The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-05-06
No. 1908 Equity.

THE OBJ ECT Of this suit is to procure
i a Decree for the sale Of certain lots
or parcels Of land in the Bladensburg
District of Prince Georg:'s county, in the
State of Maryland. which was conveyed
to Michael Gallagher. late of the District
of Columbia. deceased, by deed from Gus
tave P. Gehring and life, dated January
21st, 1895, and recorded in the Land Rec
ords of Prince Georges county in Liber
]. w. B. No. 40, folio 36l, etc.
The Bill states that the said Michael
Gallagher, late of the District of Colum
bia, deceased, was in his lifetime seized
and possessed of certain real estate stu
ate in the Bladensburg District of Prince
Georges county, being known as Lots
No. 10, 20, 81 and % in Block of Tuxedo,
and which are more particularly described
in said Bill; that being so seized and pos
sessed the said Michael Gallagher died in
the year 1902 interstate and leaving sur
viving him a widow, the oratrix, Gather
inc Gallagher, who is of full age and re-
sides in the District of Columbia, and also
left surviving him seven children, to
whom, as heirs at law, the said lots have
descended, three of whom are Of full age
as follows: that is to say, John s. Gala
CHER, Frances de Alley, who intermarried
with James de Alley, Elizabeth G. Daw-
son, who intermarried with Frank Daw-
son, ali of whom reside in tie City OF
Washington, and four of whom are in-
fants under age as follows: Agnes Gala
CHER, Ellen B. Gallagher, Alice B. Gala
CHER and Ethel r Gallagher, all of whom
also reside in the City OF Washington;
that Catherine Gallagher was duly ap-
pointed by the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, holding the Probate
Court, legal guardian of the said four in
FAINT children; that the said John 8. Gal
lagher and wife, Frances de Alley and
husband, and Elizabeth G. Dawson and
husband, in consideration of Three Hun
dred $4,000 Dollars granted and conveyed
in the year 1903 all their undivided right.
title and interest in the said four lots of
ground to Harry G. Birge, of Fairfax
county, Virginia; that the said four par
cells of ground were sold by the authorities
thereon and were purchased by one Will
the said land by the Treasurer of Prince
Georges county; that said William N
Fisher and wife granted and conveyed to
said Harry c. Birge all the interest he
may have acquired in the said four lots of
the Manor Real Estate and Trust Com
pany, corporation duly incorporated, to
purchase the said lots Of ground for the
aggregate sum of Seven Hundred and
Thirty three ($733) Dollars $500 for the
interest of Harry &. Birge and wife, $500
for the interest of the infants, and $33 for
the dover interest of the widow); that it
will be for the interest, benefit and ad
vantage of the infants mentioned in said
Bill, as we'll as all others interested in
said land, that the said lots of ground
should be sold to said corporation, and
then proceeds to describe the lots or par
GELS of land; that it would be for the in
terest, benefit and advantage of the in
fants above mentioned, as we'll as of
others interested in the land, that the lots
or parcels of land should be sold and that
the proceeds be distributed to the parties
entitled thereto, subject to the supervision
of the Circuit Court for Prince Georges
county, in Equity; that the said Catherine
Gallagher consents to the sale OF her
dover interest in said property to which
she is entitled as widow of said Michael
Gallagher, deceased, in order that the
purchaser may get said land free from
encumbrance by reason of said life estate;
that the said infants are residents Of the
District of Columbia and are non resi-
dents Of the S'ae of Maryland. and pray
ing Decree for the sale of said parcels
of land, and for further relief
1t is thereupon, this 4th day of April,
in the year 1904, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Prince Georges county, in
Equity, that the plaintiffs, by causing Il
copy of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in the said Prince
Georges county once in each Of four sue
cessive weeks before the Eth day Of
May, 1904, give notice to the said absent
infant defendants of the District of
Columbia as aforesaid, who are non resi-,
dents of the State of Maryland, Of the
object and substance of the Bill Of Com
plant filed in this case, thereby warning
them to appear in this Court, in person or
by solicitor, on or before the 33rd day of
May, 1904, to show cause, if any they
have, why Decree ought not to be passed
as prayed.
BENZ. D. STEPHEN.
Clerk of Circuit Court for p. G. Co.. Md.
rr9 %ss copy BENZ. D. STEPHEN, Clerk.
April Sth, 19O4-4w