Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-11-11

The object of this suit is to procure a
decree for the sale of certain nronertv
lying partly in Montgomery county and
partly in Prince Georges county In this
State. containing one hundred and fifty-
three and five-sixteenths acres, more or
less. OF which the late Isaac Burton. Junior.
deceased. died seized and possessed.
The Bill states, in substance. that Isaac
Burton. Junior. departed this life some
time in the year A. D. 1894. leavins a
last will and testament, dated the tenth
day of September, A. D. 1888. and dnlv
admitted to probate on the 18th dav Of
May. A. D. 1894, and recorded in the office
of the Register of Wills of this county. a
certified copy thereof being filed with the
bill Of complaint. By said will the said Isa ac
Burton. Junior. devised his farm to his
wife, Margaret M. Burton, during her natural
life. except four acres, which he left to
John Doublin, and at the death of the said
Margaret M. Burton the above described
real estate to her three children, Mary E..
keturah b. and Lucy D. Burton, should
they or either Of them survive her. and
should his wife. the said Margaret M. Bur-
ton. survive her three children at her death
the aforesaid land is to be equally divided
to his legal heirs. The said Isaac Burton
Junior, also devised the store property.
containing 81 acres of land situate in
Burtonsville in the same way and upon the
same conditions.
That the said Mary E. Hearn intermarried
with Arthur c. Hearn, her husband. and
the said keturah B. Marion intermarried
with Clyde K. Marion, her husband. and
that the said Lucy D. Burton departed this
lie many years ago. unmarried, intestate
and without ISSUE
Inc Dill further states that the legal
heirs OF the said Isaac Burton, Junior be-
sides the aforesaid children of Margaret
M Burton are as follows. viz: Walter T..
burton and Edna Burton, his wife Sarah
Z. krusen and Henry E. Krusen, her hus-
band; Marcellaine Beall and Nathan F
beall, her husband, and Robert Aitcheson.
wldower. all residing in MONTGOMERY
county. Maryland Richard Aitcheson and
Elsie Aitcheson, his wife, residing in How
ard county William Aitcheson and Marian
Aitcheson. his wife, residing in Prince
Georges county. Maryland Waters R
CLANCY and Catharine CLANCY, his wife
are residents of New York CITY and non.
residents OF this State; Ethel M. GREGORY and
Frank GREGORY, her husband, are residents
OF Alexandria county. in the State of Vir-
glnia. and non-residents of this State
Sarah E. krusen and Henry E. Krusen, her
husband; Annie Burnett and Robert Bur
nett. her husband; Richard Alfred Burton
and Nettie Burton, his wife; Josephine
Burton. unmarried; Katherine Burton, un-
married Florence j. c. Burton, widow
Elsie M: Webster, widow Harry T. Bur
ton and - Burton, his wife; GLADYS
Kemp and - Kemp. her husband; Az.
mes Burton. an infant; Carolyn Burton, an
infant Edna Bueton. an inland, and
kichard A. Burton, an infant, are all resi-.
dents of the District of Columbia and non.
residents OF the State of Maryland
That the said farm or tract of land ha,
been in the possession of the said Isaac
Burton, Junior. and his widow, the sait
Margaret M. Burton. for more than twenty
years, and such possession has been un.
interrupted, continuous, adverse. hostile
and open. notorious and exclusive.
That the said farm is under rent to {
tenant, and is fast depreciating in value
year by year on account of such renting
The buildings are rapidly falling into de-
cay and all of them need repairs, which
the said Margaret M, Burton. the life-ten
ant, IS unable to make for lack of none,
so to do.
That the income from said farm barrel,
produces enough income to pay taxes and
insurance and leaves very little for tht
llfe-tenant for her maintenance and ann
port. and that it would be to the adyan.
tase OF all the owners of said property thai
the farm be sold and the proceeds be in.
vested In some income producing security
or securities whereby said life tenant ma,
receive some income during the few re.
naming years she may have to live
The bill prays for sale of the lands and
the appointment of trustee or trustees Il
re-invest the money in other securities and
for general relief.
II is thereupon this 9th day of Octo
Der. A. d. 1921. ordered by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery county, in Eouity
that the plaintiffs. by causing a COW 81
this to be inserted in some newspapeI
published in said MONTGOMERY county once
each OF four successive weeks before the
Srd day Of December. 1921, give notice tc
the said absent defendants of the object and
substance Of this bill. warning them. and
each OF them, TO appear in this Court in
person, or by solicitor, on or before the
2Oth day Of December next, to show cause
II any they have, why a decree ought moi
TO be passed as prayed.
PRESTON B. RAY, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county
True copy-Test:
PRESTON B. RAY,