The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-17
Order of Publication
In the Circuit Court for Garrett County, in
Equity. No. 325.

In the Circuit Court for Garrett County, in
Equity. No. 325.
Henry A. Shafer, Plaintiff, Against Hannah.
=. Whltehalr aud George WhitehaIr, her
husband. Susan NJ. Arnold. John NJ. b.
Shatler, Eve l.. Roth and John II. Roth,
her husband, Benjamin f. Shatier, Ainira4
NJ. Shatfer. Elizabeth Walters and Wall
ters, her husband, Sophia Mahoney and
fer. Rebecca a. Stemple and John II Stem
pie, her ~ husband, Benjamin X. Shatfer,,
band, Henrietta Heckert and John H. Heck
ert. her husband, and Isaac l.. G. Shaffer.
Defendants.
The object of the Bill OF Complaint in tho
above entitled cause is TO obtain u decree to
sell the real estate (Which a bert Beard, late
OF Garrett county, died seized and possessed,
and to distribute the proceeds arising from
sach sale among the parties entitled thereto.
The Bill states:
LIST. That John Beard late of Garrett county,
was in his lifetime seized ard possessed ola
tract of land containing one hun lred and
sixty three acres and Seventy-fuur percheS,
and contained within the following met
and bounds, courses and distances to. wit :.
Beginning at n pine and maple standing at
the end of one hundred and eighty-One
percheS on the first line of Mount Pleasant,
AID running thence North sixteen degrees,
East one hundred and eighty-one perches,
South sevenLy-two degrees. East one hunured
and ffty-one perehes to the second line Of
Mount Pleasant, and with said line reversed
eighty-one perches, North Seventy-two de-
greeS, West one hundred and thirty nine
percheS to the beginning, all of which will
fully appear by re esence to the partition OF
one baH of a tract of hand called Mount Pleas
ant, which was made and filed in No. 1871
Equity. in said Court.
Ind. That being so seized and possessed OF
said land the said John Beard died testate,
leaving his son, John George Albert Beard his
heir; sole legatee and owner OF said real estate.
3rd That said John George Albert Beard
being so s"iz.d and possessed OF said real
estate departed this life on II before the fifth
day of December, A. ID. 1884, intestate without
issue. and leaving neither brother and sisters.
tn That The said John Beard, father Ofsaid
Albert Beard had two Sist ers. Hannah &. who.
intermarried with John Shaffer. and Cathar-
Shaffer.
9TH. That said Hannah c. Shaffer died before
the said John Beard leaving the following
tteImarried with - Walters, Sophia. who
ntermarried with Henry Mahoney, George
SGiffer, Rebe ca A, who intermarried With
John II. Stemple. Benjamin X. Shatfer.
Harriet, who intermarried with John H.
Heekert, and Isaac l.. c. Shaffer.
9Th. That said Catharine b. Shaffer also died
before the said John Beard leaving children,
Hannah c., who inlermarried with George
Whitehair Susan NJ. Arnold, John NJ. b.
Shaffer, Eve f., who intermarried with John
u. Roth. BeniaRain F. shaffer Henry A. shat
fer and Alrnira NJ. Shaffer. ~. y.
7Ih. The Bal Farther states:
That the the land therein described de-
SCelbHeu 10 tne sara Albert BE ara rom his
father, the said John Beard and that the said
children Of Hannah c. Shaffer and Catharine
Is. Shaffer are the nearest of kin to the said
Albert Beard on the fathers side, and are
therefore the legal owners in fee of said land.
The Bill further states that said land is not
susceptible of partition, and prays for a sale
and distribution and for general relief
The Bill also contains the usual prayer for
pl ocess.
II is therefore ordered ny the Court this
tent h day OF january, a. D. 1885, that the Com
platnant cause copy of this order together
with the object and substance of the Bill to
be inserted in some newspaper published in
Garrett county once a week for four success
stve weeks before the ninth day of February.
A. ID. 1875, giving notice to the defendants.
Walters and - Walters her hus-
band, Sophia Mahoney and Henry Mahoney.
her husband George Shaffer, Rebecca x.
StempIe and John II. Stemple, her husband.
Henrietta Heckert and John II. Heckert, her
husband, Isaac l.. c.. Shaffer. Hannah c.
Whitehair and George Whitehair. her huS-
band, Susan NJ Arnold. Benjamin X. Shatfer.
Harriet Thomas and - Thomas her hus.
band. and warning them to appear in this
Court In person or by Solicitor on or before tho
eleventh day of May, A, ID 1885. toshOw cause
fanny they have, why a decree should not
pass as prayed.
w. II. TOWER,
= Clerk of Circuit Court for Garrett county.
True copy-Test
lHA W. H. TOWER, Clerk.