Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-03-30

The object of this suit is to procure
decree for the sale OF the real estate
of which the late Robert II. Barnes, OF
Charles County, Maryland, died,
seized and possessed, for the purpose
Of paying and satisfying the claims Of
the Plainnils in the above entitled
case as well as other creditors Of the
said Robert II. Barnes, deceased, who
will come in and contribute to the ex-
pense Of this suit
The bill states that the said Robert
n. Barnes was during his lifetime in
debted To the Plaintiffs. the said James
Higgs, Ferdinand 9. Cook sey, Joseph
W. Cronk, William T. Penny, Joseph
Simmons and Joseph L. Butler, each
in the various sums of money, as ap-
pears from certified copy OF the record
of said claims filed in the Office of the
Register of Wills of Charles County.
Maryland, and filed in these proceed
ings as a part thereof and marked
plaintiffs Exhibits Az; and to the
said Plaintiff, The Indian Head State
Bank, body corporate. in the sum of
Two Hundred and Fifty $50 00l dol
lars, with interest thereon from NAV
End, 1921, and costs apon q certain
judgment lien as will fully appear from
the certified copy of the said judgment
filed In these proceedings and marked
plaintiffs Exhibit B.
That the said Robert H. Barnes be-
ing SO indebted as Aforesaid, departed
this life on the 9th day OF January, in
the year 1922. seized and possessed of
real aud personal estate in said
Charles c UNITY, Maryland, testate,
and leaving surviving him as his next
OF kin and heirs at law the following
children Henry +. Barnes, Harry
F. Barnes, Robert Ii. Barnes, Charles
NJ. Barnes and Mary |. Barnes, adults,
and Joseph M. Barnes, William NJ.
Barnes and George N. Barnes, in
fants, all OF Charles County, Mary
land, and Nora o. Barnes, residing in
Washington City, District of Colun-
bia, all Of whom are unmarried except
Robert II. Barnes, who inteffnarried
with a certain Violet Barnes, who also
resides in Charles county, Maryland
That the said Robert H. Barnes died
testate, leaving last will and tesla
ment, under and by virtue OF which he
devised his real estate to the Defend
ants in the above entitled case as is
more fully set forth in the certified
copy of said last will and testament
filed in these proceedings and marked
''Plaintiffs' Exhibit CT.
That the aforesaid last will and tes-
lament of the said Robert II. Barnes
has been duly admitted to probate by
the Orphans Court for Charles Coun-
ty, Maryland, and that letters testa-
mentary thereon have been duly
granted to the Executors named there
in, certain William Ward and Han
nah C. Ward, Who have by virtue
thereof possessed themselves of the
personal estate of said deceased and
fully administered the same, having
passed their first and, final administra-
tion account which shows the personal
estate of said deceased TO be INSULT
cient to pay the claims of the Plain
tiffs in these proceedings, which is
, fully shown by d certified copy OF said
first and final administration account
filed in these proceedings as a part
thereof and marked plaintiffs Ex-
hibt d..
That in addition to the real estate
mentioned in said last will and tesla
ment, the said Robert II. Barnes died
seized and possessed of other real es-
tate in Charles County, Maryland,
certified copies Of deeds to the same be-
ing filed in these proceedings as a
part thereof and marked plaintiffs
Exhibits E, + and G..
1t is thereupon this LIST day OF
March, in the year 1923, ordered by the
Circuit Court for Charles County
Maryland, sitting in Equity, that the
plaintiffs, by causing copy OF this
order TO be Inserted in some newspa-
per published in Charles County
Mar, land, once week for four sue
cessive weeks before the 3lst day OF
March, in the year 1923, give notice
to the said absent Defendant of the
object and substance Of this bill, warn.
ing her TO be and appear in this Court
/ in person or by solicitor, on or before
nth day OF April, 1923, to show
cause, if any she may have, why q de.
cree ought not to be passed as prayed
WARREN NJ. ALBRITTAIN,
Jerk OF the Circuit Court for Charles
County, Maryland.
True copy-Test:
| w. M. ALBRITTAIN,
| 3-2-4t, Clerk.