The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-25
Order of Publication

Sheridan Stottlemeyer, Plaintiff VS.. Isabelle
Whetsell, Florence E. Rathbun and War
ren Rathbun, her husband, Margaret
Kicks and Avor r. Kicks, her husband,
Carl A. Whetsel, Charles NJ. Whetsell,
Mary Browning and Belle Cropp, Defen-
dants.
No. 2l66 Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, Maryland.
The object of this suit is to procure a de-
cree for the sale of certain house and lot
of ground situate at the corner of First and
Water streets in the town of Oakland, Gar
rett county, Maryland, of which Nancy
Whetsell, late of Garrett county, MARYLAND,
died, seized and possessed and for distribu-
ton of the proceeds thereof among the par
ties entitled to interest therein
The Bill States
That said real estate was conveyed to the
and wife by deed dated February 1st 1866
and recorded in Liber H. r., No. 23 folio
65i, etc, one of the Land Records of allie
gany county, Maryland. and that certified
copy of said deed is filed Herewith marked
"Plaintiff's Exhibit No. -
That the said Nancy Whetsell being so
seized and possessed of said real estate. de-
parted this life about twO.years ago, inter
state, without owing any debts and leaving
surviving her as her only heirs at law and
70 whom the said real estate descended, the,
following, viz: Albert c. Whetsell a SON
Mary Z. Browning, widowed daughter
Belle CrOpp, widowed daughter and the
following named widow and children of her
deceased son, Charles Whetsell, who de-
parted this life prior to the death of his
mother. viz: Isabel Whetsel. his widow,
Florence j.. Rathhun, a daughter. intermar-
ried with Warren Rathbun, Margaret Kicks,
a daughter, intermarried with Avor r.
Kicks. Carl A. Whctsell, son and Charles
NJ Whetseu, son.
That on or about the 18th day of January.
1917 the undivided one-fOurth interest -
the said Albert G.. Whetsell was sold Ex4
Sherlh's Sale and purchased by this pl 4
TN sheridan Stottlemeyer, land was convey
ed TO him by Albert Ashby, Sheriff of Gar
rett county, by deed dated March 18th, 1915.
and recorded in Liber r. Z. T.. No "a, folio
3, one q the Land Records of Garrett
county Maryland, of which deed a certified
copy marked PLAINTIFFS Exhibit No. 2'' is
filed with the said Bill.
That tue said real estate Is not susceptfb1e
Of partition amongst the parties entitled to
interests therein, and that it would be to the
benefit and advantage of all the parties
interested therein to have said real estate
sold under the decree Of the Court and the
proceeds thereof divided amongst them ac-
cording to their several interests.
That all of the above named defendants
are adults of full age.
The bill then prays that decree may be
passed for the sale of said real estate and
for distribution of the proceeds thereof
amongst the parties entitled to interests
therein; for general relief; for an order of
publication against the said Isabelle Whet-
sell, Margaret Kicks and AvOr K. Kicks her
husband, Carl a. Whetsell and Charles NJ
Whetsell all of whom are non-residents of
the State OF Maryland, and for the writ of
subpoena against the said Mary f. Brown
ing. Belle Cropp, Florence E. Rathbun and
warren Rathbun, her husband. all of whom
Maryland.
1t is thereupon, this 2nd day of April, 1918.
ordered by the Circuit Court for Garrett
county, Maryland. sitting as a Court of
Equity, that the plaintiff by causing copy
of this order to he inserted in some news
paper published in Garrett county once in
each OF four successive weeks before the 3rd
day Of May, 1915, give notice TO the said alb
sent defendants of the object and substance
of this BIZ, warning them to appear in this
Court, in person OF by solicitor. on or before
the 20th day of May, 1918, to show cause, if
any they have, why decree ought not to be
passed as prayed.
E. Z. TOWER, Clerk.
True copy,
Test: E. Z. TOWER, Clerk