Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-11-26
ROBLEY ID. JONES, Attorney.
Order of Publication
Eugene NJ. Adkins. John !. Adkins and
Harry Adkins

Jennie Palmatary and Theodore Palma
tary, her husband. Julia Graft and
William X. Graft. her husband
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. No. 2040 Chancery.
The object of this suit is to procure a
decree establishing resulting trust in
favor of the complainants in certain
real estate situate in Worcester County
conveyed to Julia A. Adkins, the pur-
chase money for which was advanced
and paid by certain William S. Adkins.
The bill states
lst. That William S. Adkins, late of
Worcester County. deceased. in his life
time advanced the purchase money for
three separate parcels of real estate ly-
ing and being situate in Worcester
County, Maryland. i'll and near the
town of Berlin, at and for the sum of
fifteen hundred and thirty-five dollars
and sixty-two cents, which said pur-
chase money was paid by the said Will
liam s. Adkins himself ont of his own
funds. but that deeds for said real estate
were taken in the name of Julia A.
Adkins, the wife of saiG William S.
Adkins. as follows: the first from
Edward Henry Taylor and wife dated
the eleventh day of July. in the year
eighteen hundred and seventy four, and
duly recorded among the land records
of Worcester County in Liber l. L. NJ
No. 3, folio 1856; the second from Cyrus
w. Jarvis and wife dated the ninth day
of March, in the year eighteen hundred
and eightv-two, and dnly recorded
among said land records in Liber l. Z
NJ. No. 8, folios 15 and 76; and the third
from Annie NJ. Taylor and William T
r. Taylor, her husband. dated the
twenty-second day of August, in the
year eighteen hundred a nd ninety six,
and duly recorded among said land
records in Liber f. III. p. No s. folios
62S and 629. certified copies of all of
which said deeds are herewith filed as a
part of this bill of complaint and mark.
ed Exhibits "A" ""B" and &c"
I'd. That some time about four years
ago the said Julia A. Adkins departed
this life intestate, leaving the said Will
liam S. Adkins, widower, and no chill
dren or grandchildren and leaving nc
other heirs at law TO the knowledge of
your orators except Jennie oalmatary. q
sister. who intermarried with a certain
The lore Palmatary, and Julia Graft, a
niece, being daughter of a deceased
sister, who intermarried with certain
William X. Graft, which said deIend-
ants. as heirs at law of the said Julia 4
Adkins. now claim the real estate here
in mentioned; that early in the year
nineteen hundred aud four the said
William S. Adkins departed this life
intestate, leaving as his heirs at law
your orators, Eugene NJ Adkins, John
A Adkins and Harry Adkins: that al
the parties to this suit are of full age
and all reside in Worcester County
Man yland, except John A. Adkins and
Harry Adkins, who reside i'm the State
of Delaware, and Julia Graft and Will.
liam X. Graft, who reside in the State
of Connecticut.
Sd. That your orators are advised
and believe that the payment of the
purchase money herein before mention
ed by the said William S. Adkins for
said real estate and the taking of said
deeds in the name of the said Julia A
Adkins created resulting trust in
that your orators, as his heirs at law are
the cestuis que trust.
1t is thereupon this l0th day of Nov.
eInDeT, "A. ~ lJUf. OrutEeu Dy the OlT
cuit Court for Worcester County. in
Equity. that the plaintiffs. by causing
a copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in said Wor
cester County once in each of foul
successive weeks before the 10th day OF
December in the year 1904, give notice
to the said absent defendants of the
object and substance of this bill, warn
ing them to appear in this Court in
person or by solicitor Oh or before the
25th day of December next to show
cause. if any they have. why a decree
ought not to be passed as prayed.
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL, Clerk.
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