Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-06-21

AUS
In the Circuit Court for MONTGOMERY county.
as Court Of Equity. No PA.
The OBJECT Of the petition Of Francis
H Dodge and Henry Henley Dodge fled
in the above entitled cause April 9Th, 1912.
, is 70 procure decree authorizing Joseph
H. Bradley, Trustee Of the estate OF Henry
Henley Dodge. deceased. TO disburse to each
one Of the orators in said petition one
tenth portion Of the corpus of the estate Of
the said Henry Dodge, deceased.
The petition states that Henry Henley
Dodge left last viii and testament dated
the 18th day Of June, A D. 1891. and
which was duly admitted to probate and
record in the Orphans Court in the Su-
preme Court Of the District of Columbia
and duly certified copy Of the same was
also fled with the Register Of wills in
Montgomery county. Maryland. and an
other duly certified copy was duly fled
with the original bill Of complaint in this
cause. That by said last viii and tesla
ment the teStator provided amongst other
things as follows;
i do hereby authorZe and empower
the said Ysidora B. NJ Dodge, Maurice J.
Adler and Harrison Howell Dod6e and the
survivors and last survivor and the heirs
and assigns of such last survivor, accord-
ing 10 their best judgment and discretion
10 convey. assign, transfer and deliver
(sccordins 10 the quality Of said estate)
TO any one or more Of my said children in
fee simple Or other absolute estate, any
portion Of said rest or residue Of my said
estate, not more than one-hah (l-2) &C.
cordinely as he or she or they may be ad-
viSed that such conveyance, assignment
transfer and delivery may be beneficial
and proper
That the said Maurice J. Adler. Harrison
Howell Dodge and Ysidora B. NJ Doiee.
named in the said last viii and testament
as Executes and Trustees. filed their re.
nunciation as such with the Register OF
Wills Of Montgomery County. and that
Joseph H Bradley was duly substituted as
Trustee Of the estate Of the said Henry
Henley Dodge. The orators in said petition
further recite that they are children Of said
decedent. citizens Of the United States. resi-
dents Of the city Of Chicago. State Of Hi
nois. and that both are Of full age That
by the clause Of said will hereinbefofe set
forth trust was created for the benefit of
such children Of the said Henry Henley
Dodge TO whom the transfer therein pro
yided for. in the opinion Of the therein /
named trustees, as would be beneficial and /
proper for the best interests Of said children, I
in fund. not more than one-han portion /
OF the decedents estate, from which said /
child had been receiving the income and 1
revenue and that the failure Of the said
trustees TO exercise the Discretionary pO~er /
conferred upon them BY the terms Of said 1
rlaf.aa - -
any remedy or relief save By petition 20 /
this Honorable Court 10 execute said trust l
as aforesaid. The orators further state /
that the estate Of Henry Henley Dodge. l
deceased. now in the hands Of Joseph H 1
Bradley. substituted trustee as aforesaid, |
consists almost entirely Of securities rep 4
resenting the proceeds Of the sale of real /
estate in Montgomery County, Maryland,
and amounts to about the sum Of one hun
1red and fifteen thousand dollars (S1l5.-
100000. Of which amount each one Of the
IratOrs in said petition is entitled to be
1aid One-tenth portion.
The proceedings in this cause were
amended on the 10th day Of August, A.
}. 1908. and by such amendment James
Henry Dodge in Fairfax county, in the
State Of Virginia, an infant under the age
Of twenty-one years was made party to |
the bill and other proceedings. and were |
further amended on the 9Th day of June. |
A. d. 1872. and by such last amendment |
Ysidora Dodge Of the same place, and |
Charles 1oe Freeman. Jr.. of Chicago, in |
the State Of Illinois. both being infants
under the age Of twenty-one years, were
also made parties to the bill and other
proceedings.
II is thereupon this 9th day of June. in the
year nineteen hundred and twelve, ordered
by the Circuit Court for Montgomery coun-
ty, in Equity. that the plaintiffs, by caus-
ing copy OF this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in said Mont
eOmery county. once in each of four sue
cessive weeks before the LIST day Of August,
nineteen hundred and twelve. give notice to
the said absent defendants Of the object and
substance Of this bill warning them to ap-
pear In this Court in person. or by solicitor,
on or before the goth day Of August next
to show cause. il any they have, why a
decree ought not to be passed as prayed,
or said notice may be given by a copy Of
this order being personally served on said
absent defendants one month before the
day fixed for their appearance.
JOHN l. BRUNETT, CLERK
Circuit Court for MONTGOMERY county.
True copy-Test:
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk.
S. DUNCAN BRADLEY.
Solicitor for petitioners.