Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-05
LEGAL NOTICES.

VTIRGINIA-In the Clerks Office of the Cor.
Y poration Court of the CITY of Alexandria,
on the Sd day of July, 1878.
Maria Skidmore, plaintiff, Vs. Lewis Skidmore
Emily G. Skidmore Mary d. Allen and Mary
ID. a. Skidmore. defendants. In chancery.,
Memo. The obj ect of this suit is to divide the
estate Of Andrew F. Skidmore amongst his heirs
at law.
The defendant, Mary D. A. skidmoro,
not having entered her appearance and Civ
en- security according TO tho act of Assem-
bly, and the rules OF this Court, and it ap..
pearng by affidavit that she is not resident Of
this State, it is ordered that the said defendant
appear here within one month after due publlca-
ton of this order, and do what IS necessary 10
protect her interest in this suit; and that copy
of this order be forthwith inserted in the Alex
andria Gazette, 8 newspaper published IN the
city of Alexandria, once week for four sue
cessive weeks, and posted at the front door OF
The Court House of this city. A copy, test
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VIIRGINIA-In the Clerks Office of the Cir
Y cult Court of the city of Alexandria. on the
18th day of June, 1878.
William F. Mattingey, Receiver David
Walker Lewis, j. Davis and John w. Ma.
gill, trading as bankers under the name and
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holders of notes secured by deed of trust made
by VIM. h. Davis, who msy choose to come
in as plaintiff, herein, plaintiffs, against Will
liam II. Davis, Lucretis j. Davis, his wife.
John g. Wesms, administrator with the Will
annexed of the estate of Joseph Dickinson
Thorpe, Joseph Thornton and Ann K Thorn
ton, his wife, Charles E. Rittenhouse and -
Rittenhouse, his wife, William Il. Msrbury
and NJ. Dulsny Ball, trustees s. Ferguson
Beach, Francis L. Smith, jr., and w. Arthur
Taylor, defendants. In ehsncery.
Memo. The object of the above suit is TO es-
tablsh certain deed of trust made by defend
ant William H. Davis and wife to William II.
Dulany. trustee, upon certain tract of land in
Fairfax county, Virginia, consiatng of about
1850 acres, known as the Thornton tract. fully
described in said deed of trust, which was exc
cuted about August II, 1869, and recorded in
the office of the Clerk of the county of Fairfax,
about Sept II, 1869, and made to secure the
pay ment Of certain notes described in said decd
of trust, amounting to $l50.C00. made by said
Davis TO the order of said Rittenhouse, and en-
dorsed by him and said Joseph Thornton.
largo portion of which arc owned by the plain
tiIs, as the first lion upon the said tract OF land
to procure tho said property to be sold for the
purpose of enforcing payment OF The SAID notes
held by the plaintiff, TO have adjudgod and de-
creed certain alleged assignments Of liens BY
Joseph Thornton to Joseph Dickinson Thorpe,
to be The first lien upon said property TO bo IN
valid and void as to these plaintiffs, and TO OBJ
tain personal judgments against said maker and
endorsers of said notes for the amount thereof,
with interest," and for the relief prayed for in the
bill fled.
The defendants, Charles Z. Rittenhouze and
49, Rittenhouse his wife, William Fl. Davis
and Lucretia j. Davis, his wife, and Joseph
Thornton, not having entered their ap-
pearsnce and given security according to
the act of Assembly and the rules of
this Court, and it appearing oy affidavit
that they are not residents of this State, it
is ordered that tho said defendants appear hero
within one month after due publication of this
order, and do what is necessary to protect their
interests in this suit and that copy of this or
der be forthwith inserted in the Alexandra Ga
zette, newspaper published in the city of Alex;
dris, once week for four successive weeks, and
posted at the front door of the Court House OF
this city. A copy test:
MORTON MhRYE. Clerk.
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