The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-22

The bin Of complaint Of stephen S Font
and Emma f. Fout, his wife, respectfully
represents unto your Honors:
LIST. That the plaintiff reside in der
lex County, Maryland, aud are both over
tWeuty-one Years of age
md. That in July, nineteen hun ed
one Otho T. Cook of Frederick Coz. lty,
aforesaid, departed this life intcstate. seized
and possessed 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 of Frederick County, certified
copies of which as 50 recorded and filed
herewith marked respectively Exhibits A.
i. G. and which exhibits il is prayed may
be taken and considered as a part OF the
bill OF complaint as fully MS if herein in
serted in words ana figures.
3rd. That the said Otho f. Cook left sur
yiyng him a widow named Mary Ann
Cook, aged about eighty years. and the
following named children as his heirs ut
law, VIZ. a son named Somerset 7. Cook,
who is unmarried at present and is Il nom
resident OF the State 81 MARYLAND: a son,
Theodore \. Cook. who Is married. but
whose wile's given name is not known,
both of whom are nOn-rcSidcutS the State
OF Maryland; a son, Oscar K. Cook. who is
married and whose wilc's name is Melissa
Cook and both of whom are non-residents
Of the state Of Maryland: daughter,
Frances NJ. Thompson. who is married to
William Thompson and both OF whom re-
side III Frederick County. Maryland; son,
George +. Cook, who is married and whose
wife is named Rachael Cook both of whom
reside in Frederick County, Mary land; a
daughter Ida T. Tahler, who is married to
George f. Tahler. both of whom reside in
Frederick County, Maryland. a 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 age ana that the said
widow also resides in Frederick County,
Maryland.
18th. And the plaintiff further alleges that
on the death of the said Otho T. Cook the
real estate described in said Exhibits 4. b.
{. descended to and vested in his above
named heirs ut law rs tenants in common,
subject however 10 the dover right of his
said widow Mary Ann Cook therein and
that all heing yet alive they are now so
seized and possessed of the said real estate
as tenants in common
9th. That said real estate is not suscep-
tible of division among the said heirs at
law without great loss and damage and it
would be TO their interest to have the same
sold 10y Il trustee appointed by said Court
and the proceeds divided amongst them
according to their respective interests
therein.
1t is thereupon by the Circuit Court for
Frederick County, sitting as a Court of
Equity, on this 27th day of February, in
nc year 1901, ordered that the plaintiffs
by causing 4 copy of this order to be in
Serted in some newspaper published in
Frederick County, Maryland, once a 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 in
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.
(Filcd February 2sth, 1901
DOUGLASS II. HARGETT.
True copy-Tcst. Clerk.
DOUGLASS II. HARGETT.
mar. lot. Clerk