Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-10
Thomas M. Anderson, Solicitor,
Rockville, Md.
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
Thomas T. Mullican, Widower,
Plaintiff,


Plaintiff,
VS..
Vinson M. Mullican and Annie
Mullican, his wife, James A..
Mullican, widower, Russell Irv-
ing Mullican and Margaret B..
Mullican, his wife, Naomi Fran
ces Miller and George E. Miller,
her husband, James Monroe
Power and Ethel Power, his
wife, Roberta Boehman and
Charles Boehman, her husband,
Cappie ellis and Watson Gil
lis, her husband, Pearl Labor
and John Labor, her husband,
Nora Briggs, widow, Walter C.
Offutt and James B. Pugh, Ex-
ecutors under the Last Will! and
Testament of James e. Offutt,
Deceased,
Defendants.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
No. 1887 Equity.
The object of this suit is to pro-
cure a sale of the real estate of
which Roberta Ricketts, died seized
and possessed for the purpose of
partition.
The bill states: That Roberta
Ricketts,. died January 20, 1916,
seized of a tract of land in Mont
gomery County, Maryland, near
Derwood, containing three and one
half acres, more or less; that she
left surviving her as her only
heirs and next of kin: Thomas T.
Mullican, brother, Vinson M. Null
lican, brother, who inter-married
with Annie Mullican; James A.
Mullican, brother, and the follow
ing nieces and nephews, Russell
Irving Mullican, who intermarried
with Margaret B. Mullican; Ma
omi Frances Miller, who intermar-
ried with George E. Miller. chill
dren of a deceased brother, Irving
Mullican; James Monroe Power,
who intermarried with Ethel Pow
er; Roberta Boehman, who inter-
married with Charles Boehman;
Cappie ellis, who intermarried
with Watson ellis; Pearl Labor,
who intermarried with John La
Dor, Nora Briggs, widow, the chill
dren of deceased sister, Minerva
Power; all of whom are over
twenty-one years of age; that the
said Roberta Ricketts, and Charles
c. Ricketts,, her husband, who pre-
deceased her, executed a mortgage
to Clara f. Beall, dated March 1,
1924, and of record in Liber No.
$40, at Folio 251, in original
amount of $1300.00, and payable 3
years after date, which said mort
gage was assigned to James r.
Offutt (now deceased) and the
present amount of which is $4,000,
with interest from September 1,
1915; that the real estate is not
susceptible to partition without
material loss and injury to the
parties entitled to the interests as
above stated, and that in order to
make a division of said interests
it will be necessary that said real
estate be sold and the proceeds
thereof divided amongst the par
ties according to their several in
terests.
The bill then prays that a de-
cree be passed for the sale Of said
real estate and the proceeds there
of be distributed amongst the per-
sons entitled thereto, and for gen
cral relief.
II is, thereupon, this 10th day Of
March, 1947, ordered, by the Cir
cult Court for Montgomery Coun-
ty, as a Court of Equity, that the
plaintiff by causing a copy Of this
Order TO be inserted in some news
paper published in said Montgom-
cry County once in each Of four
successive weeks before the 18th
day of April, giving notice to Ma
Omi Frances Miller and George T..
Miller, her husband, and Pearl
Labor and John Labor, her hus-
band, nonresident defendants, Of
the object and substance Of this
bill, and warning them TO be and
appear in this Court, in person or
by solicitor, on or before the LIST
day of May, 1947, to show cause,
II any they have, why a decree
ought not TO be passed prayed.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County.
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON X. WATKINS.