The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-13
COMMISSIONERS NOTICES.

q r. Thomas. Sumner T. Durham.
William G Jones. John 4. willis,
Nathaniel R. Benson and the Little
Kanawha Lumber company. a cor
poration, defendants.-m chancery.
And,
The State OF West Virginia, plaintift,
vs.. Henry G. King. VIM. L. Royal,
PagesA Royal. Mary a. McMuraan.
Helen NJ. Cook. John G. Cook, heirs
Of George x. Taylor the Atlantic
Pacific Railway Gunnel Company. q
corporation, Joseph stmpkins. Jes.
SC R. Irwin, Alvin Irwin, Harris
Hoyt, Maria E. Hoyt,c Q. F. Thomas,
Sumner I. Dmbam. william @.
Jones, John T. wills and Nathaniel
r. Benson, defendantss-In Chan.
Gerry.
Consolidated. In the Circuit Court Of
Marion county, West Virginia.
The plaintiff and each and all the
above named defendants, and all an.
known owners and claimants Of n
part or parcel of the lands mentioned
in plaintiffs bill In the above entitled
causes. consolidated. will take notice,
that by virtue Of a decree Of the Cir
cult Court of Marion county, West VII
ginia, entered in said causes on the
s1st day Of October, 1906, that on the
25th day of March, 1907, at my office
in the Courthouse in the city Of Fair.
mont, Marion county. West Virginia,
| will commence the discharge of my
duties under the decree of reference
in the above entitled causes, q copy
of which decree is published with this
notice, and isfin the words and fig.
ares following, to.wit:
"The above entitled causes came on
again this day to be heard and 1t ap.
pearing to the court that said suits
were Instituted for the purpose Of sell
ing two tracts Of land granted to the
same George x. Taylor and that Hen.
~ q. King had flied petition and an
swer in both cases claiming both.
tracts have the same chain Of title,
and that some Of the other defendants
named in the bills are common to both
suits, and that 1t will be convenient
for all parties to have said causes con.
solidated, It is therefore ordered and
decreed that the said cause be con.
solidated and heard together.
and II appearing to the Court that
the decree of reference heretofore en-.
tered in said causes prior to the re.
moval Of the same to this court, and
that a decree Of reference is proper, II
Is further ordered and decred that
said causes be and they are hereby
referred to Harry Shaw. one OF the
Chancery commissioners or this court,
with instructions to inquire, ascertain
, and report:
II. In whose name the grants of
$4,000 acres and $4,000 arces pat
ented to George K Taylor were for
feited, and for what cause.
"2. what, portions, parts or par.
cells Of said $4,000 grant in ,Mingo
county, West Virginia, and what por.
lions of said $4,000 acre grant in
Mingo. Logan and Wyoming county
are forfeited and to which the title
still remains In the State of West vir-
gfnfa.
"s. Who has the right to redeem
said parcels or any of them, or who
Is entitled to the excess proceeds
thereof, after dedpcting taxes, inter
est and costs, In event of a sale OF
said lands.
q. The taxes and interest legally
%chargable upon each Of such portions.
"5. Any other matter deemed by
said commissioner to be pertinent,
or that he may be required In writ
ing by any party TO report
"And 1t is further, ordered that said
commissioner, before proceeding to
execute the requirements Of this de.
cree, shall give the notice required by
Section s, Chapter 105 of the Code of
West Virginia and mail copies of the
said printed notice to said persons as
the couns for the plaintiff or the
defendant and petitioner King may
request In writing.
"And 1t is further ordered that any
person who may claim any part of
said lands or any interest therein may
file an answer or petition before said
commissioner and take deposition be-
fore said commissioner, or before any
other person authorized to take depo.
sitions, upon due and legal notice to
the party appeared In interest, and
may file the same before said commits.
sioner."
At which time and place. you, and
each of you, can attend and protect
and defend any interest you may have
in the lands, or any of them, in ques.
ton in said suits.