Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-07-19
Order OF Publication.
NIRGINlA: In the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court of Tazeweil coun-

NIRGINIA: In the Clerks office OF
the Circuit Court of Tazewell coun-
ty, july IL, 1901.
Elizabeth Carter aud Daniel Carter.
her husband. A. j. May. S. ID. May,
Complainants.
Against In Chancery.
rhe children and heifs at law of
Thomas Owens, d, ceased, and the de-
scendents OF said children aud 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 Mt law, whose
names are unknown; John w. Shrader,
John w. Daniel, Dexter Ii. Daniel aud
Edward w. Clark, George c. Thomas
ard Sabin w. Cotton, Jr., the three last
named, surviving tSustees 81 Flat Top
Coal Land Association. Defendants.
The object of this suit Is to set up and
establish deed made by Thomas Ow-
Gus i'm his life time, TO the complainant,
Elizabeth Carter, whereby the said
Thomas Owens conveyed to the said
tanning l43 acres, lying in Tazewell
county, State OF Virginia, on the ridge
between the Low Gap Branch aud
Horse Pom 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 nude by the said Thomas
Overs TO the said Elizabeth Carter
having been lost or destroyed, this
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
time have been in the snid Andrew
Owens or his children, heirs at law and
descendants, or in Thomas Owens, his
children, heirs at law aud descen dants,
and vest same in the complainants in
this suit; Also 10 confirm and ratify the
proceedings and decree in the chancery
cause of Daniel Ca ter aud wife
against Boyd Owens and others
Il
land, I'd lately pending in aud deter
mined by the said Circuit Court of
Tazewe'l County, aud also TO quiet the
title and possession of the said complain
ants 30 said l43 acres tract OF land. aud
for general relief; and it appearing
affidavit on file in this suit and from the
bill, that there Q persons interested in
the subject matter OF litigation, whose
names e unknown, to wit, the children
and heirsat law Of Thomns Owens, deed.
and the descendants of said children and
heirs at law. and the children aud heirs
at law OF Andrew Owens, deceased, and
the d Scendants OF said children and
heirs at law, and that said persons are
made defendants to said bill by the
above de 3cription, and that said parties
are unknown; and it also further appear
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
| Stat :, il is order d that they, each aud
all appear here, within fifteen days alter
due publication OF this order, aud do
what IL nee say TO protect their inter-
ests in this suit, and It is further ordered
that all persons interested in this sr;t
appear and look after their inter .s, az
provided under Section 1851, Code OF
Virginia, Edition OF 1887. And it is ar
Their ordered that copy hereof be publish
ed in the CLNcH VALLEY News, a news--
paper published weekly in the Town Of
Tazewell, Virginia, as prescribed by law,
and that copies hereof be posted as re-
| quired by law.
A copy-Teste:
III. BANE HARM IN, Clerk