Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-17
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county,
as Court of Equity. No. 1894 Equity.
May b. Duley and Horace G. Duley,
her husband, plaintiffs,
vs..
Elizabeth j. Watkins, widow; Eliza
beth Myrtle Chase and William Chase,
her husband Margaret Lee Haw-
kins and Joseph g. Hawkins, her
husband; Mary A. Hawkins and
Benjamin F. Hawkins, her husband /;
William 4. Watkins, Melissa J Hig-
gins and Charles Higgins, her hus-
band; Helen r Watkins, Esther
Blanche Watkins, Grover Cleveland
Watkins, George G. Humphrey and
George N. Palmer, defendants.
TINE OBJECT of this suit is to procure a
i decree for the sale Of certain property in
Montgomery, county, in the State of Mary
land, of which Levi l.. Watkins, late Of said
Montgomery county, died seized.
The Bill states that said Levi L. Watkins
departed this life September 4th, 1906, seized
in fee simple of several valuable tracts or
parcels Of land situate in Montgomery coun-
ty, in the Stale of Maryland. That said Levi l..
Watkins died intestate, leaving surviving him
his widow, Elizabeth J. Watkins, and the fol-
lowing children: Elizabeth Myrtle Chase, who
intermarried with a certain William Chase !;
Margaret Lee Hawkins, who intermarried
with a certain Joseph G. Hawkins; Mary A.
Hawkins, who intermarried with q certain
Benjamin r. Hawkins; William II. Watkins,
Melissa J. Higgins, who intermarried with a
narfoin Hho rloo Htnnina. Ha1an Wafktna
Esther Blanche Watkins and Grover Cleve-
land Watkins, his only heirs at law.
That the plaintiffs executed deed Of mort
gage on May 9th, 1907, by which they con-
veytd their interest in portion of the real
estate of which tLeir father, Levi l.. Wat
kins, died seized, to a certain George G.
Humphrey and George N Palmer, to secure
money borrowed by them from said Pun
phrey and Palmer and that while said deed
| is absolute on it's face it was given u secure
said lson and said George @. Humphrey ant
George N. Palmer do not deny that it is {
mortgage, but on the contrary admit thu
same.
That the plaintiffs reside in the county OIL
Alexandria, In the State of Virginia Tia
the defendants, Elizabeth Myrtle Chase and
William Chase, her husband, reside IN thu
county of Onondaga, in the State Of New
York, and are non-residents of the State oil
Maryland George G. Humphrey and George
N Palmer reside ia the City of Washing
ton, in the District of Columbia, and are
non residents of the State of Maryland. THAI
all the rest of the defendants reside in Mont
gomery county, in the State OF Maryland
That all the parties to this bill are OF full age
That the said real estate is not susceptible OF
partition without material loss and injury to
the parties entitled to interest therein as above
stated, and that in order to make division of
said interests il will be necessary that said
real estate be sold and the proceeds thereof
divided amongst the parties according to their
several interests.
1t is thereupon this 9Th day of April,
1908, ordered by the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery county, in Equity, that the plain
tits, by causing copy OF this order to be
inserted in some newspaper published in said
Montgomery county, once in each of four sue
cessive weeks before the 9th day of May,
1908, give notice to the said absent de-
PENDANTS of the object and substance OF this
Bill, warning them to appear in this Court,
in person, or by solicitor, on or before the
25th day of May next, to show cause IL any
they have, why decree ought not TO be
passed as prayed.
JOHN l.. BRUNETT, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test:
JOHN l.. BRUNETT, Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
FRANK HIGGINS, Solicitor.
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