The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-04-06
addison County
Court Of Chancery,
December 7 crnt,
1S47.

| JOSIAH StIckney,
George Seaver, 1S47.
Benjamin B. Grant.
WHEREAS, at the present term Of this
Court, Solomon Drake of Bristol, in the
county of Addison, by II. Needham his
solicitor, presented his petition against
! Weightman Chapman, Nathan Hardy,
Norman A. Allen, Amandria Clark, Fred
erich A. Sharp, james l.. Hong, -8lmon C.
Allen, Josiah Stickney, George Seaver,
Benjamin B. Grant, hariah Soper, Charles
]. Soper. and Henry C. Soper, setting
forth that Henry Soper of Bristol, deceas-
ell, OH the 25th day Of June 1881, being in
debted to the orator, in 5000, specified in
three promIssory notes of that date each
for $500, and signed by said Henry Soper
John Howden and Nathan Daggett, one
payable in one year, one IN two years, and
the other in three years with interest; and
on the first day of September 1892, was
indebted in one other note for 1921, paya-
BILE on the fist day of March 1888 with IN
terest, signed by said Henry SOper, in or
der to secure the payment of the said sew
eral sums, Oh the said first day of Septem-
Der 1882, for the consideration of $1,000,
mortgaged to the orator the following dis
crbed land, forge and privilege in Lincoln
ded half ofthe f.rse IN said Lincoln, own
ed and occupied, on the first day of Sep
TENDER 1899, by Philetas Pier and said
Henry Soper, and also the land belonging
to said forge privilege, excepting the house,
barn and coal house erected by said Pier,
meaning to convey said Soper's half or
part of said prem ises; the whole of said
forge lot or premises are bounded as fol-
lows, beginning at n large rock on the
north bank of the river. about two rods
below the forge lately erected, or erected
by one EbeheZer SaXton on the site where
the present forge stands; thence northward
" twelve rods to soft maple tree; thence
east wardly n parallel line with the course
of said river twenty-six rods; thence south
wardly parallel with the first mentioned
line twenty four rous; thence westwardly
on a right angle with the last mentioned
line twesty-six rods; thence northwardly
twelve rods to the first mentioned rock =
That the first two and last of said notes
have heen paid; but the note for $500 pay
able in three years remains unpaid, That
about the 9th day of August 1893. the sd
Soper decided the said premises to Benja
min 3. Grant, George Server and josiah
Stickney of the city of Boston in the state
of Massachusetts; That on or about the
18th day of July 1886. the said Grant.
Seaver and Stckney DECIDED said premises
to Amon G.. Allen and James l.. Hoag of
Lincoln Aforesaid; That on or about the
18th day of December 1887, the said Al
mon c. ALLEN decided his share,or one fourth
of said forge and privileges 10 Frederick
A. Sharp and Amanlria Clark of the City
of Troy in the state of New York; That
on the first day of May 1912, the said
Sharp and Clark decided their Que fourth
of said forge and privileges to Reuben
Derby of Huntington in the county of
Chittenden; That on the 18th day of Feb
ruary 1912 the said James l.. Hoag deed
ed his fourth part of said forge and privi-
lege to Benjamin Allen then Of said Lin
coin; That on the Goth day of August
1914, the said Benjamin Allen decided the
said fourth part of said forge and privilege
together with the hall of said premises not
mOrigaged to the orator, to Norman }. AL
len OF Ferrisburgh and Nathan Hardy of
Monkton; That on the 10Th day of No
vember 1915, the said Norman J. Allen
and Nathan Hardy decided their three
fourths of said forge and privilege to
| Weightman Chapman of W eybridge in
said county of Addison; And that on the
18th day of March 1916, the said Reuben
Derby decided his Une fourth part of said
forge and privilege to the said Weightman
Chapman: That about the first of March
1915, the said Henry Soper deceased ,leav-
ing widow. Maria Soper. and two sons.
Henry c. SOper aud Charles j. Soper, the
only feirs of the said deceased: And
praying, among other things, that the said
defendants may he decreed to pay and sat
isfy the said orator the sum due on SAID
mortgage, aud the interest on tine same, and
the said orators costs and that IN default
! hereof the said defendants and all person.
claiming under them may be fOreclosed OF
all equity of redemption in the said mort
gagged premises:
And whereas it is shown TO the Court,
that the said Nathan Hardy, Amandria
| Clark, Frederick II. Sharp, Jonah Stick
ney, George Seaver and Benjamin Il.
Grant, reside out of thi, State, so that a
subpoena cannot be served on them Ii is
therefore ordered by the Court, that notice
of the pending of said bill, and that they
are required to appear and answer TO the
same at the term of the said Court TO be
held at Mddlebury in and FOR the County
of Addison on the second Tuesday Of June
| 1917, by publication, stating the substance
of said bill and this order, in the Northern
Galaxy-a ne wspaper printed at said Md
dlebury-three weeks successfully, the last
I of which shall be at least twenty days pre-
vious to the commencement of said term.
AS SAM'L SWIFT, Clerl'.