Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-04

Andrew j. Barr aud Charles 5. Bair,
partners trading under the name and
firm of Andrew J. Bair & Son.
Edward Hobbs, Senior, executor of the
last will of Sarah +. Hobbs, deceased.
Edward Hobbs, Senior, husband of
Sarah Il. Hobbs, deceased. Edward
Hobbs, Junior, son of Sarah Il. Hobbs,
deceased, George Hobbs. Junior, son
of Sarah b. Hobbs, deceased, Sarah
Bell Hobbs, granddaughter of Sarah
b. Hobbs, deceased and Robert III.
Hobbs, grandson of Sarah b. Hobbs,
deceased.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. In Equity. No. 1925.
The object of this suit is to procure
decree for the sale of certain real estate
in Ocean City, Worcester County. Mary
land, belonging tn Sarah b. Hobbs, de-
ceased, at the time of her death to salts
fy creditors. The bill states:
list. That Sarah b. Hobbs departed
this life III the year 1900 in the city of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and that
the plaintiffs are creditors of the said
Sarah Il. Hobbs in the amount of sixty
dollars and thirty cents. the same being
for funeral expenses of the deceased and
being an amount not exceeding the sum
of three hundred dollars in the aggre-
gate, is made creditors claim under
the Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland of the session of 1890.
2d. That the said Sarah Il. Hobbs
died seized and possessed of certain real
estate and personal property i'll Ocean
City. in Worcester County but that no
administration in Worcester County has
ever been had.
Sd. That the plaintiffs are Informed
that a certain last will and tesla
ment was admitted to probate in the
city of Philadelphia by the terms of
which the real estate i'll Worcester
County was devised to Edward Hobbs,
Senior, for life. and at his death to
Sarah Bell Hobbs and Robert III. Hobbs,
grandchildren of the said Sarah b.
Hobbs, deceased.
18th. That the said Sarah Il. Hobbs
being so indebted as aforesaid unto the
plaintiffs and also unto divers other
persons, and having real and personal
estate of value, having died as afore-
said, said plaintiffs are advised that they
are entitled to have the real estate, or
SO much thereof rs may be necessary,
sold for the payment of their debt
9Th That the plaintiffs are informed
and believe that the personal estate is
not sufficient tn discharge all the just
debts due and owing by the said Sarah
b. Hobbs and are advised that
so much of the real estate of the
said Sarah Il. Hobbs as may be nec-
necessary to pay the debts of the said
Sarah b. Hobbs should be decreed ty
this Court to be sold for the benefit of
the plaintiff and other creditors of said
Sarah b. Hobbs.
9th. That the said Executor, Ed
ward Hobbs, Senior, has wholly refused
to pay plaintiffs claim or to render to
them any amount of personal estate of
the said deceased.
eth That the said defendants, Ed
ward Hobbs, Senior, Executor. and Ed
ward Hobbs, Junior, reside in Worces-
ter County i'll the State of Maryland,
and the said defendants, George Hobbs,
Sarah Bell Hobbs and Robert III. Hobbs
reside in the State of Pennsylvania.
Ii is thereupon this 18th day of Sep
tember 1902 ordered by the Circuit
Court for Worcester County in Equity
that the plaintiff by causing copy of
this order to be inserted i'll some news
paper published is said Worcester count
ty once i'll each of four successive weeks
before the 1th day of October. 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 eth day of October next to show
cause. if any they have why decree
ought not to be passed as prayed.
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL, Clerk.
Tue Copy Test:
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL. Clerk.