Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-02-11
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SETH STONE Whereas, Seth Stone vt
Bolton in tue County OF Ont
RoBY g. ETONE trnden, has tins day n,c1 VI"
bill OF Complaint addressed to the Court OF Chlh-
Gerry uext to be hOleen at Burlington in and Iof 'he
County Of Chittenden, on the last Tuesday save one
OF March y ID 1893 therein complaining ana To.".
in substance that John Stone, late OF sald Po"pH
deceased, on or about February 1893, seized OF
certain farm OF land and personal properly sl'uaeu
in said Bolton and insolvent leaving surviving ll7
widow aud four children ot whom are tle '1h-
tor and defendant aud one John ID stone VINO "ne
duly appointed administrator; and who conveyed III
his interest ia said Johns Estate to the Ofat"f.
l hat IN order to preserve the said farm III tIe ,h"!
and herewith to furnish honas and support ot 'l'e
sad w idow, it was agreed between the oraVor nnu
defendant, the said John D., asenung thereto lh"i
said orator should reside and farm the snlu 'a"u
and take care Of said Widow, and that SAID deieilG
ant should furnish some money, and that the TWO 10,
gether should pay of the debts against the estate ana
when the land VS. sold bid /, in and hold the sa'ne
on Joint account. equally each being bound to coni'p
ute one halt in the discharge of the estate nom an
habi tiles. That the SUN allowed against 'he sa'u
estate by the commissioners for claims was about
SIN, besides mortgage thereon !ur ab9ut Sl-"'
and that the administrator settled his adhnstrolioh
account in 1913, and was allowed the sum OF i,ore
than 100, including 5 lbs ~ tot the S-io D. at
Which the personal property apprased0 when was
assigned to the Widow, and including expenses OF
administration. That dover in sd land was sci ONT go
said Widow in lS43, and that she died IN 1851 ana
that the Probate Court ordered the entire land and
estate sold in Oct. 3i3, that the same was sold ny
said administrator in December 1913, at public auc'
ton and bid of for $500 by the defendant vino 'ouh
deed thereof in his own name. That the same W.
bid off and well understood to be so by the orator
aud defendant at the time on their Jolnt account MS
aforesaid. That prior to such SALE aud pursuant to
such agreement the orator had paid nearly an oil
the Liabilities against said estate, and had only re-
ceived OF the debt 1896 dollars towards the sam"
and at the time OF the sale said defendant paid
about 81, more and that is all he ever has Dald TO-
wards said Gtb,s or on such purchase and your ora
4 IA and llar all
said and than his share has been advance
ed by him and that the only consideration Tor such
deed was the payments thus made to dSencnhhti
said estate, and claiming that trust thereby results
to the Orator in and to an undivided hait OF SAL
| land, which the deiendan, refuses to acknowledge
ON request, but is threatening t. sell and alternate me
same to third persons and to receive large land dhn
ages due thereon tor the occupation OF the saline by
the Vt. Central Railroad and otherwise.
| And praying III substance that said Roby u may
be enlOined from alternating more than an UNDIVIDED
halt OF said land or receiving more than one nan o
the land damages so due thereon. and that he o'
decreed to convey an equal undivided hall OF th'
sum to the orator and pay him the balance due Il
max, their advances iVr said estate equal.
And the said bill having on the Sth day at ebrN
airy inst. been duly filed IN this office and APPEAR
ing to the undersigned that the said Roby u S'ou'
resides out OF this State, SO that subpoena cam"
be served on hun.
1t is therefore hereby ordered that the said Rob
c., makes his appearance before the Court Of Chan
Gerry neat to b. holden at Burlington, on the las
Tuesday save one OF March A. ID, 1888, on tn
first day OF said Term at which the said bill IS re
tu.nabie and make answer to said bill OF complaint
And it is hereby further ordered that this said com
plainant caus. this order TO be published IN tn
Burlington Free Press public newspaper pubI.she
at sad burlington, three weeks soceesslssly, tn
last OF which publications shall be at least twent
days previous 10 the SAID Ternat which said defend
ant is required to appear.
Given under my hand at Burlington in Chute nde
County his 9Th day Of February 4; y lsa3
ws2w3 D. 3. BUCKLEY Clerk,
kASSON Il EDMONDS, Solicitors Tor OTdto