Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-03-06
Commissioners Notice.
IN CHANCERY

Extract of decree of the Circuit Court 81
Clarke county, Va. IN the above entitled
cause. dated Feb. 9th. l9OI:l ''''''e''
lon consideration whereof il il adird,.,
"4ucItu Hld dcCrveu that this cause be and
! 'nc >amv j. hereby referred TO one OF tbss
N"s s - y'hlhlsSloners IN Chancery of this
court. whose duty It shall be as follows.
tltst- 10 ascertain and report all of the
personal estate AMI property of which Tia
salu ictcr Mcl1crCc dieo possessed the vain.
thereof aud INTO whose possession the said
PI'p'"N OF estate cor any part thereof came
>ccoud-Io settle ana adjust th, accounts
'l |"hh '4unt ami John ". Pierce late FN-
cCutufs 90 Peter Mcliercc decd so ns Ia sbo,,
WuW property was received hy them and
Wuat dspu> ton they made thereof
ihlrd- " ascertain all of the outstanding
luucotcuilc>> al the time of the death of the
SAID Peter MCPlcrcc. all Gusts of adninisfr,
uun aud n the SAID debts have been Maid no
VIII state wha, debts have been paid and nv
Whoih pald ana ne Will make like report as
10 the Gusts of administration
fourth-Io ascertain and report who ara
the distributes and heirs at.law of the said
ictef Mctlcrce between whom after the
! p"y men' "i debts, has property both real and
| personal y the subject of division
flitn-Iu ascertain aud report all of tho
real estate ot which Peter McPierce died
Sc'@e" us value, both annual and tee simple
dhu ~ the same consists of more than one
tr"'I "i land he will report the number of
"a
tudl ami lee simple value of each
NlNth-lo ascertain and report who has
A' possession of ami has received the rents
foh the SAID real estate or any part therenf
Ince the date of the death of the said Peter
-flcrce, stating whether the said propertv
AIS ovcn rented out by contract for either.
'hcycd rent or a share of the crons and IN
H'her case how much rent has been received
I rom the real estate. 10y whom received and
Nheh. he sand Commissioner will likewise,
state a scheme OF distribution or divjsi n of
ne rents either received or which should
rave neen received between the parties emit
'''h thereto So as to show who was emitted
,' >ald rents and which if any of the s,i5
parties IN interest have not received tbrir
Nn"reS ana further which, if any. of the
'"'leS nave received more than their proDcr
SHARES and the excess So received in each
.isc. '
Seventh-ro report "A scheme for tb, dis
..Inutlnh oi the personal estate of the ss,o
refer -dctlerce. properly divIsible among
AS distributes. and n ny of said distrihu-
'ccS nave received more than their rutahl,.
mare. the commissioner will reDort VIII,
ave $" received more than their ratable
'hArc anu now much such distrlbutee or dis
.i'nut'eN must restore to the cause in order
'o orlnS about exact equalization. and ifany
me or more ui said distributes has received
h"lhlhS, snu Commissioner will report that
act. and viii state how much said 0istrihu-
see = entitled 10 receive
In making up the several accounts and
statements herein ordered, the : id Commits
sooner VIII make such alternate statements
as ne may be requested bv the Counsel nj
the several part cs IN interest or the nartieS
themselves TO make. in order To present Ia
'he court the conflicting views If any Of
c"uiSet Tor the respective parties, the court
nnt now deciding any question involved i'm
inns case. This inquiry u intended To mn
the Court ia possession of facts and infor-
mation sufficient 20 enable it to determine
.le Questions arising upon the pleadings ia
The said Commissioner will make his re-
port 10 the next term of the court. stating
specially such matte : as ne NAV deem Der-
hnent or which he may be required to st .te
ol any one or more parties in interest Be
IoTc proceeding 10 execute this order the
SAID Master Commissioner in Chancerv will
give nolce 10 the parties of the time and
place OF ms proceeding by publication in the
OLARkE COURIER for at least four successive
weeks before commencing his proceeding
under this order, which shall be equivalent
q" personal service Ofnotce upon the parties
Inc sud Master commissioner in Chan
oery viii ascertain and report to the Court,
"nSIner or not the real estate of which the
SAID Peter McPierce died seized, is CAPABLE of
hvislon or partition in kind amongst his sew
eral helrs-at-law, or whether the interest of
all of the parties will be best subserved by a
SAFE ot All OF the real estate and a division Of
the proceeds amongst them"
10 the parties; Complainants and Defendants
ana all others in any way interested:
You are hereby notified that | have ap-
.hnted Thursday. the 2fsG dag OF
March, 1901, at my Office in Berryville,
larke county, Va, as the time and place
1T executing the provisions of he foregoing
IecTee and shall continue the same from day
go uay SUNDAY excepted) until completed.
"heh ana where You are required to attend.
"lVen under my hand as Commissioner Of
me sand Court at my office this year and day
aforesaid CHAS. NJ. BROUN,
n,u, Com. in Chy.
Marshall Mccormick & Son. p.q.