Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08

John H. GrabiII, Heirs of Emanue
Huffman, deceased. L. Triplett, iii.
Perry {. Smoot Charles d. Shine
George p. McCeney and others. anc
2906.42 acres Of land. more or less
in Shenandoah and page Counties
Virginia.
You will take notice that il Dur
suance to the provisions of an order 0.
the District Court of the United State,
for the Western District of Yir
ginia, entered in the above entitled
cause on the 30th day Of December
1921, directing me in regard TO the
lands, called IN the original petition il
this cause, the l. and J |. Triplet,
tracts aggregating 3447S acres. Il
proceed to hear and reduce or cause
to be reduced to writing, such ora
evidence as may be offered; receive
and file all such documentary evidence
as may be offered, and to make sucf
further investigation as to me shall
seem necessary, and to report to .the
court as follows
H. The amounts, with interest
and penalties, il any, of all unpajd
taxes assessed by the state Of (jr-
gina and by the authorities of the
county or counties in which said lands
he, which are liens on the lands herein
involved, or any part thereof and the
names and addresses Of the officials TO
whom each item is payable.
% All other liens, if any, on said
LANDS or any part thereof, the amounts
thereof and the dates from which in
terest thereon runs; the names and
addresses of all lienors, and the prior,
tues OF such liens, and any facts per
unent to the validity Of such liens;
81 The amount of the costs Of
TINS reference, including such sum as
said Special Master regards as reason
able compensation for his services un-
der this order;
"a The names and addresses Of the
persons to whom the balance of the
fund herein involved should be maid
ana the percentages of the fund pay
able to each
% Costs item will be shown in
detail, and the said special master will
report all facts bearing upon the amount
which should be allowed to him as
especially the time he
IS employed and the nature Of the
rendered.
The undersigned Special Master will
SIT at his office at Woodstock, Vir-
ylnla, Both day of September 1922, and
IN such other days as may be fixed at |
hat time, or from day to dav, for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions
II said order and making the investi- |
,ation and report provided for therein. |
The lands herein involved consist of
hree tracts, known in the original
EDITION in this cause as "The L. and
, l. Irlplett Tracts, and aggregating
A Is acres; the said three tracts be-
1g briefly described in said original
etition as follows:
~ Tract of 1875. Sc acres (some-
mes known as the BENJAMIN Coffman
ract lying on both sides of Passage
reek, principally in the valley or {
ollow between Kern Mountain and ,
uncan Mountain parts of the Massa- :
ltten) Ill Springfield District; L
% Tract of 6.45 acres sometimes
1own as the Jacob Moore Overlap, {
ing on or near the eastern side of |
aterfall and Catback Mountains parts
the Massanutten Mountain, near
e headWaters of Meadow Branch,
nth OF Scothern Gap, in Luray Dis
ct; o
% Tract of 21297 acres (some- :,
mes known as the John Shenk Over =
y, lying along the eastern side and .,
on the slopes and in the hollows east o. d,
Kern Mountain Ia part of the Massa- q
item Mountain), Passage Creek run
lg through the tract, in northeasterly
lrse.
ilven under my hand as Special G.
ster OF said court, at my office in Et
Virginia, this 9TH day of st
otember, 1922. 6tl
PHILIP WILLIAMS Sc
}, ST.. Special Master. pl,