The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-29

The hill Of complaint OF stephen 5. Fout
and Emma F. Fout his wife, respectfully
represents unto your llonorS:
list That the plaintiff reside in der
lex County. Maryland, and are both over
twcnty-onc wears OF aye.
md. That in July, nineteen hun ed,
one Otho r. Cook, of Frederick CoU Lty,
aforesaid, departed this life nte~tate, seized
and pos e,sed of certain real estate situated
in Frederick County Maryland, which real
estate is fully described in deeds conveying
the same to HIM duly recorded in the Land
Records ct Frederick County, certified
copies OF which as 50 recorded and filed
herewith marked respectively Exhibits A.
f. c. aud which exhibits II is prayed may
be taken and considered rs a part of the
bill of complaint is fully rs If herein in
serted in words and figures.
;:rd That the said Otho T. Cook left sur
Niyng him widow named Mary Ann
Cook. aacd about eighty Years and the
following named children as his heirs at
law, VIZ, a son named Somerset L. Cook,
who is unmarried at present and is non
resident of the State o: Maryland, a son,
Theodore A. Cook, who is married, but
whose wile's given name is not known,
of Mary land a son, oscar H. Cook who is
married aud whose witc'S name Is Melissa
Cook and both of whom are non residents
Of the State of Maryland; 4 daughter,
Frances W. Thompson. who is married to
William Thompson and both of whom re-
side in Frederick County, Maryland; a son,
George f. Cook, who is married and whose
wife is named Rachael Cook, both Of whom
reside in Frederick County, Maryland;
daughter, Ida T. Tabler, who is married to
George f. Tabler both Of whom reside in
Frederick County, Maryland; 4 daughter,
Emma +. fout, who, with her said husband,
Stephen ). Fout, are the plaintiffs in this
cause, and the plaintiffs further allege
that all the above named persons are over
twenty-one years of aye and that the said
widow also resides in Frederick County,
Maryland
18th. And the plaintiff further alleges that
ON the death of the said Ohio I. Cook the
real estate described in said Exhibits A. Il.
G. descended to and vested in his above
named heirs at law as tenants in common,
subject however to the dover right of his
said widow Mary Ann Cook therein and
that all being vet alive they are now so
seized and possessed of the said real estate
as tenants i'll common.
9TH That said real estate is not suscep-
tible OF division among the said heirs ut
law without great loss and damage and it
would be to their interest to have the same
sold by trustee appointed by said Court
and the proceeds divided amongst them
according to their respective interests
therein.
1t is thcreupon by the Circuit Court for
Frederick County, sitting as a Court of
Equity, ON this 27th day of February, in
the year 1901, ordered that the plaintiffs
by causing copy of this order to be in
serted in some newspaper published IN
Frederick County, Maryland, once week
for four successive weeks before the Both
day of March, in the year 1901, give notice
to the non-residents defendants of the
object and substance of this bill, warning
them TO be and appear in this Court i'll
person or by solicitor on or before the date,
| April 10th, in the year 1901, TO show cause,
if any they have, why decree ought not
be passed as prayed.
Filled February 2Sth, 1901.
DOUGLASS II. HARGETT,
| True copv-Test Clerk.
! DOUGLASS II. HARGETT,
mar. l-5t. Clerk.