The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-11-30
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
NO. 5O34 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County
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
a 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. ID. 1898, interstate, seized and pos
sessed of a certain tract or parcel of
land containing p "a 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, a certified copy of said deed is
hled 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 kim
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, a 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 Kaltrlder,
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
sylvanla, 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, a deceased brother of Jacob
Shaffer; and Laura G. Tucker who is
intermaCried 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 of
April, A. d. 1917.
That the aforesaid real estate is of
the value of about $1,000, and upon |
the death of the said intestate, Jacob |
descended to and vested in
the aforesaid nieces and nephews of |
the said Jacob Shaffer, subject to the
dover interest therein of the said |
Matilda Shaffer, who is since deceas- |
ed, and the aforesaid nieces and
nepheWs are the owners of said real /
estate as tenants in common.
That the aforesaid real estate is
not susceptible of partition without |
material loss and injury to the parties
in interest therein as above stated,
and that in order to make division |
Of said interests it will be necessary l
hat said real estate be sold and the
proceeds thereof divided among the
parties according to their several |
interests.
That all of the parties, both plain
if and defendants, are adults above 1
he age of twenty-one years.
That the said Otto B. Shafer is a
resident of Philadelphia, State of 4
Pennsylvania, Tillie Blouse, Alkaline
Webb, Hannah Hetrick and Robert
1etrick, her husband, are residents
u Shrewsbury, State of Pennsylvania,
jeremiah F. Shaffer, resident of Glen
Rock, State of Pennsylvania, Mary
lane Hershey, Sarah Emma Rhul and
ieorge e. Rhul, her husband, resi-
tents of New Freedom, State of Penn
'ylVania, and Laura C. Tucker and
- Tucker, her husband, residents
II Chesterfield, Madison Co., State of
indiana, and all are non-residents of
he State of Maryland.
1t is thereupon this 14th day of No
,ember, A. D. 1917, ordered by the
circuit Court for Carroll County, sit
ing as a Court of Equity, that the
plaintiffs, by causing a copy of this
rider to be inserted in some news
'aper, published i'll said Carroll Coun-
y, once in each of four successive
weeks before the 18th day of Deem
'er A. D. 1917, give notice to the said
lbsent defendants of the object and
of this bill, warning them to
appear in this Court in person or by
solicitor, on or before the 7th day of
January, next, to show cause, if any
hey have, why a. decree ought not to
be passed "s prayed.
EDWARD o. CASH.
True CODy-Test.