Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-08-16
OLIVER ID. COLLINS. Attorney.
Order of Publication.
Harriet j. Jones

Benjamin >. Jones. ASSyrla L.. Jones,
Cynthia G. Hall, Festus @. Jones,
Harriet A. Hall. Charles Lee Hall,
Louisa A. Hall, Harper M. Hall,
Mary H. Hall. Levin w. Jones. Cecil
NJ. Jones and Helen A. Jones.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. In Equity.
The object of this suit is to procure
the assignment of the dover interest of
a certain Harriet J. Jones in and to GER
tain real estate situate in Worcester
County aforesaid. of which a certain
BENJAMIN l. Jones died seized. The
Bill states
LIST. That Benjamin l. Jones, late of
said County, deceased, was, about the
year eighteen hundred and fifty-five,
married unto the said Harriet J. Jones,
and thereafter, about the month OF
April. in the year nineteen hundred and
one, the said Benjamin l. Jones died,
leaving the said Harriet ]. Jones. his
widow, and also leaving last will and
testament.
End. That by said last will and tes-
lament the said Benjamin l. Jones di-
rected that all his real and personal
estate should be converted into cash by
the Executors of the said last will and
testament and the following legacies to
be paid out of said proceeds of sale, as
follows: to Benjamin S. Jones the sum
of one dollar; to Assyria L. Jones the
sum of one dollar; to Cynthia O. Hall
the sum of one dollar; to Festus Q.
Jones the sum of one dollar, and TO the
said Harriet J. Jones the sum of seven
hundred dollars in lieu of her dover in
terest in the real estate of which the
said Benjamin l. Jones died seized; and
the said will also provides that the rest
and residue of said proceeds of sale
should go to such grand children of the
said Benjamin l. Jones, deceased, as
should be living at the time of his
death, and that the names of said
grand children are as follows Harriet
A. Hall. Charles l.. Hall, Louisa A.
Hail. Harper NJ. Hall, Mary H. Hall,
children of Cynthia c. Hall; Levin w.
Jones, Cecil NJ. Jones, Louis S. Jones
and Helen A. Jones, children of the
said Assyria l.. Jones.
Bird That the said Benjamin /.
Jones was at the time of his death seiz-
ed in fee simple of two large and valu-
able tracts of real estate situate in Wor-
cester county aforesaid, one of which is
called and known by the name of POL.
| icy, " located near the town of Pocomoke
City in said County. and the other is
commonly known rs the "Veasey
Farm" located on the county road lead
ing from Davis's Crossing to Stockton.
18th. That by the sixth item of said
last will and testament the said Benja-
min |. Jones bequeathed unto the said
Harriet J. Jones the sum of seven hun
bred dollars as legacy i'll lieu of the
dover interest of the said Harriet J.
Jones in the said real estate of which
the said Benjamin l. Jones died seized,
but that the said Harriet J. Jones has
renowned all her rights under said will
and that by virtue of such remuneration
she is entitled to a dover interest in
the said real estate of which the said
Benjamin |. Jones died seized.
9Th. That the said Benjamin S.
Jones is nonresident of the State of
Maryland and above the age of twenty
one years; that the said Festus @. Jones
is a resident of Somerset County and is
above the age of twenty one years; that
the said Assyria l.. Jones and Cynthia
G. Hall are above the age of twenty one
wears and reside in Worcester County;
and that all of said grand children are
infants under the age of twonty-one
wears and reside i'll Worcester County.
1t is thereupon this eth day of August,
nineteen hundred and two. ordered by
the Circuit Court for Worcester County
aforesaid, in Equity, that the plaintiff,
Harriet J. Jones, by causing a copy of
this order to be inserted in some news
paper published i'll Worcester County
aforesaid once in each of four successive
weeks before the LIST day of September.
nineteen hundred and two. give notice
to the said absent defendant, Benjamin
S. Jones, of the object and substance of
this bill, warning him to be and appear
in this Court in person or by solicitor
ON or before the 18th day of September
next 10 show cause, if any he has, VIII,
a decree ought not to be passed
prayed.
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELI
True copy-test
FRANCIS HENRY Pr