Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-07-02
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county
Equity No. $3.50.


Equity No. $3.50.
THE OBJECT Of this suit is to procure
decree for the sale for partition of GER
tain real estate in Montgomery County,
State Of Maryland. known as part of the
tract called "Mizpah," containing about
one hundred and twelve Q12) acres, and
more particularly described in the bill Of
complaint herein filed and in deed from
Edwin Greer to John S. Mason, dated May
IL, 1884, and recorded among the Land
Records Of said county. in Lber E. B. p,
No. 80, at folio $50, ct seq.
The bill states, in substance, that on the
10th day of March. 1887, one Alexander
Chambers. now deceased, was the owner
in fee simple of said real estate that by
deed bearing the same date the said Alex
ander Chambers and Fannie Chambers, his
wife, also now deceased, conveyed to
plaintiff. her heirs and assigns, and undi-
vided moiety in said real estate, whereby
the said Alexander Chambers and plaintiff
became the owners in fee simple as tenants
in common in equal shares of said real
estate; that the said Alexander Chambers,
being. as aforesaid. tenant in common
OF said real estate with plaintiff, died in
testate on or about the End day of Janu-
airy. 1883. in Steele county, Minnesota,
leaving the following as his heirs-at-law,
all OF whom are. so far as plaintiff has
been able to ascertain, of age and are nom
residents OF the State Of Maryland, namely
Clarke Chambers; B. C. Chambers; Clark
Scarf: Stanley Scarf Woolsey Scarf !:
Charles N. Scarf; A. C. Scarf Willis Cham
bers; Frank Chambers. Junior BENJAMIN
Chambers Maria Babcock and - Bah
cock. her husband: Esther l. Chambers !;
Ralph Chambers; Ella Chambers Laura
Smith and - Smith, her husband John
Chambers; Walter Chambers: Grace VII
bur and - Wilbur, her husband; Mary
Jones and - Jones, her husband Frank
Chambers; William Chambers Thomas
Chambers Janey Powell and - Powell,
her husband Alexander Chambers John
Chambers; and. in addition, possibly other
heirs-at-law whose names, ages, residence
and condition. after diligent effort 10 ascer-
tain the same. are unknown to plaintiff,
and that plaintiff files this suit AGAINST
said unknown heirs-at-law, if any, Of the
said Alexander Chambers, deceased. as well
as against those named. That no admins
tratlon has ever been asked or granted in
said Montgomery County, upon the estate
OF the said Alexander Chambers, deceased,
but that letters Of administration were
granted upon said estate to the above
named Clarke Chambers by the Probate
Court of Steele County, State of Minnesota,
on or about the goth day of February,
| 1888. -
That said real estate cannot be divided
among the parties in interest without loss
or injury and it will be to the advantage
OF all parties concerned to have the same
sold and the proceeds divided among them
in proportion to their respective interests.
It is thereupOn this 9th day of June,
1915. ordered by the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery County, in Equity. that the plaintiff,
by causing a copy Of this order to be in
serted IN some newspaper published in
said Montgomery County, once in each
OF four successive weeks before the 10th
day Of July, give notice to the said absent
defendants and the said unknown heirs
at-iaw. If any. of the object and substance
OF this bill. warning them to appear in this
court in person. or by solicitor, on or before
the 3Oth day of July, next, to show cause,
If any they have. why a decree ought not
to be passed as prayed
PRESTON b. RAY, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test:
PRESTON B. RAY.
June HID Clerk