Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-04-20
Commissioners Omce.
BorrNNiIle. Va. Anril 1. Innl

Beryvile, Va, April 4, 1904
Virginia, Clarke County, set:
Circuit Court of Clarke County. Va.
IL CHANCERY.
George w. Rowland, ct ais, Complts..
vs..
Thomas Il. Hardesty, Ex'or Of Thomas !
Rowland, Ct ais, Def.
Extract from decree of March Term. 1904
OF the Circuit Court Of Clarke County Va.
1T is adiudged ordered and decreed that
this cause bc, and the same is hereby re-
ferred 10 one of the Commissioners i'm Chan
Gerry OF this Court. whose duty il shall be as
follows:
list. To state, settle and adjust the ne
counts of Thomas b. Hardesty, late execute,
OF Thomas j. Rowland. deceased. showing
what property, both real and personal or
the proceeds of the sale thereof passed into
ms hands or under his control. or should
nave been received and controlled by him
I'D. To ascertain in what way the said
late executor, Thomas B. HardestV. holds or
controls the proceeds OF the sale of the tract
OF land IN the bill and proceedings men
1oheu ana II the same Is on deposit in any
bank and, II 50, what Bank; and ON what
terms and conditions such deposit was made
or remains there
5rt- To require the said Executor TO ap-
pear before him, If necessary or requested
10y any OF the parties 10 give such inf0rma-
uon rs may be necessary TO enable the Com
missioner TO make u full and complete set
tlement of his accounts.
18th. To ascertain what real estate and
what personal property the said Thomas j.
Rowland died seized and possessed of how
the same is now held; and, If the real estate
has been sold, lac Will state what are the
proceeds of such sale. and the purchaser of
the land. He will also state i'm case a sale
has been made of the real estate. what if
any, deed has been made 10 the purchaser.
and If the purchaser has paid up his entire
purchase money.
9th. To convene the creditors of Thomas
). Rowland by publication rs hereinafter
PROVIDED ana, II there are any liens on the
real estate, whether sold or unsold, he will
report the same in the order Of their priority.
9th. If there is any zeal estate unsold he
wlll report the iee-siInple and annual value
thereof
9TH. To ascertain and report who are
the heirs-at-law of Thomas j. Rowland
which OF them are adults and which of them
are infants; and he viii report a scheme of
distribution amongst the parties entitled to
the proceeds OF both the real estate and the
personal property.
The said Master Commissioner will make
report To the next Term of this Court re-
porting specially such matters as he NAV
deem pertinent, or which hc may be re-
CURED 10 report by any Of the parties i'm in
tcrest.
in executing this order the said Master
Commissioner in Chanccry will give notice
oil the time and place of his proceeding bv
publication FOR four successive weeks in Tue
CLARKE COURIER, newspaper published in
the town of Berryvillc, which publication
shall he equivalent 90 personal service of
notice upon all the parties"
NOTICE.
The parties in interest i'm The above-enti-
tied cause, and all creditors Of Thomas /
Rowland. deceased, are hereby notified that
viii proceed TO execute the provisions of
the foregoing Order of Reference at my Office
in Berryvillo, Va, on
MONDAY, the 9th DAY of MAY, 1904.
and, If, for any reason, Il shall not be COM
pieted on That day proceedings hereunder
completed JOHN Y. PAGE
Commissioner in Chancerv.
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