Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-06-21
UPsBUR & UPSHUR. Attorneys.
Order of Publication.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. in Equity. No. 252l Chan
Gerry.
Joshua I. Owens and Sarah l. Owens.
his wife.

John w. Owens and Elizabeth Owens.
his wife. Mary Dykes and George
Dykes, her husband. William Owens
aud Fanny Owens. his wife. Samuel
]. Owens, Sally Carey and Minos
Carey. her husband, Stella Smith,
Alice Smith. Samuel :. Smith. Ger
trude Lewellyn aud Albert II. Level.
lyn, her husband, and Ava Ryall and
Lewis B. Ryall. her husband.
The object OF this suit is 10 procure
decree for the sale of certain land in
Worcester County. Maryland. called
Buck Harbor," +" "Causey's Vexation, -
or by whatsoever name called, for the
purpose Of PARTITION.
The bill states that the plaintiff
Joshua L. Owens. and the above named
defendants are tenants in common Of
the aforesaid land: that said land was
conveyed by Jonathan FOoks To Thomas
Owens. the grandfather of said plain
tiff. by deed dated October 2Sth. ls2S;
that the said Thomas Owens devised
the same to his two sons, Joshua and
John. in equal shares; that the said John
Is still living and j. seized of an undi
vided one-half interest in said land, but
that the SAID Joshua died in the year
1879. intcstatc, seized Of an undivided
one half interest IN SAID land. and leav.
ing as his only children aud heirs AT
law, Joshua L. Owens, who intermar
ried with Sarah l. Owens. Mary Dykes,
who intermarried with George Dykes,
William Owens, who intermarried 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
intestatc, seized of an interest in said
land, aud leaving a. her only children
and heirs AT law Stella Smith. Alice
Smith, Samuel :. Smith. Gertrude
Lewellyn aud Ava Ryall; that said par.
ties own said land in the following pro-
portions: John W Owens, IA ne-half
interest: Joshua I Owens, Mary Dykes,
William Owens. Samuel } Owens, and
Sally Carey each one-tweifth inter
est; Stella Smith, Alice Smith, Samuel
; Smith. Gertrude Lewellyn and Ava
Ryall. each one-siXtieth interest: that
said land cannot be divided without loss
and injury To the parties entitled 20 in
tercsts therein as above stated, and that.
in order 10 make division of said inter
ests IL will be necessary that said land
be sold. aud the proceeds thereof dl-
vided amongst the parties according To
their several interests; that the said
Mary Dykes ana George Dykes. her
husband, William Owens and Fanny
Owens. his wife, SamuelJ Owens, Sal
ly Carey and Miuos Carey her husband.
and Alice Smith are non-resideuts of
the State of Maryland
1t is thereupon this third day of June.
1913, ordered by the Circuit Court for
Worcester County, sitting in Equity
that the plaintiff, by causing a coDy of
this order TO beInserted in some news
paper published in Worcester County
once in each of Ionr 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 20 appear IN this Court
in person or by solicitor. on or before
the 10Th day of July next. 10 show
cause, If any they have. why a decree
Ought not To bee passed a. prayed
OLIVER y. COLLINS. Clerk
True Copy Test:
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk
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