The Washington times., 1901-12-28

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, SITTING IN EQUITY
THEODORE J. KING and ROBINSON WHITE
vs. MARY CRANSON and SARAH CRANSON,
children OF JANE CRANSTON, by SAMUEL
p CRANSTnN. her husband. and any other
child children Of said Jane Cranston by
Samuel P. Cranston, her husband, besotten,
or any heirs or children OF either or anyone
claiming said land, or any part thereof, by.
from, through or under them or either Of
them. No. 2271s Equity.
On motion Of the Complainants. by Marion
Duckett and Ebert Dent. their solicitors it is
this jth day of December, le9l, ordered that
the said Mary CransOu or Cranston, Sarah Can
son or Cranston, or any other child or children
Of Jane Cranston or Cranson. by Ssmpcl p. Gran
son or CranstOn. her husband. beg0tten. and the
unknown heirs, devisees or alienees OF Jane Gran
sou, or Of the said Mary Gg Sarah Cransten. or
the unknown persons claiming by. from or under
them. the defendants IN this cause cause their
appearance to be entered herein on or before the
first rule day occurring forty days after this
date; otherwise the cause viii be proceeded with
as a case Of default
The object Of this suit a to obtain decree
removing a cloud upon the title to a tract Of
land lying and being in the District Of Column
hia il being par: 0t a tract OF land described
in a deed from Joseph Gregory. Samuel p. Gran
son and Jane Crlnson his wife. to John IL
Wilson, dated April y, 1861, and recorded in
liber J. \. 5 No. 2lS folio 3, the whole tract
containing Jl% acres OF land, the part herein
described lying in the District Of Columbia being
all that part OF the 5l-4 acres called The Adj
dition to Little Dean" and "William and Mary
Increased beginning for said part in the DIX
trict Of Columbia at a stone the beginnir. OF
Scot;'s Blunder. which is also the beginning Of
the tract in the deed just above mentioned and
running thence with the fret line of the said
tract north ~ degrees east 10 iuterseCt the Dis
trict line thence along with and upon the said
District line in a sOutheastcrly direction to
stone ~here the said District line intersects the
seventh line Of the land described in the afore-
cited deed from Gregory and others 10 John IT,
wilson. and thence with said seventh line 33Is
degrees west to the place Of beginning, contain
ing ten acres Of land, more or less it being the
same land which the said John H. Wilson and
sarah j. Wilson. his wife conveyed to John Lee
by deed. dated August %. 1871, and recorded in
liber No. l6-2, at folio i2i et seq. one Of the
land records OF the District OF Columbia and
which the said john Lee conveyed 10 Robinson
White by two deeds one dated July II, lSgs
and recorded in liber No. 2209. folio 321, and
the other dated February Il, ls99 and recorded
ia libcr No 2364, folio 4I6, OF said land records
and the SINE land which the said Robinson
White and wife conveyed TO the plaintiff. Theu-
dofe J. King. hy deed. dated May II, lS9q, Te-
corded May q, ls.@; in liber No 2ai2. folio 800,
OF said land records. the said King acquiring
thereby ouc-half undivided interest 3. said land
in and los said deed. and TO vest the title "a fee
simple in said property in the cJmplainau,s by
adverse possession. and pcrpetually enjoin the
defendants from setting up auv claim, right OF
title to said property. This order TO be pub
lishtd ia the Washington Law Reportcr' and
The Washington Times once week for three
successive weeks.
By the Court:
tSalD \. b. HAGNER. Justice, etc.
True COPY. Test;
J. Il. NOUNG. Clerk. deli21,2s
IN THE SUPREME COURT or THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, HOLDING \ SPECIAL TERM
FOR ORPHANS COURT III >INESs. IN RI
ESTATE or ". II. WALCOTr, deceased.
IOj4I.
Application having been made to the Supreme
Court Of the District Of Columbia, holding a |
special term for Orphans Court business, for let
icrS of administration upon the estate Of William |
H. Waloott II is by The court tAts tile Goth day |
lf December, 1901, ordered that notice Is hereby
given to William H. l.. Nalcott. Maud V. =. |
Wllcott Blanche u. Il. Wioutt and Clinton d. |
5. Walcott. heirs Of the said William II. Walcott,
deceased. and TO all others concerned, to appear
before this court on the GJTli DAY or JAN |
UARY. 1902 AT THE HOUR or 10 O'CLOCK |
\. NJ, to show cl,Ise VIZ such application should |
l0t be granted.
This notice shall be published in the Wash
iugton Law Reporter and in The Washington |
FINES once a week for three successive weeks /
lcioFe the return day herein mentioned. and the |
irst publication to he made not less than thirty |
lays before said return DAY.
JOB BARNARD Justice.
Attest:
LotIS \ DENT, Register Of Wills.
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