The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-02-28

THE OBJECT of this bill is to procure
i decree for the specific performance
of a contract of sale between the parties
hereto made in January 1891 of tract of
land in Evansville district, Prince Georges
County, Md, conveyed by Hugh Herman
and wife by deed of October 9th 1894 to
the defendant and to compel CONVEYANCE
of all said land except about - acres Thereof
sold by complainant to John II. Boswell
and conveyed by defendant to said Boswell
il October 1891.
The bill states that the said GeOrgiana
Robev who is "A non resident of Maryland
being seized of all that tract of land convey
ed to her by Hugh Herman and wife De-
tober 9th, 1884, by deed recorded in Liber
J. W. b. No ), folio 720, of the Land Re
cords of said county, in the month of
January 1891 agreed to sell and convey
the same to plaintiff for the sum of 81 100
to he paid for in five years with & per cent
interest, said interest payable semi
annually the taxes subsequent to 1890 to
be paid by plaintiff. That plaintiff was
then and has ever since been in possession
Of said land by virtue of said agreement
and with the consent and approval of de-
thereon, using said property as his home
ing said agreement, viz: on October 18th
1891, plaintiff sold and defendant convey
ed at plaintiffs request - acres of the land
included in the agreement to one John H.
Boswell, and that the defendant accepted
and received part of the cash and notes Sc
cured by deed of trust on the - acres sold
in full settlement and satisfaction of the
purchase price of the entire tract deScrib-
ed in the agreement, and that all of
said notes except one for about S2S75 80
have been fully paid That plaintiff has
paid the full amount of the purchase price
due defendant for the above described land
according to the agreement and has tender
ed her deed properly prepared convey
ing to him all that portion of the real es-
tate described in the agreement except the
- acres so as aforesaid sold and repeated
ly demanded of her that she make con-
veyance to him of said real estate but
that she has refused and still refuses to do
SO. That plaintiff has performed all the
covenants and agreements on his part to
be performed but the said Georyi ma Ro-
hey refuses to make conveyance of said
real estate as she ought to do.
The bill then prays that said contract be
specifically enforced and that defendent
may be required to convey to plaintiff the
ldilt 'iCStllDtu III tut agreement NlcSS INC
y acres sold to Boswell and for general
relief.
1t is thcrcupon this Goth day of January,
1895, ordered by the Circuit Court for
Prince Georges county in Equity that the
plaintiff by causinga copy of this order to
be inserted in some newspaper published
IN L. Il. county once in each of four success
sIvc weeks before the 29th day of February,
lS96, give notice to the said absent defend
ant of the object and substance of this bill
warning herto appear in this court in per
son or by solicitor on or before the 18th
day of March, 1896 to show cause if any
why a decree ought not to pass as prayed
JOHN W. BELT,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for p. G. Co.
True copy-test JOHN W BELT. Clerk.