The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-12-29
In the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County, Maryland
EQUITY No. 4S42.

In the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County, Maryland
Equity No. 4S42.
THE object of this Bill is to secure a
l. legal construction of the Last Will
and Testament of Charles F. Shaffer.
ment and division of Real Estate of the
said Charles 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 sui
are residents of the State of Maryland,
except the Defendants, Edith Hoskins
and Eugene Hoskins, who are non resi-
dents of said State, residing al
Lamoyse, Pennsylvania; and excep'
the Defendants, Frances Thomas and
Oscar Thomas, Myra Shaffer, Charles
A. Jardin, and---Jardin his wife;
and Madeline Payne, an infant, and
---Payne, her husband, and Percy
Jardiu, 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-one years, except the Defend
ants, Madeline Payne and Percy Jardip,
who are infants under the age OF
twenty-one years.
2. That Charles F. Shaffer, deceased,
died in said County, on or about Octo-
Der 7th, 1914, leaving Last Will and
Testament, dated April 18th. 1918,
ioh n hoon 70 r>rnhato in
the Orphans Court of said County; and
that letters Parliamentary have been
granted to The said William G Shafftr
and Randolph r. Waters, surviving
Executors; Charles II. Stanley, Execu
tor. named in said Will, having died
before the said Charles F. Shaffer.
8. That the said William G.. Shaff*r
| 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
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, SUBJ
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. Shsffer;
| ~ A daughter, Laura A. Waters;
(3) A son. A. Clinton Shaffer;
a. A son, David Shaffer;
(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;
sole heirs of Henry Shaffer, deceased,
81 A grandson, Charles A. Jardin,
and a grand daughter, Madeline Payne,
and grandson. Percy Jardn; sole
heirs of Myra Jardin, deceased, Former.
ly Myra Shaffer)
6. That the Fifth Item of said will
directs that there be no division of
| Real Estate for three years and then an
appraisement and valuation thereof,
and if any properties remain untaken,
| the Executors to sell the same for a
| 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.
| 3. That 1t has now become necessary
to have division or sale of the said
Real Estate, because several parcels are
unimproved, 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
lecting 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.
9. That it would be to the best inter-
est and advantage to all parties in in
/ CSb w uotC dIScuutuG anu I'll.
| 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
Estate at public or private sale, and
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 C. linton
Sh fer and LaU. Waters
The Bill further prays for subpoenas
| against the resident Defen' ants, anu
| for an Oroer Of Pull cation against the
Il )n-resident Defendants.
1t is thereupon this sixth l6th) dav
of December, in the year 1916, orhr d
by the rcuiG Court for Prince G :ors,'s
County, IN Equity, that the Complain
ants, b. caus ng copy OF this order 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 (S3b) day
OF January, 1917, give notice to The SAID
D PENDANTS, Edith Hoskins and Eugene
Ho klns, her husband, ami Frances
Thomas and Oscar Thomas, her hu sband,
and Myra Shaffer, and Charles A. Jar
din and----JardIn, his wife, and
Madeline Payne, an infant. and----
Payne, her husband, and Percy lard N,
an infant, non-residents of the State
of MARYLAND, of the object and SUBJ
stance of this Bill, warning them and
each Of them to be and appea- in this
Court on or bel bre the twenty-fifth
(25th) day of January 1917, to show
cause, If any they have, why a decree
should not be passed as praved. or in
lieu thereof a copy of this Order of