The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-05-25
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

RITA E. SPIGLER, his wife
VS..
JAMES M. BENJAMIN,
JENNIE E. BENJAMIN, his wife,
The UNKNOWN HEIRS of
James M. Benjamin,
The UNKNOWN HEIRS of
Jennie E. Benjamin, and
THE STOCKHOLDERS AND
DIRECTORS OF THE HAGERS-
TOWN MANUFACTURING, MIN
ING AND LAND IMPROVEMENT
COMPANY, A Maryland Corporation
The object of this suit is to remove
certain clouds on the title of prop
erty owned by Oscar w. Spigler and
Rita e. Spigler, his wife, located on
the East side of Corbett Street in
Hagerstown, Washington County,
Maryland, and more particularly de-
scribed as Lots 80 and 81, Section II,
on the Recorded Plat of The Hagers-
town Manufacturing, Mining and
Land Improvement Company No l
Addition to HagerstoWn. The prop
erty is more particularly described
in deed from ID. Webster Groh, Jr.,
ct al, to the Plaintiffs dated May Is,
1916 and recorded among the Land
Records of said Washington County
in Liber 236 folio So.
The Bill states that both lots in
question were purchased from the
Hagerstown Manufacturing Mining
and Land Improvement Company by
James NJ. Benjamin by deed dated
July 20, 1890 and recorded among
the Land Records of Washington
Cottrfx1 IL, ihaV OE foIio G67. That
there is no recorded conveyance of
said Lots made by James NJ. Benja-
min or Jennie E. Benjamin, his wife,
and that there is no record Of the
administration of any estate in the
Orphans Court for Washington
County, to indicate whether the lots
in question were inherited by any
person or persons.
The Bill states that when James
M. Benjamin purchased the property
from The Hagerstown Manufactur-
ing, Mining and Land Improvement
Company, Corporation of the State
of Maryland, he gave to said Com
pany a purchase money Mortgage
recorded among the Land Records of
Washington County in Liber 95 folio
657, and that said Mortgage is not
released of record.
The Bill states that Keller B. Bell,
Collector of State and County Taxes
for Washington County, sold the
aforementioned Lot 80 on january
"a, 1928 for unpaid State and County
Taxes for year 1925 and 1926 by deed
dated March 4, 1929 to D. Webster
Groh, which said deed is recorded
among the Land Records of Wash
ington County in Liber 1872 folio 222.
The Bill states that D. Webster
Groh purchased the aforementioned
Lot "a from Noah H. Bere and wife
by deed dated February 10, 1899 and
recorded among the Land Records of
Washington County in Liber 10 To-
lilo 217 and that from at least March
4, 1929 both lots have been occupied
and used by the Plaintiffs, or their
predecessors in title as one piece of
property, as rightful owners adverse
to the claims of any person or per-
sons.
The Bill states that it is not known
whether James M. Benjamin or Jen-
ME E. Benjamin are still living and
that if now deceased, it is not pos
sible to determine whether there are
any heirs of the said James NJ Ben
jamin or Jennie E. Benjamin, his
wife, that it is the opinion of
the Plaintiffs that The Hagerstown
Manufacturing, Mining and Land I'M
provement Company, has been in
operative for many years and that
the names and addresses of any
Stock Holders and/or Directors are
unknown.
The Bill prays that this Honorable
Court pass a decree removing the
clouds on the title to the Plaintiffs
property by establishing that the
Plaintiffs have acquired good and
marketable title to the property in
question by adverse the aforemen-
toned deed and by possession and
that the Mortgage mentioned in
these proceedings is presumed by
operation of law to have been paid
and therefore does not constitute a
lien upon the property.
1t is thereupon this 10th day of
May, 1850 by the Circuit Court for
Washington County, Ordered that
the Plaintiffs by causing a copy of
this Order to be inserted in some
newspaper publication in Washing
ton County, Maryland, once in each
four successive weeks prior to the
18th day of June, 1850, giving notice
to James NJ Benjamin, Jennie E.
Benjamin, his wife, The Unknown
Heirs of James M. Benjamin, The
Unknown Heirs of Jennie E. Benja-
min, and The Stockholders and Di-
rectors of The Hagerstown Manu-
featuring, Mining and Land I'M
provement Company, A Maryland
Corporation, to be and appear in this
Court on or before 1st day of July
1850 and answer the premises and
show cause, if any they have, why
Decree ought not pass as prayed
]. GUY WEAGLEY,
Clerk,