The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
No. 1918 Equity.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick County,
in Equity.
Elizabeth A. Keller, widow, VS.. Annie
Hargett, Margaret Hiteshew ct al

cause is to procure decree for the sale OF GER
tain real estate situate in New Market Dis
trict in Frederick County, Md, of which a
certain George w. Keller, late of Frederick
County, deceased, died, seized and pos
sessed.
The bill states that the said George w.
Keller was possessed of n certain lot or
tract of land containing about "a acres
which was conveyed to him by Chas II.
Keller and wife by deed dated December 4,
1867, and recorded in Liber c. NJ, No. folio
60 one of the Land Records for Frederick
County, a certified copy of which deed is
filed with the bill, and that he died on OF
about the---day Oft 1907, leaving
last will certified copy of which is filed
with said bill under and by virtue of which
said will he devised said real estate unto
his wife the said Elizabeth A. Keller the
petitioner named in said bill, for and dur
ing her life, and after her death he devised
said real estate unto a certain Champe
Name, one of the defendants named in
said bill for and during his life, and in the
event of said Champe Names death then
to the next oldest nephew of the blood kin
of the testator etc, etc. That the said
George w. Keller left surviving him, his
widow, Elizabeth A. Keller. and the follow
lowing heirs at law nephews and nieces. and
grand-nephews and grand nieces viz: Annie
Hargett, widow, and Margaret Hteshew,
whose husbands name is r. Merhle Hite-
shew, all residing in Frederick County,
Maryland. and children of Charles Keller,
brother of said George w. Keller; Keller
McKroskey, an adult, Paul McKroskey,
Helen McKroskey, Fred McKroskey and
Robert McKroskey, all infants and chill
dren of Bette McKroskey now deceased),
who was daughter of Frederick Keller,
deceased, who was brother of the said
| George w. Keller, all of whom reside in
Altoona, in the State of Pennsylvania; also
Hattie Mckrosbev, an adult who is mar
ried to Parke McKroSkeyl, a daughter of
said Frederick Keller, who resides in
! Altoona, State of Pennsylvania. Also John
Keller and Lillian Keller adults, who are
children of Frederick Keller, deceased, who
was a son of the said Frederick Keller,
brother of George W. Keller. who reside
near Woodsboro in Frederick County,
Maryland. Also Howard Earnshaw, adult,
and Mabel Earnshaw an infant, who are
children of William Earnshaw, deceased, a
son of Isabelle Earnshaw, who was sister
of the said George w. Keller, both of
whom reside in HagerstOwn, Maryland.
Nellie Jones, wife of G. ID. Jones, Isabelle
Matthias. wife of Leslie Matthias Edna
Earnshaw unmarried, and Mamie Kauf-
man, wife of Oscar Kaufman, all of whom
are adults and are children of James Earn
shaw deceased, a son of the said Isabelle
Earnshaw, and all residents of Hagers-
town Washington County. Maryland. Also
Elizabeth Earnshaw, unmarried, and Emma
Zegler, wife of David Zeigler, jeremiah
Earnshaw and Charles Earnshaw, all chill
dren of Isabelle EaTnshaw, adults, and
residents of Hagerstown, Washington Coun-
ty, Maryland. Also Anna V. Bear, who
married Jacob Baer, Rosie Mossburg, I'M
married; Emma Baker, wife OF Charles
Baker; Charles Mossburg, Mary Mossburg,
unmarried, and Inez Mcdonald all resi-
dents of Frederick County, Maryland, and
adults, and Florence Leaman, who married
------Leaman and resides with him
in Washington, District OF Columbia, all
of whom are the children of Mrs, Dorcas
! Mossburg, deceased. who was a sister of the
said George w. Keller. Also the following:
Mrs Rose Meredith, wife of--Mere-
: dith, both of whom are adults and reside
in Marietta, State of Ohio; Mrs. Earl
Everitt, wife of---Everitt, bot h
adults and residents of GAINESVILLE, State of
Ohio; and Mrs. Lizzie Rutherford, wife of
--Ruthertord and C. W. Shannefelt,
j. B. Shannefet, Elmer Shanneielt and
Mary Shanneielt all of whom are adults
and reside in Belaire. Ohio, all of whom
are children of Wilhemina Sbannefelt,
who was sister of said George w. Keller
and who was married to John Shannefelt,
she being deceased at the time Of the death
of the said George w. Keller. Also Mrs.
Ida Houck. the wife of---Houck and
Champe Name, both OF whom are adults
and reside in Baltimore, Maryland; Mrs.
Lizzie Smith, wife of George Smith, and
Fred Name, both of whom are adults and
/ reside at or near Harper's Ferry, West Va,
and Benz. W. Name, an adult, residing at
Paterson, State of New Jersey, all of
: whom are children of Mrs. Kate Name,
{ deceased who was a sister of the said Geo.
w. Keller and married to- NAME.
, That the real estate above described is
rapidly becoming less valuable each year
because it does not produce enough income
to enable the life tenant, the petitioner, to
put the necessary and proper repairs there
on. and that il is impossible to obtain suffi-
cent revenue to maintain proper repairs;
that it will he to the interest and advantage
of the petitioner and all of the parties in
interest to have the same sold under de-
cree of the Court and after the payment of
the costs and expenses to have the proceeds
of sale invested under the direction of the
, Court in some safe investment SO as to
inure in like manner as by the original de-
wise to the proper parties thereto entitled.
The bill then prays for a decree for the
sale of said real estate for summons
against the resident defendants commanding
them and each of them to be and appear in
the Circuit Court for Frederick County, ON
4 some day certain to be named therein, and
for an Order of Publication against the
nonresident defendants, Keller McKros-
key, Paul McKroskey, Helen McKroskey,
Fred. McKroskey, and Robert McKroskey,
Florence Leaman and Hattie McKroskeyl
and Parke McKrOskey and-----L eaman,
0 Rose Meredith and--Meredith, her
husband; Earl Everitt and--Everitt,l
her husband; Lizzie Rutherford and
Rutherford, her husband; c. w. Shame
felt and--Shannefe his wife; /,
J. B. Shannefelt and-----Shanne-
felt his wife, Elmer Shannefelt and---a
Shannefelt, his wife, and Mary Shannefelta
: Lizzie Smith and Geo. Smith, her husband I;
9 Fred Name Name, his wife !,
= Benjamin w. Name and---Manze.l
his wife, and for general relief.
% 1t is thereupon this 9th day OIL
March, A. d. 1912, ordered by the Circui
= Court for Frederick County, sitting as !;
Court of Equity and by the authority
thereof that the Complainant by causing d
conv of this order to he inserted in sOmH