The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-12-15

In the CIRCUIT court Tor Prince
Georges County, Maryland
Equity No. 4S42.
THE object of this Bill is to secure q
l. legal construction of the Last Will
and Testament of Charles F. Shaffer,
deceased, and a decree for appraise-
ment and division of Real Estate of the
said Char es F. Shaffer, deceased, and
in the event that an appraisement and
division of said Real Estate cannot BE-
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 Hoskns
and Eugene Hosklns, who are non Iesi-
dents of said State, residing a.
Lamoyae, Pennsylvania. and excep
the Defendants, Frances Thomas and
Oscar Thomas, Myra Shaffer, CHAR. s
A. Jardin, and---Jardip his wife;
and Madeline Payne, an infant, and
---Payne, her husband, and Percy
Jardin, an infant, who are non-residents
of the State of Maryland, residing in
the District of Columbia; and that all OF
the said parties are above the age OF
twenty-cne years, except the Defend
ants, Madeline Payne and Percy Jardin,
who are infants under the age OF
twenty-One years.
2. That Charles F: Shs ffsr, deceased,
died in said County, on or about Octo-
Der 7tb, 1914. leaving Last Will and
Testament, dated April 18th. 1918,
which has been admitted to prob,te in
the Orphans Court of said County; and
that letters Testamentary have been
and Randolph r. Waters, surviving
tor. named in said Will, having died
before the said Charles F. Shaffer.
8. That the said William g. Shaft I
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.
5. 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 legacies, 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;
IT, A daughter, Laura A. Waters;
(3) A son. A. Clinton Shaffer;
a. A son, David Shaffer;
(5.) A son, Frank Shelter;
(G) A grandson, E. Whvland Shaft.
er; sole heir of CHARLES S. Shaffer, de.
ceased.
e.. A granddaughter, 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 grandson. Percy Jardin; sole
heirs of Myra Jardin, deceased, former
ly Myra Shaffer)
6. That the Fifth Item of said viii
directs that there be no division Of
Real Estate for three years and then ar
appraisement and valuation thereof
and if any properties remain untaken
the Executors to sell the same for q
division; that A. Clinton Shaffer anC
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 ILem of said Viii
authorizes the Executors to sell anG
convey whenever necessary.
8. That it has now become necessary
to have a division or sale of the sale
Real Estate, because several parcels are
unimproyed, 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.
Letting rents: and because there ara nc
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.
9. 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 in interest to sell the said Real
of RI 10
divide the proceeds.
10. That construction of the Fifth
Lem of said Will by this Court is
necessary as to the nature and time Of
vesting of the devises TO A Clinton
Sh fer and LaU. Waters
The Bill further prays for subpoep "a
for an Order of Put cation against the
Nonresident Defendants
1t is thertupon this sixth (6th) dav
of December in the year 1916, ord,r.
by the rcuit Court for Prince Georg, 3
County, IN Equity, that The Compla' D.
ants, by causing copy OF this order to
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 tSsh) Day
of January, 1917, give notice to the sa d
D, fendants, Edith Hoskins and Euger e
Ho>klns, her husband, AMI Frances
Thomas and Oscar Thomas, her husband,
aud Myra Shaffer, and Charles A. Jar
din and----Jardln, his wife, and
Madeline Payne, an infant, and----
Payne, her husband, and Percy Jard,n,
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, II any they have, why decree
should not be passed as prayed; or in
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