Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1894-10-20
UPsHUR & JONES. Solicitors.
Order of Publication
Robert +. Collins. Monroe X. Collins
and Robert J. Coleman

Robert Baker. and Mary Baker his
wife, Jessy Antis,lel and james An
tis,lel. her husband. Levin III. Ba-
ker, Jr., Lucy X. Smith and Fred
erick Smith her husband, Clara B.
Chew and Phil Chew her husband.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. No. l5l4 Chancery.
The object Of this suit is to procure
decree for the sale of the real es-
tate of which Il certain Robert NJ.
Baker, late Of Worcester County, died
seized and possessed. situate in Wor-
cester County, in the State of Mary
land. because the same cannot be di-
vided without loss or injury 10 the
parties interested
The bill states that the said Robert
NJ. Baker departed this life many
years ago, leaving a vii. in which he
devised certain real estate described
in said bill and the exhibit filed there.
with to his wife, a certain Jane w.
Baker during her natural life, with
remainder to his five children, namely
Robert Baker, John Baker, Levin II.
Baker, Esther Collins, wife of Monroe
Collins, and Sarah l.. Coleman, wife
of Nathan Coleman. That the inter-
est of Robert Baker in said real estate
was conveyed to Esther Collins by
Levin J. Houston, Sheriff. by deed
dated February II, A. ID. 1880 and
recorded among the land records Of
Worcester County in Liber |. I. NJ,
No. Z, folio AIS. That Esther Collins
departed this life March %, A. ID.
1898, leaving a will devising all her
real estate to her two sons. Robert L.
Collins and Monroe X. Collins. That
John Baker conveyed his interest in
said real estate to Mary Baker, wife
of Robert Baker. by deed dated June
%, A. ID. 1878 and recorded among
the land records of Worcester County
in Liber |. I. NJ. No. 6, folio 37S.
That John Baker departed this life
intestate, leaving as his sole heir at
law, Jessy Antisdel, wife of James
Antisdel. That Levin ii. Baker de-
parted this life eight or ten years ago.
intestate, leaving as his sole heirs ut
law. Levin Ii. Baker, .jr., Lucy X.
Smith, wife OF Frederick Smith. and
Clara B. Chew, wife of Phil Chew.
That Sarah l.. Coleman has departed
this life leaving IA will devising all her
real estate to her son Robert j. Cole
man. That during the month of July,
A. ID. 1894, the SAID Jane w. Baker
departed this life. That all the par
ties to this suit are of full legal age
That Robert Baker aud Mary Baker,
his wife, reside ia Kansas City; .Dessy
Antisdcl and James Anli>lel. her
husband, and Levin II. Baker reside in
the City OF st. Louis; Lucy X. Smith
and Frederick Smith. her husband.
reside in Jasper County, and Clara b.
Chew and Phil Chew, her husband,
reside in st. Louis County. all of said
places Of residence being in the State
of Missouri. That the said real estate
cannot be divided without loss ar in
jury to the parties interested.
1t is therefore adjudged and order
ed this thirteenth day of August, A.
ID. 1894, that the plaintiffs by causing
a copy of this order TO be inserted in
some newspaper published in Worces-
ter County, once week in each OF
four successive weeks. before the 29th,
day of October A. ID. 1894, give
notice TO the said absent defendants
of the object and substance of this bill,
and warn them 10 appear in this
Court in person or by solicitor on or
before the 18th day of November next
to answer the premises, and show
cause, il any they have, why decree
ought not to pass as prayed.
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL, Clerk.
True Copy, Test:
FRANCIS HENRY PuRNELL, Clerk.
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