The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-11-02
OF PUBLICATION N.
NO. 278O EQUITY.

NJ. ZioU EJOlI l.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Mary Dempsey, William Dempsey, her hus-
band, Airy A. ellis, John H. ellis,
Daniel I. ellis, Otis Y. Miles, by his next
friend William Dempsey, Plaintiffs;
Joseph H. ellis, Trustee, Charles L.
Reifsnider and James A. C. Bond, Admin
istrators and Trustees, } ohm Lederer, and
unknown heirs, of John Lederer if dead;
Aaron Gosnen, Frank Gosnell, Jesse r.
Gosnell, Margaret Harrison and John
Harrison, her husband, Hampton Alevia
Mammalian, -- Mammalian her husband,
George ellis, Cecilia jenkins, Rebecca
Cover and William Cover, her husband
and unknown heirs of Rebecca Cover, if
dead; Frances Dauphin and -- Dau-
phin, her husband, and unknown heirs of
said Frances, if dead; Thomas IL. ellis,
Elijah ellis and their unknown heirs, if
dead; Rachel Gartrell and Edward Gar
trell, her husband and the unknown heirs
of said Rachel, if Dead and TO the unknown
heirs of Gassaway G. ellis, Defendants.
The object of this suit is to procure a con
struction of the last will and testament of
Porcius Gillis, late of Carroll county, deceas
ed, and to require Joseph Fl. ellis, trustee
appointed under said will, and Charles I.
Reifsnider and James A. c. Bond, admins
traitors Of the will of Porcius ellis annexed,
TO pay over to the Plaintiffs in the above suit
the sum of $3.50 being the proceeds Of
sales of real estate devised by said POrclus
Gilis to said Joseph III. ellis, and Reuben
Warfeld, in trust for Thomas ellis, son of
said testator The bill alleges the death of
Porcius ellis, in the month Of March, 1862,
leaving a last will and testament wherein
were appointed said ellis and Warhed, eX-
ecutors and trustees thereof; that said War
field, after the settlement of said estate IN
the Orphans Court, of Carroll county, retir-
ed from the further execution Of said trust,
upon the order of the Circuit Court for Car
roll county as a Court of Equity; that said
ellis continued to act as trustee under said
will. and accounted for the trust funds of said
estate in three (3l several Auditors accounts
in cause No. 1916 Equity. in the Circuit
Court for Carroll county; that said testator
left widow, Elizabeth ellis; daughter,
Margaret Lederer; daughter, Elizabeth
Gosnell; a grandchild, George ellis;
granddaughter, Rebecca Cover; grand
daughter. Frances Dauphin; granddaughter,
Cecilia Jenkins; a grandson, Thomas Ii.
ellis: a granddaughter, Rachel Gartrell;
grandson, Elijah ellis; and children of
grandson, Gassaway q. ellis, and also a
son. Thomas ellis That said Thomas Gil
lis died in 1852. leaving the Plaintiffs rs his
children aud heirs at law, and the bill
further alleges that the Plaintiffs claim said
sum of money as belonging to them under
proper construction of said will. whereas it is
claimed by other heirs Of said ellis that he
died intestate thereof, upon the death of said
Thomas ellis. The bill alleges further, that
John L.ederer, grandson of the testator, left
the state Of Maryland number of years ago,
aud his whereabouts unknown, and the
children of Alexander ellis and Gassaway G.
ellis. testators' txo sons, are also unknown,
except two children, Cecilia Jenkins and Geo.
ellis. 1t is therefore adjudged and ordered
this LIST day of October, 1882 that the Plaintiffs
by causing copy of this order to be inserted
in some newspaper published in Carroll coun
", once in each offour successive weeks before
the 4ih day of November, 1889, give notice
to the said absent and unknown defendants
and heirs at law OF the object and substance
OF this bill, aud warn them aud each Of them
to appear in person, or by solicitor, in this
Court, on or before the 18th day Of November,
1851, TO answer the premises and show cause,
IL any they have, why an order and decree
should not pass as prayed.
JOHN Z. SMITH,
Judge OF the Circuit Court.
True eopy,-Test:
oct5 81 WV. y. MARTIN, Clerk.