The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-08-21
Budget: A method of worrying be-
fore you spend instead of afterward.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
FLORENCE r. SHINGLER,
Plaintiff
VS..
CLARENCE BEST, Eft al,
Defendants

NO. lS4Of Equity In the circuit
Court for Washington County.
To Nonresident Defendants and
unknown heirs, if any, of John Best
as well as personal representatives
of deceased heirs of John Best, Take
Notice:
The object of this suit is to re-
move the cloud on the title of Flor
ence r. Shingler, Plaintiff to a cer-'
tain lot of ground containing one
fourth acre, more or less, situated in
Election District No. IL, in Wash
ington County, State of Maryland,
near Samples Manor, and adjoining
the Samples Manor Cemetery and
the properties now or formerly own
ed by James Keller, Alvey Holmes,
and Martha Boryer. The Bill to
Quiet Title states that Plaintiff ac-
quired title by Deed dated Septem-
Der Is, 1947 from Minnie Hoffmaster,
widow, also known as Mrs. ]. w.
Hoffmaster, and is recorded among
the land records of Washington
County in Liber No. 243 Folio Asa.
That the said Minnie Hoffmaster had
i acquired title for the consideration
of sixty dollars by deed dated August
6, 1929 from Keller B. Bell, Collector
which was recorded in Liber No. 1874
Folio 551 of the land records of
Washington County. That Plaintiff
entered into possession and now has
legal and equitable title and is in
possession of said lot of ground. That
one John Best was the title owner
at the time of his death which was
prior to August 6, 1929 and there
| after Hezekiah Best, one of his chill
dren, had the tax assessment records
changed to the name of Hezekiah
Best; that the Tax Collector, Keller
B. Bell sold said property to Minnie
Hoffmaster for delinquent taxes but
because the property was assessed
in the name of Hezekiah Best, notice
of the sale was given to him rather
than to the heirs-at-law of John
Best, the legal title owner. That
Plaintiff and her predecessor in title,
Minnie Hoffmaster, have held said
lot of ground, since August 6, 1929
in their exclusive and continuous
possession, openly and VIGOROUSLY,
and under the title derived from
Keller B. Bell, collector, have paid
the taxes on said lot of ground and
have made improvements thereon.
That Plaintiff has secured a purchas-
er for said lot of ground but because
of the irregularity in the tax sale the
purchaser refuses to accept title and
that there is cloud on the title and
Plaintiff is without relief unless said
cloud is removed. That by diligent
efforts Plaintiff has located the fol-
lowing persons who claim to be
heirs of John Best:
Dat Do,,1oI Dat I.
wife; Ernest M. Best, Mary E. Best,
his wife; Raymond Best, divorced;
Martin L. Best, Francis Lee Best,
his wife; Ruth Best, widow of John
Best, deceased; Bertha Best Halter,
daughter of John Best, deceased and
Norman c. Halter, her husband; Ed
ward Best, Nellie Best, his wife;
Esty Best McGolerick, Joseph Nc
Golerick, her husband; Arlington
Best, Rosie Best, his wife; Elsie Best
Coulter, Milton Coulter, her kus-
band; Roy M. Best, Helen L. Best,
his wife; Russell L. Best, Louise Best,
his wife; Herbert I. Irwin, widower
of Nellie Irwin, Annie Irwin, his pres
ent wife; Herbert M. Irwin, son of
Nellie Irwin, deceased, Mary Irwin,
his wife; Minnie Kraft, widow;
Nina Lochte, widow; John E. Harm
on, Jr., Mary Harmon, his wife;
Darius M. Harmon, Louise Harmon,
his wife; Ella Harmon, widow of Otis
Harmon; Marie Harmon, infant,
daughter of Otis Harmon; Charles
Harmon, infant, son of Otis Harmon,
Hazel Harmon, infant, his wife; Roy
L. Harmon, Kitty Harmon, his wife;
Fred L. Harmon, Mrs. Fred L. Harm
on, his wife; Rachel Page, A. F.
Page, her husband; Raleigh Harm
on, Blanche Harmon, his wife; Lottie
King, John L. King, her husband;
Christopher Dirnler, widower of
BERTHE Harmon Dimler, deceased;
Mary holland, daughter of BERTHE
Harmon Dimler, deceased, James
holland, her husband; William Dim
Ter, sson of BERTHE Harmon Dimler,
deceased, Lois Dimler, his wife;
Agnes Jones, daughter of BERTHE
Harmon Dimler, deceased, John
Jones, her husband; Pearl Dixon,
daughter of BERTHE Harmon Dimler,
deceased; Richard Dixon, her hus-
band; Edward A. Dimler, son of
BERTHE Harmon Dimler, deceased,
Palma Dimler, his wife; Matte
Harmon, unmarried; Margaret Har-
mon, unmarried; Walter Harmon,
Arlene Harmon, his wife; Lawrence
Harmon, Matte Harmon, his wife;
Ernest Harmon, widower; William
Stivers, widower of Carolyn Harm
on Stivers, Mrs. William Stivers, his
present wife; Emma Stivers Hib-
bard, daughter of Carolyn Harmon
Stivers, Marvin Hubbard, her hus-
band.
That there may be other heirs I'M
known to Plaintiff and this Publica-
ton is for the purpose of notifying
such unknown heirs, if any, as well
as the nonresident heirs, and the
personal representatives of deceased
heirs of John Best, of the tendency
of this action.
1t is thereupon this End day of
August AID, 1852, by the Circuit
Court for Washington County.
ORDERED:
That the Plaintiff by causing a
copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in Wash
ington County once in each of four
successive weeks before the 4th day
of Copfarnbar 1890 oixyiY,o y,0f;oa -