Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-11


County of Miflin. 3d.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 10
William Brown, his heirs and
L. S. ne i.es. U'0SF' interested In the prem
Whereas, the Glamorgan Iron
Company, of said County, complainant in
this suit has filed in our Court of Common
Pleas of said county their bill against Will.
liam Brown. his heirs, and all others interes,
ted, or claiming title thereto through said
William Brown, in the following described
premises, situate in Granville township, Milf
fin county, twelve acres of land known as
the Watson ore bank, being part of tract
of land containing one hundred and seventy
two acres, which was part tract surveyed I'd
April 1889 In name John A, Hanna. Said
complainants Immediately derived the title to
said twelve acres OF land from Etting Graft
Co., who by sundry good conveyances in
the law claim title thereto from and through
William Meclsy, deceased. who claimed said
land by virtue of deed from William Brown,
defendant in this suit dated 22d April, 1912,
under which deed the said Maclay and his
grantees entered into possession of said tract
OF land, and have remained ever since the
| time last aforesaid in peaceable possession
thereof, without let or hindrance or challenge
of title by or from said William Brown, his
heirs or any other person, but inasmuch as
said deed from William Brown to William
Maclay, is now mislaId or lost, and as dis
putes may arise as to the title of complain
ants after the living witnesses are dead, who
said orator is now informed and believes can
prove continued and peaceable possession
for at least thirty years of the premises
aforesaid by said orator and his grantees, and
can also prove that the said William Brown
did make and deliver deed for said premi
ses to William Maclay under whom said ora.
tor claims. Said orator prays that said wit
nesses may be examined in pcrpetuQm rel
memertdm for the proof of the matter as
aforesaid. and to have said testimony fled in
this honorable Court as against the heirs of
SAID William Brown and all other persons
Now, therefore, we command you, and eve.
ry OF you. that laying aside all business and
excuses whatever, you and each of YOU be
and appear before the Judges of our Court of
Common Pleas, in and for the county of Milf
fin, at Court to be holden at Lewistown.
on the first Monday of February next, to an
swer the said bill of the said the Glamorgan
Iron Company, and to do and abide what the
said Court may further order and consider in
this behalf.
Witness the Honorable Samuel ). Woods
President Judge of our said Court at Lew
istown, this 7th day of January, A. D. 1865.
N G. WILSON, Prothonotary.
Now. 9th January, 1865, on motion of Geo.
w. Elder, esq. solicitor for plaintiff. il ia or.
dered that notice be served on the respon
dents personally if found in the county, if
not by publication in one newspaper publish
ed in the county. for three consecutive weeks
one OF which is to be sent to the nearest post
ONCE OF respondents by mail, if that can be
ascertained, directed to them. and John A
Mckee appointed commissioner to take testi.
mony-ssme notice to be given of time and
place OF taking testimony"
By the Court,
S. S. w.
Defendants are notified that Plaintiffs will
take testimony before the commissioner to he
MED IN above case, at the Registers Office in
Lewistown, on 28th January, 1865.
GEO. W. ELDER,
JanlL Solicitor for Plaintiffs.