The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-10-14
Buggies, DaytOns & BuCkb0ards,
GEO Y. MAYNADIER, Solicitor.


Emma J. Ruth In the Circuit ire Court
Martha Ann Ruth, Hartford County.
John A. Ruth and othersJ In Equity.
rINHE OBJECT of this bill is to obtain de-
l. cree for sale of certain real estate situated
in Hartford County, and described therein and
distribution OF the proceeds among the parties
to this suit, according to the terms of Eliza
beth Ruth's Last Will and Testament, after
payment of mortgage debt now held by Mrs.
Lucy F. Moore. The bill alleges that Mrs. Eliza
beth Ruth. late of Hartford county, died in the
month of January, 1890, seized OF 654 acres
of land, situated i'll said county, on the public
road leading from Churchville to Darlington,
adjoining the lands of james Lee, George
smith and others, composed OF parts OF tracts
called "Out Quarter" and Good Neighbour
hood" and leaving last will and testament,
whereby she devised said real estate to her
three daughters Emma J. Ruth, Martha Ann
Ruth and Sarah Rosena Ruth that said Sarah
Rosena died sometime in December, 1883, prior
to the death of her mother, unmarried and in
testate, leaving as her only heirs at law her
sisters and brothers, viz: Emma j. Ruth, Mar
tina Ann Ruth, VIM. E. Ruth and Charles w.
Ruth, who resided in Hartford county, and
John A: Ruth, of the State of Dakota, and
James Henry kuth, of the State of California,
both of last named being non-residents of the
State OF Maryland. That the said above named
parties are each entitled to and seized of an I'M
divided interest or share in said real estate as
follows: Emma j. Ruth to seven eighteenths,
Martha Ann Ruth to seven eighteenths there
W. Ruth and james Henry Ruth are each en-
titled to one undivided eighteenth part or
share thereof. That said real estate is not sus-
ceptible of partition among those entitled to
same without great loss and injury, and that
they are unable to agree either upon parti-
ton thereof or a sale for division of the pro-
ceeds Also that there is upon the land records
unreleased mortgage upon said land with
other land of 1,7OO, executed by said Eliza
beth Ruth and her husband and VIM. e. Ruth
to A. Preston Gilbert, and by him assigned to
Mary L. Pannell, but it is charged that same is
paid. BY a subsequent petition it is shown that
said Mary L. Pannell is now deceased and that
said mortgage is now owned by certain Mrs.
Lucy +. Moore, of Baltimore city, who by
order of Court is made party defendant to
this bill. The bill then prayes that decree
may be passed for sale for partition of the
said above described lands and premises of
65A acres more or less, and for subpoenas
and for an order of publication against the
said John A.. Ruth and James Henry Ruth,
who are non-residents of the tate of Maryland,
warning them to appear and answer the allie
cations of this bill of complaint, &c.
Whereupon it is this 9th day of October 1897
ordered, that the complainant by causing a
copy of this order to be inserted i'm some news
paper published IN hartford county, once in
each of four successive weeks, before the 7th
day of November, 1892, give notice to the
said nonresident defendants, John A. Ruth
stance of this bill, warning them to appear In
this Court in person or by solicitor, on or be-
fore the twenty-third day OF November next,
to show cause, if any they have, why decree
ought not be passed as prayed
WIN. S. FORWO0D, JR., Clerk.
True copy, test,
7oct WIN. S. FORwoOD, JR., Clerk.