Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-02-09
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court Of the United
States-FOr the Western District
Of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES

VI oouUIl SUFOl1n0.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract Of land containing
55.57 acres. more or less, situate
in Chattooga Township, in the
County of Oconee, in the State Of
South Carolina, known as The ].
G. Powell Tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The United States to 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 Carolina, on the 9th day Of
December, A. D. 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 GER
tain tract Of land, owned or supposed
to be owned by John G. Powell and
Mary J. Powell, and an accurate de-
scription Of said tract Of land being
as follows:
All and singular that tract of land
known as the John G. Powell tract,
situate and lying in Chattooga Town
ship, Oconee County, State of South
Carolina, heretofore known as the
Powell tract, adjoining lands of Will
liam G. Russell, v. Il. Holden, John
Lochrie, J. w. Iyestcr, on headwaters
of Chauga River, and heretofore said
to contain fifty (50) acres, more or
less, but containing fifty-fivc and
$4,000 (55.57) acres, and circum-
scribed by a line beginning at corner
one, which Is corner twelve (north-
east corner) Of the V. r. Holden
tract, white oak post being set and
scribed No. 12-U T. SHIP; thence
to corner two, a Spanish oak post be-
ing set; thence to corner three, a
white oak post being set; thence to
corner four. maple post being set;
thence to corner five, black gum
post being set; thence to corner six,
pine post being set; thence to COR
ner seven, pine post being set;
thence to corner eight, pine post be-
ing set; thence to corner nine, the
northernmost corner, being corner
twenty-five Of the w. G. Russell tract,
siX-inch pine, a corner original to
Powell and Russell, a Spanish oak
post being set, beside pine; thence
S. 1851 w. with the boundary Of the
w. G. Russell tract, to corner ten,
being corner twenty-one Of tho w. G..
Russell tract. a Spanish oak post
being set; thence 9. 21-33 e. with
the boundary line Of John Lochrie
Tract No. 2, to corner eleven, the
easternmost corner Of the John Loch-
rie Tract No. 2, and the northernmost
corner OF the V. f. Holden tract. a
white oak post being set; thence S.
4i-19 E. with the boundary line Of
the V. F.. Holden tract, to the place Of
beginning, all bearings being turned
| from the true meridian.
All persons interested in said tract
of land, are hereby required to come
forward on the 1st day Of March,
A. D., 1916, and flo with the
Clerk Of this Court, at his office
at Greenville, S. c., their objections,
| If any they should have, to the pro-
posed purchase or acquisition Of said
| tract Of land, by the United States.
j. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
A True Copy. Attest:
(Seal.) J. B. KNIGHT,
Clerk, u. S. ID. Court.