Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-08-23
Order OF Publication.

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office q
the Circuit Court of Taxewell oounA
ty, July IL, 1901. IA ~ I
her husband, A. j. May. S. ID. May, -
Complainants.
Against ) In Chancery.
The chiioren and heirs At law OF
xaomas Owens, deceased, and the do
scencents of said children and heirs at
law, whose names ar, unknown: and
the children and heirs at law of Andrew
Owens, deceased, and the descendenta
OF Haid children and heirs at law, whose
names nre 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 Top
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 tbs said
Thomas OwenE onveyed 20 the a,r
Elizabeth Cnrter, n tract OF land, CON
tanning l43 acres, lying IN farewell
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 she
Commonwealth of Virginia 60 Andrew
Owens. on the 2nd day OF October, 1884,
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 1891 OF the Code of Virginia,
Edition of 1887; the further object of
the suit is TO extract any right OF title,
legal or equitable which may, at any
| time have been I'm the said Andrew
Owens or his children, heirs at law and
descendants, or in Thomas o wens, his
children, hi law and descen dants,
and vest same in fthe compliments in
this suit; Also to conhrmAnd ratEfy the
proceedings and decree in the cbancery
cause OF Daniel Carter and wife
against Boyd Owens and others
relating to the said Ia 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 thesaid complains
ants to said l4a acres tract of land, and
for general relief; and IL appearing from
affidavit on file in this suit and from the
bill, that there are persons interested ia
the subject matter Of litigation, whose
names are unknown, to-wit, the children
and heirsat law of Thomas Owens, dec'd
and the descendants OF said children and
heirs at law. and the children and hsirs
at law OF Andrew Owens. deceased, and
the descendants OF sad children and
heirs at law, and that said persons are
made defendants to said bill by the
above description. and that said pzsties
are unknown; and it also further appear.
ing from affidavit, that the defendants,
John w. Shrader and Edward{ w
Clark, George q. Thomas and Sabin w
Cotton. Jr., the last three surviving
} trustees OF the Flat Top Coal Land As.
( sociation, 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 Dc
I what IL necessary to protect their inter
e ests in this suit, and Il Ia further ordered
that all persons interested in this suit
. appear and look after their interests, q.
provided under Section 2S61. Code O,
1 Virginia, Edition OF 1887 And IL is fur
{ Their ordered that copy hereof be publish
ed in the CLINCH VALLEY EBws, = news
paper published weekly in the Town o.
Tazewell, Virginia, as prescribed by law
and that copies hereof be posted as re,
quired by law.
A copy Teste: 49,, ..
II. BANEs3xRsfAN, Clerk
a. J. May, Henry & Graham. Atternsyl
for plaintiff,