Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-06
IN CHANCERY.

Roswell M Bill, ing filed his bill OF
Arlerias HoushIon, complaint against
Harriet Fowler, iona. Houghton late
Abel Fowler, Of Ciaitsbury In the
Nehemiah Boutwell,, county of Orcansand
Moses Elkins, State OF Vermont, but
William Scott, and now -absconded 10
Sabra Scott. } parts unknown, and
! William Scott and Sabra Scott, both of said
Craitsbury, and Eliphalel NJ. Bill, Roswell M.
Bill and Artemas Houghton, all Of Orange, in
the County Of Orange and State aforesaid, aud
| Harriet Fowler and Abel Fowler. Of Riga, in
the County Of Monroe and State Of New
York and Nehemiah Boutwell, OF Lynde-
borough, in tho County of Hillsbor,ugh and
State of New Hampshire and Moses Elkins,
OF Potion, in the province aforesaid, returnable
10 the Court Of Cnancery next to be holden
at lrasburgh, within and for the county %!
| Orleans, on the nj 9TH Tuesday next after the
fourth Tuesday OF Januury, A. D. 1888,
charging in substance, that on the 23d day Of
Februuiy, A. d. 1881, the said Jonathan
Houghlon was indebted to William Graves,
then of Cralts6ury aforesaid, but now Of West.
brook, in the County Of Cumberland and
state OF Maine, in three promissory notes hear
ing date the same 23d day Of February, A. d.
1881, one for $500 payable in one year, one
I $500 payable in two years and the other
Tor $500 payable in three years from the date,
and oil on interest from date-and that, tor
| the purpose OF securing The payment Of the
said three notes, on the same 23d day Of Feb
mary A. d. 1891, mortSaged to the said
Graves the following described land in the
town of Craftsbury aforesaid, viz: oil that tract
or parcel OF land heretofore decided to the said
Jonathan by the said Graves, this Esd day Of
February A. d. 1881, containing 8 acres ind
about 80 rods, on which are two dwelling
houses, one barn and one shoe shop, tan " ks,
and other out buildings, and comprising the
piece Of land decided 20 the said Graves by
Thomas Reed, on the 10th day OF juno 1912,
Except small piece sold by said Graves to
Royal and Pliny M. Corbin y also 3 rods adj
Joining, decided TO said Graves by William
Scott, March 27, A. D. ls2S-also 81 rods
decided to said Graves by sad Scott, August
IS, A. d. 1878; also about two acres adjoin-
ing The foregoing decided to snd Graves by
Israel D. Towle, March 29lh, 1914; also
about three acres decided 10 SAID Graves by
Thomas Kingsbury, January |, A. D. 1914,
excepting about As rods at the north, west
| corner y also one acre and 33 rods adjoining
the foregoing, decided 10 said Graves by Sam.
| uel G. Crafts and Jos. Scott, March 7th, A. D.
1880; also bout As rods adjoining the above
decided by Jas. A. Paddock 10 said Graves
February %, A. ID. 1881, reference being had
10 the sal deed OF the said Graves to the said
Jonathan, and also TO all the above men ton ed
deeds tor more particular description also
the proprletor's lot, so called, formerly owned
by Benjamin Hoyt, containing 2 acres and ten
rods, bounded as fol!ows-begirning on the
w. line OF that part of VIM. Scotia faro for
mcrly owned by Farley Scott, Is rods from
the N. W. corner, thence S. Sc w. 80 rods.
thence N. 54o w. rods; thence N Sc E.
80 rods thence S. 81 E | | rods to the place
Of beginning. That the said Graves, on the
9th day Of July, A. ID. 1887, assigned said
de oil mortgage to the SAID Mark l.. Elkins {;
and that the sad Graves, on the same 9TH day
Of July, A. ID. 1887, transferred the two last
mentioned of the aforesaid three promssory
notes 10 the said Mark l.. by his endorsement
IN writing On the back OF each OF he Two note, u
iolesad, e. then delivered the sumo two notes to
the said Marx l.. who then was and still is
The owner of the same-that since the cxccu-
ton of The said mortgage deed 10 the said
Graves, the said Jonathan has mortgaqod u
portion Of the same premises TO the said Eph-
ulet NJ, Roswell M, and Artcmas, and also
TO the said Northumberland has conveyed by a
warranty deed a portion OF said premises to
said Harriet, who has since become the wife
OF the said Abel--an6 also TO The said Moses,
who has since leas d the same 10 the said
w lillian aud Sabra Scott, who are nowin pos
session thereof and that the SAID two promis-
sorry notes are unpaid Except 100 Endorsed
on one, and $50 on the other y and praying a
foreclosure oil the equity Of redemption,
NATHAN S. HILL,
Solicitor for Co dpanant.
| STATE OF vermont, } ET is ordered that
ION, Harriet Fowler, Abel Fowler, Nehemiah
Boutwell, and Moses Elkins, defendants in the
foregoing bill, who reside without this State,
be notified of the tendency of the same, by The
lpubcation Of the substance thereof, together
with this order, in the Vermont Waterman
and State Journal, printed at Montpelier, in
the county of Washington and State of Vcr-
mont, three weeks successfully, the last oil
which publication 10 be not less than six weeks
before the session OF the court TO which said
bill is preferred, which shall be sufficient no.
lice to said Jonathan, Harriet, Abel, Nehemiah,
ant Moses 10 appear and snswer 10 said bill
Given under my hand at Irasburgh THE 9Th
day Of September A. ID. 1887.
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