The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-01-05
In the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County, Maryland
Equity No. 4S42.

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.
deceased, and a decree for appraise-
ment and division of Real Estate of the
said Charles F. Shaffer, deceased, and
division of said Real Estate cannot be
had at this time, that a 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 SUIT
are residents of the State of Maryland,
except the Defendants, Edith Hosklns
and Eugene Hosklns, who are non resi-
dents of said State, residing a.
LamoyNe, Pennsylvania; and except
the Defendants, Frances Thomas and
Oscar Thomas, Myra Shaffer, Charles
A. Jardin, and---Jardip, mis- 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
ants, Madeline Payne and Percy Jardin,
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 a Last Will and
Testament, dated April 18th, 1918,
which has been admitted to probate in
the Orphans Court of said County; and
that letters Testamentary have been
granted to the said William G Shafftr
and Randolph R. Waters, surviving
Executors; Charles 81. Stanley, Execu-
tor, named in said Will, having died
before the said Charles F. Shaffer.
3. That the said William G. Shaft 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 q
large number of pieces of Real Estate
improved and unimproved, located
within the Town of Laurel, in Prince
one parcel of improved Real Estate
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, sub
ject to said legacies, be divided into
eight and equal parts, one share of each
TO his children and grandchildren, pei
stripes; and that the parties entitled
thereto, are:
a. A son, William C. Shaffer;
(2.) 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. Whyland Shaft.
er; sole herr of CHARLES S. Shaffer, de-
ceased.
&. A granddaughter, Edith Hoskins
and granddaughter. Myra Shatfer
sole heirs of Henry Shaffer, deceased.
81 A grandson, Charles A. Jardin
and granddaughter, Madeline Payne
and a grandson. Percy Jardin; sole
ly Myra Shaffer)
6. That the Fifth Item of said viii
| directs that there be no division o.
/
appraisement and valuation thereof
| and if any properties remain untaken
| the Executors to sell the same for {
division; that A. Clinton Shaffer ant
| Laura Waters to keep two certain
houses mentioned; that the Executor
| collect rents, dividends, ETC., and pay
or advance one thousand dollars to tn,
| Testator's sons, yearly, on account.
7. That the Last ILem of said Viii
authorizes the Executors to sell ant
convey whenever necessary.
8. That it has now become necessary
| to have a division or sale of the sail
Real Estate, because several parcels ar
unimproved, and produce no revenue
| and because several of the houses hav
been vacant since the death of the Tes
tator; and because of difficulty in col
lecting rents; and because there ara NJ
| funds available for connecting houses o
the Estate with the sewerage system
| now installed in the Town of Laurel
and because the revenue from tn
Estate is not sufficient to pay the on
thousand dollars yearly to the sons o
the Testator.
9. That it would be to the best inter
est and advantage to all parties in in
terest to have an appraisement and di
vision of said Real Estate; and if thi
cannot now be had under the terms o
the Will, then that it would be to tn
best interest and advantage to all par
ties in interest to sell the said Res
Estate at public or private sale, an
divide the proceeds
10. That construction of the Fift
Item of said Will by this Court i
necessary as to the nature and time o
vestiug of the devises to A c into
Sh fer and Lau.a Waters.
The Bill further prays for subpoena
against the resident Defent autS, an
for an Oruer of Pull cation against Tn
resident Defendants.
1t is tbereupon this sixth (6th) da
of December in the year 1916, orI.r
by the G rcuit Court for PrIuce Geors,
County, in Equity, that the Compla,n
ants, by causing copy OF this order t
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 (8th) d.,
of January, 1917, give notice to the Sal,
D, pendants, Edith Hoskins and Euge.
Ho~klns, her husband, and France
Thomas and Oscar Thomas, her hu ,banC
aud Myra Shatfer, and Charles A. Jar
din and----JardIn, his wife, an,
Madeline Payne, an infant, and----
Payne, her husband, and Percy lard IL
an infant, non-residents of the Stat
of Maryland, of the object and sub
stance of this Bill, warning them an,
each Of them to be and appear in thi
Court on or before the twenty-fiftl
(25th) day of January 1917, to shoV
cause, if any they have, why deere
should not be passed as prayed; or il
lieu thereof a copy of this Order o
Publication may be personally serve'
on said nonresident Defendants as al
lowed by law.
s. D. HALL, Clerk Circuit
Court for Prince Georges County
| True CODV-Test.