Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-09
Sat. November 10. 1884
at two o'clock p. NJ.

all the right, title and interest of the
said Lemuel Y. Thornton, the same be-
ing an undivided one-half interest, in
and to all those tracts or parcels of
land lying and being situate in the
First Election District of Worcester
County in the State of Maryland on
the west side of the old county road
leading from Pocomoke City to Wag-
ram, where Benjamin S. Jones, former
ly resided, being all and the same
property which was conveyed to the
said Lemuel Y. Thornton by George
l.. Barnes. Sr., Assignee, by deed
dated August ID, 1919, recorded among
the land records of said Worcester
County in Liber o. ID. c., No. 81,
folio 80, ct seq.,; an undivided one
half interest therein having been con-
veyed to Loomis w. Thornton by the
said Lemuel Y. Thornton and wife by
deed dated August 16, 1919, recorded
among said land records in Liber o.
D. c., No. 81, folio 81. According to
the assessment records of Worcester
County this property contains about
125 acres of cleared land, about SO
acres pasture, about so acres wooded
and 25 acres of timber land.
The above described property has
been divided by line commencing at
stake placed COG yards from the
southeast corner thereof, and on the
county road on which said farm fronts
thence running in westerly direction
in straight line through a large
locust tree near the main dwelling
house and continuing on in straight
line to the westerly line of said prop
erty. The southern portion of the
farm thus divided has no buildings
thereon, and contains by estimation
95 acres of cleared land, together with
quantity of woodland. The norther-
ly portion of the farm as thus divi-
ded contains by estimation 40 acres
of cleared land; with a quantity of
woodland and pasture land, and i'm
provements thereon consist of two
settlements.
The remaining undivided one-half
interest in the entire property above
described, being the undivided one
half interest of the said Loomis w.
Thornton, will be sold at the same
time as the undivided one-half interest
of the said Lemuel Y. Thornton, so
that the purchaser will bid on the
entire fee simple interest in the
above described property.
The entire fee simple interest in
the southerly portion of the farm as
above divided will first be offered,
and the bid reserved; the entire fee
simple interest in the northerly por-
ton will then be offered, and the bid
reserved; the entire fee simple inter-
est in the entire property will then
be offered, and the property will be
sold according to which way brings
the most money.
TERMS OF SALE-1-3 cash on the
day of sale and the balance within six
months from the day of sale, or all
cash at the option Of the purchaser or
purchasers, the credit portion to bear
interest from the day of sale and to
be secured to the satisfaction of the
undersigned.
Title papers, including revenue
stamps, at the expense of the pur-
chaser. Upon compliance with the
terms of sale, possession will be given
January 1, 1885. Taxes will be paid
to January 1, 1885.
LOOMS w. Thornton, Auxiliary
Administrator, C. t. a. of Lemuel
Y. Thornton, deceased.
Loomis w. Thornton and
Mary S. Thornton, his wife.