Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-05-26

The object of this suit is to procure
decree for the sale OF Certain real
estate in Charles ounty, Mary land, If
which Washington Willis late Of h ri. $
County, deceased, died seized and prs
s.ssed, and which descended to his five
children, named in the Bit Of Con-
plant, as his heirs at-law, and for dis
tribution OF proceeds Of sale among
the parties to said suit as their seve' al
and respective rights and interests may
appear.
The Bill states that the said Wash
ngton Willis was in Lis lifetime aud
at the time OF his dealt. seized and pos
sessed OF two tracts Of land situated in
Char Is County, being known as part OF
Chambers Hope, aud containing il
the whole thirty-four acres one rood
aud thi' ty-one perches of land, more or
less. Each of said tracts of land lying
on the Public Road beading from Pot
Tobacco Station 10 the vi lage OF Port
Tobacco.
That being so seized and sessed Of
the said real essate, the said Washing.
ton Willis de parted this life on the
twenty-third day Of November, 1892,
leaving surviving him widow, Flora
Willis, who has since died. aud lesv-
ing surviving him the following chill
dren, to whom, as his heirs-at-law, the
said iaud has descended, viz: A SIN,
Washington Willis, who interma, ried
with Julia Willis, both adults aud Pc
siding IN the District Of Columbia; a
daughter, Daisy Matthews, who inter-
married with Harry NJ atthews. both OF
whom are of full age ard reside in
Charles County; Harrison Willis. a son
of the said Washington Wills, unmar-
ried, of full age, and residing in the
State of California; son Arthur Willis,
Who inteImarri-d with Julia Willis.
both of whom are Of full age and re-
side in the State of Tennessee; a son
Zebra Willis, who iutermarred with
LESSEE Willis, both of whom are of full
age and reside in Iharles County.
That the said Cebrt Willis and Lessi,
Willis, bis wife, by deed dated tue
twenty-tifth day of April, 1916, and du-
ly recorded among the LAID Records
II Charles County ia Liber ii. c. c
No 20, folio sol, conveyed to your
o ator, Ferdinand G. Cooksey. every
and all interests which they held in the
two aforesaid tracts of land
udt ttit Sdiu real tSldlt Is not SuS
ceptIbie of division or partition amons
the parties in interest therein without
material loss ard injury; that it IS
necessary that said tracts Of land be
sold and the proceeds OF sale distrihut-
ed to the parties in interest under the
direction of this Honorable Court
The Bill further states that Wash
ington Willis, Julia Willis, Harrison
Willis, Arthur Willis, Lily Wills, ar.
non residents of this State.
1t Is thereupon, this 2Sth day OF
April, 1916, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Charles county, Mar, land,
sitting in Equity, that the Plaintiffs,
by causing a copy OF this order
to b. inserted in some news
paper, published in Charles county,
Maryland, once a week for four success
sive.weeks, before the Srd day Of June,
next, give notice to the said non
resident defendants, of the object and
substance of this Bill, warming 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 ought not to be passed as
prayed.
CONRAD POSEY,
Clerk of the CT. CT. for Chas. Co., Nd.
True Copy, Test;
CONRAD POsEY, Clerk.