The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-04-22

VI II. T.. LARK, OecQ, Mary II. Fat
chin and husband, Susie Owens and
husband, Martha B. Wilmoth and
husband, Ruth E. Wright and hus-
band, w. T. Wall and wife; the fol-
lowing persons and their respective
spouses, if living; if dead, their sur
viving spouses, if any, unknown
heirs, personal representatives, Sue
cessors and-or assigns, whose names
and addresses are not known: Dute-
Benham, E. w. Benham, Rebecca
Butler, Roy Butler, A. C. Grayson,
Frank Grayson, Ham Grayson; the
SpouseS, heirs personal representa-
tives, and-or assigns of the follow
ing deceased persons whose names
and addresses are not known: Mari
anna Wilcox Barber and husband
w. w. Barber, Mrs. Jennie Benham
and husband J. L. Benham, Harry
E. Clark, Cora Cowles Gather and
husband Albert Gather, J. w. M.
Grayson, Mrs. Bessie Lillard, Mrs.
N. J. Lillard, Moses l. Michael, Mar
tishia Worth Wagner Wilcox and
husband J. L. Wilcox, David Worth
and wife Elizabeth Worth, T. G.
Worth, Mrs. Lille Wagner Wright
and Mrs. Cora CoWles and husband,
w. H. H. CoWles; and all persons
WhomsOeVer who have, or claim to
own any estates or interests in the
fee or otherwise in and to the prem
Uses described in the petition filed in
this cause and described in this no.
tice, and any and all heirs and de-
ViSeeS of the several parties above
named, whose names and addresses
are unknown; and all and singular
their heirs, husbands, wives, devils
ees, executors, administrators, rep
resentatives, alienees, successors and
assigns, of each and every of them;
and all unknown owners, lienors, or
claimants, having or claiming to-
have, any right, title, estate, equity,
interest or lien; and all occupants,
lessees, users, holders and owners of
and claimants to any rights or ease.
ment or prescription in, over, across,
or through said lands or any part
thereof; You will please take notice:
That an action entitled as above has:
been commenced in the District
Court of the United States for the
Middle District of North Carolina,
at Greensboro, North Carolina; that
summons has been duly issued out
of said court and petition filed
therein asking for the condemnation
of certain lands described in the said
petition and hereinafter described;
that you, and each of you, are
necessary and proper parties to the
just and final disposition of this ac-
ton; That said action has been in
stituted by the United States At
torney for the Middle District of
United States, for the condemnation
of said lands described in the petit
ton in said proceeding, under and
by virtue of the provisions Of the
Weeks Forestry Act (36 Stat. 961),
as amended; That the lands propos-
ed to be condemned and appropriate
ed by the plaintiff United States are
described substantially as follows:
H. E. Clark Heirs Tract No. 1879,
Unaka Unit, Ashe County, North
Carolina, containing according to
survey 327 acres, more or less, sub
ject to any right of way or ease
ments to public roads now located
upon said lands, situated approx
mately five miles southeast of
Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, on the
southside of Stone Mountain, lying
on Kilby Creek watershed tribu-
the lands of Ben Kilby, Owens, Ted
der, Davis, Jennings and others, and
being covered by State Grant No.
6099 to VIM. Daniels and David
Worth, etc., dated May 8, 1854 and
being portion of the same land de-
scribed in deed from James Dowler
and wife Margaret Dowler to H. E.
Clark dated October %, 1908 and
recorded in deed book FL at page
474, office of the Register of Deeds
of Ashe County, North Carolina, as
evidenced by blue print and accu-
rate descriptions contained in the
original petition filed in this pro-
ceeding: You and each of you are
hereby notified to be and appear at
the office of the Clerk of the United
States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, in the
United States Courthouse Building
at Greensboro, Guilford County,
North Carolina, not later than ten
(10) days from and after the COM
pletion of the service of this sum-
mons by publication for four ~
successive weeks, and answer or
demur to the petition or complaint
herein filed by the above named Pc
titioner in the office of the said
Clerk, and you are further notified
that if you fail to appear and an
swer or demur to the said petition
or complaint within the time speci-
fled, the petitioner will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in
said petition; Withnesseth, The Hon.
orable Johnson J. Hayes, Judge of
the District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, this the
End day TO April, 1887, and the year
of our Independence the 161st.
HENRY REYNOLDS,
4-29 Clerk u. S. District Court.