The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-09-21

Grantsville, in the town of Grants
vile, Maryland, we will offer for sale
at public auction the following prop
erty, to-wit:
l. THE FOLLOWING PROPER
TY SITUATE IN OR NEAR THE
TOWN OF JENNINGS
% All those two parcels of land,
the first containing one acre, more or
less, and the second 9 acres and 104
perches, more or less, and being the
same which were conveyed to said
Urban o. Blocher by deed from
George Hoover and wife dated May Is,
1927, and recorded in Liber E. z. T.,
No. 95, folio 315, one of the Land Rec.
ords of Garrett County, to which said
deed and the record thereof reference
is made for a description of said lots
by metes and bounds, courses and dis
tances. Excepting, however, a right
of way for the Jennings Brothers
Railroad passing through the first
mentioned lot and the right of way
for the Potomac Public Service Com
pany transmission lines running
through both lots.
The first mentioned lot lies to the
left of the county road leading from
Grantsville to said town of Jennings
in the edge of the last mentioned
town and between said road and the
Casselman River. 1t is cleared, but a
few maple trees are still standing
thereon. 1t is also improved by a
small stable and another small build
ing and adjoins the Rose D. Morgart
property. The second above men
toned lot adjoins the first on the east
and extends from the river and rail-
road up against the side of the hill.
A small portion is cleared and the bal
ance is covered with second growth
timber. Both parcels are said to be
underlaid with coal, but the same has
never been developed.
(2) Lots 10 and II on the plat OF
Jacob L. bursts Addition to the Town
of Jennings as recorded in Liber E.
q. T., No. 46, folio 800, one of the
Land Records of Garrett County, and
being the same which were also con-
viewed unto said Urban o. Blocher
by the aforesaid deed from George
Hoover and wife. These lots have a
frontage of 60 feet each on Railroad
Street and extend back to Middle
Street, a distance of 120 feet. Lot
No. 10 is improved by a two-story
frame dwelling of six rooms, set on
concrete foundation. Lot No. II is
improved by a two-story frame store
building, now occupied as a dwelling,
and also by small barn and small
garage. These two lots were formerly
known as the George Hoover store
property.
~ All of the vein of coal locally
known as the "HONEY COMB COAL"
now remaining and underlying that
parcel of land containing 10 acres and
1876 perches, more or less, together
with the right to operate and remove
said coal from beneath said land,
which said vein of coal was also con-
veyed to the said Urban o. Blocher
by the aforesaid deed from George
Hoover and wife, same being the coal
and mining rights conveyed to said
George Hoover by deed from William
E. Swauger and wife dated January
s, 1921, and recorded in Liber E. q.
T., No. 80, folio 78, one of said Land
Records of Garrett County. This
property lies along the Jennings Rail-
road in the upper part of said town
of Jennings and said coal has been
opened and operated by said George
Hoover, w. A. Morgart and Ray Bill
myer, approximately one-half of the
total acreage having been removed.
There is a siding on the property ca
pable of holding five cars, tipple,
scale and also pump used in keeping
the mine free of water. The coal av-
erages between "a and 80 inches in
thickness.
2. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
PARCELS OF LAND IN THE TOWN
OF GRANTSvILLE:-
(1) Lot No. 6 as shown on the
plat of said town as drawn by Joseph
Glotfelty, the same being a part of a
tract of land called "Corniciopa," ly-
ing on the north side of the National
Road, having a frontage thereon of
5 perches and a depth of 10 perches,
the same containing one-fourth of an
acre, and being one of the parcels of
land conveyed to said Urban o.
Blocher by deed from Jacob L. Au-
gustine bearing date September "a,
1910, and recorded in Liber E. 2. T.,
No. 81, folio 233, one of the Land
Records of Garrett County. This lot
is improved by a two-story frame
dwelling, with asbestos roof, modern,
with bath room, hot water heat, gas
and electricity. There is also stable
about 80 by "a. This property is well
located in the Town of Grantsville.