The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-07
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
NO. 5O34 EQUITY

jeremiah Shaffer and Barbara Shat
fer, his wife, ct al, Plaintiffs, VS..
Otto B. Shaffer ct al, Defendants.
The object of this bill is to procure
decree for the sale of a certain tract
or parcel of land in Carroll County,
State of Maryland.
The bill states that a certain Jacob
Shaffer departed this life in Carroll
County, Maryland, during the year,
A. d. 1898, intestate, seized and pos
Sessed of a certain tract or parcel of
land containing % 81 acres, more or
less, located in Westminster district,
Carroll county, Maryland, which was
conveyed to the said Jacob Shaffer
| by George Strevig and wife by deed
dated March II, 1851, and recorded
among the Land Records Of Carroll
! County, in Liber J. B. B., No. y, folio
246, certified copy of said deed is
filed among the proceedings marked
Exhibit a." and prayed to be taken
| together with all other Exhibits as
part of the bill.
That the said Jacob Shaffer at the
| time Of his death left surviving him
| the following nieces and nephews as
his only heirs at law and next Of kin,
viz: Otto B. Shaffer, a resident of
| Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania;
! Willie Ann Eppley cher husband be-
ing deceased), a resident at 1877 n.
| George St., York, State of PennSyl-
Vania; Tillie Blouse cher husband be-
| ing now deceased) a resident of
Shrewsbury, State of Pennsylvania;
Alkaline Webb cher husband being
now deceased) a resident of Shrews-
bury, State of Pennsylvania, and Han
nah Hetrick, intermarried with Rob-
ert Hetrick, resident Of Shrewsbury,
State of Pennsylvania, children of
! George Shaffer, deceased brother of
said Jacob Shaffer; Emma Lau who is
intermarried with Nelson Lau, resi-
dents at 432 w. Princess ST., York
State of Pennsylvania, and jeremiah
f. Shaffer, residing in Glen Rock
State of Pennsylvania, children of
Samuel Shaffer, a deceased brother of
Jacob Shaffer; Elizabeth Kaltrfder,
who is intermarried with Noah w.
kaltrider, residents of St. Johns, State
of Michigan, Mary Jane Hershey cher
husband being now deceased) a resi-
dent of New Freedom, State of Penn
sylVania, Sarah Emma Rhul, who is
intermarried with George E. Rhul,
residents of New Freedom, State, of
Pennsylvania, Jeremiah Shaffer and
Barbara Shaffer, his wife, residents
at Al S. Queen ST., York, State of
Pennsylvania; Emanuel Shaffer whose
wife's name is Leah Shaffer of COZ
West 33rd ST., Baltimore City, State
Of Maryland, children of John Shat
fer, deceased brother of Jacob
Shaffer; and Laura G. Tucker who is
intermarried with Tucker
residents of Chesterfield, Madison
county, State of Indiana, a daughter
} of Levi Shaffer, a deceased brother
of said Jacob Shaffer.
That the said Jacob Shaffer also left
at the time Of his death widow, Ma
tilda Shaffer, and that the said Ma
tilda Shaffer departed this life in SAID
Carroll County on the 18th day oil
April, A. D. 1917.
That the aforesaid real estate is OF
the value of about $1,000, and upor
the death of the said intestate, jacob
Shatfer, descended to and vested il
the aforesaid nieces and nephews Of
the said Jacob Shaffer, subject to the
q dover interest therein of the sale
Matilda Shaffer, who is since deceas
ed, and the aforesaid nieces anC
nepheWS are the owners of said rea
estate as tenants in common.
That the aforesaid real estate i!
not susceptible of partition without
material loss and injury to the parties
r in interest therein as above stated
n and that in order to make division
of said interests it will be necessary
c that said real estate be sold and the
proceeds thereof divided among thu
parties according to their severa
interests.
- That all of the parties, both plain
tiff and defendants, are adults above
the age of tWenty-one years.
That the said Otto B. Shafer is {
! resident of Philadelphia, State Of
e Pennsylvania, Tillie Blouse, Adalin,
Webb, Hannah Hetrick and Rober
Eetrick, her husband, are resident!
$ OF Shrewsbury, State of Pennsylvania
jeremiah F. Shaffer, resident of Gle1
;, Rock, State of Pennsylvania, Mar,
Jane Hershey, Sarah Emma Rhul ant
George E. Rhul, her husband, resi-
dents of New Freedom, State of Penn
sylvania, and Laura C. Tucker AM
- Tucker, her husband, residents
Of Chesterfield, Madison Co., State o
Indiana, and all are non-residents 0
the State of Maryland.
1t is thereupon this 18th day of No
s vember, A. D. 1917, ordered by tn.
Il Circuit Court for Carroll County, sit
ting as Court of Equity, that tn,
plaintiffs, by causing a copy of thi
@ order to be inserted in some news
:. paper, published in said Carroll Coun
a ty, once in each of four successive
y weeks before the 18th day of Decem
it Der A. D. 1917, give notice to the sal
r. absent defendants of the object an
substance of this bill, warning them t
appear in this Court in person or b
solicitor, on or before the 7th day G
January, next, to show cause, if an
they have, why decree ought not t
be passed 6 prayed.
e EDWARD o. CASH.
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