The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-05-06
NO. lo4e-EoUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
. FKBRuARY TEHM, 1862.

NO. 1O4B-EQUIT1.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
... FKBRuARY TERM, 1862.
Samuel Fi'ae' hhE, object q rs. Of Of The e
George W. Thomas, to procure "a sale ale Of
the land therein mentioned for the payment
OF purchase money due and owing therein
TO the complainant The bill states that 10
the month of August, 1867, by oral contract
and agreement, the defendant purchased
from the complainant 25 acres aud 20
perches Of land, more or less. situate in
Carroll county, Maryland. for the gross sum
of twenty-five hundred dollars, TO be paid
to The complainant in full on the first day
of April, 1868, IL tho defendant could do So
That pursuant 10 said agreement the delen.
dant on the I'd day Of April, 1858, paid TO
the complainant $500 Of said purchase
money, and went into the possession Of
said land, and since then held the posses.
sion thereof; and that then it was again or
ally agreed between the complainant and
defendant that for the residue of said pur-
chase money, the defendant should make
his two single bills each for $3.50, the one
payable April /, 1869, and the other pay
able April /, 1870, with interest, which was
accordingly DONE. That subsequently, to
wit: March ., 1863, nj the instance OF the
defendant, it was again orally agreed be-
tween the complainant and defendant that
the defendant should pay the whole balance
OF said purchase money to the complainant
April !, 1869, with the interest thereon
that in pursuance Of the last aforesaid con
tract, the complainant had deed for the
conveyance Of said land to the defendant
prepared, and that he and his wife, March
81, 1869, duly signed aud acknowledged it,
so as to be ready to deliver 1t the next day
to the defendant upon his paying to the
complainant said balance of purchase money
and interest. The bill further states that
on the night Of March 81, 1869, the defen
dant left his home, (Which was on said land, J
went to the city of Westminster, in said
Carroll county, remaining their over night,
and the next morning being April l., 1869,
took passage in the Railroad cars and left
for parts beyond the limits of the State Of
Maryland, and unknown TO the complainant,
aud thut the defendant utterly failed to pay
said purchase money and the interest there.
on to the complainant, and that said pur-
chase money and the interest thereon is vel
due and owing to the complainant and re.
mains unpaid. The bill further states that
the last intelligence from the defendant was
by letter written 10 his wife, dated Chica
go, Illinois, April 4, 1863, in which he stated
that he intended to emigraie six hundred
miles further westward. The bill statei
that the complainant is entitled 10 have
degree passed to sell said land for the pay
ment of the purchase money due and owinl
to him and the interest thereon. The bill
prays that the defendant shall be require,
10 answer the matters and facts therei
stated and charged-prays for a sale Of sal,
land for the payment Of the complainant
said claim-prays for general relief and 70
an order of publication against the defen
daEt.
II is thereppon ordered by the Court thi
9th day Of April, 1869, that the complain
ant cause copy of this order, together witt
the object and substance Of the bill, to b
inserted in some newspaper published il
Carroll county, once week for four sue
cessive weeks before the 2sth day of Ma
next, giving notice TO the defendant in sal
bill, and warning him to appear in thi
Conrt in person, or by solicitor, on or be
fore the LIST day Of September next, to she,
cause, if any he has, why decree shall no
pass as prayed.
JNo. D. BOYLE, Clerk.
True copy,-Test
apr 29-it JSo. d. BOYLE, Clerk.