Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-12-09
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER SALE
OF REAL ESTATE.

PURSUANT to decree OF the CIRCUIT
Court of Berkeley County, West Vir-
ginia, made and entered on the 5th
day of May, 1911, in the chancery
cause of Stuart w Walker VS.. John
H. Galley, ct al. the undersigned spe-
cial commissioner VIII on SATUR-
DAY, DECEMBER IS, 1916, at the
front door of the Court House in Mar
tinsburg, Berkeley County. West Vir-
ginia, at 1870 o'clock p. NJ. of that
day offer for sale to the highest bid
der, the following described real es-
tate, to-wit:
FIRST-That certain tract or par
eel of land situate on Third Hill Noun
tain in Hedgesville District, Berkeley
County, w. Va, known as the John
McCleary ABS acre patent and de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at two
black oaks and white oak saplings
on shelving ground corner to John
R. Hedges; thence with his lines s..
8 degrees 30 min. w. 142 poles to a
post in Robert Pinkerton's line;
thence with his lines S. Sc degrees w.
AZ poles to a chestnut oak on the
East Side or a hill; thence S. IS de-
6iCCo W. or pOICS " al CnCoLIut anu
pine on a stony ridge corner to Eph-
riam Gathers late survey; thence with
his lines N. 81 degrees w. 30 poles
to gum, a white oak and maple sap
lings in a drain S. sd w. SO poles to
a red oak and pine by a large shelv-
ing rock; thence leaving Gather w.
139 poles to a chestnut and pine on
the top of the aforesaid mountain;
thence along said mountain N 9 de-
grees q. 33 poles to two chestnut oaks
and two pines; thence N. 81 degrees
w. IA poles to chestnut oak on the
declivity of the mountain; thence N.
"a degrees E. SO poles to a chestnut,
e. 3 poles to three chestnut oaks cor
ner to his (MeCleary's) late survey;
thence with his lines 3. la poles to
a black oak and double chestnut in
a cove; thence N. so poles to three
chestnut oak and white oak; thence
chestnut oaks on the east side of the
mountain; thence f.. 1872 poles to a
post in John Turner's line, one pole
west of marked white oak and pine,
and with the said line S. SO poles to a
post in John r. Hedges line, and with
the said line N. 81 degrees 80 min.
w. 6 IL poles to the beginning, with
its appurtenances, containing ABS
acres, more or less, and being the
same land which was conveyed to
James M. Guffey by deed from John
w. Nihiser and Maggie D. Nihiser,
his wife, dated the 4th day of June,
1908, and recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of the County Court of Berke-
10 l.
III. page 81.
SECOND-The following described
real estate situate in Gerrardstown
District, Berkeley County, West Vir-
ginia, at the eastern base of Third
Hill Mountain and bounded and de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at a
small oak sapling in line of George
A. Slonaker; thence with the same in
part and finally with a line of A. My
ers N. 35 ga degrees e. 73 $40 poles
to a pile of stone formerly a black
oak" in Myers line and corner to
B. M. Kitchens mountain land; thence
with line of the latter bounding his
said mountain land on the south to
large chestnut oak now fallen
on the side of the mountain corner
W SAME anu WOlE6S WIN Il
line of the latter S. 81 IA degrees w
80 $40 poles to a dead chestnut in
said line; thence running new line
S. Sc degrees E. 40 610 poles to the
beginning containing 27 acres 2 rods
be the same more or less, and being
the same real estate which was con.
veyed to James NJ Guffey by deed
from Stuart W. Walker and wife, dat
ed the Both day of September, 1907
and recorded in the Office of the
aforesaid Clerk in Deed Book No
lis. page 76.
THIRD-An undivided one-eightf
interest in and to that certain tract
or parcel of real estate, containing III
acres. lying and being on the east
ern side of the Third Hill Mountain
in Berkeley County, w. Va, of which
Nathan Everhart, Jr died, seized and
| possessed, being the same undivided
one-eighth interest which was convey
ed to James M. Guffey by John Ev
erhart and wife, by deed dated April
| %, 1908, and recorded in the afore
| said Clerks office in Deed Book No
11S, page 1877 81
Reference is hereby made to all o
the deeds mentioned above for more
particular description of the real es
| tate to be sold
Private bids for said real estate will
also be received by the undersigned
| TERMS OF SALE-One-third casl
and the residue in two equal annua
payments of one and two years, pur
chaser to give notes for deferred pay
ments, with interest from day of sale
] and the title to be retained until al
the purchase money is paid.
J. M. WOODS,
Il Special Commissioner.
I. L. Dew. Gerhardt, Clerk of tn
Circuit Court of Berkeley County
West Virginia, hereby certify tina
bond with security approved by m
as sufficient. and in the penalty pre-
vided by said decree, has been givel
by said J. M. Woods, Special Com
missioner.
L. Dew GERHARDT,
~ I CLERK