The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-25


JULIA A. CRAIG,
6tA ROE An T. CRAIG,
"a w .'''' " HIS WIFE COURT
MARGARET c. BAYLEY.
ALVERDA BAYLEY, FOR
JOHN A. CRAIG,
MAUD GOODBODY, BALTIMORE
A. G. GOODBODY,
ALL THE UNKNOWN chill, COUNTY,
+ OF A DECEASED CHILD OR
CRAIG, DECEASED:
MARY CLARKSON GRAMS
The object of this suit is for the purpose of
making lease of certain real estate on tne
south side of Ravenswood avenue, IN Baltimore
county, Maryland. which passes under tne te at
of the residuary clause OF the VIII OF Tue ia'e
John A. Craig, deceased -,
The bin states that John A. Craig died In the
year eighteen hundred and n1nety-tnree, leav-
ing last will and testament whereby after max
ing sundry requests he devised as follows:
II give and bequeath to my said wife during ner
natural life, after any debts may leave ana run
eral expenses are fully paid, the rest, residue
and remainder of my estate, except all such
gifts and devises shall here IN TINS WILL deS1 Ss
above devises to my said wife are IN lieu OF
dover rights and during her natural lie. In
case our son, William Pinkney Craig, survives
his mother at her demise. will and devise 70
him all real and personal property appropriated
for her benefit and use during her naturai
life, ''etc.
That said will was duly probated and is now of
record in the Register of Wills office of Baltl-
That among the property passing under the
clauses of the said will above set forth is piece
of land on the south side of Ravenswood ave
nue. in Govanstown, Baltimore county. Mary
land. ninety three feet front by one hundred
and ninety-two feet, more or less. and for which
an offer to lease was made by Mary GARRISON
Cranston at and for the annual ground rent OF
ono hundred and sixteen dollars and twenty I'VE
cents.
made by said Mary Clarkson Cranston, was va
cant and unproductive. and that the lie tenanl'
| Sallie Ann Craig, and William Pinkney Craig,
with his wife, Julia A. Craig, believing that they
| had the right to make a lease of said property,
executed lease reserving ground rent OF one one
| cents to the said Mary Clarkson Cranston, and
that she, Mary Clarkson Cranston, entered into
| possession thereof and has erected house on
That the said John A. Craig was twice married
and the following are his heirs at law:
| A-Heirs by Sarah Jane Craig, who departed
this life in the year 1859
James Craig now living, of the age of sixty
six years, who married Caroline b. Crale
and who now resides at Govanstown, Ma
John Craig. who died about twenty years
ago. leaving him surviving the three fol
lowing children, all non-residents of the
State of Maryland: John A.. Craig, the
younger; Frank Craig, and Maud Craig
a.
whom reside in the State of Florida, ant
it is not known whether he left any Othel
children or descendants of deceased
child or children; but If any such theg'
SHOULD be. they are proper parties 70 IN 5AI
- if 2aaif n1s SURVIVING her two dane6teTS
Margaret c. Bayley and Alverda Bayley
both of whom reside in Cambridge. in this
State of Maryland, and are both sui juris
B-Heirs by Sallie Ann Craig, widow
Lawrence Craig, who died many years age
at the age OF twenty years, intestate and
William Pinkney Craig. sui juris, who mar
ried Julia A. Craig.
That there are no other persons interested In
said land above described
The bill alleges that the lease made by Mary
Garrison Cranston is not sufficient in law to pass
Mary Carksen conson by Teas S
the fact that all of the contingent remainder
men are not made parties thereto. And further
ties concerned in said estate that the offer OF
| Mary ClarksOn Cranston should be accepted and
that proper and sufficient lease should be made
| TO her In place of the one made by the said Sal
| lie Ann Craig and William Pinkney Craig. leas-
| ing said property to said Mary Clarkson Grams
| ton, her executors, administrators and assigns
for ninety-nine years, renewable forever, re-
serving the reversOns in said lot and the annual
ground rent of one hundred and sixteen dollars
| and twenty-five cents to the life tenant and
| those entitled thereto under the terms of said
will of said John A. Craig, deceased.
1t is therefore adjudged and ordered, this 18th
day of June, 1908, by the Circuit Court of Balti-
more county, Gn Equity that the plaintiff, by
causing copy of this order to be inserted in
some. weekly newspaper published in Baltimore
county, once week for four successive weeks
before the 9th day of July, 1908, give notice to
the said John A. Craig, Frank Craig, Maud Craig
Goodbody and A. G. Goodbody, her husband,
and the unknown child or children or descend
ants of deceased child or children of John
Craig, deceased, Gf any, all non residents of the
State of Maryland, of the object and substance
of this bill of complaint and warning them to
appear In this court. in person or by solicitor.
On or before the 18th dag of August, 1908,
to show cause, if any they have, why a decree
should not be passed as prayed.
WILLIAM p. COLE, Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
June 27-5tl WILLIAM P. COLE Clerk
W. GU Smith, WiIlians 8. Keech and H. Ho,y
ard Isaac. AttOrneMa ut Lnar.