Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
Tuesday, the Twenty-fifth
Day of August A. d. 1881,

LAY VI mug SAOG 6AS Oo AOO1
at thirty o'clock P. NJ. at the lat
residence of Joseph E. Holland, d.
ceased, in Milford aforesaid, the TO
lowing described real estate:
NO. 1-All that certain lot of Ian
situated in South Milford, Sussex Cour
ty, Delaware. fronting on Peabod
Avenue, and bounded by Maple Avenu
on the South Railroad Avenue on tn
East, lands of The L. d. Caulk Com
pany and lands of Mary E. Nailor 0
the North, being a part of the land
land by William F. Causey and wife b
their deed dated the twenty second da
of March 1890 and of record in Dee
Book No. 116, page 1888, subject to tn
conditions contained in said deed, i'm
proved with warehouses and other out
buildings.
NO. 2-AIl that certain lot of land sit
uated in Milford, Sussex County. Del
aware, beginning at a point in the di
vision line between lands of Pans
Belts and lands held under lease O
Joseph e. Holland, deceased, to Edwar
J. SaleVan and in the line of an alley
lying to the east of Washington Street
thence with lands of Pansy Belts. JOIN
Masten, Frank l.. Grier, G. Layton
Grier, and e. M. Davis to a post f.;
corner for these lands and lands o
Benson and Brigham a distance of 85l
feet; thence turning and running will
lands of Benson and Bridgham 654 fee
to a post a corner for lands of Edward
| Trice; thence turning and running will
/ lands of Edward Trce $50 feet to the
aforesaid alley; thence with said ale!
676 feet to the place of beginning; eX
cepting and reserving however all thai
certain lot of land leased by Joseph E
Holland to Edward ]. Salevan fronting
on said alley a distance of 100 feet and
running back a distance of 140 feet
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lot of land leased to William Murphy
by Joseph e. Holland said lot fronting
40 feet on said alley and running back
distance of 100 feet. containing 12.S
acres; and being a part of the lands
conveyed to the said Joseph p. Hol-
land by Joseph A. Hudson and wife by
deed dated October 2S, 1896. and oil
record in Deed Book No. 124. page 331
and being a part conveyed to the said
Joseph p. Holland by George H. w
Hall and wife by deed dated May 10.
1899 and of record in Deed Book No.
1S1. page 20.
No. S-Ail that certain lot of land
with the buildings and improvements
thereon situated in Cedar Creek Hun
dred. Sussex County, Delaware, lying
to Union Church, adjoining lands of
Agnes Hudson. Edward farrell. Clar-
ence L. Stuart, Alex Ryon, and Gus
Swanson, containing in the whole 12l
acres more or less, the same being con-
veyed to the said Joseph r. Holland in
part by deed of Zaidee Hudson ct al.
Administrators by deed dated Septem-
ber 4, 1905, and of record in Deed Book
No. 1852, page S06, and in part by deed
of William ]. Stevenson, Administrator.
by deed dated January 2, 1909, and of
record in Deed Book No. 1853, page 234.
NO. All that certain lot of land in
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County,
Delaware. known as the Walls Farm,
on the public road leading from Milford
to Shawnee Church, adjoining lands of
o. Anderson. H. r. LemeX, other lands
of Joseph e. Holland, lands of Mabel
H. Lewis, containing 81 acres, improv-
ed by a two story dwelling house and
outbuildings. Subject to an outlet or
lane running from said public road
through the above lands: being the
same conveyed to the said Joseph e.
Holland by deed of Edwin Walton and
wife dated the seventh day Of March
1895, and of record in Deed Book No.
120 page S82.
NO. 5-An that tract of land situated
in Cedar Creek Hundred aforesaid, Gd
joining other lands of Joseph E. Hol-
land, deceased, lands of II. r. LemeX,
Cedar Branch, lands of Wilbur ]. Ham
mOnd and lands of Mabel II. Lewis. and
containing 1872 acres more or less: be-
Holland by Alfred B. Robinson, Sheriff.
by deed dated October 81, 1892, and of
record in Deed Book No. 116, page 504.
NO. 6-All that certain lot of land
with brick mansion house and other
outbuildings thereon situated TN Mil
ford, Sussex County, Delaware. at the
junction of Walnut Street and Causey
Avenue in said town. adjoining lands
of the heirs of Anna P. Causey, lands
of William Aldred, Charles Prettyman,
Daniel Hirsch and others, containing
159, 300 superficial square feet of land,
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veyed to the said Joseph f. Holland by
William F. Causey and wife by deed
dated May 3. 1902, and of record i'm
Deed Book No. 141, page SS3 in which
a full and complete description of said
lands by metes and bounds is given;
stated, to wit: 1. That no building shall
be erected on the above described
premises fronting on South Walnut
Street except it be on the front line of
the building erected by the said Will
liam F. Causey and wife on the adj
joining land; 2. That no stables, or
cow sheds shall be erected except on
the small lot in the rear of the said
William r. Aldred and the adjoining
stable lot of William A. Humes said lot
being about sixty by forty seven feet;
8. That the right of ingress and egress
is reserved to the said William F. Cau-
sey and wife and William r. Aldred,
their heirs and assigns to the free use
of the alley way enjoyed at the time of
said conveyance by William A. Humes,
Mark L. Davis and John B. Smith.
The Mansion House is one of the his
toric buildings in lower Delaware, hav-
ing been built in 1853 by Levin Cropper
who was the original proprietor of
South Milford. 1t is a two story brick
building of colonial type set in spacious
grounds with many trees Of numerous
species and with an old fashion garden
with boxwoods in the rear 1t has al
ways been the residence of prominent
people in lower Delaware.
TERMS: Twenty per cent of the pur-
day of sale and the purchaser shall on
Or before the fifth day of September
1881 being at the September Term of
said Orphans Court in and for Sussex
County, deposit with the Farmers Bank
1f the State of Delaware at George
,own, to the credit of the said Court.
he balance of the purchase money. If
he purchasers fail to comply with these
terms the percentage paid on the day
If sale will be forfeited. The purchas-
ars will be required to pay the costs
md expenses of the deeds.
NOTICE-Notice is hereby given to
Ill persons having any lien or encum-
France against the shares and interests |
If the said Agnes D. Holland, Whining |
on Trust Company, guardian of Joseph |
Holland Burchenal, minor, Joseph Hol- |
and Burchenal, or any of them, to ap-
,ear in the Orphans Court at or after |
he, said fifth day of September next
md make proof of such claim.
Further information will he given |
lpon application to
DANIEL J. LAYTON, Trustee,
Georgetown, Delaware
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK &