The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-22
GEORGIA-Cobb County.
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To the Superior Court of Said Coun-
ty. ] f Lee respectfully shows to the
Court:
l. That he is the guardian of Lee Oil
yer Cantrell, aged 10 years; Mary Eliza
beth Cantrell, aged II years; Lula Euline
Cartren, aged Is years; Tessie Cantrell,
aged 13 years; Thomas Manuel Cantrell
| aged IL years; James Andrew Cantrell,
aged 9 years; George Washington Can
! trell. aged 7 years, and William McKin.
ley Cantrell, aged years.
2. Your petitioner is resident of
Cobb county, Ga. 81, and each of the min
ors aforesaid resides in Cobb county, Ga.
Your petitioner was appointed as guar
dian of said minors in said county and
state.
3. The said minors are the owners in
fee simple of the following described
property, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land situated,
lying and being in land lot 545 of the
18th district and second section of Cobb
county, Ga, beginning at point on the
west line of land lot $40, four hundred
(40O) feet, more or less, north of the
southwest corner of said land lot; thence
~ South 81 degrees Is minutes east,
seven hundred and ninety (79O) feet,
more or less, to the south line of said
land lot; thence
~ West, along said south line, two
hundred and fifty (25O) feet, more or
less; thence
(3) enthusiastically, four hundred
and eighty (4SO) feet, more or less, by a
curve to the south of 1855 feet radius to
inf hn &c u 4 -
545; thence
~ North, two hundred (2O0) feet,
more or less, to the point of beginning
and containing two ZOO acres, more
or less.
a. Your petitioner, as guardian as
aforesaid. desires to sell the said de-
scribed strip or parcel of land to the
Southern Railway Company at private
sale for the sum of one hundred ($lOO
dollars. Said land is of little value to
said minors, and your petitioner desires
to sell it and re-invest the proceeds in
other property. Your petitioner regards
the sum offered by the Southern Rail-
way Company as a fair and equitable
price, and believes that it will be to the
advantage of said minors TO accept said
offer.
S. To sell said strip of land will not
injure the remaining and adjacent lands
owned by said minors, but, ON the con-
trary, will enhance the value of the
same.
6. Your petitioner shows that notice
of his intention to make this application
has been published once week for four
weeks, as required by law.
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that
as guardian aforesaid he may be author
lied to sell the property described at
private sale to the Southern Railway
Company at and for the sum of one
hundred ($10O) dollars as aforesaid.
]. F. LEE.
GEoRGIA-Fulton Comfy.
In person before me, notary public
in and for said state and county, comes
j. F. Lee, who being duly sworn says
upon oath that the facts stated in the
foregoing petition are true.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me.
this the Sd day of June, 1905.
]. +, LEE.
FRAvCIs L. EYLEs,
Notary Public, Fulton Co. Ga.
GEORGIA-Cobb County.
After four weeks notice, pursuant to
Section 2546 of the Code of Georgia of
1895 and Acts amendatory thereof, a
petition, of which the above and fore
going is true and correct copy, will be
presented 30 the Hon, Geo. r. Gober.
Judge of the Superior Court, at the
court house IN Marietta. Ca, on July
10th, 1905. +. LEE