The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-03-17

Notice is hereby given that / will
present to the Judge of the Superior
Court of Lee County, Georgia, at 10
o'clock A. M. March 25th. 1922 in
Americas, Ga, petition, of which
the following is a copy, praying for
leave to sell and re-invest as shown
therein.
I, This 10th, February, 1922.
Mrs. Z. A.. Thorpe,
Guardian.
GEORGIA, LEE COUNTY.
To the Hon. 2. A. Littlejohn, judge
of Superior Court of said County:
The petition of Mrs. E. A. Thorpe
shows:
FIRST
Petitioner is the regular qualified
guardian under appointment of Court
of Ordinary of said of Mary Manning,
E. C. Manning and Bessie Manning,
ages Ia, ~ and 8 respectively, an resi-
dents of said county.
SECOND
Said minors own one-fourth undi-
vided interest, each, in the following
lands insaid county, to-wit;
All of land lot No. 202 south of
Richardson creek, being $50 acres,
more or less, of said lot; also all of
land OF No. 2O3 which lies east of the
Public road from Starkesville, Geor-
gia, to Cork Ferry Georgia, being 1873
acres, more or less, of said lot; also
all of land lot No. 204; also al of
said lands being in the 18th district
of said County, and being the lands
described in deeds recorded in re-
cord of deeds said county in book &c"
page $50, book "F" page S69 and
book "F'' page 1914, in each of which
L. C. Manning was grantee. Said
lands being lands of whicr L. G. Man
ming was possessed at the time of
his death.
THIRD
Petitioner desires to sell said lands
at private hale for REIMBURSEMENT.
FOURTH
The reason for selling me a.
said lands are yielding no income ana
have not for the past several years;
the improvements on same are in a
rundown and delapidated condition.
At least four hundred acres of said
lands are unfit for farming purposes
for the reason that it is covered with
nut-grass and in swamp. said lands
are located about IL miles in country.
Petitioner shows that
FIFTH
In petitioners opinion said three
fourths interest in said lands have
fair market value of $500.
SIXTH
Petitioner desires to invest the pro-
ceeds from the sale of said lands in
the following property:
That certain portion of city lots
Nos. Is and Is on Tiff street in the
City of Albany, George, same de-
scribed as commencing at the north
east corner of said lot No. 10 and run
south along Washington street dis
lance of 102 feet, thence west 88 feet,
thence south 3 feet, thence west L.
feet, thence north los feet to Alley,
thnce due east 21O feet to starting
point. Said premises being under
fence erected on boundaries.
SEVENTH
Petitioner shows said premises are
improved, having thereon a brick
store, and residence, both of which are
in a good state of repair; and located
in desirable portion of the city Of
Albany, Ga. Said premises have a
rental value of $1,000 per month. In
petitioners best judgment said premi-
ses have fair market value of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
EIGHTH
Said minors have no advantages of
school and church whey they now re-
side, being on the lands proposed to
be sold. Petitioner desires to reside
on the premises proposed to be pur-
chased, and rent out said store house,
by which arrangement said children
will have the benefits of school, and
at the same time have income paying
property in said store-house.
Therefore petitioner prays that she
be authorized to make such sale, and
re-invest the proceeds thereof in the
above described property, and that
such other order and direction be
given as the case and the law requires.
w. G. MARTIN
Attorney for Petitioner.
Sworn to by Mrs. E. A. Thorpe.