Holly Springs gazette., 1845-01-03

tbo limits tlereoI, so tunt '"c o'
ess offhis Court cannot be server oii 'neui'
,Esarafors Il i ordered, that unless the
said defendan's appear before tne We
ofaoIIv sprinrs on the first Monday OF Jan
nav nextand plead answer or demuf, 10 the
RilI Of Complainants, the several aiiega'
lions thereof will be taken for eooiesseu as
- them. and such order and decree mads
,bo-sin stbe Vice Chancellor shall deem
eouit,bIe and Iust, and il is further ordered
49, coov of this order be inserted IN the
ngoIIv Sorings Ciazstte' q newspaper puo'
G.bed il The town ofEIoIiy Springs Missls'
sioni. oncea week for two months successive
JAMES C. ANDERSON Clerk.
ABSTRACT OF BILL
CHARGES. That sometime in the year le-
% and about the first of the year 1896. one
Eli S. Shorter and one james G. watson,
both thsn- of he County nf AluscQgee -and
40 nurchase lands in CoPartnership ia the
Cbickasaw Cession State OF Mississippi, ana
that about an eqnal amount OF titles was TO
he taken in the name ofeach that Il was tar
Their agreed that each Of them should, II ne
desired so TO do take in as a partner win
him. and 10 share with him, his interest IN
SAID copa rtnership. such other person or per
sons as be might select and agreee with.
that in pursuance of said agreement SAID
Shorter e. Watson, purchased very large
amount OF lands. in said Chickasaw Cesslon,
that in order that each partner might
have some evidence OF the interest, which
he had in the Iat ds titles 10 which are IN
the name ofthe other, said Watson executed
and delivered TO said Shorter, an Instrument
in wiring showing that Shorter IS entitled
10 an undivided half of forty-nIne Quarter
Sections OF land, the titles 70 which were 10
the hands Of said Watson. said Shorter nav
ing paid one half the cost dated % teorua-
~ 1886 said Watson executed and deliver
ed TO said Shorter, an instrument. TN wiring,
dated 26 January 1896, showing that Shor-
lsr is entitled to two equal undivided third
parts OF Twenty nine Quarter Sections and
one equal undivided third part OF three
Quarters. the titles being in said Watson
and said Shorter having paid his par. Of the 1
cost
That at or about the same time, that said
Watson. executed and delivered 10 said
Shorter, the two instruments OF wEltIng a
bove named, the SAID Shorter executed and
delivered 10 said Watson Instruments OF
writing, showing the interest to which Wat
son was entitled in the lands held in the
name Of said Shorter, TO wit: One shelving
that Watson was enttl 10 one undivided
half of thirty four Quarter Sections. the 9th
er halt belonging equally to the said Eli ).
Shorter and Benjamin. p. TaTver q Hudson /
A. Thornton. One showing that said James 1
c. Watson was entitled 10 one undivided /
third part of forty FIVE Quarter Sections /
And one showing that SAID James G, Watson |
was entitled to u, o equal undivided third parts /
Of 6ve Quarter Sections That said Eli 5. !
Shorter, departed this life intestate, sometime |
in the month Of December 1886, leaving \
widow Sophia Shorter and three children \
his heirs, viz Reuben G. Shorter since of
the age of twenty one years, and Mary (
Jane Shorter. since inierma married'with John /
A. UrquhaTt and Of the age OF majority, |
and Virginia Shorter one Of Com mplaInan,s I
and that Compl. James n Shorter, in cons /
nexion with the widow. administered on the /
Estate Of said Eli 5. Shorter in Georgia.
That said James G. Watson departed I
this life sometime early in the year 1912, |
and as Complainants have been informed /
made and executed last Will and Testa-
ment, and left three Children rs heirs or
devisees, n-mely, Toomas w. Watson,
John III. Watson and Mary Walker, wife
of Benjamin w Walker, that said Eli
CuOiLCi htiu tttiC pdpFlS loi > ". anu ;. q
quarters Of Sec 6, Township 3, Range a
east, IN Chickasaw county, out CumpPs find
no memorandum or writing showing any
interest in said James c.. Watson, nor do
they believe said Watson had anv interest
Whatever therein, but CompPs mention said
two quarters, in ordar that justice may be
done, If IT should appear that said Watson is
interested IN them.
That said Eli S. Shorter, in his life time
held title papers for thirty quarter Sections,
which belonged equally to said Shorter,
Beniamin II Tarver and James III Shorter
Compliments. DIV COrnpVs ...sS..-
orandIm or writing amongst the papers OF
said Eli S. Shorter, which show any inter
est in said James c. Watson, nor do compps
believe he was entitled TO or had any inter
est in the same, out set ont the same, that
Justice may be done, if it should hereafter
appear tina: SAID Watson had any interes
therein.
That said Ben amin p. Tarver departed
ahis life sometime in the year 1910. making
will. by which will he bequeathed all his
interest, OF. in and to the lands, before and
hereinafter described, 10 three compIaindnts
William Tarver, Elijah W. Tarver
and James M. Tarver-That is to say. to
Elijah w Tarver one half to James NJ
Tarver. each one equal share of the other
haIE-That said Eli Shorter. about the
30th April 1886. made and executed an in
strument In wiring showing The respect.
i've Interests of said James @. Watson and