Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-12-11
Chittendcn County Court, Au-
gust Term, A. ID. 1870.
WHEREAS, he Treasurer
w ofthe State of Vermont,
Trcs .urer Of the
SrA1s or VRRMoNr,


Tto. urey Of the chi,tsndsn County cC sS,S Au
}oss w,,.,.s w of M,s: State Of Vermont e,
Mss.r III" MAso COURT A. B. s4o ' Commenced :"
his ton OF debt on recognizance aralnst the said
John Williams of Burlington and Jacob Rolfe and
Henry Hand Of Colchester, all in said county therein
1899, before said court then sitting, at Burlington
afore aid the said John Williams principal and the
said Jacob Rofand Henry Hand as saretes. jointly
and scverally acknowledged themselves indebted TO
the Treasurer of the State of Vermont in the of
fou hundred dollars, 10 believed Of their and each of
their goods and hattes lands and tenecnts and for
want thereof their hodies If default thereof be made
n the condition following to wit that the said John
Williams, who was then in custody on an indictment
before said court for keeping house of i'll fame, and
common nuisance shall make his personal appearance
before the said court then sitting as aforesaid and re-
main from time to time and from day to day, and shall
then and there to such mat ers and things as
should then and the be objected to hun in that be-
half and should abide such order and decree of said
court as the said court should make in the premises,
and not depart without leave OF sud court then the
said recognizan should be void and Of effect, but
Otherwise i should . in full force S %md effect ssd
term Of said court, was publicly called in said court,
TO make his personal appearance before said court and
answer to such matters and things as should be OBJ:
Jacob Rolfan Henry Hand WERE by order Of said
court three times publicly called in said court, to have
the said williams before said court according to the
condition Of the said recognizancc yet the said John
VIII Jams did not appear and answer, nor did the said
Rolf and Hand appear or have the said Williams IN
said court to make answer but neglected and refused
30 to do and suffered said recogn zance TO become for
feited against them. And the said defendants are
thereupon called to show cause if any they have why
the said Treasurer should not have his execution
against them for the sad sum of $500 and his costs Of
Aut which action entered on the docket Of said
court At their March Term, A. D. 1910, and the said
plaintiff appeared by David French his attorney, and
the said John Williams being absent from this state ut
the time of the service Of the plaintiffs said writ, the
said cause was by order of said court continued to the
August Tnrm A. ID. ls4O Of said court nj which term
the plaintiff again appeared by his said attorney And
MT being made to appear to the said court that the
said John Williams has had personal notice Of the
vice Of said writ and the tendency of this suit, the
same was again continued by order Of said court, to
the March Term thereof A. D. ls4l. And the. said
Of this suit be given by publishing the substance Of the
plaintiff declaration in The Buriin gton Free Press
newspaper printed in said Burlington three weeks
successvely the last of which publications to be ut
least thirty days before the sitting of said court which
shall be deemed sufficient notice to the said Williams
to appear and answer to said suit
., Dsd aforesaid hs 3h Day Of De-
BENJAMlN HrwEs Chittenden county court. August
LEV, II HARRIS. is''"' A. ~ '''V'
N7HEREAS, Benjamin Hcwcs, of Milton in said
w county at the March Term Of said court A. d.
1889, common ed his action against Levi Harris for
merly Of said Milton, then of South Rim in the coun-
~ Of Chenango in the State of New York in plea OF
the case in an action on dated April Is, 1897 for
sl6o, payable one day after date Also, further de-
clarlny that the same 10Th day of April 1887 the
defendant was justly indebted to the plaintiff in the
sum of $500 co. for certain piece of land in said Mil
ton, before that time sold and conveyed by the plain.
tiff to the defendant and in consideration the defendant
executed and delivered to the plaintiff his order or
draft in writing of that date 10 and on one Edward
Smith for eight hundred copies of the Irish Rebellion
printed by said Smith which then of the value Of
5000 90, which said order was presented TO said Smith
who refused accept pay the same, the defendant
having before Withdrawn said copies and all his funds
from aid Smith, whereupon the defendant became
liable pay the plaintiff the reasonable value of sale
900 copies the time of the presentation Of said order
and the 18th of October 1898 promised to pay such
said sum on demand Also further declaring that tn,
defendant the 18th of October 1889 indebted tc
the plaintiff in the further of $500 90 before thn
time had and received. Also for afurher Of $500
for piece Of land before that time sold and conveyed
by plaintiff to defendant lying in Milton aforesaid
being the VIII lie of Lot No. 63 4th division Of the rgh
Of James Wilmot except 40 acres from the east enc
action entered the docket of said court at sale
March Term 1899, and the plaintiff appeared by A. G
Whtcmore his Attorney and the defendant being alb
sent from this state at the time of the service of sale
writ the s,l cause was continued to the August Tern
1889 of said court, at which Term the plaintiff agnir
appeared by his s,d attorney and the aid cause was
again continued by said court to the March Term
thereof A. d. lsio and the plaintiff again appearing BY
,nued by said the August Term thereof A. D
lS4o at which term the plaintiff again appeared by his
said attorney. And il not being made TO appear &c
the court that the defendant has had personal notice
ofthc said service and tendency Of this suit the
j. again continued by said court to the March Tern
thereof A D. ls4l. And the said court also orde
that furher notice of the service and tendency of sale
suit he given, by publishing the substance ofthc plain
ts declaration three weeks success lively in the "Bur
lington Free Press" newspaper prn ed in said Bur
lngton the last of which be at lenst thirty days he
fore the sitting of said court which shall be deemed
sufficient notice to the said Levi to appear and answe
TO said suit.
Dated a, Burlington aforesaid this 25,h day of Nov
A. D. le40. WIN. NOBLE, Clerk.
ARTHUR BosrwIcK, )Chittendcn county Court, Au
AnA.,Aa ELMER. sN'' 'e''' a. - ''''
WHEREAS, Arthur Bostwck of Jerco in SAT-
w county, at the March Term A. d. ls40 of sal,
court, commenced his action OF ejectment against Am
arah Elmer late of Underh in said county, declaring
IN plea, that to the said Arthur, the said Amaria
render the seizure and peaceabc possession ola ccrta
tract or parcel of land with the appurtenances lynn
and being in Underhll aforesaid and described rs fol
lows to wit: Lot No. &C. in the I'd DIVISION and draw
10 the original right Of " lam Allen, of which tract
land the said Arthur on the 18th Oct. 1883, was wei
seized and possessed in his own right in fee, an $
continued thereof possessed until the 18th Oct 1873;
when the said Amarah without law right, and con
trary to the will of the said Arthur thereinto entered
eJected and expelled and amOved the said Arhu
theefrom, and ever since hath and still doth keep
the said Arthur from the premises taking the Who'll
profits to himself to the damage of the said Arthur n
he says $500, to recover which and the quiet an
costs, he brings this suit which entered tn
docket Of aid court al said March Term thereof A. D
1870, and the plaintiff appeared by VIM. S. Hawkin
his attorney. And the defendant being absent frnr
this State at the time of the service of the plaintiff
said writ, the said cause continued TO the Angus
Term ls40 Of said court at which Term the paint
again appeared by said attorney and i not being mad
appear the court that the defendant has had per
eon0 notice of the service and tendency of this sui