The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-05-12
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
No. 1878 Equity In The Circuit
Court for Washington County.
HAROLD H. HOFFMAN.


No. 1878 Equity In The Circuit
Court for Washington County.
HAROLD H. HOFFMAN,
Committee OF
RALPH S. HOFFMAN, Incompetent
VS..
E. ALDINE LAKIN and HAROLD
H. HOFFMAN, TRUSTEES UNDER
THE WILL OF BESSIE M HOFF-
MAN, IN EQUITY NO. 17744,
CATHERINE G.. ANDERS, EFT AL.
The Object of this suit is to pro-
cure decree for the sale of certain
property in Hagerstown, Washing
ton County, Maryland.
The Bill states That one Israel B.
Sechrist and Susan v. Sechrist, his
wife, both now deceased, conveyed
on the 18th day of March, 1886, by
deed recorded in Liber 81, Folio $780,
a parcel of land with improvements
thereon on the North side of East
Avenue and known as No 142 East
Avenue to Bessie M. Sechrist (who
married G. K. Hoffman) and Leah B.
Sechrist (who married l.. Leroy
Watkins). Israel B. Sechrist was
predeceased by his wife, and then
ne died on June 10th, 1899, leaving
the following heirs: Mamie Sechrist
Geary; Bessie M. Sechrist Hoffman;
Leah B. Sechrist Watkins; Emma
Sechrist Ordway (who died in 1910,
George Sechrist, (who died on De-
cember 30th, 1940D, unmarried; Rose
Ella Sechrist (who was also known
as Ella Rose Sechrist, who died I'M
married on August 14th, 1920, and
Jacob Sechrist (Who died unmarried
on June goth, 1919.
That Leah B. Watkins died on
April Both, 1914, never having had
any children born unto her.
That the deed to the aforesaid par
eel was made to Bessie M. Sechrist
hold the same during their natural
life, with the remainder to the child
or children of the said Bessie M.
Sechrist and Leah B. Sechrist, but
if Bessie and Leah die without child
or children then to Israel B. Sc
christ or his heirs in case the said
Bessie and Leah survive him.
That Bessie M. Sechrist Hoffman,
the last surviving child of Israel B.
Sechrist, died on the 18th day of
January, 1948, leaving the following
heirs: Ralph S. Hoffman, now non
compos mentiS; George c. Hoffman;
Clara Lucille Zurich (who died on
October 10Th, 1948, testate leaving
her entire estate to her husband,
Squire D. Eurich); and the heirs of
Jane Hoffman Lakin, a deceased
child who died on December Oath,
1916, who left surviving her, her
husband, E. Aldine Lakin; and
daughter, Miriam Jane Lakin, an
infant Harold H Hoffman was APP
pointed Executor of the Estate of
Bessie M. Hoffman under her Last
Will and Testament.
That Leah B. Watkins died on
April 30th, 1914, testate leaving ev-
erything to her husband who had
predeceased her and at her death
would go to the following heirs of
L. Leroy Watkins, her husband,
namely: Richard c. Watkins who if
living would be proper party, and
if deceased, his unknown heirs
would be a proper party; Bertha F.
Watkins Van Asdlen; Marryatt Wat
kins; Mary J. Minnich and Emma
NJ Watkins.
At the death of Bessie NJ Hoffman
the title or a part of the title re-
verified to the heirs of Israel B. Sc
christ who are entered as parties
defendant, these heirs being de-
termined at the death of Israel B.
Sechrist and are as follows: Jacob
Sechrist who died unmarried on
January 21st, 1913, intestate; George
w. Sechrist who died testate on De-
cember Both, 1910; Ella Rose Sc
who died August goth, 1920, unmar-
ried, leaving a Last Will and Testa-
ment; Mamie S. Geary who died in
testate on August 25th, 1947; leav-
ing the following heirs: Catherine
G.. Anders, H. Earl Geary, Josephine
T. G. Rhodes, Lucille G. Ferguson,
William E. Geary, Jr.; M. Louise
Geary; E. Eugene Geary.