{"character_count": 1835, "word_count": 313, "ccnet_language_score": [0.946399986743927], "ccnet_perplexity": [1169.0], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
District Chancery Court of the State Of


Mississippi, at Holly Springs.
Hamilton Thornton, Adm'r of William
Grain. Decd. In vacation.
450 rs. April 25. 1874
Allen Smith, et al.


UPON opening the matters Of this Bill,
it appearing to the satisfaction ofthe court.
that the defendants John Grain, Martha
Grain and Newell. Grain, are not inhabit-
ants of this State. but reside beyond the linn
its thereof, so that the ordinary process OF
this court cannot be served OF them:


Therefore it is ordered that unless said
defendants, appear before the Vice Chancel-
lor at the court room In the town OF Holly
Springs, on the first Monday of July next,
and plead, answer or demur, to complain
ants bill. the severa. allegations thereof.
will be taken for confessed, as to them, and
such order and decree made therein as the
vice chancellor shall deem equitable s. just;
and it is further ordered, shat copy ofthis
order be inserted in the Holly Springs Ga
zette," a newspaper published 10 The town
of Holly Springs, Mississippi. once a week
for two months successfully.


Test, JAMES G. ANDERSON Clerk


ABSTRACT.


Bill charges. That on the 4th January.
1886, William Grain sold to defendant
tract of land, containing 100 acres, described
as the south division OF the sout-east quarter
of section 20. township |, range west of
the basis meridian Chickasaw cession. Mar
shall county. Mississippi. for the sum of
S4O0, and executed his bond for title. TO be
made when the purchase money had been
paid by defendant, and at the same time de-
fendant executed his note to said Grain for
said sum of S40O. that since that time. said
Grain has departed this life intestate. and
complainant has been duly appointed admin
istraior of his estate; that said William
Grain al bis decease LEFT three children. John
Grain, Martha Grain and Newell Grain;