Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-06-12
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Grocery Co.'s Trustees

SCaunUOn GrOcery Co.'S trustees
stanton Grocery Co S Creditors.
All parties interested in the aboIe entitled
cause now pending in Chancery in the Circuit
the undersigned Commissioners, pursuant to
| the decree entered in said cause on the oath
day of May, 1895, will, at his office in the city of
Staunton. Va. on
Saturday, the 9th day of July, 1895,
proceed to ascertain and report:
Frst-The true amounl of the debt secured
to P. n. Powell in the second class OF the
Staunton Grocery Co.'S deed for 81 200 90 as a
partnership liability of the Staunton Grocery
Co, and the real consideration thereon.
Second.-Whethero or not the said Coed of the
Staunton Grocery Co., under q proper con-
structiOn thereof, provides for the payment OF
the individual obligation OF J; W: Splitter to B.
N. Powell for $2,0C0.00. In preference to and
| ahead of the social debts of said Grocery Co.,
or whether said individual debts are, under a
proper construction of said deed, to be paid
out of the separate portions of said Splitter and
Powell IN the assets of said Grocery Co., after
the social creditors have been satisfied.
Third.-Whether or not lin the event the
Commissioner finds that said deed pr efers said
individual debts to the social debts of said
partnership, such preference is legal anF
valid as to any of the social creditors OF sid
firm, and if valid as to some whether or not
Spreckles Sugar Refining Co., and the Franklin
Sugar Refining Co., and ArbuckIe Bros or
either or any OF said last named three credi-
tors.
Fourth.-The Commissioner viii require r.
f. Eakle ST., and p, ~ Powen to establish by
legal and sufficient evidence adduced before,
him the exact amount of their respective debts.
against the said j. w. Splitter and J. H. Powell
mentioned and secured in said trust deed. and
report the same to the court.
Fifth The nature and legal effect of tiss. coli
tract between ArbucEle Bros. and the Staun-
ton Grocery Co.. under which said Grocery Co
got possession of the coffee charged for in the
claim of said Arbuckle Bros,
S1Xth.-What part of said coffee was on hand
at the time OF said asSignmt mt ma WhLtEs
came TO the hands OF tie trustees and Hhat
Co, but not collected for at that time the un-
Collected accounts for which came so the
hands OF SAD trustees.
SeVe1ith.-N neither all or any parE Of tie sGiG
Cialta OI ArDucKle bros. (and il only part
thereof what partl constitutes only general
debt OF said stanton Grocery Co.; and il the
commissioner ShOdld iinG that all Of any part
OF the SAID claim has amy different standing
from the general debts of said Grocery Co.,
tnen he Will find farther what relation it, OF.
debts bears 10 the other claims asserted in this
cause, ard what are the rights of said A. T.
buckle RIOS, in respect thereto.
El5nsh.-Ihe Commissioner will settle the
accounts OF Patrick Gordon, Trustees. with
the trust fund in this cause, showing their re-
celptS and disbursements.
N1ntn-He VIII state what dis ,OsitiOn Should
be made OF the balance of said fund now in
the hands of said trustees, ard how the same
should be distributed, and the order of nriOr-
ity of any liens binding same or debts entitled
to be paid thereOut.
Tenth.-He Will then state any other matters
deemed pertinent by himself or which may be
specially required 10 be stated by any of the
parties in interest.
i'm. QUARLES,
commissioner in Ch'y of Circuit Court of Au-
gusta 90.
june SITS