Democratic messenger., 1893-12-02
CLAYTON J. 1T RNFLI.. Solicitor.
Order Publication.
Horace j. Hickman

William A. Gum and Harriet f.
Gum. hi> wife. and William Dupont
In the Circuit Court Tor Worce~ie,
County. IL Equity. Va. 1876,
November Tenn. lS93, Ia wit
November 3Sth lS93.
The object Of this sun Is To procure
decree for the sale of all that part
OF certain real estate situate in Wor-
ccster County in the State of Mary.
land. the whole of which is situated
partly in Worcester County in the
State Of Maryland. and partly in Sus-
sex County in the State of Delaware.
called Fcmwick> Island aud the islands
adjacent thereto, and lvin. in ASA
waman Bay and Isle of Wight Bay
and the Atlantic Ocean, and contain
img twelve hundred acres. including
land covered by water
The bill states that the complainant
Horace j. Hickman is seized and
puS>ps>c,l ui an undivided one hall in
tcrcSi in and /" said real estate. which
was conveyed Ia him by DIR. Francis
NJ. Gum and wife bv deed dated the
Sth day Of MAY \. d., 1898. recorded
among the land records oi Worcester
County in l.ibcr f. H. T. No. ) iolio>
600 and 65l that the defendant vii
liam \. Gum is seized and possessed
Of the other undivided one-half inter
est in and 1" the aforesaid zeal estate.
which WAS conveyed to him, the said
William \. Gum by James Burch and
wife by deed dated the 7lh day Of
September in the year Eighteen hun
drcd and >cvcnty-ihrcc, and recorded
among the land records ot Worcester
County in l.ibcr l. I. NJ, No. ) folio
les: that the said Harriet j.. Gum.
The wife oi the said William \. Gum
is seized of IN inchoate right of dowcl
in said land dependent upon the death
Of her said husband the said William
\. Gum, PRIOR to the death of the said
Harriet T. Gum; that ON the 18th day
of JULY A. d., 1893 the said William
\. Gum and Harriet f. Gum. his
wife, executed mortgage deed for
said land in favor oi' Il certain vii
liam Dupont for the sum of four
thousand dollars with interest from
said 26th day Of July. 1893. duly
certified copy of which mortgage mark
ed Exhibit a is filed with said bill
as Il part thereof: that all ot The parties
To this suit are of full are and are all
non-residcnt> of the State Of Mary
land that said real estate situate in
Worcester County in the State oi
Maryland Is not susceptible of division
and cannot be divided without loss oI
injury Ia the parties concerned, that
said real estate situated in Worcester
County in the State of Maryland h,
sold a> an entirety and that the pro
cced> arising thcrcirom be divided
amongst them according Ia their ic
speciivc Interests that the complain.
ant is informed and advised that he
ing con current owner of said rca
estate with said William y. Gum h,
has the right 10 have said real c>tai,
sold if il shall he made Ia appear I,
this Court To he advantageous 10 al
parties concerned.
II is therculon adiudged and or
dcred that the complainant by cauS
ing a copy of this order 10 bc insert
e'i IN some newspaper published III
Worcester County once IN each al
four successive weeks before The ir>l
day of january y. d., 1891, Civ,
notice to the said absent defendants o
the object and substance of this bill
and warn them 10 appear in thi'
Court in person or by solicitor ON ol
before the 18th day Of January \. ID.
1891, I" answer the premises and show
cause il any they have why deere,
ought not 10 pass rs prayed.
FRANCIS HENRY PrIxrLL, Clerk
True Copy.
Test: FRANCS Henry PrExELL
dec pit. Clerk