Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-07-26
Order Of Pub ication.

VIRGINIA.: In tn liertl o8ce 81
the Circuit Court OF Iaz. IS c. c1nn-
ty, July IL, 1901.
Elizabeth Carter aud. Daniel cater.
her husband, a. J. May, S. ID. Mo
Complafnants.
Against In Chanccry
rho children and heirs at law OF
Thomas Owens, deceased, and the de
scendcnis of said children and heirs at
law, whose names ar unknown. aud
the children and heirs ut law OF Andrew
Owens, deceased, and the descendants
of raid children and heirs at law, whose
names are unknown; John w. Shrader,
John w. Daniel, Dexter Is. Daniel aud
Edward w. Clark, George G. Thomns
and Sabin w. Cotton, Jr., the three last
named, surviving tUustecs of Flat Top
Conl Land Association. Defendants.
The object of this suit is Co set up and
establish deed made by Thomas Ow-
ems In his lie time, to the complainant.
Elizabeth Carter, whereby the snid
Thomas Owens conveyed to- the said
Elizabeth Carter, a tract oil land, con-
tanning l4a acres, lying in Tazewell
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, winch
snid tract Of land was granted by the
Commonwealth OF Virginia to Andrew
Owens on the 2nd day of October, 1864;
the said deed mndo by the said Thomas
Overs TO the said Elizabeth Carter
having been lost or destroyed, this
suit having been instituted IA authorized
under 1901 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 anv
time have been in the said Andrew
Owens or his children, heirs at law aud
descendants, or in Thomns Owens. his
children, heirs at law and descen dants,
and vest same i'm the complainants in
this suit; Also TO confirm and rntify the
proceedings and decree in the chancery
cause OF Daniel Carter and wife
against Boyd Owens and others
rclO ting to the said AZ mere tract OF
land and lately pending in nnd deter
mined by the said Circuit Court OF
Iazewe'l County, and also TO quiet the
title md possession oi the said complains
ants to snd l43 acres tract al land, and
for general relief; and IL appearing from
affidavit on file in this suit and from the
bill, tbat there are persons interested in
the subject matter OF litigation, whose
names are unknown, to wit, the children
and heirsat law OF Thomas Owens, dec d,
aud 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 tn said bill by the
above description, and that said purties
are unknown; and it also further appear
ing from affidavit, that the defendants,
John w. Shrader and Edwards w.
Clark George g. Thomqs and Sabin w.
Cotton. Jr., the last three surviving
trustees OF the Flat Top Coal Land As
ISOLATION, are not residents 81 this
State, it is ordered that they, each snd
all appear here, within fifteen days alter
due publication OF this order and do
what * necessary to protect their inter
ests i'm this suit, and it is further ordered
that all persons Interested in this suit
appear and look after their interests, as
provided under Section 2361, Code os-
Virginia, Edition of 1887 And it is fur
Their ordered that copy hereof be publish
ed in the CI.INCH VALLEY News, news
paper published weekly in the Town OF
Tazewell, Virginia, as prescribed by law,
and that copies hereof be posted as re-
quircd by law.
copy-Teste:
III. BANE HARMAN, Clerk
A. j. May, Henry & Graham, Attorneys
for nIointi0