Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-06-01
No. 1859 Equity.
In tic Circuit Court for Frederick
County Us a Court Of Equlty
FEBRUARY TERN 1876,
James W. Eichclbergcr,
Casper Myers, Exr., &c, of Mary NJ.
lIouck, decd, ct al.

ME object Of this suit is to procure q
i. decree for the sale of certain real eS.
tate in Frederick county Of which Mary
NJ. Houck, now deceased died seized and
possessed for the purpose Of paying the
claim Of complainant and other creditors
of said Mary NJ. Houck, if any such there
be. The bill states that said Mary. NJ.
IIouck, was, in her lfct me, indebted to
the complainant in the sum of five hum
drcd and eleven dollars for matters and
things properly chargeable in account and
for medical atendance the said Mary NJ.
IIouck being so indebted, died about the
year 1873, leaving will, whereby she dc.
viscl and bcqucathcd to her son Vincent
Myers, for his support during his natural
life, all the property of which she died,
seized real, personal and mixed, the same
to be sold for the support of said Vincent
Myers, if in the discretion of her Executor
he should consider it necessary, appoint
ing by said will a certain Casper Myers,
her Executor; that said Mary NJ Iouck
obtained the said real estate by will from
her former husband, Henry Hnuck. That
SAID real estate in 50 far as the same is sit.
uatcd in Frederick County, and IN so far
as tho same is situated in the State of Ma
~ lIllu is QcSCllDttl Ill IL Npcu from JOllU
Harriet to said Henry IIoucL that said
Mary NJ. Houck left surviving her thief oil
lowing children son, Vincent Myers,
who is en- adult, unmarried and resides in
Frederick county; a son, Casper Myers,
the name of whose wife is Ann S. Myers,
IA son, VIM. Henry Houck, the name of
whose wife is Leah Houck, both of whom
are adults residing in Frederick county,
4 B,,., I
adult, unmarried, residing in Frederick
county that said Mary NJ. IIouck had also
daughter named Mary A. Myers, who
left her home some ten or twelve years
ago and has never been heard of since, but
whether living or dead married or unnar-
ricd is unknown to the complainant, nor
does he know where she resides if living,
nor to whom married if she be married,
nor if she died married, who are her rep
rcsentatives, but if living she is an adult :;
that said Mary M. lIouck lad also Il son
named Joseph II. Houck, who left his
home some ten or twelve years ago and
has never been heard of since, and whether
he is living or dead, and if living where he
resides is unknown to the Complainant,
but if living he is an adult, and if dead, his
representatives and heirs are his wife,
Catharine Houck, who is an adult rcsid-
ing in Frederick county. and three chill
dren namely, Mary 4. Houck, Joseph r..
| 7. Houck and William Z. III. llouck, all of
whom are infants, unmarried, residing i'll
Frederick county The bill further states
that the will of Mary NJ. ETouck has been
duly admitted to probate and that letters
Testamentary have been granted to said
Casper Myers who has possessed himself
Of the personal estate and has properly APP
piled the same that the personal estate is
insufficient for the payment Of the debts.
and that complainant and other unsatisfed
creditors are entitled to have their claims
paid out of the real estate. A copy of the
will of Mary NJ. IIouck, of the will Of Hen
nv IIouck, of the deed from John Harriet,
and of the inventory of the personal prop
erty of said Mary NJ. llouck and OF the ac
count settled by the Executor in the Or
phans Court for Frederick county, arc
| flied as exhibits to the bill which pray for
sale of the said real estate situated in
Frederick county and for general relief.
1t is therefore this Sd day Of Nav A. d.
1876, adudged and ordered that the COM
plainant by causing copy of tbs order to
be inserted in some newspaper published
in Frederick county and in each OF four
successive weeks before the 10th day of
June A. D. 1876 give notice to the said
Joseph H. Houck. if living and also to the
said Mary A. Myers, if living, and if dead
to her unknown representatives of the
substance and object of this bill, and warn
them to appear in this Court in person Or
bv solicitor on or before the 18th day of
September A. D., 1876 to answer the prem
iscs and show cause if any they or any of
them have why decree should rot pass
as prayed.
THOMAS GORSJCH,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick Co.
True Copy--T,st.
THOMAS GORSCCH l., Clerk
G. V. s. LEVY, Hol;litcr,