The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
In the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County,
Maryland.
Equity No. 4307.

Equity No. 1907.
NHE object of this suit is to obtain
l. a decree for the sale of about seven
acres of land and improvements in
Prince Georges County, Maryland, be.
ing the property of which a Charity
Hawkins. died seized and possessed,
said tract of land being more particu-
larly described in Complainants Exhibit
No. filed with the Bill.
The Bill in substance states that a
certain Charity Hawkins, died, intes-
tate, in said Prince Georges County
during the year 1909, a widow and in
testate, and seized and possessed of
said real estate at the time of her death
and that she left the following named
persons as her sole heirs at law.
o. A son, the Complainant, George
Hawkins, whose wife is the Complain
| ant Chrissy Hawkins.
(2) A daughter, the Defendant, Ella
Crosse, whose husband is The Defen-
dant, James w. Crosse
81 A son, the Defendant, Bruce Haw-
kins, unmarried.
a. The following named persons
children of John Hawkins, son of
of the said Charity Hawkins, who died
| number of years a9o, a widower and
| intestate, viz.
A. A son, Alfred Hawkins, who has
| no wife so far as known; B. A son
Robert Hawkins whose wife is ---
Hawkins. c. A SOD, John Hawkins, un-
| married so far as known. D. A son
George Hawkins, Jr., unmarried so far
as known. The said John Hawkins
| also left three daughters whose names
| are unknown to said Compliments
and it is not known whether said
daughters are married or single, living
or dead
That the Compliments and the Defen-
dant, Bruce Hawkins, reside in Prince
| Georges County, Maryland, and all the
other Defendants are non-residents of
the State of Maryland, and ali are
adults.
That the said real est ate is not sus-
ceptible of an advantageous partition
without loss and injury to the parties
interested therein and that it will be
far more to the benefit of all the par
ties both Complainant, and Defendant
to have said real estate sold under a
decree of this Court and the proceeds
of sale after payment of costs and eX-
penses distributed to the respective
parties entitled under the orders of
this Court
The Bill prays for sale of said real
estate under decree of this Court and
proceeds of sale to be distributed
amongst parties interested after the
payment of costs and expenses of this
cause and also prays for General Re-
lief.
1t is thereupon ordered on this 9Th day
of February, 1918, by the Circuit Court
for Prince Georges County in Equity,
that the Complainants by causing a
copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in said
Prince Georges County once a week
in each of four successive weeks before
the 18th day of March next, give notiee
to the said absent Defendants Emma
Crosse, and James W. Crosse, her bus
band, Alfred Hawkins and wife, if any,
John Hawkins and wife, if any, Robert
wife, George Hawkins, Jr., and wife, if
any, and also the unknown heirs at law
or devisees of John Hawkins, deceased,
and their respective wives and hus-
bands, if any, of the object and sub
stance of this bill and to them and
each of them to be and appear in this
Court either in person or by Solicitor
on or before the End day of April 1913
to show cause if any he, she or they may
have why a decree ought not to be
passed as prayed:
RICHARD N. RYON,
Clerk C. C. for P. G. Co., Md.
True Copy-Test:
RICHARD N. RYON, Clerk.
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