Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

VTIRGINIA-In the Clerks Office Of the
v Circuit Court Of Tszewell County, on
the 2lst day of December, 1904.
j. f. Hurt, guardian Of Ollie l.. Hurt,
Winnie Hurt and Edgar Hurt, Compt.
vs. In Chancery.
Ollie l.. Hurt, Winnie Hurt and Edgar
Hurt. infant children and sole heirs at law
of HoWa ard Il. Hurt, deceased, j. 4. Hurt
in his own right, Richard Ii. Ratllh, Eliza
B. Ratliff, Nancy Daley, Charles w. Rat
lift, Henry A. Ratlifi, Jefferson NJ. Ratlih,
NJ. K. V. Hubble, James A. Hubble,
Charles Hubble, John Hubble. II. i.
Hubble, heirs at law of Jane Hubble (nee
Ratliff) deceased; John X. Ratlif, Muncey
RatlIff, Augustus RatlIf, Bette Ross,
Sylvester Ratbff, Rosalie NcFall, -
Gamble, the infant child of Vadnie Gam
bic, deceased, whose name lie UNKNOWN
Eva Whitworth, Maggie Tice, Angie Rat
lift, an infant; Louisa Wallace, A. I. Ratlif,
heirs at law of Lucinda Ratlif, deceased;
Jacob Messick, Delton Messick, Burlin
Messick, Marvin Messick, Ada May Mes
sick, the last four OF whom are infants,
Barbara Bosang, Sarah Buskil, 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
Stinson, Arthur A. Stinson, Ollie Il.
Stinson, the last three Of whom are infants,
heirs at law of Maggie q. Stinson (nee
RatliG deceased; Newton Ratlih, George
Ratliff, Albert Rstliff, James Ratlih, Thos.
Ratlif, Mary Jane Ratlif, Fannie Stout (nee
Ratllf, heirs at law of John NJ. Rstlif,
deceased, c. E. Ratliff, Annie
Mae Ratif, Bessie s. Ratllf, Mary
Ratliff, Georgia Ratllf, the infant children
of George Ratliff, deceased. The above
--- Gamble and all other
persons, heirs at law of the children OF
Shade Ratlif, deceased, are proceeded
against as parties unknown, defendants.
The object of this suit is to confirm a
sale of five and seven-tenths acres Of land
and the granting of certain rights Of way
over a tract of sixty two acres of land,
which said ]. +. Hurt, guardian Of Ollie
L. Hurt, Winnie Hurt and Edgar Hurt,
infants, sold to p. j. McElrath, S. K.
st. Clair, A. l. Godfrey and j. W. Bates
by written contract dated November 18th,
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. F. Hurt, guardian, by
written contract dated December 10th,
1904, leased with certain rights
and privileges, to H. ]. Burnett and John
Burnett. Both of which written contracts
are subject to the confirmation Of the Cir.
cult Court of Tazewel County, Virginia,
and both of which are filed with the bill
in this cause as parts thereof; and also to
appoint a commissioner to convey said
five and seven-tenths acres of land and
the said rights of way oyer said sixty-two
acres ofland to p. j. McElrath, s. K.
st. Clair, A. l. Godfrey and j. w. Bate;
and to convey the coal mining privileges
and so forth, according to the terms OF
said contract of lease to said II. J. Burnett
and John Burnett and for general relief.
All of the said tracts of land above men,
toned lie in Tazewell County, Virginia,
on the waters of Big Town Hill Creek,
which lands said infants inherited from
their mother, the said Howard K. Hurt,
deceased.
And affidavit having been made and
filed that the defendants, Charles Hubble,
John Hubble, Muncey Ratliff, Augustus
RatlIf. Bette Ross, --- Gamble,
Eva Whltworth, Maggie Tice, Angie Rat
lift, Jefferson NJ. Ratliff Fannie Stout aud
Bette Saker are not residents of the State
of Virginia, il is ordered that thew do APP
pear here within fifteen days after due
publication hereof and DO what may be
necessary to protect their interests in this
suit.
And a further affidavit having been
made and filed that there may be per-
sons interested in the subject matter Of
this suit, whose names are unknown, they
are proceeded against as unknown parties,
and it is ordered that they do appear here
within fifteen days after due publication
hereof and do what may be necessary to
protect their interests in this suit.
And it is further ordered that copy
hereof be published once week for four
successive weeks in The Tszewell Republi-
can, weekly newspaper published at
Tazewell, Va, and that a copy be posted
at the front door of the courthouse Of thus
county as prescribed by law.
A copy-Teste:
T. Z. GEORGE, Clerk.
]. N. & ]. w. Hartman, p. q.
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