The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-01-07
Order Of Publication.

William Michaels, Luther Butt Mary Ansel.
Sarah Evans. Mary Mchaels, Edward w
MchaelS, Minnie \ pple. Ocie Selby. and
Addie Conn. PLAINTIFF, vs.. William K.
Oftutt Administrator OF Maria Groves,
deceased, ana Joseph Metz or his I'M
known heirs at law, il any, Defendants.
No. l9l7 Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett county, Maryland.
The object Of this suit IS to procure de
cree drectngthe distr button Ufthe personal
estateOf Maria Groves. late of Gtrrett COun-
ty Maryland. deceased among the plaintiffs
and defendants, JrSeph Metz. or his I'M
known heirs at law. II any, according to
their respective rights and interests therein.
The amended bin states, that on January
22l, l9l4 the plaintiffs, william Michael
Luther Butt. Mary Ansel and Sarah Evans,
hled their bin of complaint in this cause
against William K. Ofutt, administrator of
Maria Groves, deceased, praying among
other things that the personal estate Of the
said decedent might be brought into equity
and administered under the direction of
this court and that the plaintiffs, by the
decree of this Court, might be declared the
only heirs al law OF the said decedent 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
of 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
departed this life at Wellsville, Ohio, Febru-
AIRY 18th, 1872, leaving surviving him as his
only heirs at law, Mary Michaels, his widow
ana Edward W. Michaels a son, Minnie
Apple, Ocie Selby and Addie Conn, his
daughters all of whom are If full age. and
that 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, towit: Lewis Metz,
Susan Metz and Joseph Metz; that the said
Lewis Metz and Susan Metz are both dead,
without issue, and that the last heard of
Joseph Metz. thirty-five or more years ago,
he was living in Elk 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 the petition OF the said original
plaintitfS, the said Mary Michaels, Edward
". Michaels, Minnie Apple, Ocie Selhy and
Addie Conn have heen made parties plaintfl
to this cause, ana as the only heirs at law of
the said harmon Micaaels are entitled to
participate in the estate of the said Maria
Groves along with her other heirs at law
and that the said Joseph Metz, or his I'M
known heirs at law, if any, have also been
made parties defendant to this cause, and
leave has been granted to the plaintif to
publish an order of publication gainst the
said Joseph Metz, or his unknown heirs at
law, if any, giving them notice of the object
and substance of this amended bin OF com
plalnt, and that the said Maria Groves de-
parted this life inteState on or about the I'D
day OF April 1913. III oakland, Maryland.
ana 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 that WilliamMi-
chael, Luther Butt, Mary AnSel. Sarah
Evans, Mary Michaels, Edward W. MichaelS,
Minnie Apple. Ocie Selby, 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 i'll the
distribution of her estate after the pay
ment OF her Just debts and funeral eX-
penses by the said administrator, who has
denied and repudiated their several claims
Of heirship TO his said decedent. wherefore,
it becomes necessary for them to resort to
this Court for the purpose of having their
said respective claims adjudiCuted. and
their helrship to the said Maria Groves
established by its decree.
The bill 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 un-
known heirs at law, if any, who are non
residents of this State giving notice to them
of the object and substance of this bin and
warning them to be and appear in this
Court, either in person or by solicitor. on
some certain day to he therein named, and
to abide by and perform such order or de-
cree as maybe passed in the premises.
1t is there upon this 10Th day of December,