Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-11-25
NOTICE

TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
IOF SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VA,
and to the people of the County, and
ESPECIALLY to the people of the com
munity of the unincorporated town or
community OF Toms Brook:
| You are hereby notified that on the
first day of the January Term, 1922,
that being on the 9th day of the month,
the undersigned will make a motion
before the Circuit Court of the County
of Shenandoah for the entry of aproper
order incorporating the unincorporated
town or community of Toms Brook,
pursuant to law, and will offer on such
| day their petition following, namely ::
TO THE JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT
| COURT OF THE COUNTY OF SHEN-
| ANDOAH:
We, the undersigned electors of
| ne unincorporated town or thickly
ettled community known as Toms
Brook, within the County of Shenan
| doah, State of Virginia, do hereby ask
| the court that the said town or com
| munity be incorporated under the laws
Of the State of Virginia, and do hereby
| set forth the metes and bounds OF said
town, made by P. S. Rhodes, surveyor,
as follows:
BEGINNING at a post on the south
west side of the County Road leading
from Toms Brook towards the Shenan..
doah River, and corner to the lot OF
James M. Walton, and extending
thence with the back lines OF the lots
OF said Walton, Daniel KILLER, Lillian
l. +n
post, Mrs. Keller corner; thence with
another Of her lines N. 81 W, 23o feet
to a post corner to the lot OF j. d.
Hupp, his east corner; thence with the
back line of the various lots fronting
on the Valley Turnpike, S. 5l-s w. $40
feet to post thence continuing with
the back line of other OF said lots 5. 63
W. 1179 feet to stake at Angus Baus-
erman's fence; thence with fence
crossing his land N. Is w. 325 feet to a
stake on the west side OF the SAID Val
ley Turnpike thence with the west
edge of the pike n. 80 +. ESQ teet to
station on the west edge OF the pike,
and on the n. E. side OF. the new Estate
road at its junction with the pike;
thence along on the n. + side OF the
said road N. 39t- w. 467 feet to the
west edge Of the Railroad limits
thence with the west edge OF the said
limits N. AS E. 1865 feet, crossing Toms
Brook stream, to post at the south
corner of the cemetery thence with
the southwest line of the cemetery N.
"A w. 33l-i feet to the west corner OF
the same thence with the N. w line
thereof, and a continued course with
middle fence n 50 Z. 5SS feet to a post
on the west edge Of Crablll Street;
thence with the west edge OF the SAID
street S. 81 Z. % feet to stake thence
with the back line OF various residence
lots and crossing the said street, n.
63-; +. 7S2 feet TO stake IN the llne
dividing the lands Of H. 5. and d. NJ.
Crabill in hollow thence with the
said line S. 81 E. 349 feet to stake
in the west sedge OF the limit
Of the Railroad; thence with the
northwest limits of the saidRailroad n.
65-4 f. 1869 feet to stake III the sald
limits at the fence, thence crossing the
IL. X. and the Valley Turnpike, 5. 81 t.
372 feet to a stake in a gateway backof
the barn of D. NJ. Crabill thence with
middle fence S. 4S-3 W. 1886 feet to
a large white oak tree, a corner to the
residence lots Of j. c. Paxton thence
| with the lines Of the said lots and IN
Guiding the same S. Al E. 800 feet to
post thence S. As W. 900 fleet re-
crossing Toms Brook to- the place
of BEGINNING, containing ninety three
C93) acres, one ~ rood, thirty-five
| 80 square poles, more or less, IN
Guiding the lands embraced in the Val
lev Pike the railroad, and the county
roads.
Your petitioners represent that the
inhabitants of said town within the said
territory are at least $50 in number,
and fewer than 300, the undersigned
believing that the number, as near as
may be estimated, is $50 to 26O.
Your petitioners represent that the
proposed incorporation will be to the
interest of the inhabitants of said
town that the general good OF athe
community will be promoted that the
area of land designed to be embraced
within the town is not excessive; that
the undersigned desire the said town
to be INCORPORATED in the style of THE
Town of Toms Brook, and that they
will make a motion before said court
on the first day of the january Term,
1922, that being the 18th day OF the
| lllOlItIl, lOl wv iiiNOA PoAe tsiOiA VI SsNNN
town.
Respectfully submitted,
S. B. Miley, c. D. Borden, IN. F.
Snarr, NJ. L. Snarr, Annie T. Snarr, B.
f. Borden, Jr., g. L. Borden, Minnie
C. Borden, Ella G. Borden, Lille l..
Miley, Q. G. Borden, Cinda V. Borden,
Ruth Miley, C. S. Teller E. R. Miley
William Walton, Lawrence Hotel,
Monnie NJ. Hotel, Conrad Orndorff,
A. G, Beable, Otis J. Borden, j. L.
Wisman, Nellie NJ Wisman, Alice V.
Scott, Alma M. Borden, Mrs. w. A.
Walton, P. B. Kronk, Charles 0. Keller,
Lillian w. Keller, R. R. Roger, Beulah
tReger, Mollie KILLER, B M. Borden,
Mrs. B, NJ. Borden, j. D. Hupp, Sam'l
l.. Miller, William Keller, R. W. Stone
burner, A. w. Barley, B. B. Dever, R.
NJ. Crabill, D. H. Rhodes, w. D. KILLER,
Ia. E. Crabill Mary X. Crabill, w. F.
Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Annie Will,
A L. Will, Eta Hawkins, Anna R.
Phillips, w. H Borden, W. H. Bow
man, N Bowman, Alice Hines, S; D.
Ritenour, D. M Crabill, D. E: Crabill,
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