Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-08
IN RtM M :, n"f Sept Term, 1914.
GIDEON FEM, ct al. NV -

rs. w HEREAS
SILAS GIDDINGS, etal Gideon Fem &
Grove LSmi,h, both of Rutland, in the Coun-
ty of Rutland. have this 2ith day OF July, A.
ID. 1914 fled their bill of complain; in this
Court agans; Sllas Giddings aud Rachel Gid
dines OF said Rutland, Louis Bates Of Ira, lIar-
rs Bates, Amey Bates and IIopcy Bates of
Benson; all in said County Of Rutland, Ros-
well Bates of Coral In the County of MclIen-
~ and State OF Illinois, and David Bates of
, Hampton, in the County of Washington and
State Of New Yotk, complaining that Dan
iel Harris of said Rutland died in 1871 be-
quealhing 10 Elisabeth Harris and the heirs o
her body 100 acres ofland lying east Of where
he had lived, and in the end division Of lands
! in said town ; that said Elisabeth married
4 Christopher Bates, and said Christopher and
/ Elisa beth sold TO said Gideon Is acres Of
said land for 200 dollrs and to Daniel Bates
10 acres OF said land for 90 dollars that said
Christopher and Elisabeth executed an ins,ru-
ment purporiing TO be deed to said Gideon
Of said Is acres with the usual forms, except
that they through inadvertence neglected TO
seal the same, and delivered the same to said
Gideon as perfect DECD the same contain
ing the usual covenants Of warrants and sci
yin that they executed to sad Daniel Bates,
n deed with like covenants Of SAID 10 acres I;
that said Gideon and Daniel Bates paid said
Christopher and Elisabeth the sums for wlIch
said premises were sold as aforesaid, aud
said Christopher and Elisabeth, being des,i-
J tute Of other sufficient means expended said
sums in the maintenance and education Of
their children; that at the time Of said con-
! tract Of purchase by said Gideon The premi-
. ses were incumbcred by State tax; and
that said Gideon bid off the premises so pur-
! chased by him a, the vendue of lands on said
tax, and that the Collector conveyed the same
TO saidGldeon; that said collector had pursued
all the steps requisite to make said sale valid
: but that i record of his proceedings could MOI
d be found in theTownClerk's Office in sal iRu,
G land that the title of said Gideon under sal,
: deeds to between 7 and g Of said S acres ,ant
) the title Of said Daniel Bates TO sad 10 acre
= become vested in the said Grove j. Smith
). that said Elisabeth deceased in 1882 an,
said Christopher in 1896 that during ,hei
lives, neither they nor any one under then
= preiened any complaint or molestcd the ora
j. tors in the enjoyment Of said premises; and tina
It the orators and those under whom said Grow,
d claims have greatly improved the premises
IF that defendants claiming to be the children
and heirs of said Elisabeth and pretendin!
that the oritors had an estate in the pretnis
5 sea only for the life of said Christopher havt
il commenced an action OF ejectment ngans
lie the Orators for the recovery of the said prem
E. Uses and praying that said suit might be en-
IF joined, and said instrument executed by sal
Of Christopher and Elizabeth to said Abner,an
d. the said collectors deed, be established a
20 good deeds, &c.
e. 1t appearing ,ha, sail Roswell Bates an
- David Bates resides Dot Of this State SO thu
id a subpoena cannot be served upon them.
~ is ordered that they be required 10 appear
TO the term Of this court nest TO be holden
Rutland in aud for said county of Rutland Q
r. the 2nd Tuesday of September A. ID. 1874
n and make answer TO said bill and that the
nd be notified thereof by publishing this ord'
ee including the substance Of said bill In Il!
ne Rutland Herald, newspaper printed in sa
IL Rutland, three weeks successfully, the Ia
ar Of which shall be least twenty DAYS PR
siors TO the commencement of said term.
1888 +. W. HOPKINS, CLERK.
S. II. g. Il. f. IIoDcrs, Solicitors.