Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-09-13
Order or publication.


VIRGINIA.: Ia the Clerks ofscI Of
the Circuit Court of Tazeweli COIN
ty, July IL, 1901.
Elizabeth Carter aud Daniel C.-tsr
her husband, AL. May. s. ID. May.
'Complain,nts.
against : In ChsnceryI
Inc children and heirs st law, Of
Thomas Owens, deceased, and the de-
scencents OF said children and heirs at
law whose names. ari unknown: md
tue children and heirs at law of Andlew
owens, deceased, and the descended s
OF said children and heirs at law, whose
names are unknown; John w. Shradsr,
John w. Daniel, Dexter b. Daniel a I'D
Edward w. Clark, George e. Thomas
and Sahin w. Cotton, Jr., the three ID st
named, surviving trustees of Flat Tor
Coal Land Association, Defendants.
The object of this suit is to set up ana
establish deed made by Thomas Ov =
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, ecu
tanning l43 acres, lying in Tazewsll
county, State ofvirginia, on the ridge
between the Low Gap Branch aud
Horse Pen Greek aud on Horse Pen
Greek and Low Gap Branch, which
said tract of land WINS granted by the
Commonwealth OF Virginia to Andrew
Owens. on the 2ud 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 an authorized
under 1891 of the Code of Virginia,
Edition of 1887; the further object OF
the suit Is TO extrnct any right or title,
legal or equitable which may, at any
time have been in the said Andrew
Owens or his children. heirs at law aud
descendants, or In Thoxsas Ovens, his
childr=n, IA law aud descen dants
and vest sa the complainAnts in
this suit; Also TO confirm and ratify the
proceedings and decree Ia the chancery
cause OF Daniel Carter aud wife
against Boyd, Owens and others
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 the said complains
ants TO said l43 acres tract of land, and
for general reliAf; and IL appearing from
affidavit on file in this suit and from the
bill, that there are persons interested In
the subject matter OF litigation, whose
names are unknown, to- wit, the children
and heirsa law OF Thomas Owens, dec a,
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 parties
are unknown; and il also further appear
ing from affidavit, that the defendants,
John w. Shrader and Edward, w.
Clark, George e. Thomas and sabin w
Cotton. Jr., the last three surviving
trustees OF the Flat Top Coal Land As
sociation, are not residents OF this
Stateiit y ordered that they, each aud
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 it Is further ordered
| that all persons interested in this suit
appear and look after their interests. "A
provided under Section 1891, Code OF
IVirginia, Edition of 1887 And,it In fur
Their ordered that copy hereof be PUBLISH
ed In the CLIscH VALLEY News, a news
paper published weekly in the Town Of
1 Tazeweli, Virginia, as prescribed by Law,
and that copies hereof be posted as re
quired by law.
| A copy-Teste:
II. BANE HARTMAN, Clerk.
A j. Nav Henry a Graham Attoruovs