Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-11-27
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Joseph T. Brown, Surviving Trustee,
vs..
The Maryland Freestone Mining and
Manufacturing Company of Montgo-
merry County, nd, and others.
Inthe Circuit Court for Montgomery county
asa Court Of Eguuy:

HHe CVcuU CoHrt for montgomery county,
as a Court Of Equity:
TIME object of this suit is TO procure decree
IL for the sale Of certain lands and personal
property, belonging to 1.-The MARYLAND Free
stone Mining and Manufacturing Company Of
Montgomery county Maryland and partcu-
lary mentioned aud described in a mortgage
or Deed of Trust from said Company to VIII
liam s. Huntington, Benjamin B. French and
Joseph T. Brown, hearing date the first day Of
July, in the year eighteen hundred aad sixty
eight, and recorded among the Land Records
OF Montgomery county, in Libes +. b p, No
8, foos 490 &c, or so much thereof as may
he necessary 10 payand satisfy all overdue ard
unpaid coupons, for interest. attached to a
series Of bonds issued by said Company on
said first day Of July, in the year eighteen
hundred aud sixty-eghi, the payment of which
Is secured by said mortgage or Deed OF Trust,
and deed con6rmaiory thereof, bearing date
the sixteenth day of October, in the year
eighteen hundred and seventy-four.
The bill states that on the FIRST dag Of July,
in the year eighteen hnndrcd and sixty-eight
the Maryland Freestone Mining aud Mauptac-
turing Company, OF Montgomery county, Mary
land, a corporation Incorporated under the
general incorporation law of the State of Mary
land, made and executed series of bonds
bearing The aforesaid date, being in sums Of
five hundred dollars each, and together amount
ing TO the sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars, by each of which said bonds the said COR
poraion Acknowledged itsell Indebted to Will
liam S. Huntington, or bearer, in the sum Of
five hundred dollars, which said sum the said
Company promised to Iiay 10 the hearer. at the
First National Bank, of Washington, d c.,
on The first day Of January, in The year eighteen
hundred and eighty-one, with interest thereon
at the rate OF per cent per annnnli in United
States gold coin PAYABLE Seiui-annually ~ the
cniI tink ~ the fret ftf I.uttarV and
July of each year, on presentation and sur
render Of the annexed coupons thereof as they
severally matured. to each OF which said bonds
there was appended twenty-tour coupons or
certificates, each for the sum Of fifteen dollars
being for the semi-annnM interest, maturing
on said bonds on first days OF January
and July in each yea from the date TO ihe
maturity Of said bonds aud PAYABLE il United
States gold coin, at ihe First National Bank
of Washington u O.. aud in order 10 secure
the payment Of The snid bonds when they ma
turcd, and the payment of the said coupons at
the times and in The order they respectively
became due and payalieihe said COMPANY. on
the said first day Of July, in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-eigh', did hY IT'S deed Of that
date, convey 10 certain William S Hunting
ton Benjamin B French. and the complain
ant, Joseph T Brown certain lands living and
being in Montgomery coantY, in the State Of
Maryland, and particularly described in said
deed; also, all the personal estate, mills ma
chinery. toGls implements, docks, boats, live
stock franchises treestone guarricd or I'M
quarricd, and stock ofeverv Kind and descrp-
ton, belonging to said Company. and situate
lyiug and being on, about, and upon said
lands or in any manner used by said Com
pany in connection with its mining aud mau-
ufaetuTing business, under its charter from the
State Of Maryland; 10 which said deed there
is condition annexed that It be void pro-
l.l,a --t,.t all ftttl,
pay, or cause 10 he paid 10 the said grantees
NAMED in said deeds or 10 the holders thereof,
Whosocver they may he The sold bonds herein
before particularly referred 20 and described.
and each and every OF them. and also the in
trrest accruinr and accrued thereon by the
instaliments and in the manner and form sci
forth, and specifically provided in the cerifi-
Gates or coupons attached 10 and made part Of
enid bonds 50 that the entire sum Of one ham
dred thousand dollars with iteintercst thereon
in United States coin as aforesaid. should be
fully paid and entirely satisfied, without any
deduction or abatement whatsoever.
The bill further states that since the Issue
and delivery of said bonds aud the execution OF
said deed the said Wiliam s Huntington and
Benjamin B. French have departed this life,
leaving loar orator the only Surviving grantee
named in said decd.
The hill further states that since the making
of said deed aud for the purpose of quieting
any doubts as to the exact form in which me
same was executed, the said Company did, on
the 10th day Of October, in the Year eighteen
handrcd and seventy-four, executeand through
james Dawson, its attorney in fact, daily APP
pointed for that purpose acknowledge and
deliver TO the complainant as surviving trns-
tee and grantee named in the deed aforesaid
deed conirmatorv Of the first mentioned
deed, with lis covenants, terms and condi-
TONS which said confrmatorY deed WIS duly
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gomery county, on the 10th day of October,
1874
The bill further states that after the issue OIL
the series of bonds before referred to. 10 vii
on The first day of January, A. D 1870, The
said Company issued second series Of bonds,
bearing said aaie, being in sums of i've hun
bred dollars each aud together amountingto
the sum of one hundred thousand dollars,
which said bonds were made, payable on the
first day Of January. in the year 1885, but IN
all other respects as to amount, paYces and
place of payment and rate, time and place OF
payment Of the interest thereon. were similar
10 the first series of bonds issued by said Com
pany to each OF " hicl said bonds Of ihe second
series there were attached thirty certificates or
coupons, each for the sum Of fifteen dollars.
and payable on the same days Of the year, and
atthe snme place. aud in the same coin rs the
certificates or coupons attached TO the first
series Of bonds and for the purpose of secur-
ing the said Second series Of bonds and the
coupons appended thereto, the said Company
did on the first day of January, A d. 1870,
hy its deed Of that date. convey to William
S Huntington, Beniamin 3 French and the
complainant, Joseph I. Brown, as trustees,
tho same lands and personal estate mentioned
and described in the first deed, and the deed
confrmmiory thereof which said last mem
TONED deed contains The same covenants and
stipnlations, and is subject to the same coudi-
tons that are contained 10 the first mentioned
deed, aud ike IT, was ratified and confirmed
by subsequent deed Of said COMPANY, bear
ing date the 18Th day of October y. D. 1874,
and duly recorded among the Land Records
Of said county, on the I'D day Of October,
1874
Tie hill further states that after The Issue Of
The first and second series Of bonds before re-
ferred TO- 70 wit On the Goth day Of October,
A. D. 1872, The said Company executed and
delivered its two promissory notes Of that date
for the aggregate sun Of thirty thousand dol
lars, one for the sum of twenty flour thousand
two hundred and fifty dollars. payable TO the
order Of certain John L kidwel at tie First
National Bank Of Washington. d. c.. on the
first dag Of November, A. b. 1877, with inter-
est thereon at the rate of six per cent. per an
nun, payable seni-annually on the FIRST days
of Mas and November ia each year thereafter.
until The maturity thereof; and the other for
the sum of FIVE thousand seven hundred and
6ity dollars. payable TO The order Of q certain
Henry y. Cooke at the same time and place.