Smyrna times., 1945-05-24

AT 2 O'CLOCK p. Nj.
At the front door of THE CLAYTON
BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, IN THE
TOWN OF CLAYTON, KENT COUNTY
AND STATE OF DELAWARE
the following real estate. viz;
PARCEL NO. l. All that certain piece
or parcel of land and premises situated in
kenton Hundred. Kent County and State
of Delaware. lying on the northwesterly
side of the public road known the
Middle Alley Road. leading from the Ken
ton-Blackistons Road to the Town of Clay
ton. bounded on the South in part by said
Middle Alley Road. in part by lands of
Mrs. Ernest Davis. lands of Malcolm Jar
rell and lands of Robert Craig. on the
Northwest in part by the John K. Wilson
farm now of Perkins Pratt and in part
by Parcel No. 2 herein, on the Northeast
by lands of the William Moffitt heirs and
on the East or Southeast by aforesaid
Middle Alley Road. containing One Hun
dred and Sixty-Two (ls2) acres of land.
be the same more or less. the buildings
consisting of frame dwelling house. stable.
barn. shed, granary, milk house, silo and
chicken house. being the same lands and
premises conveyed unto Robert Darrah by
deed of Herman S. Tygert. ct al, dated
November Is. 1881 and of record at Dover
in Deed Book H. Vol. 6. Page 1872.
PARCEL NO. 2. All that certain farm.
piece or parcel of land and premises situ-
ated in Kenton Hundred, Kent County and
State of Delaware. lying to the Northwest
of but not abutting on the aforesaid Mid
die Alley Road, being separated therefrom
by Parcel No. / herein and lands of Will
liam Moffitt heirs, bounded on the south
west by John r. Wilson farm now of
Perkins Pratt, on the Northwest by the
Corbitt farm now of George G. Rothwell,
on the Northeast in part by lands former
ly of Clements and Keys, now of Arthur
Carau hairo and N hU lands nf AL
fred Jones. on the East or Southeast in
part by lands of William Moffitt heirs and
in part by Parcel No. l herein, together
with means of access by a lane with
width of thirty feet leading from said
Middle Alley Road across Parcel No. l
herein. along the Northeast side of Parcel
No. herein and binding with the division
line between Parcel No. l herein and ad-
joining lands of William Mofitt heirs.
This Parcel No. 2 containing One Hun
dred and Seventy (170) acres of land,
more or less. being the same lands and
Darrah by deed of Robert H. Smith and
wife dated May 10, 1898 and of record at
Dover in Deed Book B. Vol. s. Page 33S.
the improvements on this Parcel No.
consisting of frame dwelling house, horse
stable and granary.
Both of the farms above described as
Parcel No. l and Parcel No. having
been for many years occupied by Alexand-
er C. Darrah
TERMS OF SALE
The above two parcels will first be Of
fered separately and will then be offered
together and will be sold as one property
if the amount offered for the two parcels
together is greater than the total of the
offers for the two parcels separately.
On the day of sale the purchaser or
purchasers will be required to pay the un-
dersigned ten percent of the purchase
ar,I eLaI lclo e l.
purchase price on or before June 26, 1945
at the Office of Charles L. Harmonson,
Dover. Delaware, at which time will be
delivered to the purchaser or purchasers
good and sufficient deeds in fee simple.
clear of all liens and encumbrances in
| cluding all taxes due and owing as of the
aforesaid date of sale. all taxes coming
due after the date of sale to be paid by
the purchaser or purchasers. The percent
age of the purchase price or prices paid
on the day of sale will be treated as
part of the purchase price or prices if the
otherwise will be forfeited for non-com-
pliance and treated as liquidated damages.
Possession of the dwelling house on
Parcel No. l is reserved free of rent until
June 80. 1945. The purchaser or purchas-
ers shall have the benefit of any and all
crops after final settlement, the benefit of
all crops prior to final settlement being
expressly reserved. At final settlement the
purchaser or purchasers shall have the
right to have assigned to them all fire in
surance policies upon the payment at final
settlement of the accrued value of any
policies having such accrued value and the
payment of prorata share of the current
premiums on other policies.
The right to reject any and all bids is
expressly reserved.
ALEXANDER C. DARRAH,
Agent for the Owners
Clayton. Delaware. (R. d.