The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-01-21
Order Of Publication.

William Michaels, Luther Butt Many Ansel
Sarah Evans, Mary AiChaelS, Edward "
MicAaelS, Minnie Apple. Ocie Selby, and
Addie Conn. PlaiuUitfe, vs.. William r.
bHutt. Administrator Of Maria Groves.
deceased. ana Joseph Metz or his I'M
known heirs at law. il any, Defendants.
No. 1917 Equity. n tie Circuit Court for
Garrett county, Maryland
The object Of this suit 5 to procure q de
cree lirectIugtha distribution Oftue personal
eStateOf Maria Groves. late OF Gtrrttt C0un-
ty Maryland, deceased among the plaintiffs
and defendants. Jrseph Metz, or his I'M
known heirs at law, if any, according to
their respective rights ana interests therein.
The amended bin states. that on January
nd, 1914, the plaintiffs. william Michael.
Luther Butt MARY Ansel and Sarah Evans.
flied their bin Of complaint in this cause
against william X. Ouutt, administrator of
Maria Groves, deceased, praying among
other things that the personal estate OF the
said decedent might be brought into equity
ana administered under the direction OF
this curt. and that the plaintiffs, by the
decree of this Court. might be declared the
only heirs at law OF the said decedeut and
entitled to her said estate, and that the de-
PENDANT answered said bill and certain
testimony was taken on the part Of the
plaintiffs, and that the plaintiffS now charge
by way OF amendment TO their original bIll
or complaint. and the same so appears from
the testimony already taken in this cause.
that the said Maria Groves had another
brother. a certain Harmon Michaels who
o..
airy !th. 1872, leaving surviving him as his
only heirs al law, Mary Michaels, his widow
ana Edward W. Michaes a son, Minnie
Apple, Ocie Selby and Addie Conn his
daughters all Of whom are If full age, and
tnaU 1t further appears from said testi-
money, that Cathriue FaZenbaker the
mother OF the said Maria Groves, prior to
her marriage to Luther Butt, spoken of in
said testimoney, had either married or CO.
habited with one William Metz. by whom
she had three children, tO-wit: Lewis Metz,
rs Lot Ii AN.RF.v.
Lewis Metz ana Susan Metz are both dead
without Issue, and tnat the last heard of
Joseph Metz. thirCy-fve or more years ago,
he was living in Fin County, PENNSYLVANIA
and according to the information of some
OF the witnesses, the said Joseph Metz was
then married and that by an order Of this
Court upon tle petition OF the said original
nlal4tiiIs, Uhr sad Mary Mlchaels, Edward
". Nichaels. Minnie Apple. Ocie SelNy and
Addte Conn have neen made parties pIaintin
70 this cause, ana as the only heirs at law of
the said Harmon MichaelS are entitled to
participate in the estate of the said Maria
Groves along with her other heirs at law.
and that the said Joseph retz. or his I'M
known heirs at law if any have also hneD
made parties defendant to this cause. and
leave has been granted to the plaintiT to
publish an order of publication a gainst the
sald Joseph Metz. or his unknown heirs at
law, II any, GIVING them notice OF the object
and substance OF this amended bill OF com
plalnt, ana that the said Maria Groves de
parted TINS lie lntestate on or about the 23d
and that the said William K. Offutt was duly
appointed administrator Of her personal
estate, and qualified as such. but that no
distribution Of said estate has been made
by said administration, and thatW lillian Mi
chael, Luther Butt Mary Ansel Sarah
Evans, Mary Michaels. Edward ". Michaels
Minnie Apple. Ocie SeIby, Addie Conn and
Joseph Metz. or his unknown heirs at law
If any, are the only heirs at law of the said
Maria Groves, deceased, and the only per
sons legally entitled to participate in the
distribution of her estate after the pay
ment of her just debts and funeral ey-
penses by the said administrator, who has
denied and repudiated their several claims
of hership to his said decedent, wherefore
1t becomes necessary for them to resort to
TINS Court for the purpose of having their
said respective claims adjudicated. and
their helrship to the said Maria Groves
established by its decree.
The bin then prays that the said admins
traitor may answer this amendment, and
that an order OF publication be granted
against the said Joseph Metz. or his I'M
known heirs Mt law, if any who are non
residents Of this state giving notice to them
of the object and substance of this bill and
warning them to be ana appear in this
Court, either IN person or by solicitor. on
some certain day to be therein named, and
to abide by and perform such order OF de-
cree as maybe passed in the premises.
1t is there upon this 10Th day of December,