Milford chronicle., 1959-08-28
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29th, 1859
At 200 O'CLOCK p. M.
Eastern Daylight Saving Time
Rain or Shine

At 200 O'CLOCK p. NJ.
Eastern Daylight Saving Time
Rain or Shine
on the premises located on the Can
mons Crossing Atlanta Highway about
Il tn mile West of CannOn's Crossing
the following described real estate, to-
wit:
All that certain farm or tract of land
situate in Northwest Fork Hundred,
Sussex County, State of Delaware, ly-
Highway Route No. Is leading from
Cannon's Crossing TO Atlanta, more
particularly described as follows: BE
GINNING at a stake set in the North
erly right of way line of said State
Highway at a corner for this and
lands of Howard F. Swain, thence with
the line of Howard F. Swain two
courses as surveyed in July, A. D.
1859, North 271h degrees East $50 feet
to a corner stake; and thence North
"A degrees West 263 feet to a private
road; thence with said road (bearings
as surveyed about February, A. D.
1909 North 1512 degrees East about
277.S8 percheS to the run of a stream
or ditch; thence with said stream the
following lines: South 7412 degrees
East percheS, thence South 48 de-
greeS East 8 percheS, thence South
80 degrees East II perches, thence
South So degrees East Is perches to a
corner now or formerly indicated bV a
small marked maple on the South side
of said stream; thence leaving said
stream and running with the line of
land now or formerly of Chester H
Truitt, South 1512 degrees West about
299 perches to the Northerly right of
way line of the aforesaid State High
way leading from Cannon's Crossing
to Atlanta; thence with the same in q
NorthWesterly direction about 35. II
perches to the place of beginning, con-
tanning 70 acres, be the same more or
In1nrONp6 a Cfn fra10
dwelling house and Outbuildings there
on.
Being a part of the same land which
William H. Ridgaway and Mary NJ.
RidgaWay, his wife, conveyed to
George f. Swain by deed dated March
2, 1909, and recorded in Deed Book
Volume 167, page AGA.
Subject, however, to those two GER
tain easements granted by George F.
Swain and Maggie 3. Swain, his wife,
to Eastern Shore Public Service Com
panY, by deed dated July 81, 1941, and
recorded in Deed Book 331, page 405,
and by deed dated August q, 1871,
and recorded in Deed Book 331, page
401, for the erection, operation and
maintenance of an electric pole line
and facilities on said land along the
aforesaid State Highway.
Said property being sold as the
land late of George f. Swain, by his
Executors under the power of sale
vested in them by the will of the said
George f. Swain, deceased, probated
and now of record in the Registers S
Office of Sussex County in Will Book
81, page 49,
THERE IS EXCEPTED from this
sale the growing or standing crops
and a corn crib on said land which be
longs to Nelson Gilbert, who shall have
the right to enter, harvest and remove
the same at the end of the present
crop year.
TERMS: Twenty per cent of the
purchase money will be demanded on
the day of sale, and the purchaser
shall pay the balance of the purchase
money on or before the Eighteenth day
OF september, a. ID. 1859 at 1900
o'clock A. NJ ard in default thereof
the percentum aid on the day of
sale will be forfeited. The purchaser
will be required to pay the cost and
expense of the deed, including revenue
stamps.
GEORGE r. SWAIN, JR.
JOHN n. SWAIN and
Executors of the VIII of
George r. SWAIN deceased
John r. Hastings, Auctioneer
Lawrence c. Elliott
Attorney for Executors
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