Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-30

In the Circuit Court for Charles Conn
~, Maryland, No 1912 Equity.
Andrew Willis, Alexander Ward. Helen
Ward, Noble Ward and Helrn
Ward, Plaintiffs.
Robert Ward, Georglana Ward and
Ellis Willis, Defendants.
THE object Of this Bill Is 10 procure
decree for the sale Of the real es-
tate, menii' ned in all proceedings.
of which James Willis died seized AID
possessed, situated in the Second Z C.
ton District Of Charles county Mary
land, and that the proceers arising
from said sale be divided among the
several heirs at law Of the said James
Willis according to their several in
terests
The blu states in substance tn il J INES
Willis, late Of Charles county, deceas-
red, was in his If, time and al the time
Of his death, seized and . ssessrd Of
t~o tracts or parcels ef land situated
in the second Election Di.t,ict 81
Charles con tv, AMI known a, "Prirh-
ard and ''part OF Withhold; the Grst
CT said tracts containing twent, mine
and one-fourth acres 10 II A }, and the
second Of said tracts containing five
acres two roodsand twanty-four perches
and both Of said tracts beiug obtainid
per deed from Alexius Butler, ~. al D.,
to the said james Willis, recorded In
Liher J. S. T. No ?, Folio $50 etc. one
OF the Land Records of Charle- couaty
The Bill further states that being so
seized and passess.d the AID James
Willis departed this life on or about the
first day OF March 1901, iutestate, leav-
ing no widow surviving him and leav-
ing the following relatives as his heirs
at law, viz, Andrew Willis, Robert
Ward. who intermarried with Georgi-
aua Ward, Alexander Ward who inter-
married with Helen Ward, Mob e Ward
and Helen Ward, unmarried, and Hen
son Willis.
The Pill further states that The said
Defendants, Eliza Willis, Robert Ward
and Georgeana Ward are adults and
non-residents Of this State; that the said
Eliza Willis resides at this time at
Lakewood. in the State Of New Jersey,
and that Robert Ward and Georgian,
Ward resides at this time at Anaccstia
in the District of Columbia.
The Bill further states that the said
tracts or parcels Of iand cannot be d.
vided among your said orators and The
said heirs at law Of the said Jam es
Willis without material loss and Injury
to all the parties Interested therein; and
it is necessary that the said tract u
land be so and the roc eds OF sale
distributed to the parties in interest
under the direction Of this Honorable
Court; and the Plaintiffs ask for such
other aud further relief, as their case
NAV require
1t is thereupon this 23rd day Of July,
in the year 1912, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Charles County. sitting as q
Court of Equity, that the plaintiffs
cause copy Of this order to be insert
ed in some newspaper published in
Charles county once week for four
successive weeks before the 24th day
Of August, 1912, giving notice n the
said nonresident defendants of the OBJ
ject and substance Of this suit, and
warning them to he or appear in this
Court in person or by attorney, on or
before the 18th day II September, 1912.
to show cause. If any they have, why a
decree ought not be passed as PRAYED,
HARRY c.. CHAP clear,
lClerk of the Circuit Court for Charles
County.
True copy test:
Il. c. CHAPPELEAR, Clerk.