Smyrna times., 1949-06-23


of the Clayton-Kenton State Highway and
being located approximately AZ miles
South of Clayton near the Baptist Church,
formerly the property of Phillip Carey,
now belonging to the State Highway De-
partment.
Sale to be held on the site of the
property
Thursday, June 30, 1949
At 2:OO PM.
Rain or Shine
This property consists of LAOS acres
OF land more or less and located be-
tween the present Clayton-Kenton State
Highway and the old original highway
between the above named towns The
description is as folows
All that certain tract, piece or parcel
OF land situate in Kenton Hundred, Kent
county and State of Delaware, bounded
and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the di-
vision line between the lands of George
| W. Prettyman and the lands formerly
OF Phillip Carey, now Edward Alexander,
the said division line being the center
line OF va small stream with the North
westerly right of way line of State High
way, the said Northwesterly right of way
line being parallel TO and thirty (S0) feet
distant from the center line of the said
state Highway; thence along the said
Northwesterly right of way line N. $50
IL E.. seven hundred seventy-eight feet
| t77SD to a point; thence N. 51o 49' W.,
sixty-two feet (62) to a point in the
center line of the old County Road lead
ing from kenton to Clayton, the said
tween the lands of Mrs. William G. Hill
and lands of the said Phillip Carey, now
Edward Alexander; thence along the cen
ter line of said County Road S. 42e 30' W.,
four four hundred forty-seven feet ,(447O
thence along the center line of the said
County Road S. 31o SO' W., one hundred
thirty-three feet 1897: thence along the
center line of the said County Road S. 2lo
30 W.. two hundred twenty feet (2200
| to point in the first mentioned division
| line thence along the said first mentioned
division line S. SO o. E., thirty feet (SO'1
to the place of beginning containing .405
acres of land more or less.
! EXCEPTING AND RESERvING. how
ever. unto the said parties of the first
part, their heirs and assigns, the right
OF ingress, egress and regress over and
upon strip of land thirty (30) feet in
width extending from the State Highway
hereinabove mentioned and referred to and
running in a Westerly direction, the CEN
Ter line OF said thirty (S0) foot width
Intersecting the center line of the State
Highway and being distant one hundred
ffty-hve feet Q55D more or less measured
along the center line of the said State
Highway in a Northeasterly direction from
the center line of bridge crossing the
aforesaid State Highway and serving as
an entrance to the school property owned
by the State of Delaware.
Conditions of Sale
The State Highway Department reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all
bids. or to withdraw this property from
sale for insufficient bids.
Terms Of Sale
| Terms of sale will be ESQ of the pur-
chase price at time of sale to be paid by
cash or certified check made payable to
the State Highway Department. The re-
naming amount due to be paid in thirty
tS0) days or upon the delivery of a good
tee-simple title clear and free of all liexs
and encumbrances by the State HiaI
u ANcartment. UI
w. A. MCMILLAN iii
Chief Engiaee~ I'LL