Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-07
CALVIN b. TAYLOR. Solicitor.
Order of Publication.


James L. Carey and Susie Carey, his
wife,
David III. Carey and Jennie Carey. his
wife, Nora Walker and Gideon Walk
err. her husband, and Annie How
ard and Samuel Howard, her
husband. John Robert
Elliott and Clara +.
Elliott.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester CO.,
No. 1913 Chancery.
The object of this suit is to procure a
decree for the sale of certain real estate
in Worcester County in the State of
Maryland of which certain Robert b.
Carey died seized and possessed.
The bill states that Robert b. Carey,
late of Worcester County, Maryland,
deceased. was in his life time and at the
time of his death seized and possessed
i'll fee simple of certain tract and
parcel of land situate in St. Martins
Neck III the County aforesaid lying on
the road from Bishopville i'll said County
to what is known as the white Farm"
and is the same real estate which was
conveyed to the said Robert b. Carey
by deed from Ezekiel W. Dickerson and
wife dated the 18th day of October in
the year eighteen hundred and eighty
two, recorded among the land records
of Worcester County in Liber l. T. NJ.
No. 3, folio 2S4. and by deed from Thorn
as L. Taber ct ux. ct al dated the 18th
day of May in the year 1889, recorded
among land records of Worcester County
aforesaid. Liber J. NJ. r. No. /, folios
Il. Is and 10, except so much o. said
land as was conveyed by the said Rob-
ert b. Carey and wife to Thomas L.
Taber ct al. by deed dated the 18th
day of June, A. ID. 1889, and recorded
among the land records of Worcester
County in Liber J. w. S. No. 3, folios
40 and AL, said last two named deeds
having been exchanged for the purpose
of adjusting divisional lines between
the parties thereto.
, That being so seized the said
Robert b. Carey died III or about the
month of October i'll the year 1892, in
said Worcester County, leavinga widow.
Clarissa Carey, surviving him, and
leaving "A last will and testament duly
executed to pass real estate in this State,
which said will has been admitted To
probate by the the Orphans Court of
Worcester County and is now of record
in the Office of the Register of Wills of
said County in Liber G.. L. b. No. 3.
folios ll5 and il6.
B. That by said will said Robert b.
Carey devised said property as follows
"2nd. give and bequeath to
my beloved wife Clarissa Carey
all my property both real and
personal during her natural
life"
"3rd. | desire that at the
death of my wife Clarissa that
nv son David H. Carey shall
have two hundred and fifty dol
ars and the balance TO be di-
vided equally between all my
children including David II.
Carey"
all of which more fully appears by refer
ence to duly certified copy of SAID will
filed with said bill of complaint as
part thereof and marked" Exhibit A."
4. That the said Clarissa Carey, the
widow of the said Robert b Carey. has
recently departed this life.
. That the children of the said Rob
ert B Carey, deceased. are your orator,
James T. Carey. whose wife is Susie f.
of Delaware, David H. Carey, whose
wife is Jennie Carey, both of whom are
residents of the State of Pennsylvania,
Nora Walker, whose husband is Gideon
Walker, both of whom live in the State
of Delaware. Annie Howard, whose
husband is Samuel Howard both of
whom are resident of the State of New
Jersey, and all of whom are adults
above the age of 81 years and heirs at
law, and Julia Elliott who is now dead,
the children of the said Julia Elliott
being John Robert Elliott and Clara E.
Elliott, both of whom reside in Wor-
cester County, Maryland, and are in
fants under the age of twenty one years.
the said Julia Elliott, the deceased
daughter of said Robert B Carey, hav
ing died after the death of the said Rob.
ert b Carey and before the death of the
said Clarissa Carey, widow of the said
Robert b. Carey
g. That the said real estate is not
susceptible of PARTITION without material
loss and injury to the parties entitled
to interest therein as above stated, and
that in order TO make division of said
interests IL will be necessary that said
real estate be sold and the proceeds
thereof divided amongst the parties ac-
cording to their several interests.
Ii is thereupon this Goth day of Feb
ruary, A d. 1903. ordered by the Cir.
cult Court for Worcester County, i'll
Equity. that the complainants by caus-
ing copy of this order to be inserted
in some newspaper published in said
Worcester County once in each of four
successive weeks before the 23rd day of
March. 1903, give notice to the said
absent defendants of the object and sub
stance of this bill, warning them to be
and appear in this Court in person or by
solicitor on or before the Och day of April
next. to show cause if any they have
why decree ought not to be passed as
prayed.
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL, Clerk.
True Copy. Test:
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL, Clerk