The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-06-02

In the Circuit Court for Carroll county
Isaiah Ham ys. Jacob Scntz, Catharine Sentz,
his wife, Reuben Winters, David Winters,
and others.
VNHE object of this suit ia to obtain de
cree to sell the Real Esnie of which
Susannah Hess, late of Carroll county, de-
censed, di' d seized and possessed siIuat
in Carroll county, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the debts of George
Hess, late Of Carroll county, deceased,
The bill states that said George Hess,
late of Carroll county, deceased, WAS in
his lifetime indebted to Joseph DAVIS, of
said county, in the sum Of one hundred
dollars on his certain promissary note, dated
on the 18th day of August, 1869. payable
one day after date, and unto divers other
persons in large sums Of money, and that
on the LIST day of April, 1870 said Joseph
Davis assigned said note to said Isaiah Ham,
and said George Hess, deceased, being in
debted as aforesaid aud being at the time Of
his death seized and possessed of certain
real and personal estate, situated in Mid
dletown, in said county, did on the 9th
day of September, 1862. duly made and
executed his last will and testament in writ.
ing, and thereby devised to his then wife,
Susaunah Hess, all of his real and personal
estate; that said George Hess departed this
life on the 10Th of December, 1869, leaving
said will and testament unaltered and un.
revoked, and shortly after the death of said
testator, his aforesaid last will and tesla.
ment was in due form of law admitted to
probate before the Orphans Court for Car.
roll county, and letters testameniary there.
ON were in due form of law offered by SAID
orphans Court, granted unto Joseph Davis,
Of said county, and that the personal estate
belonging to sid testator at the time of his
| death, is not sufficient to pay all ofthe debts
of said ieslator, and that the same has been
all applied by said executor TO the payment
| Of the funeral expenses, costs in the Or
| phans' Court, and TO the payment of other
| small debts.
| The bill further states that on the 18th
| day of February, 1870, the said devisee, said
| Susannah Hess, departed this life interstate,
leaving no inenl descendants, nor husband
nor father, nor mother. but leaving the fol.
lowing sisters, aud children of her Two dc
ceased brothers aud deceased sister, to wit:
Her sister Catharine, wife of jacob Sentz,
Of Carroll county, and her sister Elizabeth,
wife of George Wilhelm, of the State OF
Ohio, and the following named children oil
her deceased brother George Winters
namely; David Winters, Mary Ann, wife
of George Garner, Isaac Winters, Stephen
Winters, Susan, wife of Geotge Crabs,
July Ann, wife Of John V. Syock, all o.
whom reside in the State OF Iowa, aud
Reuben Winters and George Winters, Of
Carroll county, and Elizabeth, wife of MIN
rod Smith, Of Howard county. aud the fol
lowing named children ofherdec 4. brother
Joseph Winters, namely: Ephraim Win
tiers, Deborah, wife of Frederick Flickin
ger, and Mary +. Winters, OF Carroll coun
~, and the following named children o
her deceased sister, Mary Davis, namely
John W. Davis, Of the State of Pennsylva
MIA, Aaron Davis, of Frederick county
Joseph Davis, William Davis, and Ann N
Davis, of Carroll county.
The bill prays that the defendants shall
answer the same, and iof a sale of said rea
estate or so much thereof Ps may be neces
sary TO pay the debts Of said testator. an,
prays for general relief, for an order o
publication against the nonresident deitn
dants and for subpunas against the resi-
dent defendants.
It's thereupon, this 10th day OF May, 1870
adJndged and ordered that the complainant
by causing copy Of this order to be inser
ted IN some newspaper published in Carol
county, Maryland, once week for f1u
successive weeks before the 10Th day o
June, 1870, give notice to the said Georg
Wilhelm and Elizabeth Wilhelm. his wife
David Winters, Isaac Winters, Stephei
Winters, George Garner, and Mary AM
Garner, his wife. George Crabbs and Susai
Crahbs, his wife, John V. Syock and Jul
Ann Syoek, his wife, and John w. Davis
the said absent defendants of the object an,
substance Of this bill, and warn them to an
pear IN this Court nperson or by solicitor o.
or before the 26th day of September, 1870
to answer the premises and shew cause,
any they have, why decree ought not t
pass as prayed
JN0. B. BOYLE, Clerk.
True copy,-'rest:
may l9-it JNo. B. BOYLE. Clerk.