Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-31

"A. "A
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA, ON THE
22nd DAY OF JANUARY, 1919.
United States OF America, Complts. |
VS.. No 500.
Cullers and Kneisley, Glen heirs, Seek |
ford, Esnelman and the following
hereinafter named defendants :
II. A. kneisley, Samuel H. Cullers,
frances Cullers, George w. Glenn,
Mary A, Ritenour and husband, L. NJ.
Rltenour, Bette Glen and husband,
Samuel Glenn. Victor Ritenour, Kate
Ritenour, c: E. Ritenour, A. c. Eshel-
man. c. w. Eshelman and wife, Laura
E. Eshelman, g. F. Compton, the I'M
known heirs and devisees Of E. L.
Compton, unknown heirs and devisees
Of George F. French, unknown heirs
and devisees Of Mrs. Anna Booth, un-
known heirs and devisees of Van Lear
French, Virgie French, unknown heirs
and devisees of Robert French, Beckie
French, unknown heirs and devisees
|of Susan B. French, unknown heirs
and devisees of Mrs. Arianna D. Loney,
unknown heirs and devisees of Frank
Weems, Robert Weems, John~Weems,
otCPlhCH " CCluo, 4SeliIc WtCIuS, Lucy
Weems, Mary Weems, unknown heirs
and devisees of Mrs. Luly Owens, un-
known heirs and devisees of Mrs. Mag
gle Helmsley, Edwin Colt, unknown
heirs and deviSees Of John Bowie, un-
known heirs and devisees of Ellen
Bowie, unknown heirs and devisees of
Arthur Bowie, unknown heirs and
devisees of Thomas Bowie, unknown
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decd, other than the heirs above
stated, Thomas L Seekford and wife,
Mary +. Seekford, John w. Seekford
and wife, Lena Seekford, James H.
/ Seekford and wife, Belle Seekford, Ed
ward Seekford Isaac Seekford, if liv-
ing, unknown heirs and devisees of
| Isaac Seekford, if dead, unknown heirs
and devisees OF Mary F. Spiker, Hugh
L. Spiker and wife, Hester D. Spiker,
unknown heirs and devisees Of Clara
Y. Maphis, DR.. B. F. Maphis, John
| Hoye, Edward Hoye, David Hoye,
Daniel /. Hoye, unknown heirs and
devisees of John Hoye, Edward Hoye,
David Hoye and Daniel ,Hoye, if they
are dead, j. R. H. Deakins, Elizabeth
a. Deakins, George Mcleod, Sallie M
Moore and husband, Arthur R. Moore,
| LiAdDSlh W. W illldlllS anu HuSDdilu
| Gerald B. Williams, John Mcleod, Mrs
Amanda NJ. Grubbs, Keith Mcleod
Willis Mcleod, Mrs. L. De Haas Nc
| Leod, E. Allen Jones, Maura NJ. D.
Jones, Margaret Jones, Mrs. John R
Serpell, Richard F. Serpell, Mrs. Flor
ence Wilson, George NJ. Serpell, Mrs
10. H. Bayard, unknown heirs and devi
sees OF Louisa Deakins Gustave Fret
bus, Alethia Serpell, Una L. Serpell
iGuhelina Serpell, Jane D. Patrick ane
husband B. r. Patrick, NJ. Alice Tale
toro and husband E. L. Tor F. Tale
foro or Talliaferro), Mrs. Nellie F
Tyler and husband, S. H. Tyler, Colds
borough SerpelI, Albert C. Serpell
Joseph NJ, Deakins, Deborah G. Fauv
er, Parsons Deakins. CIearah Fauver
!Septemus c. Deakins, John B. Deakins,
Il. S. Deakins, unknown heirs and dev-
lsees Of Mrs. Rebecca D. Pulliam, Mrs
10. d. Bayard, William D. Cassin Mary
| NJ. Caosin, Fannie NJ. Cassin. Gene
We've Cassin, Carrie B. Shoemaker and
/ husband, c. 7. Shoemaker Virginia L.
| hncaide and husband, I. w. kincaide,
unknown heirs and deviseeS OF r. W.
Heath, Alice Heath, Charles Heath,
| Lula H. r. Fralinger, Dorah Heath,
Mrs William K. Heath, the heirs and
devisees other than the persons here
tofore stated of Leonard NJ. Deakins,
dec d, William F. Deakins, decd, Caro-
line Mcleod, decd, Laura NJ. Jones,
decd, Jane c. Serpell, decd, Francis
| ". Deakins, dec d, Tabitha NJ Cassin,
dec d, Stanley NJ. Jones, decd Olivia
Freibus, dec d, Kenneth Mcleod. dec d,
Coldsborough SerpelL decd, Leonard
| NJ. Deakins, dec'd William d. Cassn,
ST., dec d. and Leonard D. Heath,
dec d, respectfully whose names and
residences are unknown Z. D. New
man. F. S. Tavenner, Spc. Comrs.,
Caroline Gordon Forbes, Samuel L.
Forbes, Mrs. Kate Taylor, Mrs EIdieia
Bowie, Annie F. Bowie, Edna X. Bowie,
Earl X. Bowie, Cassidy NJ. Bowie, Leona
{, Bowie, Mrs. Eugenia Bowie, Anna
| u. bowie, Walter Bowie, Evangaline
Bowie. Thelma Byrd Bowie. Mrs w. S.
S,errc.t, Mrs W. J. Townsend, Mrs.
tW. y. Blackwell, Robert +. Forbes, ST.,
Robert Z. Forbes, Jr., Mrs. Otto Stauk-
er, Richard Tasker Forbes. Frank
VIM, Louisa Parker unknown heirs
and devisees of said Louisa Parker, I'M
known heirs and devisees of William
Forbes W. NJ Rosser, unknown heirs
land devisees Of F. B. Cullers, E. L.
Miller and wife. Mrs. E. L. Miller.
Mary Russell, Agnes Russell, Mrs.
lkagey Roller and William 7. Williams.
Defendants.
You will take notice that in pursu-
lance to the provisions of the decree of
he District Court of the United
States for the Western District of N;r-
Ginia, entered in the above entitled
causo on january 9th, 1919, directing
me 10 proceed to hear and reduce to
| writing all such documentary evidence
las may be offered and to make such
| investigations as 20 me seem necessary
land to report to the Court as follows ::
First-In detail the amounts. and in
tHrtst and penalties. if any, Of all
. the year 1915 assessed by the Com
of Shenandoah or Page, which are liens
on the land or any part thereof in
this cause concerned, and the names
| and addresses of the officials to whom
each item is payable.
Second-All other liens on said land,
the amounts thereof and the dates from
which interest runs, and the names and
addresses of all lienors, and also any
facts pertinent to the validity of such
liens.
Third-The amount of the costs of
this reference, including such sum as
said master regards as reasonable COM
pensation for his service under this
order. Cost items will be shown in
detail, and the said master will report
all facts bearing upon the amount
which should be allowed to him as
compensation, especially the time he is
employed and the nature of the ser
vices rendered;
Fourth-The names and addresses of !
the persons to whom the balance of |
the fund, after the payment of the
clerks costs and costs of reference,
should be paid, and in what proper
tons.
The undersigned Special Commiss-
Toner will sit at his office at Wond-I