The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-25

lot, have been redeemed Moro delinquent
land has been redeemed than for years.
James CITY and York.-The Tax Title
1 Company. OF Radford, only apphcahe III
| James City and York.
| TWO HUNDRED TRACTS.
| standardization County Court re-
| cords show that the only party who has
| fled applications for purchase OF delin-
| qucnt lands In this county under the
! provisions Of the 'JaDGgrabbers Law Is
| O. b. Harris. OF Mccklenburg county,
| Va. and the number OF tracts OF land
| involved are about 20.
| Orangc.-Only two parties have made
| application FOR the purchase Of such lands
! In the county. Chas. Baker. OF Emporia,
| Va. for about eleven delinquent lands,
and ". H. Swami brother Of NJ. +.
Swami, treasurer OF Powhatan county,
| for about las.
Prince George.-Charles Baker has filed
applications for the purchase Of forty-six
tracts OF land. James T. Rahiy one APP
| plication and a. u. Temple six applica-
ti0ns. The owners have redeemed nearly
ali OF the tracts mentioned above ana
the law has had the effect OF making
great many others redeem their lands
that have been delinquent for years. the
delinquent list of lands in Prince George
county is very small. the most of 1t hay
Ing been redeemed
Greonsvfile.-The only applicants which
have been filed here under the "Landgrab-
hers" Act are by r. ]. Montgomery. Of
Mecklonburg county. and c. j. Harris, OF
brunswick county. They numbered about
l6a and embrace all that is available at
this time.
Amo.la.-R. y. Montgomery. OF Ia
Crosse, Mecklenburg county Is the only
person who has put in applications Tor
purchase Of delinquent lands in this coun-
~. lie has put in between 80 and 80
applications, and has taken In so far but
two tracts.
Nansomond.-The only applicant for de-
Enauent lands In Nanscmond county Is
r. j. Montgomery. La Crosse Mecklen-
burg county Va. Captain A. j. Conner.
circuit clerk. this afternoon estimated
the number Of tracts for which Mont
gomery had filed applications al 200.
King William.-The records show that
largely over two hundred applications
have been filed with the clerk Of the
County Court under the provision OF the
'Iandgrabbers Law The applicants are
as follows: H. /. Lewis. A. &. Garrett
Josephine $. Baytop. G. Garrett, w. T..
Swami (syndicate) seventy-two, W. II.
Bell II. O. Garrett Geo. W. Richardson.
PowhataH.-The applications IN our
county. about $50 or 4o0 in number. have
been filed by one man. Mr.. j. Irwin Jor-
dan. Of this county.
MANY ARE PAYING Up.
Sussex.-No applications for the pur-
chase Of delinquent lands. under the
'Landgrabbcrs Law" have been filed iu
this county except by Charles Baker, OF
Emporia. Va. he has filed about three
hundred applications. This law has re-
suited in this county. in the collection OF
between 5000 and 5000 which was justly
due the State and county. u seems io
me that the newspapers and thinking peo-
pie throughout the state ought 10 un-
hold the law. 1t. IS true that 1t bears a
little hard I'M some cases, but that OBJ
lection might be raised TO most any law.
pittevlvania The fO.lowipe have i.i
applications TO purchase delinquent lands
under the recent act Of Assembly. Il. y.
Montgomery II. G. Brown. j. W. Collie
and ". i. Graves Montgomery is a
Mocklenburg man. The others live in
Chatham and the county. Several others
have filed just two or th~ee piece.
Nathews.-Mr. !. II. Judd. OF Boston
Culpeper county has been here and MADE
some examinations OF our records, but l
do not think he has filed any REGULAR ap-
plications as yet. Mr.. W. H. Omahun-
dro from somewhere in the upper part
Of the State has also been here but md
ing tho ground previously occupied by
Judd. he has abandoned it.
Warwick. There have been fled In the
clerks office OF Warwick county hun
dred applications for the purchase Of de-
Hnduent lands under the "Landgrabbers
Law" With one exception all Of these
applications have been filed by NJ. II.
Omahundro. an attorney Of Radford, Va,
for the Tax Title Company.
Manifestations to last December ara
January there had been no lands sold for
taxes since 1900. Two gentlemen from
Cu)nener visited the clerks office with
view 10 filing applications under the late
act in relation to DELINQUENT lands but
found they were too early by nearly two
wears and. therefore. departed at once.
There can be no applications fled in this :
county before December, 1899 or January
1900