The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-07-10
Orphans Court Sale.

In the matter of the Estate of Willis B.
Benedict, late of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pennsylvania, deceased. BY
virtue of an order of the Orphans Court
of Forest County, Pennsylvania, at No. 2
September Term, 1912, to me directed,
on petition and exemplification of certain
proceedings had at No. 8 May Term,
1912, in the Orphans Court of Crawford
County, Pa, there will be exposed to
public sale at the Court House in the
Borough Of Tionesta, in the county afore-
said, on
MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1912,
at 2 o'clock p. m, the following described
pieces or parcels of land situate in Forest
County, Pennsylvania
1. The undivided one-third of all that
certain piece or parcel of land situate in
Harmony Township, bounded and de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at post,
the northwest corner of Tract No. 224 in
the west line of said township; thence
along the north line of said Tract 224
east 83.6 perches to post; thence by
residue of Tract No. 224 and west line Of
land formerly Of David Barrett, south
1865 perches to post, the west corner
Of land formerly of David Barrett; thence
along the south line of land formerly of
David Barrett east 110.8 perches; thence
by land formerly Mattison, now of Hugh
Webster and others, south 1856 perches
to the south line of Tract No. 224 thence
along the south line of Tract No. 224
west 39 perches; thence along the west
line of land formerly of Mattison now
| Webster and others south 109 perches !;
| thence along the north line of land of
Samuel Stewart and W. B. Benedict west
166 perches to the west line of Tract No.
223 and west line Of said township; thence
along the west line of said Tracts 223
and 224, and the west line of said town.
ship, 3l2 perches TO the place of begin
ming. Containing $50 acres of land,
more or less, and being the same land
mentioned and described in that certain
deed poll made by ]. B. Agnew, High
Sheriff Of Forest County, dated on or
about May Gath, A. D. 1859, and record
ed in Sheriff's Deed No. !, page 50, in
the Prothonotary's Office of said County
Of Forest, Partly cleared. Improve
ments, old house,
q. Undivided one-third of the oil
right on all that certain piece of land sit
uate In Harmony Township, bounded
and described as follows: On the north
by land Of Alden Handy and the Jamison
road; on the east by land of Judge Bra
DEM on the south by land Of Benedict
& Wood, formerly Manross; on the west
by land formerly owned by Hemphill
Dawson; containing II acres of land,
more or less; 1t being part of a larger
tract Of land conveyed by the Common
wealth to Ira Copeland, recorded in We
mango County D. B. 20. o." pages 1866
167. Subject to an oil lease of 72 acres
to E. E. Fleming. No royalty and also
an oil lease to c. A. Love of acres in
southeast corner.
8. Undivided one-third of all that GER
tain piece of land situate in Harmony
Township, bounded as follows: On the
north by lands of Rufus Copeland; on
the east by lands of Braden, formerly
Hogan; on the south by lands of Titus,
ct al, formerly Church; and on the west
by lands of Abbott. Containing n acres
of land, more or lessi it being part of
larger tract of land conveyed by the
Commonwealth to Ira Copeland, recorded
in Venango County D. B, 80. o." pages
156-167. Subject to an oil lease to C. A.
Love, royalty about 1.50 barrels per
month. Timber sold to E. L. Davis in
1904 with right to cut and remove during
the life Of the oilwells then drilled or to
be drilled by said Davis, his heirs or as
signs.
4. An undivided two-thirds interest in
the oil and gas in that certain piece of
land lying in Tract 224 in Harmony
Township, bounded as follows: On the
north by north line of Tract 224 and
land of Dawson heirs; on the east by
land of A. Huidekoper; on the south by
land of W. W. Hogue & Co., and on the
west by land of Stewart & Benedict, for
merly Griffin Farm, containing 60 acres,
more or less. Being same interest
conveyed by T. C. Joy and Emaline W.
Joy to W. B. Benedict and Ella S. Joy by
deed dated Nov. 6, 1894, recorded D. B.
"a, page 639, in Recorders office of For
est County.
TERMS OF SALE.--Ten per cent. of
bid in cash, with minimum of $1,000, at
time of sale, and balance on confirmation
of sale.
SELDEN S. BENEDICT, Executor.
JOHN M. CHICK, Attorney,