The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-05-20
NO lo4c-EoufrY.
In the Circnit Cont for Carroll county.
FKBerAGY Term, 1862

In the Circuit Cont for Carroll county.
FEBRrAGY Tenn, 1862.
Samuel Fiize, vI'IiE object of tho
George W. Thomas, 70 procure sale OF
The land therein mentioned for the payment
ofpurthase money dne and owing therein
the complainant. The bill states that 10
the month Of Augusi, 1867, W oral contract
and agreement, the defendant purchased
from the complainant 80 acres aud 20
perehes Of land, more or less, situate ia
Carroll county, Maryland. for the gross sum
of twenty two hundred dollars, to be paid
10 The complainant in foil on the trst day
of April, 1868, IL tlie defendant could DO 50.
That pursuant To sand agreement the delen.
dant on the I'd day of April, 1863, paid to
the complainant $1,000 Of SAID purchase
money. and went into the possession Of
said land, aud since then held the posses.
sion thereof and that then it was again or
ally agreed between the complainant aud
| defendant that for the residue of sud 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 ., 1869, at the instance oil 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 /, 1862, 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, 1863, duly signed and acknowledged il,
so as to be ready to deliver 1t the next day
to the defendant upon his paving to the
complainant said balance Of purchase money
and interest. The bill further states that
on the night Of March 81, 1869, the deien-
| dant left his home (which was on said land, }
went TO the city of Westmipster, in said
Carroll county, remaining their over night,
and the next morning being April l., 1869
took passage in the Railroad cars aud left
FOR parts beyond the limits OF the State of
Maryland, and unknown 70 the complainant,
AID that the defendant utterly iailed To nav
said purchase money aud tho interest there.
on TO the complainant and that said pur-
chase money aud 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 to his wife, dated Chica.
90, Illinois, april 1, lSGo, in which he stated
that lac intended to emigrate six hundred
miles further westward. The bill state.
that the complainant is entitled 10 have Z
decree passed TO sell said land for the pay
ment of the purchase money due and owing
to him and the interest thereon. The bill
prays that the defendant shall he requirot
TO answer the matters aud facts therei
stated and charged-prays for a sale of sal,
land Tor the payment of the complainant
said claim-prays for general relief and 10
an order Of publication against the deien
da t.
1t is thereupon ordered by the Court thi
9th day Of April, 1863, that the complain
ant cause copy Of this order, together witt
The object aud substance of the bill, to b
inserted in some newspaper published il
Carroll county, once II week for four sue
ccssive weeks before the 18th day of Ma
next, giving notice to the defendant in sal
bill, and warning him TO appear in thi
Court IN person, or by solicitor, on or be
fore the LIST day of September next, to slio'
cause, ii aGy be has, why decree shall nc
pass as prayed.
JN0. b. BOYLE, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
npr20--it ,lSo. b. BoYLE, Clerk.