Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-08-09
Order OF Publication.

| VIRGINIA: In the Clerks oa,os Of
the Circuit Court OF Tnxewellcoun.
ty, July IL, 1901.
Elizabeth Garter aud Daniel Carter.
her husband, A. j. May. s. d. MAY.
Complainants.
Against In Chancery.
The children and heirs at law OF
Thomas Owens, deceased, and the de-
scencents Of said children and heirs nj
law whose names mr., unknown. and
the children and heirs at law of Andrew
owens, deceased, and the descendent.
Oh said children and heirs at law, whose
names are unknown; John w. Shrader.
John w. Daniel, Dexter b. Daniel and
Edward w. Clark, George q. Thomas
and Sabin w. Cotton, Jr., the three last
named, surviving trustees Of Flat Ton
Coal Land Association. Defendants
The object of this suit is to set up and
establish deed made by Thomas Ow-
ems In his life time, to the complainant.
Elizabeth Carter, whereby che saId
Thomas OwenG conveyed to the said
Elizabeth Carter. "A tract OF land, con-
tanning LA acres, lying In TazeweIl
county, State OF Virginia, on the ridge
between the low Gap Branch aud
Horse Pom Greek and on Horse Pan
Creek and Low Gap Branch, which
said tract Of land VIVA granted by the
Commonwealth OF Virginia 70 Andrew
Owens, on the End day of October, 1854;
the said deed made by the said Thomas
Overs to the said Elizabeth Carter
having been lost or DESTROYED. this
suit having been instituted IA authorized
under 1851 OF the Code of virginia
Edition of 1887; the further object OF
the suit rs to extract any right or title.
legal or equitable which may, at any
time have been In the said Andreu
Owens or his children. heirs at law and
descendants, or in Thomas Owens. his
children, heirs at law and descen dants.
ana vest same in the complainants in
this suit; Also to confirm and ratIfy the
proceedings and decree In the chancerv
cause of Daniel Carter and wife
against Boyd Owens and othern
relating to the said 143 acre tract of
land, and lately pending in and deter
mined by the said Circuit Court of
Tazewe'l County, and also to quiet the
title and possession OF heseid complains
ants to said l43 acres tract of land. and
Tor general relief; and it appearing from
affidavit on file in this suit and from the
bill, that there are persons in txRUsted in
the subject matter Of litigation, whose
names are unknown, to- wit, the children
and heEsat law Of Thomas Owens, decd.
and the descendants Of said children and
heirs at law, and the children and heirs
at law OF Andrew Owens. deceased, and
the descendants OF said children and
heirs at law, and that said persons are
made defendants To said bill by the
above description, and that said partie.
are unknown; and it also further appesr-
ing from affidavit, that the defendants.
John w. Shrader and Edwards w.
Clark, George q. Thomas and Sabin w.
Cotton. Jr., the last three surviving
trustees OF the Flat Top Coal Land AS
ISOLATION, are not residents OF this
state, II is ordered that they. each and
all appear here, within fifteen DAYS after
due publication OF this order, and do
what IL necessary to protect their inter
ests In this suit and IL is further ordered
that all persons interested in this suit
appear and look after their iDtereafe. a
provided under Section 1851, Code OF
Virginia, Edition OF 1887 And it Is fur
Their ordered that copy hereofbe publish
ed IN the CLINCH VALLEY NEws. a news.
paper published weekly in the Town OF
Taxeweil, Virginia, as prescribed by law.
and that copies hereof be posted as re-
CURED by law.
\ copy-Teste:
II. BANE HARMAN, Clerk.
a. j. May, Henry 4 Graham, ATTORNEYS
l. L.