The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-10-31
IN CHANCERY.
Orleans County, December Term, 1876.
Samuel S. Wead,
Willard NJ. Beebe,
Freeman circuit, &
Samuel S. Lang.

Willard NJ Beebe,
Freeman circuit, O.
Samuel S. Lang
IN this cause the orator files with the Clerk
4 ofsaid Court his bill of complaint against the
above named defendants setting forth that on
the 18th day of February, A. ID. 1913, the ora
tor bargnined with the defendants Beebe and
circuit, and sold the following described land
in Charleston in said County ofOrleans, viz
"One half acre of land contained in lot No
49, in the I'd division, Right of James II. OF.
ney, beginning at a stake and stones 10 or 20
rods westerly of the line between James Mel
vim S and Alpha Allyn's land, said stake stand
ing in the road six rods from Clyde River, and
running on said road II rods and one link, in n
westerly direction thence turning a right an.
gle from said road northerly rods, thence
easterly on parallel line with said road, elev-
EN- rods and one half, thence southerly to the
first mentioned bound" Also piece of land
between said road and Clyde River, running a
parallel line with the easterly line of the n
bove described land to said River, thence run
ming up said River nine rods, containing all the
land in said nine rods between the river and
said road, - for which the said Beebe and Orcu
agreed to pay the orator the sum of 300 dollars,
n memorandum of which agreement was put
in writing and signed by said Beebe and Or
cult; that the orator conveyed said land by his
deed of the date last named to said Beebe n.
lone by the request of said Orcutt that the
sum Of 100 dollars ofsaid purchase money re-
mains unpaid although long since due that said
Reebe was at the time of making said contract
and taking said deed a minor and hath plead.
ed his said infancy in bar ola suit brought by
the orator against said Beebe for said purchase
money and hath avoided said contract and pre-
vented the collection of said debt-And further
stating that the orator took no security for the
payment of said purchase money, but relied
solely upon his lien on said estate so conreyed
for security of said payment, and that said Bee
be on the 4th day of September A. ID. I845, by
his deed of that date for the purpose of defeat
ing the orators Lien upon said estate conveyed
the same to one Samuel S. Lang above named,
and that said Samuel s. Lang before and at
the time of taking said conveyance, had full
knowledge of the facts above stated-that said
Beebe was minor as aforesaid at the time of
taking said deed-and had avoided his contract
for the payment of said purchase money by
pleading infancy--and that the orator relied
upon his lien in equity upon said estate for his
security for said debt, and praying that the or
ator's deed to said Beebe be annulled and held
for nought, or that the orator be decreed to
have lien on said estate for his said debt, and
in case of non payment of the same by the
time limited by said Court, for the foreclosure
of all right of redemption thereto
And it appearing that said Beebe and Orcutt
have gone to parts unknown and that said Lang
resides without this state, to wit, at Manches.
ter, in the state of New Hampshire, so tina,
notice the tendency of this suit cannot be
personally served upon them,
Therefore, it is ordered that notice be given
to said defendants of the tendency of said suit
by publishing this order containing the sub.
stance of said bill ofcomplaint, for three weeks
successfully in the 'Caledonian' ne wspaper
printed at st. Johnsbury, in the County of
Caledonia, the last publication to be at least
20 days before the next term of the Court of
Chancery to be holden at Irasburgh, within
and for said county of Orleans, on the fourth
Tuesday of December, A. d. 1886 Dated at
Irasbrrgh, in said County of Orleans, this
9TH day of October, A, ID. 1886
II. M. BATES, Clerk
S. B. CoLgY, Solicitor, 4S2w3