Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-04-06
JOHN W. STATION. Attorney at Law
Order of Publication
Joseph Covington and Josephine Coving
ton, his wife.
Alfred Covington. ct al.

Alfred Covington. ct al
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. Maryland No 2S79 Chan
Gerry, March term. lals.
The object of this SUIT il to obtain a
decree for the sale of the real estate in
Worcester County. Maryland. Of which
James II. Covington died seized
The bill alleges:
|. That James II. Covington died in.
testate in Lewes. Delaware. on the
twenty-fifth day of October. nineteen
hundred and fifteen. seized and pos
sessed of a certain lot or parcel of land
lying and being situate in the town Of
Snow Hill in the County Of Worcester
leading from the end of Federal Street
TO the State road leading from Snow
Hill to Pocomoke City being all that
lot or parcel OF land together with the
buildings and improvements thereon.
which was conveyed to the said James
II. Covington BY John S Aydelotte and
wife. by deed dated December II. ls9G.
recorded among the land records Of
Worcester County aforesaid in Llber
+. II. Z. No. :, folio i~s a certified
copy of which deed is herewith filed as
a part thereof, marked Exhibit a.
2. That the said James H. Coving
ton left no child or descendant but did
leave widow. Mary Covington. an
adult, of the City Of Philadelphia in the
State of Pennsylvania. and the follow
ing brothers and sisters of the whole
blood to whom the said property de-
scended, subject TO the dover right Of
the said Mary COvington. to.wit:
(a) The plaintiff Joseph Covington,
whose wife j. Josephine Covington,
both of whom are adults and reside in
the County of New Castle in the State
Of Delaware.
(b) Alfred Covington. whose wife i
Rosie Covington. both of whom are
adults and reside in the City of Phila
delphia in the State of Pennsylvania.
(c) Charles Thomas Covington. whose
wife is Lola Covington. both Of whom
are adults, and reside in Wicomico
County in the State of Maryland
(d) Wesley Covington. whose wife is
Nora Covington. both OF whom are
adults and reside in the City of Phila-
delphia in the State of Pennsylvania.
(e) Robert Covington. unmarried,
who is an adult and resides in the City
of Wilmington in the State of Della
ware
(D Annie Townsend. whose husband
is Robert 5. Townsend. both Of whom
are adults and reside in the City of
Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylva-
MIA.
8. That the said lands cannot be di-
vided without loss or injury to the par
ties interested.
II is thereupon, this nth day of March
in the year one thousand nine hundred
and eighteen. ordered by the Circuit
Court for Worcester County. Maryland.
sitting in Equity. that the plaintiffs. by
causing a copy of this order TO be in
serted in some newspaper published IN
said Worcester County once in each of
four successive weeks before the eighth
day of April. nineteen hundred and
eighteen. give notice 10 the said absent
defendants of the object and substance
of said bill warning them TO be and ap-
pear in this Court in person or By Sollc-
itor on or before the first day of May.
nineteen hundred and eighteen. to show
cause. if any they have. why decree
ought not TO pass as prayed.
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk.
True Copy. Test:
OLIVER D. COLLINS. Clerk.