Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-11-16
PETITION.
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la the Cicuit 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 Boyoe.
To the Honorable T. W. Harrison. Judge:
Your Petitioners. electors Of the unincor-
porated town Of BOyce, situated IN Clarke
County Virginia. a thickly settled COM
munity' respectfully pray that such COM
munity may be incorporated as q town
according 20 the following metes and bounds
a. surveyed by Chas. r. =. Harris. County
Surveyor, containing therein about Three
Hundred and twelve inhabitants az follows.
towit:
Beginning at walnut tree standing on
the south side OF the Winchester and Berrv's 8
Ferry turnpike and az the Eastern corner of
the Saratoga (R Powell Pages farm woods
AMI running through sald woods 5 - ".
- N chains 20 a point IN the center of Rose
vile branch directly under the keystone Of
the arch on the east end of the x. r. culveri
thence through the Culvcrt and up the middle
Of said branch all the way 60 the most
western corner n the town limits al pifer
line To locate said branch on the Map the
following average courses or bearings were
takcn.-FrOm tho culvert through Edison S
stock yards. y. S.-i W. i.94 chains 20 water
gate-N. 57s W 267 chains o. an ash tree
y. - ". 20 chains passing between 90 or
Gouble willow 20 point IN BOyCe and White
Post road midway between the east side AID
the stone approach 10 the bTidge-'hence :.
33T ". - chains 90 point opposite Z he center
of the bridge-thencc under the bridge and
across the road a"d through the Edison Live
stock tarm.-N. 30 W. - ChaIns-N. ~ ".
20, chains 90 large willow In the y. W.
corner of the lawn. I W. $50 chairs 20
willow bunch y. +. Of barn iu the water
lanc-N. b " $50 chains 90 center of
Edison and Stephenson water gate
thence across Stephenson r. Garvn's and
Thompson y. - ". l2 chains Co center II
the angle of branch about - feet Yves, of the
Bruce lue-fhcr Ce across BruCc's and
Sprint ~ 96 7. .03 chains to locust tree
y. st ". 90 chains and y. 81 ". 26 chains
to Pliers liue-thence with Pliers line y.
ayt T.. l-.oo chains crossing % the north side
of above named pike to SET stone on
Bradford s-theuCe with north side Of the
pike :. JQ7 + 1916 chains o. set stone-thence
a ross Bradford farm. 23t T. il.93
chains 20 set stone and =. 5l4 r.. 1873 chains
20 locust post corner 90 Reed S and Carr So
thence with Carr line =. 1Oz +. -0ls chains
crossing his lane 90 a iarce locust post corner
linc--N 53s +. l2t, chains 90 set stone az
west corner of Fori's oYchard-thcnce along
the south side Of said orchard =. Dl r. 12.6-
chains crossing the T.. T. o. >st stone in
de n the Il. l.. :. 5ls ". $40 chains to set
stone-thence across Dihendcrfers farm
:. @s3 r. . 95 chains o. the center Of his
spring and = 5Oi W e. - chains crossing
0iaCouaAy The EOyCe and OLD CHAPEL EOad
O. south side 60 a Cedar trec-thcnce across
Gilpin's kentmcre farm :. f6i W o-.S5
chains passing about leo yards west Of the
tenant house and through the Grove and
across the pike 90 the beginning and con-
tanning - acres: Variation 4 degrees west.
a. u. Barber, ". r. Strode. r. l. Thomp-
son. VI. o. simpson. r. II simpson. Il. C
Green. NJ. J. Dunlap Geo. 4. Parker o.. T..
Ashby. Geo. ". GArvin. Chas l.. Estcp. ID.
/ II. Gaunt. T. 7. Jollifie. J. W Kccler Z. r..
Grim. !. T. sprint A. e.. Painter. A. H
/ Peyton VIM. NJ Gaun;. J. p Bruce. Thos.
I +. Spatos. J. J. Stiuson. e. b. Stius0n. ! b.
I lGfenderfer ". l.. Dihenderfer Geo Difen-
Gericr Thos ". Steele, !. J. Jo.liiie NJ /. l..
Reed. Geo. b. Harrison. Jas. Peytou. Alfred
/ Louder
| HARRISON * LEWIS.
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
/ Of the proposed town % BOyce. hereby en-
/ dor>e the prayer Of your petitioners that the
+ town OF boyce be incorporated
". J. Manning, :. II. Edison. r. T. PAGE.
/ Kenneth y. Gilpin. Mgr. !. =. Difeuder.er.
/ ChaS, y. Ford, J.. q. Bradford