Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-10
No. 1851 Equity.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick Coun-
tvas q Court Of Equity.
November TERN, 1888.
Eliza Catharine Bell

tVdS COWS ot -Equty.
November TERN, 1888.
Eliza Catharine Bell,
John Henry Bell, administrator, &c, of Merry
Bell, deceased, SusanWortz and Lewis Wort1
her husband and others.
TTNHE object of the bill filed in this cause
l. is to procure decree for the sale of the
real estate of which Mary Bell died seized
and possessed for the purpose of paying her
just debts and strhuting the surplus among
the partics entitled in proportion to their
respective rights.
The Bill states that n certain Mary Bell
late of Frederick County was in her lie time
indebted unto the plaintiff in the sum ofsev
en- hundred and sevcnty.ninc dollars for la
Dor and services rendered from about July 1st
1878 to the time of her death, all of which is
due and unpaid; that being thus indebted to
plaintiff and also indebted unto various 9TH
er persons, and having real and personal cs
tate, she died interstate in the year 1888, leay
Ing IS her heirs at law, a daughter Ella
Catharinc nell q; daughter Susan wife Of
Lewis Wortz, a son John Henry Bell the
name of whose wife is Annie Bell, a daugh-
ter Mary wife of Washington Shryock, u
daughter Sarah wife of Eugene Staub, son
Ben iamin Bell the name of whoa3 wife il
Emma Bell, a daughter Margaret wife Of
James Beverly BuXon, a son George Bell tic
name of whose wife is Ida Bell all adults re-
siding in Frederick County, and a daughter
Georgianna Rcbecca now wife Of Jamcs
Bowcrsox and daughter Florence now wife
of Jacob Isanoslc all adults, non-residents of
the State of Maryland and believed to reside
in the State of Virginia; that administration
of the personal estate of said Mary Bell hath
been duly granted TO John Henry Bell who
has possessed himself of said personal estate;
that said porsAnas estate is not sufficient to
discharge all the just dctts Of said Mary
Bell and that tho same ought to be applied
to the payment of said debts and the de-
ticicncy supplied by the sale of said real cs-
tate; that said real is situated in Frederick
County and is described in a deed from
Christopher Baker and wife copy whereof
is exhibited that said real estate cannot be
divided without loss or injury TO the parties
interest: d and that each of the children of
said Mary Bell has been advanced to the eX-
tent of one hundred end twenty dollars. The
Bill then prays that the personal estate may
be applied to the payment of the debts of
said intestatc due plaintiff and all others vino
will come in and contribute to the expenses
of this suit and that said real estate may be
sold and so much of the net proceeds thereof
us may be necessary applied to the payment
of SO much Of said debts as may then remain
unpaid and the remainder be distributed
among the parties entitled thereto in proper
ton to their respective rights, and for gen
eral relief and FIR process.
1t is thereupon this eth day of December
A. d., 1888 Ivy the Circuit Court for Freder-
lex County as Court of Equity and by the
authority thereof aljudgcd and ordered that
the plaintiff by causing copy Of this ord
to be published oGcc Il week for four sue
ccssiyc weeks prior to the third day of Feb
ruarv A. ID. 1891 in some newspaper pub,
lish,d in Frederick County, give notice to
the said Gc0rgianna Rcbccca BowersoX and
james B0wersoX her husband, and Florence
Isanogle and Jacob Isanoglc her husband,
the nonresident defendants, believed to re-
side in the State Of Virginia, 9th substance
and object Of this bill and warn them to APP
,.or in thiu rourt in nprs0n Or bv Solicitor
on or before the sixth day Of May "A. ID.
1884 and shcw cause if any they have why
the relief prayed should not be granted.
ADOLPHUS FEARIIAKE, JR,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick Co.
Jan 3 st.