Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

VIRGINIA-In the Clerks Office Of the
Circuit Court of Tszewell County, on
the 2lst day of December, 1904.
j. +. Hurt, guardian of Ollie l.. Hurt,
Winnie Hurt and Edgar Hurt, CUmp't.
vs. In Chancery.
Ollie L. Hurt, Winnie Hurt and Edgar
Hurt. infant children and sole heirs at law
of How ard E. Hurt, deceased, j. f. Hurt
in his own right, Richard H. Rathff, Eliza
3. RatIiff, Nancy Daley, Charles w. Rat
lift, Henry A. Ratlif, Jefferson M. Ratif,
M. E. v Hubble, James A. Hubble,
Charles Hubble, John Hubble, II. E.
Hubble, heirs at law of Jane Hubble (nee
Ratliff deceased; John K. Ratliff, Muncey
RatlIff, Augustus Ratllf, Bette Ross,
Sylvester Ratlff, Rosalie McFall, -
Gamble, the infant child of Vadnie Gam
bic, deceased, whose name is unknown;
Eva Whtworth, Maggie lice, Angie Rat
lift, an infant; Louisa Wallace, A. I. Ratiff,
heirs at law of Lucinda Ratlif. deceased;
Jacob Messick, Delton Messick, BurIin
Messick. Marvin Messick, Ada May Mes
sick, the last four OF whom are infants,
Barbara Bosang, Sarah Buskill, Maggie
Jamison, George Messick, Bette SaKer,
heirs at law of Rebecca Messick (nee Rat
lift, deceased; Bertha B. Stinson, Alta
May Terrell (nee Stinson,) Josie Ann
Sinson, Arthur A. Stinson, Ollie E.
Stnson, the laet three of whom are infants,
heirs at law of Maggie a. Stinson (nee
RatlilD deceased; Newton Ratlif, George
Ratliff, Albert Ratlif, James Ratlif, Thos.
Ratlff Mary Jane Ratlff, Fannie Stout (nee
Rathff, heirs at law of John M. Rstliff,
deceased, @. L. Ratiff, Annie
Mae Katiff Bessie S. Ratlif, Mary
Ratfiff, Georgia RatlIf, the infant children |
of George Ratliff, deceased. The above
.-- Gamble and ali other
pelsons, heirs at law of the children Of
Shade Ratlf, deceased, are proceeded |
against as parties unknown, defendants.
The object Of this suit is to confirm q |
sale of i've and seven-tenths acres of land |
and the granting of certain rights of way
over tract of sixty two acres Of land,
which said j. F. Hurt, guardian Of Ollie
l.. Hurt Winnie Hurt and Edgar Hurt,
infants, cold to P. j. McElrath, S. K.
st. Clair, A. L. Godfrey and J.. W. Bates
by written contract dated November Goth,
1904; and also to ratify and confirm GER
tain lease of the coal in, on and underly-
ing about one hundred acres OF land,
which the said J. +. Hurt, guardian, by
written contract dated December goth,
1904, leased with certain rigbts
and privileges, to H. j. Burnett and John
Burnett. Both of which written contracts
are subject to tile confirmation of the Cir
cult Court of Tazewell County, Virginia,
and both of which are filed with the bill
n this cause as parts thereof and also to
appoint a commissioner to convey said
i've and seven=tenths acres of land and
he said rights Of way oyer said sixty.two
acres ofland to P. ]. McElrath, s. K.
st. Clair, A. l. Godfrey and j. w. Batee;
md to convey the coal, mining privileges
md 30 forth, according to the terms of
aid contract of lease to said H. ]. Burnett
md John Burnett and for general relief.
All of the said tracts of land above mem
toned lie In Tazewell County, Virginia,
IN the waters of Big Town Hill Greek,
which lands said infants inherited from {
heir mother, the said Howard Z. Hurt,
deceased.
And affidavit having been made and
lied that the defendants, Charles Hubble, !
Tohn Hubble, Muncey Ratli6, Augustus
Ratlitt. Bette Ross, - Gamble,
Eva WhItworth, Maggie Tice, Angie Rat,
if, Jefferson M. Ratliff, Fannie Stout and
Settle Saker are not residents of the State
# Virginia, ii is ordered that they do APP
,ear here within fifteen days after due
publication hereof and do what may be
to protect their interests in this I
nit.
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And further affidavit having been
nade and filed that there may be per-
ons interested in the subject matter OF
bis suit, whose names are unknown, they
re proceeded against as unknown parties,
nd it is ordered that they do appear here
lithin fifteen days after due publication
ereof and do what may be necessary to
rotect their interests in this suit,
And it is further ordered that copy
ereof be published once week for four
uccessive weeks in The Tazewell Republic
an, a weekly newspaper published at
azeweil, Va, and that copy be posted
the front door of the courthouse of this
ounty az prescribed by law \
A copy-Teste: !
T. T. GEORGE, Clerk.
N. & ]. w. Hartman, p. q. \
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