The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-05-31

husband; David ". Sloan. Jr., by his guar
dian and next friend, d. Lindley Sloan.
! Plaintiffs,
Blaine Mining Company, a corporation;
/ Eliza Bowie Nackan, and the unknown
heirs at-law OF Robert Swan. deceased. son
| of ROber Swan, deceased, and grandson of
/ General John swan, deceased. defendants.
No 2l23 Equity. in the Circuit Court Tor
( Garrett County, Maryland.
! The object of this suit is to procure a de
/ cree for the sale of Military Lot No. 2-S, sit
uate in Garrett County, Mary land, and for
distribution of the proceeds thereof among
/ the parties to this cause according to their
1 respective rights and interests therein.
The bill states that General John Swan IN
his lifetime and at the time OF his death was
seized in fee of Military Lot No 2Ss contain
ing hfty acres. more or less. situate i'll Allie
gany, now Garrett county, MarS land. to
which he acquired title by deed from
Thomas Butter. United States Marshal for
the district of Maryland, by deed dated
/ February Il. lsl3, rec ]rCed In Liber q. folio
lO4 among the Land Records of said Ale
gany county, copy Of which deed is fled
| With the bin marked " Plaintiffs Exhibit No.
l. aud which with all other exhibits here
matter referred to and Med herewith, is
prayed to be taken and cOnsilerd as a part
OF the bin OF complaint; ana that being SO
/ seized, the said Gen. John swan, died in the
year ISL, leaving last viii. whereby he de
/ V1Sed certain OF his property therein men
/ toned to the legatees and deviseeS therein
named and whereby his four sons to-wit:
John Swan: James Swan; Robert Swan and
/ George Maxwell swan, as reSidgary de-
| visees, acquired title to said Military Lot
10. 2sS, copy of said Will being exhibited
with the bin: that John Swan, son of Gen.
| john swan, died interstate about the year
ls3l, unmarried, without issue, leaving sur
| viving him as his only heirs at law his three
brothers above named, who, thereafter,
were each entitled to an undivided . in
| terest IL said Military Lot No. 2->; that
James Swan, son of Gen. John Swan. died
about the year 1853, teState, a copy OF his
last viii being exhibited with the bill,
whereby he devised his undivided p interest
in said Lot to his son, John swan, .; to his
daughter, Anna Elizabeth. % (; and TO the
children OF his deceased daughter, Ellen, 3 {;
that subsequently, by deed dated June 25
| Isl. the heirs and devisees Of said James
swan conveyed their undivided j interest
in said Lot to Manor Mining Manufactur-
ing Company, ana that by deed dated De-
cember IL 1906, said Manor Mining X Manu-
featuring Company conveyed all its interest
in said Lot to Thomas Il. Davis, Jr., ana
Joseph E. Davis and by deed dated Septem-
bel 30, 1905. said Thomas b. Davis, Jr., ana
Joseph T.. Davis conveyed all their interest
IN said Lot to the defendant, Blaine Mining
Company, whereby said defendant acquired
an undivided 3 interest in said Military Lot
! No, 2.~, copies OF said deed being filed with
swan, son of General John Swan, departed
this life about the year 1885. leaving VIII
whereby all his property was left in trust to
the trustees therein named TOR the use ana
benefit OF his widow, long since deceased,
and his three sons John, Charles ana RO-
bert, copy OF said Will being exhibited
with the bill: that the said Charles swan
died intestate, unmarried and without is
sue, about tie year $50; that the said Robert
! swan, son OF Robert, died intestate about
( the year $50. leaving widow, Kate Swan,
, now deceased. and a daughter, Willie Swan,
, who died about the year 1901, leaving Will,
whereby Christiana ;. Mack en- Zie asher resi-
/, duGry devlsee, became entitled to the in
, terest Of the said Willie Swan in sad Lot
to-WIt an undivided IL thereof, and that
Ggil oh
daughter Eliza Bowie MaCkan. one of the
defendants TO this suit. as her residuary de
Nisce, became entitled to said one undivided
l-6 interest in said Military Lot No. 2s>
copies Of the wills OF said Willie Swan ana
Christiana :. Mackenzie being exhibited
with the bill: that the allowed named Robert
swan, SON Of Robert, and grandson OF Cen
eral John swan, many years ago removed
to the state Of California. and their died,
but whether teState or interstate, married or
unmarried, is TO the plaintiffs unknown, en-
titled to an undivided 10 interest in said
Lot, his unknown heirs al law being deten-
Qants in this case: that George Maxwell
swan. son Of General John swan, died about
the year ISIS, interstate, leaving as his sole
heir at law daughter, Mary +. +. Swan,
WHO became the wife OF Alexander {. Good.
and died in the year l>g5 leaving a viii
whereby she devised all her property to her
husband, the said Alexander c. Good; that
the said Alexander G.. Good died about the
year 1898, ntestate, leaving surviving him.
as MS only heirs at law son. Maxwell ;.
bOJus Il ga UEltTtf. Jessie u. lNENEltN. Inter
married with Albert 5. Beveley, and
daughter, Mary Lamar Sloan, widow Of
David ". Sloan, who died on the 3uth day OF
December. 1914 leaving surviving her as her
heirs at law a daughter, Margaret NJ.
Sloan, unmarried and of full age; "a daugh-
ter. Frances Swan Brady. of full age, inter
married with Hugh ;. Brady; a son, David
W. sloan, Jr,, under the age OF p years,
and a son. Alexander Maxwell Sloan, under
he age of u years, both OF whom sue by
their guardian ana next friend. D. Lindley
Sloan the said Maxwell = Good. Jessie Is,
Reveley; Margaret VI. Sloan; Frances Swan
Brady, David W. Sloan, Jr, and Alexander
Maxwell sloan. the plaintiffs in this case,
having a one undivided one thlrd interest
in ana to said Military Lot No. 2Ns. q copy of
Tie vii OF said Mary E. 7. Good being eX-
hibited with the bin.
The bill further charges, that the said
/ Military Lot No. 2~S, located IN Garrett
County. Maryland, is not susceptible Of par,
titiOn among the parties Interested therein,
without material loss and injury, ana that
it Will be for the benefit and advantage OF
all the parties interested therein, and es
pecially to the interest OF said infant plain
tins to have the said property sold and the
proceeds distributed to the parties to this
suit according TO their respective rights and
interests therein, ana then prays for Il de
cree for the sale of said land, and for gener-
al relief, FOR process against the resident de
PENDANT Eliza Bowie MaCkall; and for an
order OF puDAcdtlOn against Blaine Mining
company, a corporation, nonresident OF the
State of Maryland, and also against the I'M
known heirs at-laW of Robert Swan de-
deceased, who are nOn-residents of the
state of Maryland, giving them notice of the
object and substance Of this bill OF com
plant, and warning them 70 be and appear
in this Court, either in person or by solicitor
upon day certain to be named therein,
and answer the premises, and abide by and
perform such decree as may be passed
thereon.
1t is thereupon. this 30th day of May, 1917,
by the Circuit Court for Garrett County.
sitting in Equity, ordered that the plaintiffs
by causing copy Of this order to be insert
ed III some newspaper published In Garrett
County. Maryland, once in each of four sue
cessive weeks before the 30th day of June,
1917, give notice to the said absent de
PENDANTS of the object and substance of this
bill, warning them to appear in this Court
in person or by solicitor, on or before the
10th day of July. next, to show cause,
if any they have, why decree ought not be
passed as prayed.
E. z. TOWER, Clerk.
True copy, Test:
f. Z. TOW Err, Clerk.