Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-07-12
Order Of Publication.


ty, July II, 1901.
Elizabeth Carter and Daniel Carter.
her husband, A. J. May. 5. ID. Nav.
Compliments
Against In Chancery..
The children and heirs at law of
Thomas Owens, deceased, and the de-
scen6ents of said children and heirs at
law, whose names ar, unknown: and
the children and heirs at law of Andrew
Owens, deceased, and the descendants
OF said children and heirs at law, whose
names are unknown; John w. Shrader,
John w. Daniel, Dexter b. Daniel and
Edward w. Clark, George e. Thomas
and Sabin w. Cotton, Jr., the three last
named, surviving trustees of Flat Top
Coal Land Association Defendants
The object of this suit is to set up and
establish decd made by Thomas Ow-
ems in his life time, to the complainant
Elizabeth Carter, whereby the said
Thomas Owens conveyed TO the said
Elizabeth Carter, a tract OF land. con-
tanning lab acres. lying In Tazewel
county, State of Virginia, on the ridge
between the Low Gap Branch aud
Horse Pen Greek and on Horse Pen
Creek and Low Gap Branch, which
said tract Of land was granted by the
Commonwealth of Virginia to Andrew
Owens, on the 2nd day OF October. 1854:
the said deed made by the said Thomas
Overs 10 the said Elizabeth Carter
having been lost or DESTROYED. this
suit having been instituted as authorized
under 1851 OF the Code of Virginia
Edition of 1887; the further object of
the suit is TO extract any right or title.
legal or equitable which may. at any
tlme have been in the said Andrew
Owens or his children, heirs at law and
descendants, or in Thomas Owens. his
chlldr N, heirs at law and descendants
ana vest same in the compliments in
this SUIT; Also to confirm and ratifv the
proceedings and decree i'm the chancerv
cause of Daniel Carter and wife
against Boyd Owens and others
relating to the said l43 acre trarr ri
iand, and lately pending in and defer
mined by the said Circuit Cont of
lazewe'l County, and also to quiet the
title and possession of thesaid comulain-
ants TO said l43 acres tract of lad and
Tor general relief; and IL appearing from
athdavlt on file in this suit and from tho
DiIl' That there are persons interested in
the subject matter OF litigation, whose
names are unknown to wit. the Children
ana helrsat law of Thomas Owens. decd
ana the descendants of said children and
helrs ut law, and the children and heirs
al Jaw oil Andrew Owens. deceased. and
the descendants al said children and
he'rS mt iaw, and that said persons arm
haue defendants to said bill hv tL,,
ABOVE description, and that said Dorties
are unknown; and it also further anne,,r-
ing from affidavit, that the defendsnts
Iohn W. Shrader and Edward w I
clark, George G. Thomas and Sabip w 1
Cotton, Jr., the last three sprv;vi,,cr
OF the Flat Top Coal Land As
Soc'atlon, are not residents OF tbis
state 1t is ordered that they. each and |.
al appear here, within fifteen days after
nue publication OF this order, and do
"uaC Is necessary to protect their inter.
'stS III tins suit and it is further ordered
'hat all persons Interested in this s,i.
appear and look after their interests %
provided under Section 2361. Code nj
Virginia, Edition OF 1887. And If i sur
fher ordered that copy hereofbe puhlisb-
ed IN the CLNCH VALLEY News - now.
paper published weekly in the Town os
: "ze W virginia as prescribed by law.
ana that copies hereof be posted as re-
quired by law.
copy-Teste:
IL. BANE HARMAN, Clerk.
a. =. May Henry & Graham, ATTORNEYS
or plaintiff,