side OF the four lots, now
| or formerly owned by William w. McGuigan.
| 20 A piece OF land, about acres, more or less
| with the house and barn, at Bald Friar
| lately rented by Benjamin Hartman: Beginning
al point at the southeast corner OF the barn and
| running thence southerlY, on a line with the
| eastery line oil the barn along the road lis feet
and thence westerly, at right angles TO said first
line, across the fields to the Columbia & Port De
| post railroad; thence northerly along said rail
| road 10 the run, where it crosses the railroad
| thence easerly following the mp to a point
| where the said first mentioned eastery line of
| the harm would intersect it thence southerly
| along said line TO the southeast corner OF the
| barn and point or place OF beginning.
| "a Charles Caldwell and wife to James c.
Bell dated the Soth day OF May, 1884 and reco I'd
| ed i'll Iiber ]. A. D. No. folio $40.
| The lands herenbeore described are the same
| and all the lands and premises described in the
above recited mortgage, and also i'll deed from
Philip T. Bell and others 10 Charles {. Caldwell,
| dated the 10Th day of July 1900 and recorded
| among the Deed Records of Cecil county afore.
| said.
This farm has on it valuable stone quarries
which have been heretofore worked for the pur-
| pose OF constructing the dam of the Pennsylvania
| Water and Power Company at McCall's Ferry in
| Pennsylvania and has also deposits of tale, field
| spar and brick moulding sand
| The improvements consist of a large and sub.
| stantial