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VIRGINIA.:

VIRGINIA.:
In the Circuit Court of Powhatan
County, Virginia
IN RE: APPLICATION OF LIE
ROY HARRIS TO PURCHASE
TWENTY FIVE t25l ACRES
OF LAND. MORE OR LESS.
SITUATED IN MACON &C.
DISTRICT. POW WHAT AN
COUNTY. VIRGINIA. STAND
ING IN THE NAME OF JOHN
JAMES AND WILLIAM HAZ-
LUP. OR HAZEL.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
TO: JAMES. JOHN. AND WILL
LIAM HAZLUP. OR HAZEL. if
living; if deceased their hers.
devisecS, or assigns, and to
whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified thar
tract of land in Macon ,c) Dis
tirct, PoWahatan County, Virgin
ia, was sold on the 18th day of
December 1855, 18th day of De
cember, 1854, l4th day of Decem-
Der, 1858. 9th day of December.
1852. 10th day of December. 1851.
nth day Of December. 1850. I2th
day Of December. l949. 18th dav
Of December. 1913, 9th dav Of
December, l947. and dates MAJ
ID previous" and the 18th dav of
December. 1888 and dates marked
previous" tor delinquent taxe,.
interest. levies and costs to tn.
Commonwealth Of Virginia: and
application for The purchase
thereof has been filed in this of
flee. And it appearing from the
records in this office that you are
interested IN said lard you arr
further notified to appear in four
a. months from the date of this
notice and do what may be neces-
sary to protect your interest.
Given under my hand this the
Bird day of December. 1856.
JAMES A. TILNAN. JR Clerk
LESLIE L. MASON. JR.. D. q.
Powhatan, Va. l2-l4-4t
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LEGAL NOTICE


VIRGINIA:
In the Clerks Office Of the Cir
cult Court for the County Of
Cumberland on this the 18th
day Of December. 1856:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGIN
IA. And
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
Compliments
MACK JOHNSON. Address I'm
known, who left Cumberland
County many years ago and has
not been heard of since, if he be
living; If not. his heirs. deviSees
and successors in title. whose
names are unknown. who are
made parties defendant by the
general description of PART
les UNKNOWN
Defendants
The object of this suit Is to sell
a tract of 10 acres of land. more
or less. situate in Hamilton Dis
trict. Cumberland County. Virgin
ia, which was conveyed Mack
johnson by deed dated July S.
1906. and recorded in Deed Book
43 at page ll3 in the Clerks Of
flee of Cumberland County, to
satisfy the liens thereon and par
ticularly delinquent taxes listed
and assessed on the land books of
Cumberland County in the name
of Mack johnson. amounting TO
$9l.25. plus certain interest. pen
alties and costs. which should be
legally added .....
An affidavit having been made
and filed, stating that Mack
johnson may be a nonresident of
the State of Virginia and that his
address is Unknown, and that there
are Or may be parties interested
in the subject to be disposed of in
this suit whose names are I'M
known do appear within ten days
after due publication hereof and
do what may be necessary to pro-
tect their interests in this suit.
r. H. BLANTON. clerk.
C. CARTER, p. q.
Cumberland Virginia. l2-2l-2t
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VIRGINIA.:
In the Office Of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for the County of
Cumberland the SOIL, day of
November, 1886:
Doris Nash Booker ........ Plaintiff
v.
Andrew Booker .......... Defendant
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain a divorce from the bond of
matrimony for the plaintiff from
the defendant on the ground of
desertion.
An affidavit having been made
and filed. according to law. stat
ing that due diligence has been
used by or on behalf of the plain
tiff to ascertain in what count,
or corporation the defendant. An
drew Booker is. without effect,
Therefore it is ordered that the
said Andrew Booker do appear
within ten days after due publica-
ton hereof and do what may be
necessary to protect his interests
in this suit
r. H. BLANTON. Clerk
j. TAYLOR WILLIAMS. p. q.
Cumberland. Va. 2-7-4t
VIRGINIA.:
In the Circuit Court of Prince Ed
ward County, November 28.
1856.
| NATHAN OWEN.
Complainant
VS..
CORA EVANS OWEN.
Defendant
Order of Publication
| The object Of this suit is TO OBJ
tain for the Complainant from
the defendant a divorce from the
bond Of matrimony on TIL c
grounds of desertion for a period
Of more than one year.
An affidavit having been made
and filled that the defendant.
Cora Evans Owen. is not a resi-
dent Of the State of Virginia, it
is ordered that she do appear
within ten days after due publica-
ton of this order and do what
may be necessary to protect he,
interest in this suit.
! HORACE ADAMS. Clerk
J. r. LEWIS. .
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LEGAL NOTICES

VIRGINIA:
In the Office of the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court for the County Of
Cumberland the 30th day of
November, 1886:
Willie Peterson Coins :. Plaintiff
v.
Sarah Elizabeth Coins, Defendant
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain a divorce from the bonds Of
matrimony for the plaintiff from
the defendant on the grounds of
desertion.
An affidavit having been made
and filed according to law. stat
ing that due diligence has been
used by or on behalf of the plain
tiff to ascertain in what county
or corporation the defendant, Sa-
rah Elizabeth Coins is, without
effect: Therefore it is ordered
that the said Sarah Elizabeth
Coins do appear within ten days
after due publication hereof and
do what may be necessary to pro-
tect her interests in this suit.
r. H. BLANTON, Clerk
j. TAYLOR WILLIAMS. p. q
Cumberland. Va. l2-7-4t
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VIRGINIA.:
In the Clerks Office of the Cir
cult Court Of C m b { a n d
County on this the 18th day Of
December. 1856
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGIN
IA. and
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
Compliments
v
SALILE COLEMAN. Address I'm
Known. who left Cumberland
County many years ago and has
not been heard OF since. if she
be living; if not, her heirs, de-
visees and successors in title.
whose names are unknown. who
are made parties defendant by
the general description OF
PARTIES UNKNOWN"
Defendants
The object of this suit is to sell
a tract Of land. more or less. sit
uate in Hamilton District. Cum
berland County, Virginia. which
was conveyed Sallie Coleman by
deed dated April 25. 1901. and re-
corded in Deed Book 81. page 1871
In the Clerks Office of Cumber-
land County, to satisfy the liens
thereon and particularly delin-
quent taxes listed and assessed
on the land books Of Cumberland
County in the name of Sallie
Coleman. amounting to $44.55.
plus certain interest. penalties
and costs. which should be legal
ly added;
An affidavit having been made
and filed. stating that Sallic Cole
man may be nonresident OF
the State Of Virginia and that her
last address is unknown, and that
there are or may be parties inter-
eSted in the subject to be disposed
of in this suit whose names arc
unknown: Therefore. it is ordered
that the said Sallie Coleman and
Parties Unknown do appear with
in ten days after due publication
hereof and do what may be nee
cssary to protect their interests
in this suit
r. H. BL4ANTON. Clerk.
WILLIAM c. CARTER, p. q.
Ci-l.il,c ".--..;.!,l.-,. -2--.~c,'
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TOURIST TRAP"

Roundup, Mont This small la.
tern Montana community Is maxim
1t hard for tourists to pass through
TheT are liable to arrest" for
operating a vehicle with out-of.
stat license plates" The police
CHIEF. siren waiting and red light
flashing, occasionally stops a tourist
Car as II prepares to leave the city
The sentence" for driving through
konnGup with out-ofs state plates In
cludts free nights lodging. dinner
with the Mayor, free movie. free
breakfast and wash and lubrlc.-
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VIRGINIA.:
In the Circuit Court of Powha-

In the Circuit Court of Powha =
| tan County
DINANTHA DREW FLAX
/ Vs.-IN CHANCERY
PARTHENIA MORRIS
Tamworth. Virginia.
Kenneth Morton
703 North 32nd Street
Richmond. Virginia
Fannie May Hill
1888 Cambridge Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Montgomery Hobson
1926 Brook Avenue
Bronx, New York.
Lille. Roberts
GIL High Street
Newark, New Jersey
Mary Wayne
ia Beechwood Avenue
Farrell Pennsylvania
Willie Drew
676 St. Nicholas Avenue
New York. New York.
Tommy Drew
II West 18TH Street
New York, New York.
w S. Lloyd. Robert T. Walton,
and c. r. Kennon, Jr.,. members
of the School Board of Powhatan
County ...................... Respondents
The object Of this suit is to
have partitioned in one of the
modes provided by law a certain
tract of land lying in Macon
District. Powhatan County Viz
ginia. containing 116 acres. more
or less, Of which Tyler Drew died
seized and possessed and COM
posed Of two tracts. the first of
which is described in a certain
deed recorded in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Powhatan County in Deed Book
%. page 573, as follows: All that
tract of land called "Woodlawn"
containing ninety nine acres.
more or less lying in Powhatan
County and adjoining the lands
of Samuel Drake decd, Daniel
Taylor and others"
The second tract being de-
scribed in a certain deed record
ed in the said Clerks Office in
Deed Book IS. page 1856 as fol-
GAN that "a
parcel of land situated in Pow
hatan County. Virginia, contain
ing sixteen l6) acres. more or
less. and bounded on the North
by the lands Of William Sims. on
the East by the lands of John
Hobson on the South by the lands
of Isiah Brown and on the West
by the lands Of Isham Steger and
the other lands Of Tyler Bell en-
bracing the East branch all the
way up but reserving TO John
Hobson the right of way so as TO
use water from the said branch.
An affidavit having been made
and filed herein to the effect that
the respondents Montgomery Hob
son. Mary Wayne, Fannie May
Hill. Lille Roberts. William Drew
and Tommy Drew are not resi-
dent of the State Of Virginia. ii
is, therefore. ordered that the said
non-residents do appear here
within ten I0) days after one
publication of this order and dc
what may be necessary to pro-
tect their interest in this suit
JAMES A. TILMAN. III
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of
POWhatan County fl-30- II
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>~>>>~~~>~-~~ 49,
partition in one of the modes
prescribed by law a certain par
eel of land containing one-half
(l2) acre, more or less. being the
same land conveyed Robert Coles
by deed dated the It'll day of
August, l94l. from DR. William
Robert Weisiger, recorded in the
Clerks Office of Cumberland
County. Virginia, in Deed Book
II at page l.
An affidavit having been made
and filed. according to law. stat
ing that there are or may be per-
sons interested in the subject to
be disposed of in this suit whose
names are unknown, who are pro-
ceeded against as Parties IN
known. it is ordered that they do
appear within ten days after due
publication hereof and do what
may be necessary to protect their
interests in this suit
r. H. BLANTON, Clerk
R. O. GARRETT, p. q.
Cumberland, Virginia
WILLIAM c. CARTER. p. q.
Cumberland. Virginia. I2-i4-4t
VIRGINIA.:
In the office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for tho County of
Cumberland OH this the 23rd
day of November 1856:
C. D. KELLER
MARIE KELLER JONES.
MORRIS C. KELLER.
Compliments
V.
MRS w. j. KELLER. JR..
Cumberland, Virginia,
PVT. w j. KELLER. III, non
resident,
Co. A LIST BNM.TC.. End Pla-
tOon.
Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
NANCY KELLER. an infant.
Cumberland, Virginia, and the
heirs, devisees and successors
in title OF w. j. KELLER, ST,
deceased. and w. j. KELLER.
JR.. deceased, who are made
parties defendant by the gen
eral description Of PARTIES
UNKNOWN"
Defendants
The object of this suit is to
partition in one of the modes
by law two certain
tracts or parcels OF land, one con-
100 acres. more or less.
be the same land conveyed w. j.
Keller, ST. by deed dated Febru-
any Is. 1919, recorded in the
Clerk S Office of the Circuit Court
Of Cumberland County. Va. in
Deed Book At. page 377. and one
tract Of land conveyed w. J. KEEL
Ter, ST.. by deed dated March Is,
1918, recorded in the Clerks Of
fee of the Circuit Court of
County. Va, in Deed
Book %, page 1856.
An affidavit having been made
and filed, according to lax. stat
ing that Pvt. w. J. Keller, III, is
a nonresident eff the State Of
Virginia and that there a.e or
may be other persons Interested
in the subject matter to be dis
posed Of in this suit whose names
are unknown who are proceeded
against as Parties Unknown. it
is ordered that they DO appear
within ten days after due publ
cation hereof and DO What may be
to protect ti.eir inter
ests in this suit.
r. H .BLANTON. CLERK
WILLIAM c. CARTER. p. @.
Cumberland Virginia 1l-30-4t
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VIRGINIA.:
In the Clerks Office of the Cir
Cult Court Of c u m r ! a n d
County on this the 9th day Of
December. 1856:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGIN
Ia. and
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
Compliments
JOSEPH C. CARTER
Newark. New Jersey,
ANNIE CARTER,
Newark, New Jersey
Defendants
The object of this suit is to sell
a tract of $50 acres of land. more
Or less. situate in Randolph Dis
trict, Cumberland County. Virgin
ia. which was conveyed Joseph C.
Carter and Annie Carter by deed
dated May 30. 1921. and recorded
in Deed Book so at page 1862 in
the Clerks Office of Cumberland
County. to satisfy the liens there
on and particularly delinquent
taxes listed and assessed on the
land books Of Cumberland Coun-
ty in the name of J. c. Carter
and Annie Carter, amounting to
1878, plus certain interest. pen
alties and costs which should be
legally added;
An affidavit having been made
and filed. stating that Joseph C.
Carter and Annie Carter are nom
residents of the State of Virginia
and that their last known address
is Newark, New Jersey. street and
number unknown, and that there
are or may be parties interested
in the subject to be disposed Of
in this suit whose names are I'M
known Therefore, it is ordered
that the said Joseph C. Carter
and Annie Carter and Parties IN
known do appear within ten days
after due publication hereof and
do what may be necessary to pro-
tect their interests in this suit.
R. H. BLANTON> Clerk
WILLIAM C. CARTER. p. q.
Cumberland, Virginia. l2-2l-2t
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In the Office Of tho Clerk of tho
Circuit Court for the County Of
Cumberland on this tho 5th day
of December, 1856:
LEWIS TRENT
Complainant
v
B. w. CRISS
Cumberland, Virginia. and the
heirs. dcvisees and successors in
title of ROBERT COLES. de-
ceased. who are made parties
defendant by the general de-
scription Of PARTIES UN-
KNOWN.
Defendants
-,,..s ct,,e-t :. r. ~. : =.
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LEGAL NOTICES

the telephone system IN said
Town. such successful bidder
shall. In addition to the bond re-
Quired In Section WI hereof, ct
the time such bid Is accepted, ex-
ecute and deliver to the Town Of
Dillwyn. a bond in tho penalty
sum Of Ten Thousand Dollars
100000 with security to be ap-
proved by the Council in favor Of
the Town Of Ddllwyn. Virginia.
cond1tioned upon its having in
operation telephone system of
sufficient size to provide for the
telephone requirements Of said
Town. with long distance toll con-
nections. within sixty t60) days
after awarding of said franchise
to said party.
Section TX
Acceptance. The grantee shall
file with the Clerk Of the Coun-
Gil Of the Town of Dillwyn. Viz
GINA. its acceptance Of this fran
chise within sixty GOD days from
the date when it shall take effect.
Section K
Repeater. All ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions Of this ordi-
nance are hereby repealed.
Section XII
When Effective. This ordinance
shall be effective upon it final
passage. 4
Passed and adopted for bids
the 18th day of December, 1856.
Approved December IL. 1856
John r. Snoddy. Jr.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Woodrow M. Dunkum
Clerk
CORPORATE SEAL
I2-2l-4t
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LEGAL NOTICES

/
In tie Office Of the Clerk Of thu
Circuit Court for the County o.
Cumberland on this the 17tf
day " December. 1856:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGIN
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
Compliments
WILLIE DABNEY, Address I'm
known. who left Cumberlar
County many years ago and
has not been heard of since, if
he be living: if not, his heirs.
devices and successors in title,
whose names are unknown, who
are made parties defendant by
the neral description of
PARTIES UNKNOWN.
Defendants
The object of this suit is to sell
a tract of $50 acres of land, more
or less. situate in Hamilton Dis
trict. Cumberland County, Virgin
Ia, which was conveyed Willie
Dabney by deed dated January IL,
1919. and recorded in Deed Book
81 at page All in the Clerks OF
flee of Cumberland County. to
satisfy the liens thereon and par
ticuaarH delinquent taxes listed
and ASSESSED on the land books of
Cumberland County in the name
Of Willie Dabney as 1910 acres.
amounting to $7l.30 plus certain
interest, penalties and costs which
should be legally added.
An affidavit having been made
and filed. stating that Willie Dab
ney may be nonresident of the
State of Virginia. and that his
last address is unknown, and that
there are or may be parties inter-
ested In the subject to be disposed
of in this proceeding whose names.
are unknown: Therefore, it is Or
dered that the said Willie Dabney
and Parties Unknown do appear
within ten days after due publ
cation hereof and do what may be
necessary to protect their inter-
ests in this st.
r. H. BLANTON. Clerk
WILLIAM c. CARTER. p, q.
Virginia. l2-2I-2t
>~~
In the Circuit Court of the Coun-
ty Of Powhatan, Nov. p. 1856.
In re: Application OF J. T. Cl-ump,
Jr. to purchase Is acres of
land, more or less. located
in Macon District tc},
Powhatan County. Virginia
in the name of Jno. D.
Brown sometimes known
rs Jas. D. Brown.
Order OF Publication
TO: JNO. D. BROWN or JAS. D.
BROWN if living, and if
deceased, to his unknown
heirs. deviSees and assigns,
or successors in title. and
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
You are hereby notified that a
tract of land located in Macon
District tc). Powhatan County,
described as Is acres,
more or less, in the name of Jno
D. Brown, described as R. T. Dav-
is, was sold on the 18th day of
December, 1888. for delinquent
taxes, levies, interest and costs.
to the County of Powhatan, and
the Commonwealth of Virginia,
for the year 1886. and application
for the purchase thereof having
been filed in this office, and it
from the records in
this office that you are, or may
be interested in said land, you are,
notified to appear
within four a. months from the
date of this notice and do what
may be necessary to protect your
JAMES A. T1LMAN. III. Clerk
ROBERT RANDOLPH JONES,
Attorney at Law,
1903 Mutual Building,
Richmond 10. Virginia.
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In the Circuit Court of Bucking
ham County:
SHOW CAUSE ORDER:
1t appearing that the report OF
the accounts Of the FIRST q
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
OF RICHMOND. Administrator
of the estate of Florence E. JET
frey, and of the debts and de-
mands against the estate has
been filed in the Clerks Office Of
this Court. and that more than
six months has elapsed since the
qualification Of the said Admin
strator, on the motion of the said
personal representative. it is ord
cred that the creditors Of. and all
other persons interested in the
said estate. show cause on the 18th
day of January. 1857. before this
Court, against the payment an6
delivery of the estate to the heirs
and distributes of the said Flor
ence E. Jeffrey without requiring
refunding bonds of them. And the
Clerk of this Court is directed to
publish a notice of this order
once week for four successive
weeks in the Farmville Herald. in
accordance with Section 64-170 of
The Code of Virginia of 1850.
A copy teste: John Spencer.
Clerk
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vIRGINIA:

VIRGINIA:
In the Clerks Office of the Cir
cult court for the County Of
CumberIan on this the 18th
day of December, 1856:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGIN
IA. and
COUNTY CT CUMBERLAND
Compliments
MARY E. GROSS.
1906 East ST. John Street,
Richmond. Virginia.
Heirs at law of HERBERT
! DEAN, deceased whose names
( are unknown, who are made
parties defendant by the gem
eral description of PARTIES
UNKNOWN.
Defendants
The object of this suit is to sell
a tract of $50 acres Of land, more
or less situate in Hamilton Dis
t,ict. Cumberland County. Viz
ginia. which was conveyed Her
bert Dean by deed dated January
30 1921, recorded in Deed Book
50 at page 461 in the Clerks Of
flee Of Cumberland County, to
satisfy the liens thereon and par
ticularly delinquent taxes listed
and assessed on the land books OF
Cumberland County in the name
Of Herbert Dean, amounting to
s70.43. plus certain interest, pen
alties and costs which should be
illegally added:
An affidavit having been made
and filed, stating that there are
Or may be parties interested in
the subject to be disposed Of in
this proceeding whose names are
unknown it is THEREFORE ordereS
that the said Parties Unknown de
appear within ten days after due
publication hereof and do what
may be necessary to protect thell
interests in this suit.
r. II. BLANTON. Clerk.
WILLIAM C. CARTER, p. n.
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VIRGINIA:
In the Circuit Court Of Prince
Edward County, December 4.
1856.
ALONZO FERGUSON. GLADYS
OLIVER. ROBERT DAVIS, IDA
DAVIS, LILLE DAVIS. BULA A.
CARR. ROSA THOMAS. MAR
GARET COLES. NAP OLEON
JONES. JR.. NAPOLEON JONES.
SIR. and JOSEPHINE JONES.
VERNETT WALKER. MAR Y
GREEN
Compliments,
v. In Chancery
THOMAS FERGUSON, resident.
SADIE PRYOR. DANSIE DAVIS.
BERNIE c. DAVIS, non-residents,
Defendants.
Order of Publication on
Amended Bill
The object of this suit is TO
partition in one of the modes pre-
scribed by law preferably by sale
and division OF the proceeds
among the parties entitled there
TO of that certain tract Of land
containing 81 acres located IN
Prospect District, Prince Edward
County, Virginia. of which Thorn
as Ferguson died seized and pos
/ sesSed
And an affidavit having been
made and filed according to law
that Sadie Pryor. Dansie Davis
and Bernie C. Davis are non-res-
idents of the State OF Virginia II
is ordered that said non-residents
do appear within ten days afte'
due publication of this order and
do what may be necessary to pro-
lcc:. tl7eir interest in this SUIT.
/ HORACE ADAMS, Clerk
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