The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-02-12
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

Clarence NJ. Rathbun, Clarence j. Rathbun.
and Warren j. Rathbun. copartnerS trading
and doing business as c. NJ. Rathbun & Sons;
Philip T. Garthright; David X. Wagner; A.
J. Liller; AlOnZo d. Naylor and Samuel Law
ton trading and doing business as A. ID. Nay
lor i Company; J. William Wharton; Richard
). JamiSon; ZaccheuS G. Gibson; Henry K.
May; John N. Michaels; James Anderson;
Ulysses G. Ford and Benjamin f. Friend
PLAINTIFFS, VS.. Florence Rhoages, Annie l..
Eelty and Henry +. Felty, her husband, ana
William H. Rhoages, Defendants.
No. ll6I Equity: In the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, Maryland.
The object of this suit is to procure a decree
for the sale of certain property at Mountain
Lake Park, Garrett County, claimed by the
defendants and for the enforcement of Ger
tain mechanics liens which the plaintiffs have
filed against said property for labor and ma
terials furnished on said property.
/. The bill states that the plaintiffs have
Med their several lien claims for labor and
material furnished defendants against all
that house and premises situated at Noun
tain Lake Park, known as Highland Hall"
each claim being filed as an exhibit and set
ting forth in detail the amount of work done
and materials furnished.
3. That plaintiffs gave notice to owners
ana reputed owners of said property as re
CURED Dy the statute applicable TO mechanic
liens OF this State.
3. That after the most of said materials
were furnished and labor done the said Flor
ence RhoageS and William II. Rhoages her
father requestd Robert X. Henderson and
Andrew j. Wilson, of Allegany County, to
convey the property to one Annie L. Felty
WIFE or Henry +. Felty, and that this convey
ance was cOncOcted scheme between the
said Annie e. Felty and the Rhoages to cheat
and defraud the plaintiffs and deprive them
Of the right to collect their said claims if pos
Sible.
4. Tha5 prior to the making of said alleged
deed the said Annie Il. Felty and her hus-
band executed certain lease to William II,
RhoageS, by which he was to obtain control
OF said property and that this was also
part of the scheme entered into to cheatand
defraud the plaintiffs of their rights.
3. That by leave of the Court an amended
bill was afterwards filed against all of said
defendantS including the said William II.
hhoageS alleging that said lease was fraud
upon the rights Of these plaintiffs. that a
writ or subpoena was issued against all OF
said defendants including the said William
IL. RhoageS, that all of said defendants were
summoned, except the said Rhoages and filed
their several answers both to said original
and amended bills, that a writ of subpoena
was issued for the said William II. Rhoages,
and then the plaintiffs aScertained that it
could not be served, that he had gone to
some other State, that they had good reason
TO believe that he was doing this to evade
the process OF said Court and thereupon an
order was obtained permitting them to Issue
an order of publication against the said VIII
liam H. Rhoages, treating him as a non resi-
dent
s. The bill then prays that the aforesaid
ffauulent lease be annulled, that said real
estate be subjected to the payment of the
plaintiffs claims and for all such other and
general relief as THAR case might require.
IT is thereupon this Goth day of January
1919, ordered by the Circuit Court for Garrett
County in equity, that the plaintiffs by caus-
ing copy of this order so be inserted in
some newspaper published in Garrett County
once in each of four successive weeks before
the 9th day OF February, 1903, give notice to
the said absent defendant William II. Rhoa-
ges, OF the object and substance of this bin
ana amended bill and warning him to APP
pear In this Court in person OF by solicitor
on or before the Eth day of March next to
snow cause, If any he has why a decree ought
rot to be passed as prayed.
E. Y. TOWER
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Garrett county
True copy-test:
b. u. TOWER, Clerk.