Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-01-22

THE OBJECT of this bill 10 to procure
i decree for the sale OF the real estate OF
Smith ToWnsheud, late Of Washington City,
District Of Columbia, situated in Montgomery
county, By John william Lee, who sues for
himself as well az all other creditors who will
come in and contribute to the expenses Of this
suit.
The bill alleges that the said Smith Town
shend was in bis lifetime indebted unto you
orator, John William Lee, in the sum of one
hundred and ihirty-four dollars on account
OF the burial expenses OF his deceased wife,
Annie ToWnsbend, as will appear by reier-
ence TO account filed with said oil, marked
exhibit J. W. L
2. Ths, said Smith Tovnshend being 30
indebted as Aforesaid unto your orator and
TO divers other persons, and having certain
real estate in Montgomery county, ID the
State Of Maryland, containing thirty-seven
acres, and fully described in exhibits and 2,
filed with said bill and having no personal
estate in the State Of Maryland aud no real
Or personal estate 10 the City Of Washington,
District OF Columbia, except 3 small amount
OF personal estate amounting TO siXIy-four
dollars, as be 10 informed, departed this life
on or about the twenty fifih day OF February,
1896, leaving no widow surviving him, but
the folio wing heirs-al-law and next Of kin
(s) Sarah l.. ToWnshend, widow Of Will
liam L. s. Townsbepd, living in the City OF
Washington aforesaid, and the following
nepbeNs and nieces, children Of bis deceased
brother, William l.. s. Townshend, to-wit:
Katherine y. Shoemaker, Intermarried with
James " Shoemaker Elizabeth P. Miller,
intermarried with John n Miller, living al
NcI.eansboro, Illinois; Aaron r. Town
sheDd, intermarried with Margaret z. Town
sheDd Charles r. Townshend, bachelor;
Richard w. Tow nshend, bachelor living in
Washington City Isabella B. Mulliken, in
tertnarried with William N. Aullken, living
10 Baltimore City, State Of Maryland aud
Willie l. Gladding, iniermartied with Chas
u. Gladding, who live in Philadelphia, Penn
sylvsnia
(b) Clarence A. ToWDshend, the only child
Of his deceased brother, James II. Towushend,
whose wife is also dead, who lives in Wash
inglon City, aforesaid
lei Rosa l.. Townshend, widow Of his de-
ceased brother, John H Townshend, and their
only child, Lucy OILS Tsbler, intermarried
with Charles r. Tabler, who lives IN the City
OF Washington and who is under twenty
one years OF age.
Id The children of his deceased brother.
Richard W. Townshend, whose wife is also
dead, to-wil: MadaIine r. Weeks, intermar-
ried with Joseph w. Weeks, and Orval e.
Townshend, widower, who lives 10 Spring.
field, Massachusetts,
lei The children OF his deceased sister,
Mary Ann Lighter, who iniermarred with
John 7. Lighter, living at Monroe City, Mis-
souri, Alice V. Ferguson, (nee Lighter, J
widow OF Robert b. Ferguson, who lives in
Washington City, District OF Columbia d.
Muller Lighter, intermarried with Lizzie
Lighter, who lives in Burlington, Iowa; J.
f0wnshend Lighter, intermarried with Mary
Lighter, who live in Astoria, Oregon, all OF
whom are non residents OF the State OF Mary
land except Isabelle Mulliken, in;ermarried
with William NJ. Mulliken.
3 The bill further states that letters Of ad-
ministration on the personal estate OF the said
J. Smith Townshend, deceased, in the City
| OF Washington, District Of Columbia, were
granted 10 said Aaron r. Townsheud on the
| sixth day Of April, 1898, who informs him
that the whole OF said personal estate 10
wholly insufficient to pay the funeral ex-
penses OF the decedent, which amount 10 two
hundred and three dollars aud fifty cents,
which are due TO this complainant, irrespec.
tive OF the cost of admin istrntion
Said bill asks for decree OF sale for tine sale
o. the aforesaid real estate OF decedent, in
Montgomery county, or so much OF il as mai
be necessary for the payment OF The complain
ants Aforesaid claims, and other debts OF the
decedent, which remain unpaid.
II is thereupon this 9th day OF January,
A. D., 1891, that the complainant cause a
copy Of this order, together with statement
Of the object and substance OF the bill, to he
inserted in some newspaper published in
Montgomery county once = week for four
successive weeks, before the 9Th day of Feb
ruary next, giving notice to said non resi-
dent defendants in said BILL and warning
them to appear in this court, In person or by
solicitor, on or before the 2nd day of March
next to show cause, If any they have, why a
decree shall not pass as prayed.
JAMES ANDERSON, CPk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county
True copy-Test:
JAMES ANDERSON, CPk.
PHIL W. CHEW,
Solicitor for Complainant.
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