Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-13
PURNELL & JOHNSON, Solicitors.
Order of Publication.

Andrew J. Bair and Charles :. Bair,
partners trading under the name and
firm of Andrew j Bair x Son
VS.
Edward Hobbs. Senior, executor of the
last will of Sarah b Hobbs, deceased,
Edward Hobbs, Senior, husband of
Sarah b. Hobbs, deceased. Edward
Hobbs, Junior. son of Sarah b 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 a
decree for the sale of certain real estate
in Ocean City, Worcester County, Mary.
land, belonging TO Sarah b. Hobbs, de.
ceased, at the time of her death to salts
fly 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 i'll the amount of sixty
=,
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.
I'd. That the said Sarah b. Hobbs
died seized and possessed of certain real
estate and personal property in Ocean
City, i'll Worcester County but that no
administration i'll Worcester County has
ever been had.
Sd. That the plaintiffs are informed
that certain last will and tesla
ment was admitted To probate in the
city of Philadelphia by the terms of
which the real estate in Worcester
County was devised TO Edward Hobbs,
Senior, for life, and at his death TO
Sarah Bell Hobbs and Robert H. Hobbs.
grandchildren of the said Sarah b.
Hobbs, deceased
4th. That the said Sarah b. 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 as 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 To 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 b Hobbs as may be nee
necessary to pay the debts of the said
Sarah b. Hobbs should be decreed by
this Court 10 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 10
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 in the State of MARYLAND.
and the said defendants. George Hobbs.
Sarah Bell Hobbs and Robert II. Hobbs
reside in the State of Pennsylvania
1t is thereupon this 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1902 ordered by the Circuit
Court for Worcester County in Equity
that the plaintiff by causing copy of
this order to be inserted in some news
paper published is said Worcester coun.
ty once in each of four successive weeks
before the 9TH day of October, 1902, give
notice to the said absent defendants of
the object and substance of this bill
warning them to appear i'll this Court
i'll 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 PURNEIL, Clerk
True Copy. Test:
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL, Clerk.