Evening journal., 1917-02-17
sHERIFF's SALE.

sHERIFF's sALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ Of Low. Fac, 60 me directed. will be
exposed 20 public sale at the County
building, Southeast Corner Of Eleventh
aud King streets. city OF Wilmington. New
Castle county, Delaware on
SATURDAY. MARCH aRD. 1917.
AZ 12 o clock NJ,
the following described real estate viz:
All tho following described tracts. pieces
or parcels Of land, situate. lying and being
on Cherry Island city Of Wilmington. afurc-
said. bounded and described as follows:
No. beginning at tho contro Of o stone
monument. situate ON tho southwcsterly side
Of Fourth street tsaid monument being about
three hundred aud forty feet southeastorly
from tho right Of way o. Shellpot branch of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington aud Baltimore
Railroad and in The dividing line Of lands
OF Thomas y Tnlley, and the lands hereby
conveyedl and running thence along the
southwesterly side or limo Of Fourth street.
south hfty-four degrees, fifteen minutes east.
nine hundred hfty.hvo feet SIX inches 90 a
stone monument In the centre Of a private
road; thence along the centre line Of said
private road; south forty eight degrees,
twenty two feet, six inches, 10 the centre Of
Rock Creek; thence IN Southcriy and
touthensterly direction through the centre Of
Rock Creek, distance Of about two hundred
ninoty-fve feet. % the centre OF a ditch;
thence south hfty-nine degrees twenty two
minutes west, along the centre line ~ said
ditch, total distance Of about sixteen hun
dred and seventy hve feet 20 the line Of mean
low water IN the Christiana River; thence
In northwestcrly and nnrthcrly direction
along the line Of mean low water la tho
Christihna river. distance OF about sixteen
hundred and sevcnty-fvc feet and q point on
said line Of mean low water where the centre
line Of ditch in the dividing line Of the
lands hereby conveyed and lands Of Thomas
j. Talley would. N produced, intcrscct the
said line Of mean low water; thence south.
erly cighty-three degrees, hity.seven minutes
west along the centre line Of last mentioned
ditch, total distance Of one
thousand one hundred and seventy
FIVE feet to the centre Of Rock Creek,
thence in northeasterly. northwesterly and
northerly direction through the centre Of
Rock Greek. as tho same runs n total dis
tance Of about seven hundred seventy feet,
60 tho centre Of ditch; thence north
twenty three degrees thirty-two minutes west
along the centre line of said last mentioned
ditch three hundred fifteen feet 10 the cen
tire Of another ditch, thence south eighty
line Of tho last mentioned ditch. TO tho centre
Of the monument 81 tho point or place Of
beginning.
No 2'-Beginning in the middle Of tho
Marsh Road az a corner Of Isaac S. Elliott,
Jr's land thence along said Marsh Road
south torty-four and one-tourth degrees east,
thirty-hve perches aud one-tenth Of a perch,
to the middle Of sluice or drain. thence along
tho middle Of the sluice OF drain, south twenty
eight and one-fourth degrees west twenty
eight and EiX-tenths nercheE south sixteen
ald three.fourths degrees west, ffty-three
aud two-tenths perches, south twenty-five
and three fourths degrees. north fifty perchos
ana TOUR -hentna 70 tNo Nunh OF iut ANttatiaNe
river thence along the said bank north
'y-se on degrees west. tweniy-eght
perches and eght-tenths of perch 20 point
opposite the middle Of q ditch or drain d.
viding this from land OF George Iailey
thence along the middle Of said ditch or dram
/ by the said Ialley's marsh, north lofty
degrees east hfty-three perches 70 t1o iniSuie S
I Of ditch or dram formerly the bed or ROCK
Creek thence along the several courses
/ thereof northwesterly about thirty two ana
one.hah perehes 20 the middle OF anotSfr ao-il,.
eleven degrees west, twenty-one ana eight
tenths perches 20 another ditch running 70
fhe aforesaid Rock Creek; thence thereby
north ffty.four degrees east twenty Two
perches and one-haf. thence continuing along
tho middle Of said Rock Greek. north twenty
seven degrees west twenty four perches;
thence continuing along the middle Of said
creek about nine perches 20 the westerly side
of a private lane, and thence thereby north
and six-tenths 70 the place Of beginning, con
tanning thirty-three acres and forty eight
perches Of marsh, also together with all the
mud and mud fats between said land and low
water mark in Christiana river
No. BOUNDED on the north by Fourth
street, extended, on the east by the Marsh
Road from Edge Moor 10 the Christianu
river, near fhe lighthouse, and on the south
by other lands Of Joseph Handy, and on the
west by other lands Of Isaac g. Elliott, ant
said western boundary extending fifty fee
more or less. along the middle Of lane.
No. 4.-Beginnins az the middle Of a bridgl
at the end Of q road leading from this Liant
20 the public Marsh Road: thence alonl
the middle Of ditch being a line Of Isaac 5
Elliotts land south ffty-six aud one-hal
degrees west, eighty perches 70 the top o
the Marsh bank at the Christiana river
thonce down the bank in a southeasterly di
rectlon the several courses thereof abou
sixty nine and hve-tenths perchcs to a corne
Of land now Of Joseph Handy; thence alon
J the middle Of a drain and along said Handy
1 land north thirty-nine and one-hah degree
/ cast, hfty-four perches, more or less 10 thl
middle OF Rock Greek; thence up said creel
/ the several courses thereof about twenty
and seven-tenths percheS 90 a corner or otnsti
lands Of said Handy; thence along sei1
Hanhy's line south thrty-nine ana one-"'- ~ =
degrees north about fve perches. moIs ~
less. TO ditch; thence along tle ia,ssn
Of drain or said Handy 8 line. norih ,,,s md
and one fourth degrees west. t"ent. .- ~. ~
sever. .tenths perches 20 anot1er srsfns
Hsnby's land being the middle Sr.ir. north
thence along nc His ssst ave perches more or