Milford chronicle., 1957-11-08
TRUSTEES SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
SITUATE IN PRIME HOOK NECK
CEDAR CREEK HUNDRED
SUSSEX COUNTY. DELAWARE


SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE
There will be exposed to sale by
Public Auction, on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Q, 1867
at the Mansion House on the premises
on Highway Route No. SO
AT 200 O'CLOCK P. M, E. S. T.
THE JOHN e. SMITH FARMS
which for the purposes of sale have
been divided into three tracts as fol-
lows:
PART All that certain tract of
land situate in Cedar Creek Hundred,
lying on the south side of State High
way Route No. 38 leading from Route
IA to Prime Hook Beach, bounded on
north by said road and lands of JOS
eph Carey, on east by Walter e. ArgO
and southeast by Part of original
tract, on south by Part 2 of original
tract, ana on west by County Road
No. 223 dividing the original tract
and the lands of Heirs of Thomas r.
Wilson, more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at a concrete monument,
corner for the lands of Joseph
Carey, of the original tract, and Wal
ter E. Argo,; thence with lands of
Walter e. Argo S. 32o 30 e. a dis
tance of 23921a feet to a corner in
the middle of Long Pond; thence S.
200 w. a distance of 607 feet more
or less along line dividing this tract
from Part 3 to a corner for Parts
l, and 3; thence along line of Part
2 S. $50 20 w. a distance of 1880
feet more or less to the center of
County Road No. 223, a corner for
Parts l and 2; thence N. 320 25' w.
with center of road a distance of
2,429 feet to right of way line of
State Highway Route No. 80; thence
with right of way of Route 38 N. 800
10 e. a distance of 1886 feet, and
continuing with right of way of
Route 38 and lands of Joseph Carey
N. 78o 80 e. a distance of LOO fee
to a concrete monument in line of Wal
ter e. ArgO, the place of the begin
ming, containing 251.9 acres of land,
be the same more or less.
PART 2-All that certain tract of
land situate in Cedar Creek Hundred,
Sussex County, and State of Delaware,
lying South of Highway Route No. 38,
but not adjacent thereto, and in part
east of County Road No. 223, bounded
on the north by Part / of the Smith
tract, on the east by Part 3 of the
Smith tract, on the south by Prime
Hook Creek, and on the west by
County Road 223 and lands of the
Heirs of Thomas r. Wilson, more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point in County
Road No. 223, located 2, 429 feet south
of its intersection with Highway
Route No. So; thence with partition
line of Part / of Smith Tract NJ $50
90 E. a distance of 1880 feet more
or less to a stake, a corner for this
part, and parts l and 3; thence with
line of Part 8 at a right angle from
last line S. 40 40' e. a distance of 1854
feet more or less to Prime Hook
Creek; thence westerly with meand
ering of Prime Hook Creek to the
line of the Heirs of Thomas f. Will
son; thence with line of said Heirs
N. 100 As W. a distance of 2,225 feet
more or less to a stake; thence con
tinuing with Wilson Heirs N. 32o 25'
w. a distance of 914 feet to intersec-
tiCn of a turn in County Road No.
223, and continuing with center of
road NJ 32o 25' w distance of ,515
feet to a point a corner for Parts
1 and 2 of Smith Tract, the point of
beginning, containing 331.8 acres, be
the same more or less.
PART 3-All that certain tract of
land and marsh situate in Cedar Greek
Hundred, Sussex County and State of
Delaware, bounded on the north by
lands of Walter T.. Argo, Major Wells
and others, on the east by the big
ditch, on the south by Prime Hook
Greek, on the west by Parts and /
of the Smith Tract, more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at q point in Long Pond,
corner for lands of Walter +. ArgO
and Part / of Smith Tract; thence
d =
in 1S45 and Line Ditch today easterly
with the courses of this ditch a dis
tance of 6,367 feet more or less till the
ditch empties into the Big Ditch;
thence southerly with Big Ditch a
distance of 1,150 feet more or less to
Prime Hook Creek: thence southwes-
terly with the meanderings of Prime
Hook Creek to the line of Part 2 of
the Smith Tract; thence with line of
Part 2 of Smith Tract N 40 40 w
a distance 4
to stake a corner for Part and
Part | of the partitiOned tract; thence
with line of Part l n 200 e. a dis
tance of 607 feet more or less to a
point in Long Pond, corner for Part
1 of the Smith Tract and Walter E.
ArgO, the point of beginning, con
tanning 416.3 acres of land, be the
same more or less
All three subdivisions will first he
bid upon as separate tracts, and the
three high bids reserved Thereafter
all three tracts will be put up for
bids as single unit, and the sale
will be consummated by whichever of
the two plans produces more money
for the sellers.
Upon the request of any of the pur-
chasers, the trustees will have the
benefciaries of this particular trust
join in the execution and delivery of
the deed or deeds.
TERMS
Ten 099o) per cent Of the purchase
price will be demanded on the day of
sale and the balance at settlement
Settlement viii be at the First Nation
al Bank and Trust Company of Milford.
Delaware, and must be within 30
days of the day of sale, or the per-
centum advanced on the DAY of sale
will be forfeited
The purchaser or purchasers will be
required to pay the costs and ex-
penses of the deed or deeds, including
documentary stamps.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
& AND TRUST COMPANY OF
MILFORD, DELAWARE, and
MARTIN A. GLASSMlRE, Trus-