Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10
SATURDAY, JUNE 11ti,. 1855
AT 11:oo O'CLOCK A. Nj.
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E. D. 5. T.
the following REAL ESTATE, to-wit:
ALL that certain tract, piece or
parcel of land, together with all build
ings and improvements thereon erect
ed, situate, lying and being in Broad
kiln Hundred, Sussex County, Della
ware, more particularly bounded and
described as follows: BEGINNING at
a post on the South edge of the high
way leading from Milton to Ellendaie,
a corner for lands of Willard Work
man. thence with the South edge of
highway South S412 degrees East ACT
feet to a corner for lands of George
Postles; thence with the same South
3 degrees East 1881 feet; thence
South S4la degrees East 4S0.77 feet to
a post; thence South 3 degrees East
5O feet TO post: thence South S41a
degrees East rs feet to lands former
ly of William w. Chandler; thence
with the same South 6 degrees East
2,573 feet TO a corner for lands of
Harmon L. Lewis; thence with the
same down the center of an old woods
road North IS degrees West 400 feet:
thence North 81 degrees West 252
feet; thence South 81 degrees West
220 feet to a stake in the valley:
thence South "a degrees West 60 feet
to the edge of the pond; thence with
the edge of the pond Southwesterly
tree, corner for lands of Willard
Workman; thence with the same
North degrees West 1886 feet; thence
with an old road South 73la degrees
East ISL feet; thence South Ga de-
grees east. 212 feet; thence North SO
degrees East 200 feet; thence North
80 degrees East 163 feet; thence North
SA degrees West 547 feet; thence
North z degrees West 2,138 feet to the
BEGINNING, and containing "a acres
of land, be the same more or less, of
which "A acres are tillable and 20
acres woodland. improved by a large.
f,.s,. -+- II
house, a frame stable, a 3000-cap apacity
broilef house and other outbuildings.
BEING part of the lands and
premises heretofore conveyed unto
County, Delaware, deceased, by the
following deeds, to-wit:
I'D A deed by William III. Ponder
Trustee, to James Ponder, ct al, dated
February IL, 1885. and now of record
in the. Office of the Recorder of Deeds,
in and for Sussex County, at George
town, Delaware, in Deed Book 296,
Page 5I8, &c;
CD A deed by William H. Ponder,
etux, TO James Ponder, dated Febru-
airy il, 1885 and now of record Ia he
Office of the Recorder of Deeds, afcre-
said, in Deed Book 298, Page $40, &c;
and
t9l A deed by Annie l. Schuyler
ruary a. 1885, and now of record in
the Office of the Recorder of Deeds,
aforesaid, in Deed Book 298, Page 397,
&c.
TERMS: Twenty per cent of the
purchase money will he demanded on
the day of sale, and the purchaser or
purchasers shall, on or before the 1st
day of July, A. ID. 1855, pay to the
undersigned individuals and heirs-at-
law of James Ponder, deceased, the
balance of the purchase money. If
the purchaser or purchasers fail to
comply with these terms the percen-
tum paid on the day of sale will be
forfeited. The purchaser or purchas-
ers will be required to pay the costs
and expenses of the deed including
the revenue stamps.
LILLIAN PONDER HUNTER
JOHN 3. PONCER
EDITH PONDER WILLIAMS
and
JAMES n. PONDER
Individually and Heirs -at-Law
of James Ponder, deceased
John DickerSon, Auctioneer
Houston Wilson, Esq, Attorney l
Issued: May 2, 1855. 5-27-3t