Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-12-02
NOTICE

TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF 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 motion
before the Circuit Court of the County
of Shenandoah for the entry of a proper
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
4c unincorporated town or thlckly
,ettIeu community known as 'loms
Brook within the County OF ohenan
doah, State OF Virginia, do hereby ask
the court that the said town or COM
munl,y be incorporated under the laws
vi 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 NJ ~ alton, 4nu extending
thence with the back lines OF the lots
Of said Walton, Daniel KILLER, Lillian
Keller, S. SO W. Ala feet to cedar
post, Mrs. Keller's corner; thence with
another vi her INES N. s w. Z3o 1eet
TO a post corner to the lot OF }. d.
Hupp, his east corner thence with the
back line OF the various OTIS 1rOnthl@
on the Valley Turnpike, S. 51-4 w. $40
feet to post thence continuing with
the back line of other of said lots 5. 63
w. 1179 feet to a stake at Angus Baus-
erman's fence thence with fence
crossing his land N. % w. 325 feet to
stake on the west side OF the SAID Val
lev Turnpike thence with the west
edge of the pike N. So E. 236 feet to
station on the west edge OF the pike,
and on the n E side of. the new State
road at it's junction with the pike
thence along on the N. E side Of the
said road N. 393- w. 467 feet to the
west edge Of the Railroad limits
thence with the west edge OF the said
limits n. AS E. 1863 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. 331-} feet to the west corner OF
the same; thence with the N Whine
thereof, and a continued course with a
middle fence N. So f. 5SS feet to a post
on the west edge of Crabill Street;
thence with the west edge OF the said
street s. 81 E. 30 feet to a stake thence
with the back line OF various residence
lots and crossing the said street, N.
63-t Z. 7S2 feet to a stake IN the line
dividing the lands OF H. 5. and D. NJ.
Crabill in a hollow ; thence with the
said line S IL E 349 feet to a stake
in the west edge OF the limit
of the Railroad ; thence with the
northwest limits of the saidRailroad N
65-4 +. 1863 feet to stake III the SAID
limits at the fence: thence crossing the
X r. and the Valley Turnpike, 5. IS +
372 feet to a stake in gatewa. back OF
the barn Of D. NJ Crabill thence with
q middle fence S AS! 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. 322 feet TO a
post thence S. As w. 900 feet re-
crossing Toms Brook to the place
of BEGINNING, containing ninety-three
(93] acres, one ~ rood, thlrty-flve
49, square poles, more or less, In
Guiding the lands embraced in the Val
a,,l tho Mt
roads
Your petitioners represent that the
OF said town within the said
territory are at least 2o0 in number,
and fewer than 300, the undersigned
believing that the number, as near as
may be estimated, is $50 to 260.
Your petitioners represent that the
proposed incorporation will be to the
interest Of the inhabitants of said
town that the general good OF the
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 motion before said court
on the first day Of the January Term,
1912, that being the 9th day Of the
month, for the incorporation Of said
town.
Respectfully submitted,
S. B. Miley. C. D. Borden, N. F.
Snarr, NJ L. Snarr, Annie T. Snarr, b.
F. Borden, Jr., G. L. Borden, Minnie
C. Borden, Ella G. Borden, Lille L.
Miley, o. 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 M. Wisman, Alice V.
Scott, Alma M. Borden, Mrs. w. A.
Walton, F. B. Kronk, Charles O. Keller,
Lillian w. Keller, R. R. Roger, Beulah
Roger, Mollie KILLER, B NJ. Borden,
Mrs. B. NJ Borden. j. D. Hupp, Sam'l
L. Miller William Keller, R. w. Slone-
burner, A. w. Barley, B. B. Dever, R.
NJ Crabill D. H. Rhodes, w. D. Kibler,
A. 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. NJ Crabill, D. E. Crabill,
! Maud M, Crablll, Sallie o. Keller, E. A.