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Wast Virginia. At a regular term of the Circuit Court continued and held for the county of Raleigh, at the court house thereof, oi Friday, December 20, 1907. Present: Ann. Jas. H. Milter, judge. State of West Virginia vs M. F. Williams and others. In Chancery. This case came on this the 20th day of December, 1907, to be heard as to Tracts No. 12, No. 12 and No. 20, de scribed in plaintif's bi, upon the bit of the plaintiff regularly matured for hearing by Lue service of process duly had upon the defendants, M. I. Wil liams, Martha Meeks, Silas Burgens, M. E. Burgess and W. L. Burgess, by an order of publication duly had and published as prescribed by law and upon exhibits filed with said bill and was argued by plaintif’s counsel, and it ap pearing to the court that thie ‘suit 17 fully matured as the said defendants, it is therefore adjudged and “decreed that this cause be and the same is here by referred to G. W. Geek, one of the commissioners of this court, who is hereby directed to take, state and re port to the next term of this court an account in this cause as to Tracts Nos. 12, 13 and 20 described in plaintiff's br and making’ said report said commiss sioner is hereby instructed to inquire into and report the matters and allega tions set forth in the plainf’s bill in this cause, and particularly upon the following fants, viet Birst. The amount of land in each of the said tracts, the location and bound ary of the same. Second, The year or years the said: tracts of land ‘became ‘forfeited, the cause of the forfeiture and in whom the legal title was at the date of foreclns ure did the name of the person in whom the legal title is at this time and the ame srt the person or pergsons who have the vig b iy Fedeeta ihe said land. ~ a i ~ 'Yhid. ane amount ox taxed,’ inter est and damages due, respectively, to the state, county and district in which the said lang is situate. Fourth, All liens and incumbrances, their nature, dignity and priority again at each of the gaid tracts of land or any artion thereof. ” Fifth. Whether or not either of the gaid tracts of land or any part thereof is claimed by any person Under the pro visions of Section 1 of Article 18 of the Constitution of the State of West Vir ginia. Sixth. The names of any persons in terested in pay judgment or incum brance against the said lander any part thereof or any way interestrud Uiersia, Seventh. Any other mai r caer pertinent by himself or required by ou reported upon by any party inter, in these proceedings. But before pro ceeding to execute thie decree, the said commissioner shall give notice required by Section § of Chapter 24 of the Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Session 1853. The death of C. W. Cottle, trustee, is suggested Upon the record, and on mo tion of the pl th 8 hereb J. McGinnis, who has been appointed trustee in the place and stead of the sireS Cottle, deceased and in the name of C. P. Phillips, Sr., the bene ficiary in the said deed of trust, and this cause is remanded to rules for the service of process upon the said fT. J. McGinnis, trustee, and G. P. Phillips, Sr., and upon ay other defendants not heretofore served. A true copy from the record. Teste: JACKSON SaiTH, Clerk, Notun, State of West Virginia vs. M. F. Wil liams, LW. Pine, John W. Simpson, TUK. Scott, W. T. Shumate, Willian H. Cottle, Jr., Francis N. Sotth, Mar tha Monks, Silas Burgess, M. J. Bur press, W. LG. Burgess, Azel Ford, D. H. Poff, A. M. Riffe- Alfred Plumley, Mathias Plumbley, Dock Plumley, Wil liam Plumley, Hazzard Plumley, Jane Martin and Amunds Todd. The plaintiff and each and all of the defendants, and all unknown owners and vlarypoints of any part or parcel of the lands mentioned in plaintiff’s bill in the above entitled cause, will take notice that, on the 20th day of February, 1908, at the law office of J. 5. Summerfield, in the town of Beckley, county of Ral eigh,West Virginia, I will commence the discharge of my duties under the decree of in the above entitled cause, a copy of which decree i published with this notice, AL watch lime and place you, dod each of you, can attend and protect and defend any interest you may have in the lands, or any of them, in question in thie su . Given gander my hand this the 15th day of January, 10S. AG-bt ve WH, Coven, Cownmissionar, Mruscee's Sale. The District Court of the United ates for the Southern District of West Virginia. In re bankruptcy of Wmn. Kidwell. In pursuance of an order to medi a, Twit sell a public auction to ghost bidder, at te front door of part house a the town of Hecdkley, Raleigh county, West Virginia, on the 20th day of daw. TIOS, the property of said Winell, Caw One sawmill, with appliances, May, about dirt towa Buckwheat, abast 45 hustels. Dam, of about 100 acres, an waters of Glade, with house and timber, aut other propery of said Win, Kid well. The property is to he ald free at in enmbrances, excepting the real estate, which is sold subject to the dower right of—— Jidwell, wife of the sail Wim, Kidwall. Terms of the sale to be cash in hand for the hay and buckwheat, and, for the remining property, one-third on day of sale, one-third in six months and one-third in twelve months, the de ferred payments to be secured by note, with approved security and bearing in circala 6 6 per cent, all subject to cat firmation by the court, “J. Q. HUTCIINEON, Trustee in Bankruptcy.
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