The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-12-22
In the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County, Maryland
Equity No. 4842.

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 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 a 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 Hoskln:
and Eugene Hoskins. who are non resi-.
dents of said State, residing 81
Lamoyae. Pennsylvania; and except
the Defendants, Frances Thomas aud
Oscar Thomas, Myra Shaffer, Charles
A. Jardin, and----Jardin, 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
twentv-cne years, except the Defend
ants, Madeline Payne and Percy Jsrdin,
who are infants under the age Of
twenty-One years. f
2. That Charles F. Sha fer, deceased,
died in said County, on or about OcIo-
Der 7th, 1914. leaving a Las, Will and
Testament, dated April 1ath, 1918
which has been admitted to probate iu
the Orphans Court of said County: and
ri 1I,tfn
granted to The said VIII am G Shaft, I
and Randolph R. Waters, surviving
Executors; Charles II. Stanley, EKecu-
before the said Charles F. Shaffer.
3. That the said William &. shaft i
and Randolph r. w aters. have prac-
tieally Ncompleted administration on
said Estate, as is apparent from then
said Orphans Court.
4. That the said Charles F. Shatfer
deceased, died seized and possessed OF
Valuable Real Estate, consisting of 9
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 r. Shaft
er. in the Third Item of his Last Viii
directed that all of his properly, sub
ject to said legacies, be divided into
eight and equal parts, one share of eacf
to his children and grandchildren, pei
stripes; and that the parties entitled
thereto, are:
a. A son, William C. Shaffer;
(2.) A daughter, Laura A. Waters;
81 A son. A. Clinton Shaffer;
a. A son, David Sbaffer;
(5.) A son, Frank Shaffer;
(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 a granddaughter, Madeline Payne
and a grandson. Percy Jardin; sole
heirs of Myra Jardin, deceased, (former
ly Myra Shaffer)
6. That the Fifth Item of said vii
directs that there be no division O.
Real Estate for three years and then al
appraisement and valuation thereof
and if any properties remain untaken
the Executors to sell the same for ,
| division; that A. Clinton Shaffer anG
Laura Waters to keep two certain
houses mentioned; that the EXECUTOR
| collect rents, dividends, ETC., and PAL
| or advance one thousand dollars to thu
Testator's sons, yearly, on account.
z. That the Last ILem of said Viii
authorizes the Executors to sell ant
| convey whenever necessary.
8. That it has now become necessary
| to have a division or sale of the sai(
Real Estate, because several parcels ar,
| unimproved, and produce no revenue
and because several of the houses hav,
been vacant since the death of the Tes
tator; and because of difficulty in col
| lecting rents: and because there are NJ
| funds available for connecting houses o.
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 ont
| thousand dollars yearly to the sons o.
| 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 di
| vision Of said Real Estate; and if thii
| cannot now be had under the terms Of
the Will, then that is would be to the
| best interest and advantage to all par.
| ties i'll interest to sell the said Rea
Estate at public or private sale, anG
| divide the proceeds.
10. That a construction of the Fifth
lem of said Will by This Court i:
necessary as to the nature and time oil
vestiug of the devises to A Clinton
| Sha fer and Lau. Waters
The Bill further prays for subpoeu 81
against the resident Defeu' auts. ano
for an Oroer of Put Cation az lInst the
nonresident Defendants.
| 1t is thereupon this sixth (6thJ day
| of December, in the year 1915, ori.r
| by the G rcuit Court for Primo. G -ory, 3
| County, in Equity, that Tbs Complai n
ants, by causing copy or this orGer TO
| be 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 (8th) d. y
| of January, 1917, give Notice to the sa
Defendants, Edith Hoskins and Euger e
Hosklns, her husband, and France
Thomas and Oscar Thomas, her hus band,
and Myra Shaffer, and Charles A. Jar
din and----Jardin. 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 sub
stance of this Bill, warning them and
each of them to be and appe ar in this
Court on or before the twenty-tifth
(25th) day of January 1917, to show
cause, II any they have, why decree
should not be passed as prayed; or in
lieu thereof q copy of this Order of
Publication may be personally served
on said nonresident Defendants as al.
lowed by law.
8. D. HALL, Clerk Circuit
Court for Prince Georges County.
True copy-Test:
Dec9,td. SD. HALL, Clerk.