The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-17
OF PUBLICATION.
NO. 2%5 EQUITY.


In the Circuit Court for Carroll county, sitting
as Court of Equity.
Margaret.a Plett and Cyrus Plett her
husband, plaintiffs, against William
S. Painter, Sarah S. Painter, Sarah A.
Painter, widow of Caleb Painter, deceased
Sarah McAllister and Thomas McAllister.
her husband; Melvina Steele and William
Steele, her husband; Mary Bonsal, widow
of Clement Bonsal; Caroline Shaffner and
Martin Shafner, her husband; William
Painter Franklin, Sarah E. Painter, Joel
H. Painter, Ann FL. McConkey and Robert
r. McConkey, her husband; Mary NJ Kra.
Der and George Kraber, her husband; VIII
liam H. Painter Arabella j. Baer and
George Baer, her husband, defendants.
The object Of this suit is to procure decree
for a sale of certain real estate in Carroll
county, in the State of Maryland, of which a
certain Lydia A. Painter died seized and DOS
sessed of on or about the 28th day of Jan
uary, A. D. 1881.
/: The bill states that said Lydia A. Pain.
ter died intestate at the time above mentioned,
seized and possessed of q parcel of land con,
tanning about one-quarter of an acre, in the
county and state aforesaid, of the value of
about one thousand dollars, and is correctly
described in a paper writing filed with said
bill, marked "Exhibit A."
2. That said Lydia A. Painter died unmar.
ried and without issue, but left brothers and
sisters, nephews and neices, the widow of a
deceased brother and children of deceased
nephew, her only heirs at law.
8. That the following are the names of the
heirs at law of said intestate: William S.
Painter and Sarah S. Painter, brother and
sister of said intestate, and who reside in
Carroll county aforesaid; Sarah McAllister,
wife of Thomas McAllister, who reside in the
State of Ohio; Melvina Steel, wife of William
Steel; Caroline Shaffner, wife of Martin Shaft
ner, who reside in Huntingdon county, in the
State of Pennsylvania; Franklin Painter and
William Painter, who reside in Montgomery
county, in the State of Pennsylvania, who
are the children and heirs at law of Philip
Painter, who was brother of said interstate,
and who, together with his wife, died pre-
vious to said intestate; Sarah Painter, whose
residence is unknown; Joel H. Painter, who
resides in the State of North Carolina; Ara.
bella j. Baer, wife of George Baer, who re-
side in York county, in the State of Penn
sylvania, and are all the children of Henry S.
Painter, a brother of said intestate, who, to-
gether with his wife, died previous to the
death of said intestate; Ann H. McConkey,
wife of Robert R. McConkey; the plaintiff,
Margaretta Plett, wife of Cyrus Plett; Mary
NJ. Kraber, wife of George Kraber, who reside
in York county, aforesaid and William H.
Painter, who resides in Lycoming county, in
the State of Pennsylvania, who are the child
rem, grandchildren and heirs at law of Caleb
Painter, deceased, brother of said interstate,
who died previous to said interstate, leaving
his said children and Sarah A. Painter, his
widow, who resides in York county aforesaid;
the said Mary M. Kraber and Melvina H.
Painter are children of Jacob Painter, who
was a son of said Caleb Painter deceased,
and nephew of said intestate, and who died
in or about the year 1881; that all are adults
above the age of twenty-one years.
4. That said real estate cannot be divided
without loss or injury to the persons interested
therein.
5. That said William S. Painter and Sarah
S. Painter are now, aDd have been since the
death of the aforesaid intestate, in the occu-
pancy and possession of the said real estate,
anu have been receiving the rents and profits
of the same.
The court is prayed to pass a decree for
the sale of said property, and to distribute the
proceeds among the parties entitled thereto;
also to require the said William S. Painter
and Sarah S. Painter to account for the rents
and profits of said property from the 18th day
of January, A. D. 1881, and pay the same
into this court, to be distributed among the
parties entitled thereto.
The bill also states that all of said parties
to this cause reside out of the State of Mary
land, except the said William S. Painter and
Sarah S. Painter.
1t is thereupon, this 18th day of October,
A. D. 1885, adjudged and ordered that the
plaintiffs, by causing a copy of this order to
be inserted in some newspaper published In
Carroll county, in the State of Maryland, once
in each of four successive weeks, before the
10Th day of November, A. D. 1885, give notice
to the said absent defendants of the object and
substance of this bill, and warn them and
each of them to appear IN this court, in per
son or by solicitor, on or before the oath day
of February, next to answer the premises
and show cause, if any they have, why de-
cree ought not to pass as prayed.
GEO. A. MILLER, Clerk.
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