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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
4
Notice of trustee sale filed with unclear origins listing parties Mires Maven and George Maven and several dates in 1908. The text is heavily corrupted, but indicates a foreclosure action by a lender against property held by the trustor with an upcoming sale date at a designated office.
The snippet lists numerous residents visiting and traveling between towns such as Raven, Richmond, Petersburg, Roanoke, Danville, and Lynchburg. It notes friends, relatives, and church figures moving through Bluefield and surrounding regions, with several property and sale details and a deposition notice filed for Mercer County chancery actions.
A court decree from Mercer County West Virginia names Rawley as executor and sets a sale date for a property within the city limits. The order directs the highest bidder to pay the required price before closing, with details limited in the fragmentary document.
The board of review and equalization for Mercer County will meet at the courthouse on July 5 1909 and continue up to twenty five days to hear taxpayer complaints on assessments. The board may reduce or increase property values as needed. Assessments not appealed by adjournment become final. E. V. Bowman, county court and ex officio clerk of the board.
A 1909 West Virginia corporate dissolution resolution records that Johnson Machine Company directors vote to dissolve the corporation. The document lists signatures of majority stockholders, seals, and a stockholders meeting notice to be sent by mail. Notices reference July dates for stockholder meetings in Bluefield.
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