Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-03-30

! DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WEST
| ERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. on
THE 18th DAY OF MARCH 1923.
To
United States of America, Complts
VS.. No. 71S-Law.
w. A. Crist, Edward S. Crist. Eliza
beth Crist, Catherine N. Crist, Milton
| Dunn and Elizabeth Dunn, Thomas w
Dunn, A. H. Dunn and Ethel Dunn
| Louisiana B. Crist, H. R. Kern. Trus
tee, R. Gray Williams, Spec. Comr., j
M. Steck, Spec. Comr., Willis H. Orn
dorff, Luther Brill; unknown heirs O
Philip Snapp, decd; unknown heirs O
Barbara Wendle, decd; unknown heir
of Frances A. Fry, Lewis T. Moore
Thomas Edwards, James H. Vance anC
Geo. w. Diffenderfer, unknown heir:
OF Henry, Elizabeth and Jacob Keller
unknown heirs of Sheperd Collins
Nicholas Walters, Henry Clark, Samue
Boehm, George Barr, Samuel Weeks,
Eve Clark, Elizabeth Holmes, William
Davis, Henry Robinson, Lewis Stephens
and Sarah Turner: Defts.
You will take notice that in pursu
ance to the provisions of the decree OF
the District Court of the United States
for the Western District. of Virginia,
entered in the above entitled cause on
the Both day of January, 1923, direct
ing the undersigned Special Master of
the aforesaid court to proceed to hear
and reduce to writing all such docu-
mentary evidence as may be offered
and to make such investigations as to
him may seem necessary and to report
to the Court as follows:
1. In detail, the amounts, with in
terest and penalties, if any, of
all unpaid taxes assessed against
the land or lands in question, or
any part thereof, and the names
and addresses of the officials to
to whom each item is payable;
2. All other liens, if any, on said
lands, or any part thereof, the
amounts thereof and the dates
from which interest thereon
runs, and names and addresses
of all lienors, the priorities of
such liens, aspecification of the
lands to which said liens attach,
and all facts pertaining to the
validity of such liens;
3. The amounts of the costs of this
reference, including such sum as
SAID special master regards as
reasonable compensation for his
services under this order.
4. The names and addresses of the
persons to whom the balance or
balances of the fund or funds
should be paid, and the percent
ages of each fund payable to
each person.
The following is brief general de-
scription of the land involved in this
cause:
No. 404 1882 acres in Frederick
and Shenandoah Counties.
No 404-l--50S so acre tract in Shen-
andoah County.
No. IA 1925 acre tract in Frederick
County.
No l41a-4.U acre tract in Frederick
County.
No l41b-5.92 acre tract in Frederick
County.
The above lands which are situated
in Frederick County are also situated
in Back Creek District of such County,
and the above lands which are situat-
ed in Shenandoah County are also
in Stonewall District of such
County Containing in the aggregate
2434. 60 acres.
The location and description by
metes and bounds of the foregoing
tracts of land, with plates and surveys
OF same fully appear in the petition
and exhibits filed thereto, which are
on file in the office of the special
master at Woodstock, Va.
The undersigned Special Master will
sit at his office at Woodstock, Shenan-
doah County, Va. Tuesday April 10Th,
1923, and on such days thereafter as
may be fixed at that time, or from day
to day, for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of said Decree and maxi
ing the investigations and report pro-
vided for therein
Given under my hand as Special
Master of the U. S. District Court for
the Western District of Virginia, at my
office in said County, the day and year
first aforesaid.
C. C. SKYLES,
Special Master for the u S. Dist. Court
for the Western Dist. of Virginia.
Mar. 23-2t.