Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-11-02
PETITION
Virginia.
In the Circuit Court OF Clarke County.
Petition for Incorporation Of the
Town of Boyce.

| Virginia.
In the Circuit Court Of Clarke County.
Petition for Incorporation Of the
Town Of Boyce
To the Honorable 4. " Harrison. judge.
Your Petitioners, electors Of the unincor-
/ lorated town 0f BOyce. situated IN Clarke
county, Virginia. "a thickly settled COM
munltF may be Incorporated As a town
according Co the following mctes and bounds
as surveyed by thas. +. $. Harris County
| surveyor, containing therein about Three
/ hunored aud twelve inhabitants as follows.
towit.
] Beginning az walnu; tree standing on
| the south side Of the Winchester and Berry ;
/ Ferry turnpike aud az the Eastern corner OF
! theS saratoga lk fOwci Pages iarm) woods
/ and running through sand woods s. -3 W.
| - CHAINS 20 point ~ the center of Rose
/ vile branch directly under the keystone az
the arch on the east end Of the r. II. crlverf
| thence through the cuivert and no the middle
| OF Said branch all che way 20 the most
Il western corner ~ the town limits az Pifc-'
/ nne 10 locate said branch on the Map the
| ioiloWlng average courses or bearings were
| IiSeh.-f rom the culvcrt through Edison s
/ STOCK yards. y. 3o-a ". 1.94 chains 10 water
/ kate-N. ~. W. 261 chains 90 an ash tree
\. ~ w. l-.6 chains passing between t2i or
/ Iouoie willow 20 point In Boycc and White
| fOi road midway between the east side and
I
| o2fN 80 chains Co point oprositc the center
| oi lhe bndcc-thenCe under the bridge and
| across the road AID through the Edison Live.
e,ocN iarin.-N t5 ". ChaIns-N ia W
! hVN chains to a large willow IN the y W
/ corner oi the iawr-N. ] ". go chains 10
willow bunch y. T.. Of barn in the wate-
lane-N. at ". $50 chains u center of
Eidson's and Stephenson's water cate
lhtnce across Stephensou's. Garvu's and
thompson y. 81 ". II chains % center az
The angle of branch about L. feet west of the
lTuce hne-fhenCc across Brucc's and
sprint s.--N. Is j.. l.O3 chains to locust tree
\. ~ W. 40 chains and y. 81 ". S.36 6chains
| 20 Illtr lne-thcnce with Pliers line y
| 80 p. l2Qo chains crossing 20 the north side
| OF @pole named pike Co set stone on
bradford' s-;hcnCc with north side of the
/ PIKE =. Ji4 + l3.lGchains tO set stoue-thencc
across Bradiord's farm.-N. 23t +. II. 90
CHAINS 20 seq Stone and =. 5li r. 1898 chains
| to locust post corner % Reed s and Cars
thence with Carr s line =. 7Os =. a01s chains
crossing ais lane 90 a large locust post. corner
IN hls linc to Ford thence with Ford
| hne.-N 5ji J.. l2t~ chains 20 set stone AT
west corner of Forl's o7chard-thence along
the south ,;de oi said orchard =. 3j r. 1867
CualLs crossing the r. X. 90 set stone in
| Dlfenccricrs Nnc-thCncc along the east
SIDE ~ the Il. r. =. alI W. 3l0 chains Cd SCI
Stonc-thcnce across Dincndorfers farm
;. 81 r. $50 chains to the center OF his
Spnug and =. JU4 ". - SIS chains cro.sir,-
diaeonaiiy The Boycc and old Chauel Road
to south side Co a Cedar ;rcc-thence across
Gipin's lkcutmerc farm) =. i6l w PISS
chains passing about loo yards west of the
tenant house and through the Grove and
across the pike 90 the beginning. and con-
tanning 232 acres. Variation 4 degrees west.
A. u. Barber. NJ L. Strobe. T.. l.. Thomp-
son. NJ. @. Simpson. r. II Simpson. Il. [.
Green. VI. J. Dunlap. Geo. 4. Parker. q. T.
AShhy. Geo. W. Garyin. Chas L. EStep. q.
II. Gaunt. 7. L. Joiliile. J. ". Keeler. l.. T.
Grim. J. I. Sprint A. e.. Painter. r. H.
leyton. VIM. NJ. Gaun;. !. ID. Bruce. Thos.
L. Spates. j. +. Stinson. &. B. Stinson. J. b.
Diiendcrfcr ". J.. Dnenderfer. Geo DifIen-
cerfcr Ih0s ". steele. ] J. Jollifle VI. l. T.
Reel Geo b. Harrison. Jas Peyton. Alfred
LOudc'
HARRISON * LEvIs
for petitioners.
TO the Hon. T. ". Harrison. Judge Of the
Circuit Court Of Clarke Co.. Va.
Sir.
We the undersigned owning property.
but not living Within the prescribed limits
ofthe proposed town of B0ycc. hereby en-
dorse the prayer Of your petitioners that the
town oi Boyce Toe incorporated.
W. J. Manning, : II. Edison. r. p. PAGE.
Kenneth y. Gilpin. Mgr. ]. i. Dinenderter
ChaS, y. Fond, l.. &. Bradford.