Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-06-19

I'VE ~ $500
DNHE OBJECT Of this suit is 10 obtain q
IL Decree for the sale Of certain lands lying
in Montgomery county, OF which the COM
plainant, Sarah O. Nichols and n certain Ma
~ A, q. Nichols aud kclisen n. Nichols, now
deceased, ~ ere seized as tenants Ia common,
for the purpose OF paying The debts OF the said
Sarah G. Nichols, Mary A. @. Nichols AID
Kehvcn II Nichols, aud dividing the proceeds
of such sale remaining after the pay ment OF
said debts among the several parties entitled
thereto.
The Bill states that on the Sd day of De-
cember in the year 1872. the complai nant
John II Gibson recovered a Judgment in the
Circuit Court for Montgomery eountyHgainst
the said Sarah o. Nichols, Mary A. O. Mich
OILS and Kehven II Nichols, for the sum OF
Two hundred aud iifty-six dollars and sixty
cents, with interest thereon from said date,
and costs OF suit And on the same day. in
the same Court, the complainant, John II.
Gibson, recovered against Sarah g. Nichols
judgment for the sum of one hundred and
seventy. nine dollars and twenty-five cents,
with interest thereon from said date and The
costs of suit as will appear by reference TO
properly certified short copies OF said judg-
menls filed with the bill and marked Com
plnnants' Exhibit, No. ].
The Bill further states that ut the time the
said judgments were obtained the complaint
AMI, Sarah G. Nichols and the said Mary A.
G. Nichols aud Kehvtn II, Nichols were seized
as tenants In common of certain lands, lying
and being In said Montgomery county, aud
particularly described in certain deeds 10
them, properly certified copies OF which are
filed with the bill and being so thereof seized
and possessed, sometime IN the month OF NO
vemher, in The year 1878 the said Mary A q.
Nichols and Kehven II. Nichols departed this
life interstate, leaving rs their only heirs Mt
law "A sister, viz; the complainant, Sarah q.
Nichols; the daughter OF Camden r Nichols,
a deceased brother, viz: Sarah +. Nichols,
who intermarried with certain Thomas ).
Nichols; and five children Of Archibald Mich
OILS q deceased brother. viz. James Nichols,
Joseph Nichols, Rufus Nichols, John Nichols
aud Leah Lucinda Nichols, who intermarrcd
with certain Philemon Harris.
The Bill charges that at the time Of the
death of the said Mary @. Nichols and
Kehven II Nichols neither they nor the COM
plainant, Sarah @. Nichols, possessed any
personal property whatever, the same having
been seized and taken in execution by the
Sheriff of Montgomery county 10 satisfy cer-
tain judgments against them; and after the
leath of the said Mary A O Nichols and
Kehven II Nichols the whole Of said personal
property was sold TO satisfy said judgments
that no administration was ever had upon
the estates Of the said Mary A @. Nichols and
Kehven II Nichols, and the only property TO
which The complainant, John II Gibson, and
the other creditors Of the snid Mary A. G.
Nichols, Kehven II Nichols and the complaint
ant Sarah @. Nichols, cau resort for pay
mcnt of their claims is the land before re-
lerred TO.
The Bill further charges that the said zeal
estate is not susceptible Of advantageous par
tition among the parties entitled thereto, and
that the interests Of all parties will he better
suhserved by sale Of the whole lands, and
division Of the proceeds Of such sale remain
ing after the pa, ment Of the debts Of the
said Mary A G. Nichols, Kehyen II. Nichols,
and the com plaiuant, Sarah Q. Nichols, than
by a sale Of the various individual interests
IN said lands belonging to lie said Mary A.
O. Nichols, Kehven II. Nichols and the COM
plainant, Sarah Nichols respectively, be-
cause u larger sum Of money can be obtained
for the said lands sold. as whole than the
separate enles OF the various undivided inter-
esis in said lands would amount TO in the ag-
gregate
The PRAYERS Of the bill are for Decree for
the sale of said lands, for the purpose Of pay
ing the debts Of the said Mary A g. Nichols,
Kehven II Nichols and The complainant, Sa-
rah G. Nichols, and dividing the proceeds OF
ouch sale remaining after the payment Of said
debtsamonq the several persons entitled there
TO, according 10 their respective interests
therein and for general relief.
The Bill further states that the said James
Nichols Joseph Nichols. Rufns Nichols, John
Nichols Philemon Harris aud Leah Lucinda
TIarris, bis wife, do not reside in the State Of
Maryland.
II Is tbereupnn, this 2 LIST day Of May, in the
year eighteen hundred and seventy-fonr, adj
judged and ordered, that the complaiuants,
hy causing copy Of this order to he inserted
in some newspaper published at Rockville, in
said Montgomery county, once IN each OF four
successive weeks before the first day Of July
next give notice to the said absent defendants
of the object and snbsiance OF this bill, and
warn them to appear in this Court. 10 person
or by SOLICITOR on or before the first day OF
October next. TO answer the premises and
show cause II any they have why Decree
ought not to pass asprnved.
r. 3. PRETTYMAN, Crk.
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy--Test:
may 2o-4t II. B. PRETTYMAN, elk.