The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-12-08

In the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County, Maryland
Equity No. 4S42.
THE object of this Bill is to secure a
i legal construction of the Last Will
| and Testament of Charles F. Shaffer,
| deceased, and decree for appraise-
ment and division of Real Estate of the
said Char es F. Shaffer, deceased, aud
in the event that an appraisement and
| division of said Real Estate cannot b.
| had at this time, that decree may be
| passed for sale of said Real Estate at
| private or public sale; and for other and
further relief as the case may require.
| The substance of the Bill is as follows
| l. That all of the parties to this SUIT
are residents of the State of Maryland,
| except the defendants, Edith Hoskin=
and Eugene Hoskins, who are non resi-
| dents of said State, residing a.
| Lamoyse. Pennsylvania; and except
the Defendants, Frances Thomas and
Oscar Thomas, Myra Shaffer, Charles
| A. Jardln, aDd----Jardin, his wife;
and Madeline Payne, an infant, and
I---Payne. her husband, and Percy
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of the State Of Maryland, residing in
the District OF Colum hia; and that all of
the said parties are above the age OF
twentY-one years, except the D 7fend-
ants, Madeline Payne and Percy Jardin,
who are infants under the age OF
twenty-one years.
2 That Charles F. Sh fer, deceased,
died in said County, on or about Oct',-
L no ", II
Testament, dated April 18th. 1918,
which has been admitted to prob.te in
the Orphans Court of said County; and
that letters Testamentsry have been
granted to The said Wi ! am G Shaff r
and Randolph R. Waters, surviving
| Executors; Charles H. Stanley, Execu-
tor. named in said Will, having died
before the said Charles F. Shaffer.
8. That the said William G. Shaft II
and Randolph r. Waters. have prac-
tieally completed administration on
said Estate, as is apparent from their
two administration accounts filed in
said Orphans Court.
| 4. That the said Charles F. Shaffer
| deceased, died seized and possessed OF
Valuable Real Estate, consisting of a
large number of pieces of Real Estate
| improved and unimproved, located
within the Town of Laurel, in Prince
| Georges County, Maryland; and also
one parcel of improved Real Estate
located at High Ridge. Howard Coun.
ty, Maryland.
S. That after certain specific devises
| and requests, the said Charles F. Shaft
| er. in the Third Item of his Last Will
directed that all of his property, sub
ject to said legaces, be divided into
eight and equal parts, one share of each
to his children and grandchildren, per
stripes; and that the parties entitled
| thereto, are:
a. A son, William C. Shaffer;
~ A daughter, Laura A. Waters;
90 A son. A. Clinton Shaffer;
a. A son, David Shaffer;
(5.) A son, Frank Shaffer;
60 A grandson. E Whyland Shaft
er; sole heir of Charles S. Shaffer, de-
| ceased.
e. A grand daughter, Edith Hoskins
| and granddaughter, Frances Thomas;
| and granddaughter. Myra Shaffer;
sole heirs of Henry Shaffer, deceased
~ A grandson, Charles A. Jardin,
and granddaughter, Madeline Payne,
and a grandson. Percy Jardin; sole
heirs of Myra Jardin, deceased, (for mer.
ly Myra Shaffer)
| &. That the Fifth Item of said will
| directs that. there be no division OF
Real Estate for three years and then an
| appralsement and valuation thereof,
and If any properties remain untaken,
the Executors to sell the same for d
| division; that A. Clinton Shaffer and
Laura Waters to keep two certain
houses mentioned; that the Executors
collect rents, dividends, ETC., and pay
| or advance one thousand dollars to the
| Testator's sons, yearly, on account.
z. That the Last lem of said Will
authorizes the Executors to sell and
convey whenever necessary.
8. That it has now become necessary
to have division or sale of the said
Real Estate, because several parcels are
| unlmproyed, and produce no revenue;
and because several of the houses have
been vacant since the death Of the Tes.
tator; and because of difficulty in COL
lectlng rents: and because there are no
funds available for connecting houses of
the Estate with the sewerage system
now installed in the Town of LAUREL;
and because the revenue from the
Estate is not sufficient to pay the one
thousand dollars yearly to the sons Of
the Testator.
g. That it would be to the best inter-
est and advantage to all parties in in
terest to have an appraisement and d.
vision OF said Real Estate; and if this
cannot now be had under the terms of
the Will, then that it would be to the
best interest and advantage to all par
ties i'll interest to sell the said Real
Estate at public or private sale, and
divide the proceeds.
III. That construction of the Fifth
Lem of said Will BY this Court is
necessary as to the Nature and time OF
Vestlng OF the devises to A. G. linton
Sh fer and Lau. "a Waters
Inc Bill further prays for subpoeIas
against the resident Defen. auts, and
for an Order of Put cation tg unst the
on-r resident Defendants.
1t Is thereupon this six Ii i6th) dav
| of December in the year 1916, ord,r d
by the G rcuit Court for Prince G .orx,'s
County, IN Equity, that the Compla n
anus, by causing copy OF this order 10
De inserted in some newspaper pub ish-
ed In said Prince Georges County,
Maryland, once in each of four success
I've weeks before the eighth (Sth) d "
OF January, 1917, give notice to the Sd d
Defendants, Edith Hoskins and Euge.
Ho-ktns, her husband, and Frances
Thomas and Oscar Thomas, her husband,
AID Myra Shaffer, and Charles A. Jar
din and----JardIn, his wife, and
Madeline Payne, an infant, and----
Payne, her husband. and Percy Jardln,
an infant, non-residents of the State
OF Mary land, of the object and SUBJ
stance of this Bill, warning them and
each Of them to be and appea: in this
Court on or before the twenty-fifth
(25th) day of January 1917, to show
cause, if any they have, why a decree
should not be passed as prayed; or in
lieu thereof a copy of this Order of
publication may be personally served
on said nonresident Defendants az al