Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-06-09

The objse Of this suit is to procure
decree for the sale Of certain real
estate in Charles ounty, MARYLAND, II
which WashInet ton Willis late OF I h ries
County, deceased, died seized and pos
s'ssed, and which descended to his five
children, named in the Bit of Com-
| plant, IS his heirs at aw, and for dis
tributlon of proceeds of sale among
the parties to said suit as their several
and respective rights and interests may
appear.
The Bill states that the said Wash
| ingt"n Willis was in his lifet and
at the time OF his dealt seized ard pos
sesSed OF two tracts of land situated in
Omar Is County, b ing known as part Of
Chambers Hope, and containing in
the hole thirty-four acres one rood
aud thi'ty-one perehes Of land, more or
less. Each of said tracts Of land ~ ing
on the Public Road leading from Port
Tobacco Station to the village of Port
Tobacco.
That being so seized and possessed of
the said real estate, the said Washing
ton Willis DEPARTED this life on the
tMenty-third Gay Of November, 1892,
leaving surviving him a widow, Flora
Willis, who has since died. and leav-
ing surviving hun the following chill
dren, to whom, as his heirs-at-law, the
said land has descended, viz: A son.
Washington Willis, who intermarried
with Julia Willis, both adults and re-
siding IN the District of Columbia;
daughter, Daisy Matthews, who inter-
married with Harry Matthews. both of
whom are OF full age ard reside IN
Charles County; Harrison Willis. son
of the said Washington Wills, uninar-
ried, of full age, and residing in che
State Of California; a son Arthur Willis,
who intermsrried with Julia Willis
both Of whom are of full age and re-
side in the State of Tennessee; a son
Zebra Willis, who intermarried with
Leslie Willis, both of whom are Of fun
age and reside in Charles County.
i hat the said Cebr Willis and I.essi
Willis, his wife, by deed dated tile
twenty fifth day ofApril, 1916, and du-
ly recorded among the Land Records
II Charles County in Liber II. C. c.
No. 20, folio sol, conveyed to yrur
o ator, Ferdinand G. Cooksey, every
and all interests which they held in the
two aforesaid tracts of lard.
That the said real estate is not sus
ceptlbis Of division or partition amone
the parties in interest therein without
material loss ard injury; that il is
necessary that said tracts OF land he
sold and the proceeds OF sale distribute
ed to the parties in interest under the
direction of this Honorable Court
The Bill further states that Wash
ington Willis, Julia Willis, Harrison
Wills, Arthur Willis, Lily Willis, are
non residents of this State.
It's thereupon, this 2Sth day Of
April, 1916, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Charles county, Maryland,
sitting in Equity, that the Plaintiffs,
by causing copy o f this order
to be inserted in some news
paper, published in Charles county,
MARYLAND, once a week for four success
siveweeks, before the 3rd day of June.
next, give notice to the said non
resident defendants, of the object and
substance of this Bill, warning them
to be and appear in this Court in
person or by solicitor, on or before the
22nd day of June, in the year 1916,
to show cause if any he may have, why
a decree onght not to be passed az
prayed.
CONRAD POSEY,
Clerk of the ct. Ct for Chas. Co., Md.
True Copy, Test.
CONRAD POSEY, Clerk.