Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-26

The object of this suit is to procure
Il decree for the sale of the real es
tate of Harriet Purnell, late of Wor-
ccstcr County, deceased, for the pay
ment of the claims of her creditors.
or of so much thereof as may be nee
eSSary for that purpose,
The plaintiffs sue as we'll for them
selves rs for all other creditors of
said Harriet Pumell who will come
in and contribute TO the expenses of
the suit.
The bill states that the said Harriet
Punell was, in her lifetime, indebted
unto the plaintiff, Maggie Purnell in
the sum of $203.90, sworn copy of
the account therefor being exhibited
with the bill; and that she was also
indebted unto the plaintiffs Jacob f.
Stevenson and Vernon p. Stevenson
in the sum of $175.OO for the funeral
expenses of said decedent, copy of
the account therefor being exhibited
with the bill.
The bill further states that the said
Harriet Purnell, during her lifetime
and at the time of her death, was
possessed of certain real estate in the
First Election District of Worcester
County, Maryland, which was devised
to her by the will of Betsy Teagle,
late of said Worcester County, de-
ceased, a certified copy of said will
and certified copies of certain deeds
by which the said property was con-
veyed to the said Betsy Teagle being
also exhibited with the bill; and that
being so indebted unto the plaintiffs
and also unto divers other persons
and having real estate as aforesaid.
but having no personal property. the
said Harriet Purncll died on or about
September 2Sth 1923, intestate and
leaving no surviving husband, but
leaving the following children sur
viving her as heirs at law, viz: the
defendant John A. Purnell, who has
intermarried with the defendant Em-
ma Purnell; the defendant Alfred =.
Purnell, who has intermarried with
ono of the plaintiffs, Maggie Purnell
and the defendant jamie Dirickson,
who has intermarried with the de-
fcndant William Dirickson; that all
Of the said children and their respec-
tive wives are of full age and that the
said John A. Purnell, Emma Purnell
and Alfred p. Purnell are non-resi-
dents of the State of Maryland.
The bill further states that, the
said Harriet Purnell having left no
personal estate of any kind, no let
tiers of administration upon her es-
tate have been issued by the Orphans
Court for said Worcester County; and
that having left no personal estate
for the payment of her debts, the
plaintiffs are advised that they and
her other creditors are entitled to
have their claims paid out of the real
estate of said Harriet Purnell
The bill further states that the
plaintiff, the said Maggie Purnell las
the wife of said Alfred P. Purnell,
consents to the passage of a decree
for the sale of said real estate free
of any and all her claims by virtue of
her marital relation with said Alfred
P. Purnell.
1t is thereupon, this 18th day of De-
cember, 1925, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Worcester County, Mary
land, 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
25th day of January, 1926, give no.
tice to the said absent defendants of
the object and substance of this bill
warning them to appear in this Court,
in person or by solicitor, on or before
the 18th day of February 1926, to
show cause, if any they have, why q
decree ought not to be passed as
prayed.
SUE M. COLLINS, Clerk
True Copy, Test:
SUE NJ. COLLINS, Clerk