Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-08-12
Order of Publication.

State of Maryland, Montgomery County,
to-wit:
In the matter of the petition of Leonard
Lispenard Nicholson and Susan Craig
Nicholson, his wife, for the adoption Of
Blanche Washburn. an infant.
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county,
as Court of Equity. No. 1921 Equity
THE OBJECT of this suit is to obtain a
decree declaring Blanche Washburn, an in
FAINT, to be the adopted child of Leonard
Lispenard Nicholson and Susan Craig Mich
olson, his wife, and for the change of said
infants name from Blanche Washburn to
Blanche Nicholson.
The Petition states:
1. That said petitioners are residents OF
Montgomery county, in the State of Mary
land.
2. That on or about the goth day of July
| 1909, there was born unto Morgan Wash
burn and Julia Blanche Washburn, his wife
an infant girl, and named Blanche Wash
burn that few days after the birth of
said child the said Julia Blanche Nichol-
son departed this life, leaving surviving
her the said child and her said husband
Morgan Washbum.
g. That the said Morgan Washburn, the
father of said child, is a nonresident OF
the State of Maryland, his last known resi-
dence being in the city of Washington and
District Of Columbia.
4. That sometime previous to the 18th day
of November, A. d. 1909, said petitioners
becoming uneasy about the welfare of said
child, who was then and had been since
her birth in the custody of the said Nor
gan Washburn. approached him with the
object of obtaining the custody of said in
FAINT, and on the 18th day of November,
A. D. 1909, the said Blanche Washburn was
placed in the care and custody Of said
petitioners.
S. That since said time the said Blanche
Washburn has been reared by said petit
TONERS at their home in the county and
State aforesaid, and the said infant is
within the Jurisdiction of this court.
6. That said infant has no property of
value.
7. That the said Morgan Washburn has
shown no interest or concern about the
welfare of said child, nor has he contributed
anything toward her maintenance and sup
port since November 18th. 1909. though
often requested to do so.
8. That your petitioners have become
devoted to the said Blanche Washburn and
are willing, DESTROYS and able to maintain,
support and care for, educate and protect
her better than the said Morgan Washburn,
but in doing so it is their desire to have
the absolute control and custody of the
said Blanche Washburn the same as If she
had been born unto them in lawful wedlock,
and they, therefore, file this petition for
the adoption of the said Blanche Wash
burn as their child under the provisions OF
Sections 6873, inclusive. of Article 16 OF
the Code of Public General Laws of Mary
land.
8. That the said petitioners further de-
sire the name Of said Blanche Washburn
changed to Blanche Nicholson.
10. That the adoption of said infant by
said petitioners will best promote her in
terest and welfare.
II. That the said Morgan Washburn does
not contribute anything toward her sup.
port, nor will he give his consent for the
adoption of said infant by said petitioners
and said petitioners are advised that they
have no rights in the premises without the
intervention of this Honorable Court.
1t is thereupon this 18th day of July, in
the year 1910, ordered by the Circuit Court
for Montgomery county, sitting as Court
of Equity, that the petitioners, by causing
a copy of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper. published in said Montgomery
county, once in each of four successive
weeks before the 18th day of August next
give notice to the said absent Morgan Wash.
burn OF the object and substance of this
bill. warning him to appear in this court
in person or by solicitor, on or before the
q of nkNs.H -
if any he have, why decree ought moi
to be passed as prayed.
| JAMES B. HENDERSON,
Judge of the Circuit Court.
True copy-Test:
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk.
B0UIC & B0UIC, Solicitors.
July 15-td