Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-15
GTATE OF VIRGINIA. esy ss .ass: e..,r}
y ALExANDR1A CIRCUIT Court,
- sszs=STS,s. ss-e's..6' May 20, 1853.
Thomas Selectman and, wife, plhs., GO

~ hAAASD i'su oiSeo May a 20 1858.
Thomas Selectman and wife, plffs., . .l5 10
versus Z SliiE In chy
John Masten's Ex,r.s ct al, defts. -9.gJ
iiG This cause being Called and G. 81. lRamey
having been appointed guardian ad Item to the
infant defendants, William Masten. and James
; Masten, an d the cause then coming on to; be
heard.upon the bill, exhibit, and the answers OF
John G. D. Smith. and Mary a. Smith, Harvey
2 French and Virginia French, William Masten,
FAINT defendants, William Masten and James
Masten, this day filed, and the bill being taken
for confessed as to the de endants, George Nc
Cleish and John Masten, and being argued by
doth a5judge, order and decree that this cause
be referred to John West, one of the Master
Commissioners of this Court. to ascertain tn g
real estate. efRhieh=Jehn.M asten@ died seized,
possessed or entitled. to- the liens upon the
same, if any, with their respective prIorities,
in the same, aud whether any liens exist upon
their respective interests. the .distributable
shares of each party respectively in the net pr O.
ceeds of the sale otthe same; also: to settle the
e executoriaE account oftGeorge McClelsh, as ex-
11ccutor of John Masten, deceased; also, to as
certain the amount of money which! the COM
plainant, Sarah Selectman, hiss received from
the estate of John Masten, deceased, and what
sums are due to the said Sarah Selectman for
the board, clothing and education of the de-
Masten, Virginia French, formerly Virginia
2 EMasten, William Masten and james Masten,
respectively. &c; and happening to the Court
that the real estate in the bill mentioned is not
capable ofpartition in. kind. and it appearing
further that the interests of no party will suffer
blythe sale of the same, and by the consent of
the adult parties, the Court doth adjudge, order
and decree that the said real estate be sold for
division, and II. o. Claughton is hereby ap-
inted Commissioner to make such sale after
thirty days notice of time and place of sale
published in the Alexandria Gazette, upon the
following terms sOne-fourth of the purchase
money to be paid incaSh at the time of sale,
and the residue On a. credit of six, twelve and
eighteen months; the deferred payments to be
secured by the notes Of the purchaser, satisfac-
torily endorsed. bearing interest from day Of
sale; the title to be retained until the purchase
money is fully paid and the said Commission
cr, II. O. Ciaughton, before acting under this
decree is to give bond, with satisfactory securi
ty, in the usual form, in the sum of three thou
sand dollars, conditioned for the faithful per-
fornance of his duties as Commissioner, and for
his obedience to- this decree, and any further
decree that may be rendered in this cause
And the said Commissioners of Sale and the
said Master Commissioner to report their pro-
ceedings to this Court at the next term. =
The parsiesto the above mentioned suit, all
the creditors Of John Masten, deceased, the
distributes of the estate Of John Masten, de-
ceased, and the creditors of the same, and all
persons interested in This suit, are hereby mott
tied that | have fixed upon MONDAY, the 9th
day of July next at 10 o'clock a NJ, at my
Office, in the city of Alexandris, to execute the
foregoing decree. , 81 ,t4a
S-law4w a., JOHN WEST. Comm'r.
V7IRGINIA.-Atr rules held in the Clerks
Office of the Circuit Court of Alexandria
county, on the lth day of May, 1868, William
Head, Decatur II. iller and Howard Head,
joint partners, under the firm name of Jacob
Heald s. Co., plaintiffs and John K. Cooke and
sumpsit and upon an attachment.
The object OF this suit is to subject the inter
est Of the defendants an q lot Of ground with
four tenements thereon, situated on the west
side of st. Asaph street, between King and
Cameron streets, Alexandria, Va. to the pay
mont of the SUM of thirty eight dollars and
twenty-five cents,t with interest from the 21st
day of January, 1859, till paid hgsa;I3I 4gA
g. The defendants not having entered their
appearance and given security according ltothe
act of Assembly, and the rules OF TINS ICourt,
and it appearing by affidavit that they are non
residents of this State, it is ordered that the
said defendants appear here within. one month
after due publication of this order, and do what
is necessary to protect their interests ln thus
suit; and that copy of this order be forthwith
per published in the city of Alexandria, once
q week for four successive weeks, and posted
ut the front door of the Court House of this
county. "a copy-teste. .z
a. &C E.sStuart, r. O. n. my ll-law4w
IN THE WAY OF GRO K cry. I'VE have an
h assortment OFF UGS and CROOKS of differ.
emit Sizes, Call and suit yourselves, at 106,
Prince street. $1,000 Y
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TO Ell i e5E.ll9
Il "a e3sliTtI or e 81 !,
Ice in quantities to suit, for sale at 26, north
Royal street. my A-eolm