The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-24

lOp, Elizabeth BuSey and William G.. Blu
sey, her husband, Catharine f. Champion
and II. P. Champion, her husband Frank
Thomas, Chester Thomas Mrs James D.
Thomas and Nellie Thomas, Virginia Lou
iseThomas and Eliza infants.
and William E. Thomas, Minnie Thomas.
John D.ThOmas, Thomas Charles Thomas,
Sarah f. Harris and William b. Harris
her husband Mary W. Blackburn, Jane
w. Moran and Frank b. Moran, her hus-
bank, Ellen T. Washington and Thomas
b. Washington, her husband. Hannah |.
Washington, Bushrod c. Washington Jr
Thomas G. Washington, j. Fairleigh
Washington, Catharine b. Washington
4. :. Blackburn Washingto n. Emily II
Smith, II. 5. Blackburn Smith, Ellen b.
Smith, Elizabeth ). Williams and Eustace
Williams, her husband, John S. Castle
man, COrbin w. Castleman. Annie Hop
kins and John Hopkins, her husband
John :. Blackburn and John $. Black
burn, trustee under the last will and tes-
lament Of Sarah A. f. Blackburn. de
ceased Defendants
No. .l15S Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett county, Maryland.
cree for the sale of certain real estate situate
and being in Garrett county, Maryland of
which Francis Thomas died seized and pos
Sessed and distribution of the proceeds
thereof among his heirs at law.
The bill states that Francis Thomas. late
of Garrett county, deceased. was in his life
time seized and possessed of certain real eS-
tate situated in said county, one tract known
as Montevue, containing pos acres: one tract
conveyed to said Thomas by Thomas 5. Alex
ander ct al, trustees, containing 1912 acres,
and another tract known as Military Lot No.
2UlO, conveyed TO the said Thomas by Joseph
Mclaughlin ct al, duly certified copies of
said deeds of conveyance being filed with
the bill.
The bill further states that the said Thomas
in his lifetime sold to Joseph r. Anderson
and Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company
certain portions of the tract conveyed to
him by Alexander ct al, trustees above men
TONED, aggregating about 2S2 acres.
The bill further states that on the 18th day
of January, 1878, this Court, upon the bill of
complaint of George t. Dunlop against Sarah
A. f. Blackburn ct al, the same being No. 80
| Equity i'll the Circuit Court for Garrett coun-
| ty, passed decree appointing A. Hunter
Boyd trustee to sell the real estate mentioned
in said proceedings, but that the decree did
not cover the land mentioned in plaintiffs
that said trustee did not sell all the land
mentioned in exhibit A. and that the de
cree is now imperative and void.
The billfurther states that the said Thomas
DelIS 50 SelLtu anu DOSSpSSeu OF Salu real eS-
tate died on the end day of January. 1876,
| intestate, leaving surviving him as his only
heirs at law the following named persons:
| Ellen II. Allen, only child of Mary Crab
Shanks, deceased, sister of said Thomas:
John L. ShankS, Grace +. Glasgow and David
| w. Shanks, the children of Grace Metcalf
Shanks, deceased, a sister of said Thomas;
NJ. +. X. Thomas, Catharine &. Thomas, Sal
lie L. Craighil. Virginia $. West and Mar
garet Il. Jackson, the children of Lloyd
Thomas, deceased, brother of said Francis
4 nr - 1g, I,l,t
Ellen Dunlop, Catharine f. Champion, Eliz-
abeth Busey, the children of Catharine l.. A.
Dunlop, deceased, a sister of said Thomas;
Charles C.. Thomas and James ID. Thomas
sons Of John McGill Thomas, deceased a
/ brother of said Francis Thomas; and Sarah
y. f. Blackburn a sister of said Thomas.
The bill further states that since said de
cree and the proceedings hereunder certain
of the above named parties have departed
this life, tO-wit: Grace Il. Glasgow, died
teState, leaving as her only heirs at law the
said William A. Glasgow, Sr., William A.
Glasgow, Jr., Joseph A. Glasgow; David w.
ShankS, died teState, leaving as his only
heirs at law the said Juliet Shanks, his wild
ow, and the following named children; Lewis
n. ShankS Grace Ellen ShankS, intermaI ried
with William NJ. Barton, David w. Shanks
Margaret c. Shanks, Eliza McP. Shanks, Ju-
liet Irvine Shanks, Cassie Anderson Shanks,
William c. ShankS, Jessie Mayo Shanks and
Philip Thomas Shanks; Sarah A. f. Black
burn, sister of said Francis Thomas, died
testate, leaving surviving her the following
nelTS, UO-WlU: JOnn =. BLACKBURN. Saran h.
Harris, Mary w. Blackburn, Jane W. Moran,
Ellen T. Washington and Hannah |. Wash
ington, Bushrod G. Washington, Jr., Thomas
c. Washington, J. Fairleigh Washington,
Catharine b. Washington, II. S. Blackburn
Washington, Annie Hopkins, children of
Catharine II. Washington, her daughter, and
also John $. Castleman and Corbin W. Cas-
tleman, children of Ellen b. Castleman. de
ceased, another daughter of said Catharine
7. Washington; Emily II. Smith, r. S. Black
burn Smith, Ellen b. Smith and Elizabeth S.
{ 1fnN,, d,l,SI n N,NfI
ed, a daughter of said Sarah A. +. Blackburn,
and duly certified copies Of the several wills
of said deceased parties are exhibited with
the bill; Charles c. Thomas, died intestate,
leaving as his heirs at law the said Frank
Thomas and Chester Thomas; James ID.
, Thomas. also died interstate, leaving the said
Mrs. James ID. Thomas and children as fol
lows: william f. Thomas, Minnie Thomas,
John d. Thomas, Thomas Charlas Thomas
and Nellie Thomas, Virginia Louise Thomas
and Elizabeth Thomas, infants; that the said
Ellen II. Allen and husband conveyed all
her interest in said estate to John T. Shanks,
a copy of said deed being exhibited with the
bill; that all of the above named parties are
non-reSidentS of the State of Maryland ex-
cept the said Mrs. James D. Thomas Nellie
Thomas, Virginia Louise Thomas, Elizabeth
Thomas and Minnie Thomas, and that the
said parties are all OF age except the said
Nellie Thomas, Virginia Louise Thomas,
Elizabeth Thomas, John S. Castleman and
/ Corbin W. Castleman, who are under the
age of twenty-one years.
Inc Dill IurUner states UIlaU Sdlu real estate
is not susceptible of partition amongst the
parties entitled thereto without material
loss and injury and that it will be for the
benefit and advantage of all the parties in
interest to have the same sold and the pro
ceeds thereof distributed amongst them &C
cording to their respective interests.
The bill then prays for decree directing a
sale of the real estate mentioned in the pro-
ceedings, a distribution of the proceeds
amongst the parties according to their re-
spective interests, for general relief and for
process for the resident defendants and an
order of publication against the above
named absent defendants.
1t is thereupon, this second day of April,
1902, ordered by the Circuit Court for Garrett
county, in Equity, that the plaintiffs, by
causing copy of this order to be inserted
| in some newspaper published in said Gar
rett county once i'll each Of four successive
weeks before the End day of May, 1902, give
notice to the said absent defendants of the
object and substance Of this bill, warning
them to appear in this court in person or by
solicitor on or before the 18th day of May
next, to show cause, if any have, why de
cree ought not to lie passed as prayed.
f. Y. TOWER, Clerk
True copy test:
L. 4. TOWER, Clerk. st