Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-08
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In tho District Court of the United
States for the Western District Of
South Carolina.

In tho District Court of the United
States for the Western District Of
South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract Of land containing
99.37 acres, more or less, situate in
Whitewater Township. in the Coun-
ty Of Oconee, in the Sttae Of South
Carolina, known as c. w. Pitch
ford tract.
Made by The United States to Ac-
Quire tho Land Herein Described
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor, Joseph L. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
OF South Carolina, on the I'd day OF
July, A. ID. 1917, notice Is hereby
published that application has been
made to the District Court Of the
United States for the Western Dis
trict OF South Carolina, In behalf Of
the United States, for the condemna-
ton for the public use and purpose
OF National Forest Reserve, Of certain
tracts Of land. owned or supposed to
be owned by G. w. Pitchford and Car
rie w. Pitchford, and general de-
scription Of said tract of land being
as follows:
A tract OF land claimed by G. w.
Pitchford, situatue In Whitewater
Township, Oconee County, South Car
oltna, known rs Welsh Heirs Land,
lying northwest Of Mountain Rest, on
watershed Of Village and Lick-Log
Greeks, along road leading from Wal
halla to Nicholson Ford, adjoining
lands of Keown, Nicholson, James
Welsh and b. w. Martin, containing
s9:37 acres beginning at corner /,
common to the James Welsh tract,
also corner 23 OF VIM. Nicholson
tract, "a" pine, an original corner
| with witness: thence with boundary
OF James Welsh tract s LII e 42.OO
chains to corner Q, with witnesses;
thence N 81-23 70 14.75 chains to
corner 3, common to James Welsh
and Rexford Il Graves tracts; thence
| with west boundary OF Rexfofd &
Graves 1924 Il .94 chain to corner
4. common to Rexford & Graves and
Fahnestock tracts, a 10" hickory
with witnesses; thence s 400 w
1888 chains with boundary OF Fahne-
stock tract to corner s., an S" black
oak with witnesses; thence s ,45-53
w sos chains to corner 6, large
poplar stump with witnesses, about
| four chains south Of Village Creek
School House; thence s 400 w
1892 chains to corner 7, common to
Fahnestock and Edgen tracts, one
chain west Of road; thence N 1928
w 11.29 chains with boundary OF
Edgen tract to corner 8, 6" black
Jack with witnesses; thence S 85-32
w 1872 chains to corner 8; thence
N 1886 w 1910 chains with east
boundaries Of the Edgen, Rexford &
| Graves and Oconee Timber Company
tracts to corner 10, common to Oco-
nee Timber Company tract, also cor
ner 25 OF VIM. Nicholson tract, an
original rock corner with witnesses:
thence with boundary Of VIM. Nichol-
son tract reversed. " 37~i6 r 2O.02
Chains to corner Il, which Is corner
| "a OF VIM. Nicholson tract, /, 80"
| hickory, an origlnaI corner; thcnCo
y 65-22 lG TO- / chains to beginning;
| excepting one acre, known as Village
Creek School House tract, beginning
at corner / Of said Village Creek
School House tract, 10" white oak
with witnesses; thence N OO-30 -
400 chains with boundary Of VII
lage Greek School House tract to cor
ner of said tract; thence 1890
| - l.0U cnalnS 10 corner or said tract
on west bank Of Dodge Road; thence
s 00-30 w 100 chains to corner 4, n
point, corner 6 Of G. w. Pitchford
tract bears s 24-33 w 1.60 chains
distant; thence N $3.50 w $50
chains to beginning; all bearings be-
| ing turned from the true meridian.
| All persons interested In said tract
OF land are hereby required to come
forward on the 1st day Of October,
A. d. 1917, and file with the Clerk OF
this Court, at his office at Greenville,
s. c., their objections, II any they
should have, to the proposed pur-
chase or acquisition Of said tract Of
land by the United States.
j. WILLIAM THURMOND,
.u-. United States Attorney.
A true copy. Attest:
(Seal) j. B. KNIGHT,