Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-09-02

VIRGlNiA.-Ata Circuit Superior Court of Law
and Chancery held for Augusta County, at
the Court House, Thursday, June the l7th.
1871. '
James Rankin--Plain,ifc-
AGAINST
Thomas Brown, Martha Broa,o widow of Jh,,
Brown, decd. and Robert, Elizabeth and Mar
ina J. brown, children and heirs of said John
Drown, Samuel q. Brown, son of Samuel
Brown, John Brown and Erastus and Samuel
McCullis, infant children of Sally McCullis,
decd. daughter of said Samuel Brown. Jobn
Brown the son of William Brown, decd and
patrlck Hays and Jane his wife--Deicndants
ms cause came on to be heard this 18th day
oil June, 1871, on the bill taken for confessed as
10 Thomas Brown, who has been duly served
win process, and an order of publication duly
made against the others who are absent defendants
and upon the exhibits and dispositions of witness,
es, and was argued by counsel: On consideration
whereof and by consent of the parties by coun-
sci, the Court doth order, that this cause be re-
,eIred TO master commissioner Samuel Clarke,
VINO snail take an account ofthe rents and profits
OF the land in the bill mentioned durinp the time
he the said defendant Thomas Brown has been
In possession thereof, distinguishing however tbo
rens and profits accrued prior to the death of lane
Brown, the mother OF the intestate Ro. Brown
from those which have accrued since her death
ana the said commissioner is further directed to
state an account of the permanent improyemen,s
placed on the said land by the defendant Tbom.
as A. Brown, and alsoa statement shewinp the
value OF the improvements at the time the said
lhomas Brown got into possession, and their pre-
sent vaiue-and that the said commissioner be
a''owed TO proceed, having first given personal
notice to the Plaintih-and to Thomas Rrown Of
the time and place of taking the account and
having punished the same for six weeks i'm the
Staunton Newspaper to the absent defendants
1t Is further ordered, that Samuel f. Clarke.
S Sii1I Clarke Jacob Bumgardner and VIM
a ,.oa r..
"nsoh any tiree OF whom may act, be, and they
arc hereby appointed commissioners whose duty
1t Shall be TO go upon the land in the bill mention
eu' having hrst given the same notice as is
hereoy required for the taking Of the account
and make partition Of said land among those emit
tied TO the same, laying Off the part claimed by
the p'a,nt!ti next to the lands of VIM. Gibson, to
whom he is said to have contracted TO sell the
same, and In such convenient form as to suit the
iands OF said Gibson, if that can be done without
detriment to the rights Of the other claimants
and That they may make report TO this Court in
order 10 further proceedings herein, and on the
hath leave to appear and file his answer.
Copy-Teste,
Il. Fl. KINNEY, DC.
Eg The parties in this cause are hereby M
tihed that will attend at the House of the defen
dant Thomas Brown, in the County of AUGUSTA
on Monday the IN day Of October next, for the
purpose OF obtaining the evidence necessary to
enable me to state the account required by the
above Decree and afterwards on Monday the 18th
day OF the same month at my office in Stanton.
will proceed to make up the said account
~, SAML. CLARKE, M. Conf.
The undersigned Commissioners, hereby notify
the parties In the said cause that they will attend
on the land in the bill and proceedings mention
ed on Tuesday 18th day of October next, for the
purpose of making the partition required by the
above decretaI order. ~
SAMUEL f.. CLARKE.
SAMUEL CLARKE.
JACOB BUMGARDNER.
g.. WIN. WILSON.
Staunton, Aug. &c, 1911