Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-04-04
cornIlalssIoners NotIce.

In the circnit Court of Jefferson County.
West Virginia. In Teruis Friday February
"a, 1885,
DAVID HOWELL, Executor of Hannah s. T.
Butler. deceased. Plaintiff
Against
SALLIE BUT1.ER. J. Douglass Bntler, r g..
Butler Mimic Briscee and ]. f. BriseQe.
her husband II c.. Green. Trustee Of Minute
Briscoe. George E. Hughes, J. W. Bissell,
Hannah B. Cdtther. George Il. Cater, Jrs,'
Trustee. Eliza T. Timt'eriake, guardian e
X s. Ttmberiake, Joseph Tfupueli ITftsttc
James c. Sheercr. Joseph Trupnell, Admin
fstrator G. I. n. of y. S. White, John n. Sad-
Ter and L. i. Ssdler, PARTNERS trading as Sad
Ter & Bro, Joseph Trapncll. q. s Antes g:
T Richardson, w f Lippitt, Bank of
Charlestown, John A. Washington aud R
IA Alexander partners trading rs Washing
ton 4 Alexander. Horace Beall. Lewis Star
ry, John ". Gardiner, DR.. Gustav Brown
and 8 ID. Hirchman q CO.. Defendants.
IN CHANeERY.
AE motion of Minnie G, BFiscoe and Sallie
~ Butler, leave Is given them TO filc their
Joint and several answers, and the sumo Is ac-
cordtngiy filed, and this eESe, IN which the
complainant has proceeded in the mode pre-
scrt6ed by law. against the absent defendents,
came on to be heard this 24tli day of February
1898, upon tho Bill and Exhibits filed there
with, upon the order of publication against the
absent defendants duly published aud posted.
and upon process duly executed upon the home
defendents, and the said defendants having all
except Minnie g. Briscoe and Saliie Butler,
failed to appear and plead, answer and demur
to the said Bill, the same Is taken far confess
sed as to them, and upon the answer of Min
ME Briscoe and Sallie Butler and general
replication, and the cause was argued by
counsel, on consideration whereof the Court
doth adjudge, order and decree, that this cause
be referred TO Forrest w. Brown, a commits
sioner in Chancery Of this Court, who is i'm
/ structed (a) 10 state and settle the account of
David Howell, executor of Hannah s. +. But
Ter, deceased (bl to ascertain the real estate
lofwhich the testatrix died seized with its value
/ and annual or rental value. the number of
acres, value and annual rental value, devised
to each OF her children under said will :; (c) to
ascertain the liens. specific and general. bind
ing upon the real estate aforesaid and their
priorities, If any; (d) to convene the credi-
tors OF the said tcstatrix aud audit such debts
/ against said estate as may be presented md
proven before him with their priorities, IL
any; (e) to inquire and ascertain what indebt-
eduess in favor of said estate 1t any. may eX-
list against the devisees named in The win of
said Hannah s. f Butler or either of them.
lchargeable upon their interest in said estate ;
Cd to ascertain as between the dcvisecs in said
will what portion of tile debts of said estate
is properly chargcable upon each tract OF land
In the hands of the dcvisees severaIly and to
make report to the next term of this Court
with any other matter, specially stated, which
he may deem pertinent. or which any of the
parties may require to be so stated. Notice of
the execution of this order, published once q
I week for four successive weeks in some news
paper of general circulation published in JEFF
] tcrson county. shall be equivalent to person Il
service upon the parties aud each of them. and
the Clerk of this Court Is Instructed to publish
| notice to the creditors of said decedent as re-
quiredsty section Of Chapter Sc of the code,
Gopy-Tcste.
T. W. LATISIER. Clerk.