Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-05-15
IN CHANCERY.
STATE OF VERMONT


Fourth Judicial Circuit, june Term A. D. 1857.
ALVIN ROBBINS In this cause the or
VS.. ator, Alvin Robbins of
S. A. SKINNER, Derby, in the County
JOHN KELLEY & Co, of Orleans aforesaid,
SAMUEL BLAKE has filed in the Office
& JOHN KELLY. of the Clerk of said
Court of Chancery his petition, setting forth in
substance that ). A. Skinner, then of Derby, in
said County, and now of Lawrence in the State
of Massachusetts,, on the seventeenth dav of Feb
ruary, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-fye duly executed to the said Alvin Rob-
bins mortgage deed of certain land in Derby
in the County of Orleans, and State of Vermont,
described as follows, namely :-beginning at the
northeast corner of land now owned by the estate
of Orem Newconb, on the west side of the high
way; thence westerly, on said Newcomb's line
ten rods; thence northerlv nine rods; thence
easterly ten rods, to the road; thence southerly
on said road, nine rods, to the first mentioned
bound; containing ninety rods of ground.
Which Mortgage Deed was afterwards on the
same 18th day of February, A. D. 1856 duly
recorded in the book of land records for said town
Of Derby.
Conditioned that if the said Smith A. Skinner
pay, or cause to be paid. three promissory notes,
bearing even date with the said mortgage deed
one for one hundred and fifty dollars, payable to
Noyes Hopkinson, on demand; one for one hun
bred dollars, payable to Elijah AIbee, in one year
from the then date; one for four hundred and
fifty dollars, payable to Alvin Robbins. IN one
year from the then date; all on interest annually,
then the said deed TO be null and void otherwise
to be and remain in full force and virtue in law {;
said mortgage being given for the purchase
| money.
And further representing that he is the legal
holder and owner of said notes, described in said
mortgage deed, and that the said Smith A. Skin
ner has never paid any part or parcel of the same,
/ except one years interest on the note made pay
Ill -, L.. 1
! thereon,) and twenty-seven dollars on the note
/ made payable to Alvin Robbins, which is endors.
/ ed on the said Alvin Robbins note.
And further representing that afterwards 10
wit: on the nth day Of Februry, A. D. 1855, the
said s. A. Skinner mortgaged the same premises
/ 10 John Kelley and company to secure the paw
ment of two hundred dollars, and the said firm Of
John Kelley and company was then composed OF
| the following named persons, to wit John Kels
ley, Charles L. Kelley and Alnon Roberts, late
partners in trade, at Derby. aforesaid, under the
name and style of John Kelley and company;-
which last named mortgage deed was afterwards
recorded in the book of land records for said town
of Derby, to wit.:-on the 26th day of February
A. D. 1855.
And afterwards, to wit i-on the third day O
April, A. D. 1855, the said S. A. Skinner and c.
B. Skinner-wife of the said S. A. Skinner
mortgaged the same premises to Samuel Blake
of Derby, tc secure the payment OF three hundred
dollars. which last named deed was recorded Oh
the said Sd day of April, A, D. 1855.
And afterwards, TO wit. ON the 18th day O
May, A. d. 1855, the said S. A. Skinner and C
B. Skinner--wife of the said S. A Skinner
decided to Charles L. Kelley, of Derby, portion
of the said premises, which deed was duly re,
corded on the same 18th day of May, A. D. 1855
And afterwards, to wit on the 18th day O
August, A. D. 1856, the said Charles L. KELLEY
decided the same portion Of the said premises Il
John Kelley, of Derby.
And praying that the equity Of redemption o
the said S A. Skinner, John Kelley and company
Samuel Blake and John Kelley in the premises
may be foreclosed agreeably TO the act to dimin
ish the expenses Of foreclosing mortgages il
equity.
Ard it appearing that said S. A. Skinner residei
without the State, so that subpoena carrot b
served upon him, it is therefore ordered, in pur
suance of the Statute in such case provided, ant
notice is hereby given 10 the said S. A. Skinne
to appear before the Chancellor of the 4th Judi
cial Circuit Of the State Of Vermont, at said
Irasburgh ia the County OF Orleans, on tn
| fourth Tuesday Of June, next, at 9 O'Clock A. NJ.
/ on said day, and make answer to said petition
and abide such order and decree in the premise
as to said Chancellor shall seem meet.
And the Petitioner aforesaid is directed to caus
this order, together with the substance OF tn
Petition to be published three weeks suecessyell
. in the Orleans Independent Standard pape
J printed ut lrasburgh aforesaid the last OF wbel
publications to be at least twenty days preyiou
; to the said 4th Tuesday in June, next
Dated at Irasburgh, in the County Of Orleans
! this sth day of May, 1857.
NORMAN W. BINGHAM, Cert.
Z j. Z. DIcKERsIAN, Solicitor. gov