Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-06-28
UPSBUR & UPSHUR. Attorneys.
Order of Publication.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, in Equity. No. 252l Chan
Gerry.
Joshua T. Owens aud Sarah l.. Owens.
ms wife,

John w. Owens and Elizabeth Owens.
his wife, Mary Dykes and George
Dykes. her husband. William Owens
and Fanny Owens. his wife. Samuel
j Owens. Sally Carey and Minos
Carey. her husband. Stella Smith.
Alice Smith. Samuel ;. Smith. Ger
trude Lewellyn and Albert II Level
lyn, her husband, and Ava Ryall aud
Lewis b. Ryall. her husband.
The object OF this suit is TO procure
decree for the sale of certain land in
Worcester County, Maryland, called
Buck Harbor. "Causey's Nexalion. :"
or by whatsoever name called. for the
purpose of partition.
The bill states that the plaintiff,
Joshua I. Owens. and the above named
defendants are tenants in common Of
the aforesaid land: that said land was
conveyed by Jonathan Fooks 10 Thomas
Owens, the grandfather of said plain
tiff. by deed dated October 2Sth, lS2s:
that the said Thomas Owens devised
the same 10 his two sons. Joshua and
John. IN equal shares: that the said John
j. still living and is seized of an undi.
vided one-half interest IN said land. but
that the said Joshua died in the year
1879. intesrate. seized of an undivided
one. half interest in sand land, and leay-
ing as his only children and heirs at
law. Joshua I. Owens. who internar.
ried with Sarah l.. Owens. Mary Dykes,
" no intermarried with George Dykes,
William Owens, who intcrmarried with
Fanny Owens. Samuel j. Owens, uu-
married. Sally Carey. who intermaIried
with Minos Carey, and Susan Emily
Smith. who intermarried with Samuel
Smith; that the said Susan aud her hus
band are dead: that the said Susan died
intestate. seized of an interest in said
land, and leaving as her only children
and heirs at law Stella Smith, Alice
Smith. Samnel :. Smith. Gertrude
] EVELYN and Ava Ryall; that said par.
ties own said land in the following pro-
portions: John W Owens, one-half
interest. Joshua r Owens, Mary Dykes,
William Owens. Samuel ]. Owens. and
Sally Carey, each q One-twelfth inter-
esi Stella Smith, Alice Smith. Samuel
: Smith. Gertrude Lewellyn and Ava
Ryall. each one-siNtieth interest that
said land cannot be divided without loss
and injury 20 the parties entitled 70 in.
terestS therein rs above stated, and that.
in order 10 make division OF said inter.
ests it Will he necessary that said land
be sold. aud the proceeds thereof di-
vided amongst the parties according 10
their several interests; that the said
Mary Dykes and George Dykes. her
husband. William Owens and Fanny
Owens. his wife, Samuel j. Owens, Sal
~ Carey and Minos Carey her husband.
and Alice Smith are non-residcnts OF
the State Of Maryland.
Itis thereupon this third day Of June.
1913. ordered by the Circuit Court for
Worcester County, sitting IN Equity,
that the plaintiff, by causing copy of
this order 10 beInserted in some news
paper published in Worcester County
once in each of TOUR successive weeks
before the 30th day of June, 1913. give
notice 10 the said absent defendants of
the substance and object Of this bill.
warning them 10 appear in this Court
in person or BY solicitor. on or before
the 18th day Of July next. to show
cause, If any they have. why decree
ought not to be passed as prayed.
OLIVER u. COLLINS. Clerk.
True Copy Test:
OLIVER u. COLLINS. Clerk.
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