Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-03-17

1--WE OBJECT of this suit is to pro-
L. cure Decree for the sale of GER
tain property in Montgomery county,
Maryland, of which Lavinia Cuttings,
late of said county, died seized and
possessed.
The bill states
|. That the said Lavinia Cuttings was 10
her lifetime possessed OF tract of land stu
ate in said county, being part of II tract of
land called 1.-THE Farme' which possession
was exclusive, continuous, notorious and un-
disputed for more thau twenty years, and
being so thereof possessed, the said Lavinia
Cuttings, some time in the year - departed
this life intestate, aud leaving MS her heirs at
law James Hartley Cuttings, intsrmarried
with a certain Elizabeth Cuttings, Martha
Robertson, intermarried with certain James
II. Robertson, and George A. Cuttings, her
children, aud the following grandchildren,
who are children Of her deceased son, Rich
ard T. Cuttings, who left no widow, viz:
Richard 7. GlttingS unmarried Allison
Cuttings, unmarried Mary Il. Harris, inter-
married with certain Robert Harris Laura
Stockton, intermarried with Il certain VII.
liam Stockton; and Walter Cuttings
2. That shortly after the death OF the said
May, A. d. 1890, the said James Hartley Git
tings, Martha Robertson and George A. Git
tings obtained out of the Land Office of Ma
ryland a Special Warrant 10 resurvey said
tract Of land according to the holding and
possession Of the said Lavinia Cuttings, and
in pursuance Of proceedings had Hereunder,
on tbs End day OF December, A. D., 1891,
obtained grant Of said land from the State
OF Maryland.
3. That although said patent was issued 10
the said James Hartley Cuttings, Martha Rob-
ettson and George A. Cuttings, The aforesaid
children Of Richard r. Cuttings, deceased.
are entitled TO q one-iourth interest in said
land.
4. That all Of the Aforesaid parties are OF
the full age OF lwenly.one years; but the
said George A. Cuttings Ii deaf mute and
incapable of attending 10 business affairs.
8. That the said James Hartley Cuttings
and Elizabeth Cuttings, his wife, Martha Rob
erison aud James u Robertson, her husband,
and George A. Cuttings reside 10 Montgom-
cry county, in the State of Maryland Rich
ard 7. Cuttings, Mary Harris and Robert Iar.
ris, her husband, Laura Stockton and Will
liam Stockton, her husband, reside in Balli-
more city, in the State of Maryland A llison
Cuttings resides In Pakoma Park, IN the Dis
trict OF Columbia, and Walter Cuttings re-
sides in some Western State or Territory un-
known to the compliments, nor do they know
whether or not the said Walter Cuttings Is
married.
@. That he SAID land is not susceptible Of
partition without material loss and injury to
the parties entitled 10 interests therein ~
above stated, and that 10 order 10 make d.
vision Of said interests II will be necessary
that said real estate be sold, and the proceeds
thereof divided amongst the parties according
to their several interests.
IL is thereupon, this tweniy.irst day OF
February, in the year 1893, ordered by the
Circuit Court for Montgomery county, in
Equity, that the plaintiffs, by causing a copy
OF this order to be inserted 10 some newspa-
per published 10 said Montgomery county,
once 10 each OF four successive weeks before
The twentieth day Of March, 1893, give notice
10 the said nonresident defendants, Allison
GittIngs and Walter Cuttings, OF the object
and substance OF this bill, warning them TO
appear 10 this Court,.in person or by solicit
or, on or before the sixth day Of April next,
10 show cause, II any they have, why de-
cree ought not TO be passed as prayed
JAMES ANDERSON, Cpk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy Test
feb 24-td JAMES NDER50N, Crk.