Evening journal., 1917-03-02
SHERIFF,S SALE.


SHERlFE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ Of Lev. Fac, TO me directed will be
exposed TO public sale az the County
buiiding, Southeast Corner Of Eleventh
and KING streets, city of Wilmington, New
Castle county, Delaware, on
SATURDAY, MARCH BIRD, 1917,
AT 10 O'Clock NJ
the following descrihed real estate, viz:
All the following described tracts pieces
or parcels Of land situate, lying and being
on Cherry Island, city of Wilmington, afore-
said, bounded and described as follows
No l.-beginning at the centre of stone
monument situate on the southwesterly side
or Fourth street (said monument being about
three hundred and forty feet southeasterly
from the right OF way OF Shellpot branch of
the PHILADELPHIA Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad and in the dividing line of lands
OF Thomas j Tallcy. and the lands hereby
conveyed) and running thence along tho
southwesterly side or line Of Fourth street,
south hfty-four degrees fifteen minutes east
nine hundred hfty-hve feet six inches 20 a
stone monument ia the centre Of a private
road thence along the centre line of said
private road; south forty-eight degrees
twenty-five minutes west one thousand
twenty-five feet, six inches, TO the centre Of
Rock Creek thence in southerly and
southeasterly direction through the centre OF
Rock Creek, distance of about two hundred
ninety i've feet to the centre Of ditch
thence south tfty-nine degrees twenty-five
minutes west along the centre line Of said
ditch, total distance OF about sixteen hum
dred and enty-hve feet to She line Of mean
low water IA the Christiana River; thence
IN northwesterly and northerly direction
along the line OF mean low water in the
Christiana river, a distance Of about sixteen
hundred and seventy-tve feet, and a point on
said line Of mean low water where the centre
line of O ditch in the dividing line Of the
lands hereby conveyed and lands of Thomas
j. Ialley would IL produced intersect the
said line of mean low water; thence south.
erly oighty-three degrees, ntty-seven miprtes
west, along the centre line Of last mentioned
ditch, total distance OF one
thousand one hundred and seventy
five feet 90 tho centre Of Rock Creek,
thence In o northeasterly northwesterly and
northerly direction, through the centre OF
Rock Greek, as the same runs total DIS
tance Of about seven hundred seventy feet,
20 the centre Of ditch; thence north
twenty -three degrees thrty-two minutes west
along the centre line Of said last mentioned
| ire Of another ditch thence south eighty
I degrees forty minutes east along the centre
/ line Of the last mentioned ditch, TO the centre
Of the monument at the point or place Of
beginning.
No. 2.-Beginning in the middle Of tho
/ Marsh Road at a corner Of Isaac S. Elliott
Jr.'s land; thence along said Marsh Road,
south forty-four and onefourth degrees east,
thirty-hve perches and one-tenth OF a perch,
10 the middle Of sluice or drain, thence along
tho middle Of the sluice or drain, south twenty
eight and one-fourth degrees west, twenty
eight and 6ix-tenths perches south sixteen
and three-fourths degrees west ffty-three
and two-tenths perches south twenty-five
and three-fourths degrees. north fifty perches
and fourtenths 20 the bank OF the Chr.stiana
| river; thence along the said bank north
sew nfy-seven degrees west twantv.eiQht
perches and eight-tenths Of perch TO a point
opposite the middle OF ditch or drain di-
viding this from land Of George Talley;
thence along the middle Of said ditch or drain
by tho said lalley's marsh. north forty
degrees east hfty-three perches TO the middle
OF ditch or dram formerly the bed OF Rock
Creek; thence along tho several courses
thereof northwesterly about thirty-two and
one-hah perches to the middle Of another
ditch or drain; thence thereby northwardly
eleven degrees west, twenty-one and eight
tenths perches 20 another ditch running TO
the aforesaid Rock Greek, thence thereby
north hfty-four degrees east twenty-five
perches and onehalf. thence continuing along
the middle Of said Rock Greek north twenty
seven degrees west twenty -four perehes
thence continuing along the middle Of said
creek about nine perches 10 the westerly side
| OF q private lane, and thence thereby north
| erly forty-hve degrees, east ffty-e.ght perches
and siX-tenths to the place Of beginning, con-
tanning thirty-three acres and iorty.eisht
perches Of marsh, also together with all the
mud and mud fats between said land and low
water mark in Christiana river.
No. 3.-Bounded on the north by Fourth
street, extended, on the east by tho Marsh
Road from Edge Moor TO the Christiana
river near the lighthouse and ON tho south
| by other lands OF Joseph Handy, and on the
west by other lands OF Isaac q. ELLIOTT and
/ said western boundary extending fifty feet
more or less, along the middle Of a lane
! NO. i.-Beginning at the middle OF a bridge
| AZ the end Of road Leading from this land
20 the public Marsh Road; thence along
I the middle OF q ditch being line Of Isaac s.
/ Ellotts land, south hfty-siX and one-half
/ degrees west, eighty perches 70 the top Of
/ tho Marsh bank at the Christiana river;
thence down the bank in a southeasterly d.
! rectlOn the several courses thereof about
sixty-nine and fve-tenths perches TO a corner
/ Of land now OF Joseph Handy; thence along
Z the middle Of q drain and along said Handy s
I land north thirty-nine and One-half degrees
/ east, hfty-tOur perches, more or less TO the
I middle Of Rock Creek thence up said creek
the several courses thereof about twenty weight
| and seven-tenths perches TO a corner Of other
/ lands OF said Handy; thence along said
/ Hanby's line south thirty mine and one-half
I degrees north about hvo perches. more or
/ less, to a ditch; thence along the middle
Of drain or said Hanby's line. north thirteen
| and onefourth degrees west. twenty-one and
I seven-tenths perches 10 another corner OF
Hanby's land being the middle Of drain /;
/ thence along the middle Of said drain, north
I ffty-seyen degrees east, five perches more or