Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-12-22
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court of the United
States-For the Western District
of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES


Versus
A certain tract Of land containing
1892 acres, more or less, situate
in Pulaski Township in the County
of OConee in the State Of South
Carolina, known as w. u. Moore
tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The Cnited States tc Ac-
Quire the Land Herein Described,
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor Joseph II. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
Of South CaI olina, on the 18th day of
November, A ID. 1915, notice is here
by published that application has
been made to the District Court of
the United States for the Western
District of South Carolina, in behalf
of the United States, for the condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
Of National Forest Reserve, Of a cei-
tain tract OF land, owned or supposed
to be owned by w. y. Moore and
Mary Jane Moore and an accurate
description of said tract of land be-
ing as follows:
All and singular that certain tract
Of land known as the w. n. Moore
tract, in Pulaski Township, County of
Oconee and State Of South Carolina,
heretofore said to contain one hun
dred and twenty Q20) acres, but
containing seventy-eight and 92-l0O
(7S.92) acres, situate on the waters
Of Sourwood branch, a tributary of
Long Creek and adjoining lands Of
John Lochrie, j. T. Lee, George
Smith and others; the line begin
ming at corner one, which is corner
three of the George w. Smith tract
and corner of the lands of NJ. d. Lee
six inch sourwood; thence with the
boundary Of the George w. Smith
tract, S. 75o 12' e. to corner two,
which is corner four Of the George
w. Smith tract, rock with witnesses,
an oak post being set and scribed;
thence to corner three, which is cor
ner five Of the George w. Smith
tract, an eight inch hickory in edge
of branch, being blazed and scribed;
thence to corner four, also corner six
of the George w. Smith tract and
corner on the line of the John Loch-
~io ""r1ith-Wh'tnor" tract an oak
post being SGT and scrihed thence
vita the boundary Ul the JoMn Loeb
T!G "Smi;h-WhitAer" tract reversed,
10 corner i've, on the line JG the John
LOChrie ''Smith-WhituC. and q cor
ner oi I. ). Thrift lands, a rock with
witnesses, an oak post being set and
scribed; thence with the boundary of
the T. j. Thrift lands to corner six,
which is corner five Of the j. Taylor
Lee tract and common to lands Of II.
j. Thrift, chestnut (down), with
witnesses. an oak post being set and
scribed; thence with the boundary of
the J. Taylor Lee tract to corner 7,
and common to lands of John Lee,
a rock in an open field, an oak post
being set in a mound OF stones and
scribed; thence with the boundary
of the lands Of John Lee to corner
eight, a post being set and scribed;
thence to corner nine; thence with
the meanders Of a branch Ok 3.07
chains to point on the edge of Long
Creek; thence with Long Creek to
corner 10, a corner to lands Of John
Lee, sourwood; thence leaving
Long Greek to corner eleven, a corner
common to the lands Of John Lee,
and on line Of NJ. d. Lee, a six inch
pine with witnesses; thence with the
boundary Of the lands Of NJ, D. Lee to
the place Of beginning.
All persons interested in said tract
Of land, are hereby required to come
forward on the 18th day of January,
A. d. 1916, and file with the Clerk Of
this Court at his Office at Greenville,
S. c., their objections, if any they
should have, to the proposed purchase
or acquisition Of said tract of land
by the United States
j. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
a True Copy.
(Seal) J. B. KNIGHT,
Clerk, United States District Court
for the Western District Of South
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