Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-23
TO HEIRS.

To William Shields, David Shields, Joseph
Shields, Charles Shields, Robert Shields
Hugh n Shields, children, Mabel Ruth
Raymond and Earl Shields, minor chill
dren of James Shields, deceased, for
whom Stephen st. John is guardian,
children and grand children Of John
Shields, late Of the township Of ShOhola,
deceased
Take notice that, at Court of Common
Pleas held at Milford in the County of
Pike before w. A. Erdmau President,
and J #. Englehart and b. H. Brown,
Associates, October 10, 1908, the following
petition was presented and order made
therein;
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
i PLEAS OF PIKE COUNTY.
No. s. March Term 1896. Ejectment
THE HARWINTON LAND CO, J. b.
Lung, President, VS. JOHN SHIELDS
To THE HONORABLE THE JUDGES OF SAID
COURT:
The petition Of the plaintiff in above
stated action respectfully represents:
/. That the above stated action was COM
menced Feb 10, 1896, by the plaintiff to
recover a certain lot of land then i'm pos
session Of the defendant, and described as
follows, viz:
All that certain lot of land in the town
snip VI IuDMOAttf NOAlNf 0A IAkE, ana hIHIH
of PennsYlyaniai Beginning at a stone In
the western line of the John Pritner tract
one hundred and ten rods southerly from
the southwest corner of Mary RustOn
tract, thence north fifty-nine degrees east
three hundred and twenty rods to eastern
line of che John Pritner tract, thence north
thirty-One degrees west twenty-siX and
one-half rods along said line to stone
thence south hfty-nine degrees W st three
hundred and twenty rods to stone In
western line of John Pritner tract, thence
south thirty-one degrees east twenty-siz
and 0ne-half rods to place of beginning
Containing flfty-three acres
2. That on the 4th day March, 1896 the
writ of eiectment was duly served upon
! the said John Shields who was then in
/ possession OF said land,
8. That soon after the service of said
writ the said John Shields died, intestate
and his interest in said land, II any, has
become vested in his children and grand
/ children whose names and addresses are
rs follows, viz.
William Shields, sawkill Pike County
! Pennsylvan a.
David Shields, Walker Lake, Pix,
| County, Pennsylvania;
Joseph Shields, Walker Lake, PikC
County, Pennsylvania;
Charles Shields, Hawley, Wayne Coun
ty, Pennsylvania;
robert Shields, Stamford, Delawar,
County, New York;
Hugh f. Shields, Long Eddy, Sullivan
County, New York Children
And Mabel, Ruth, Raymond and Ear
Shields, minor children of James Shields
deceased, fol which minors Stephen st
John Gardner of Shohola, Pike County
Pennsylvania is guardian.
A. That the above named children ant
grand children are now in possession o
said land and assert their title TO the sam,
against the plaintiff.
B. That there has been no letters OF ad
ministratiOn granted on the estate of JOhI
Shields, deceased nor has their been any
substitution OF any heirs or representa-
tives of John Shields of record in tn
above stated action.
8. That your petitioner is desirious o
proceeding in said action to determine hi
right and title to said described tract o
land and therefore prays that rule b.
granted on said children and the guardian
OF said minor grand children Of Johi
Shields deceased. to show cause why the
shall not be substituted as parties defend
ant in said action and the plaintiff viii
THE HARWINTON LAND CO.,
BY j. B. LUNG, President.
Now, Oct, 10, 1903, upon consideration
of the petitition of the plaintiff for substi
tuition of heirs Of defendant. as parties de
] lSlliAnb u AtloAAs q ANlD - EtunNNN Hpul
the said heirs and guardian as prayed for
Returnablo TO December Term next TIL
notice of this rule be made personally yupoI
all said heirs and guardian residing il
Pennsylvania, and by publication for fou
weeks in aweekly newspaper published il
said county upon all said heirs nOn-resi
dent in the Sats of Pennsylvania.
BY THE COURT.
+. p. KIMBLE,
j. II. VAN ErTEN,
Att rneys for Plaintiff
Milford, Pa. Oct 90 1903.