Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-14

the following metes and bounds,
courses and distances: BEGIN
MING at stone heretofore
planted on the fourteenth line of
pleasant Retreat" and running
thence with said land South TIN
degrees West 80 perches to a
stone; thence North 751a degrees
West 50 perches to a stone on
the North side of a branch;
thence North 891a degrees West
SO perches to stone; thence
South IA degrees West % perches
to a stone heretofore planted at
the end of the fifth line of a
tract of land called "Linthicum's
Chance" and the end of the sew
enteenth line of Pleasant Re-
treat; then with the eighteenth
line of Pleasant Retreat" North
1874 degrees West 80A perches
10 a stone heretofore planted on
said line; then North 68% de-
grees East 1854 perches to a
stone heretofore planted; then
South 14A degrees West 156 $40
perches to the beginning, con-
tanning 1921 acres of land, more
or less, and being the same land
decided to Eliza P. Griffith by
Samuel Riggs of R. and Micah
w. Riggs, his wife, in Liber
E.B.P. 10, at folio 318; being To-
Gated in Laytonsville District and
sometimes called "The High
lands, and. adjoining the prop
erty of Thomas Owings and Felix
G. DAILY, agreed with your orator
in writing to sell unto him the
aforesaid land for the sum of
Seven Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($7,500.00), whereof the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00 was paid as a deposit
and thereafter on the 4th day of
September, A. D. 1852, an addi-
tional sum of Two Thousand Dol
lars ($2,000.00) deposit was paid,
and the balance of the purchase
money under said contract was.
to be paid upon the settlement
of said contract; and your Orator
files herewith as a part hereof,
the said agreement in writing,
signed and sealed by the said
Bowie G. Blount, Richard C.
Mathews and Ruth E. Mathews,
his wife, Eliza B. Schwartz and
H. H. Schwartz, her husband,
Humphrey D. Wolfe and Margar-
ct K. Wolfe, his wife, and Ben
Lindas, Committee and Trustee
of Octavia Towers, defendants,
and your Orator, which is mark
ed Plaintiffs Exhibit "A" and
prayed to be made part here
of; that in accordance with the
terms of the contract between
the parties as aforesaid, your Ora
tor ordered an examination of
title to said described lands from
the Suburban Title and Invest
ment Corporation Immediately
after the acceptance of said con-
tract, and said title company re-
ported numerous defects in the
title to said lands on the 18th
day of October, A. D. 1850, where
upon your Orator requested the
defendants in accordance with
the terms of said contract, to
perfect said title; that your Ora
tor has performed all of the re-
quirements of said agreement on
his part to be performed and has
rendered himself ready, willing
and able to comply with the
terms of sale, but the defendants
have refused to make a convey
ance of said property to your
Orator as they rightfully ought
to do.
The Bill then prayS:
L. That the said agreement may
be specifically enforced and that
the said Bowie G. Blount, Rich
ard G. Mathews and Ruth E.
Mathews, his wife, Eliza B.
Schwartz and H. H. Schwartz, her
husband, Humphrey D. Wolfe
and Margaret K. Wolfe, his wife
and Ben Lindas, Committee and
be decreed to convey unto your
Orator the aforesaid premises in
Trustee of OctaVia Towers, may
accordance Herewith, upon pay
ment of the balance of the pur-
chase money still due and owing
by your Orator.
2. That your Orator may have
such other and further relief as
his case may require.
1T is THEREUPON, THIS 9th
day of September, A. D. 1854, by
the Circuit Court for Montgom-
cry County, sitting as Court of
Equity, and by authority thereof,
adjudged and ordered that the
plaintiff, by publishing a copy
of this Order of Publication in
some newspaper printed and pub
ished In said Montgomery Coun-
ty, once in each of four success