The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27
CITATION TO THE HEIRS
OF JOSEPH PAXTON, DECEASED.

,>sIs.s1t, The Commonwealth of Penn
:Aes. SsA. sylvania, 10 Ca,hanne Paxton,
:N 81 widow, Lloyd Paxton, John
IS Sharpless aud George Hughes,
Administrators, Bright r Paxton
of Lycomiu9 county Pennsylvania, Charles
R. Paxton, Benjamin F Paxton and Lloyo
Paxton, OF Columbia county, Pa, Joseph
r Paxton of Philadelphia, Mary inlermar-
ried with George Scott, of Columbia county
children of The said Joseph Paxton decd,
Charles Vasllns, Joseph P. Vastine. Sarah
Vasline, and Hannah Vastine of Missouri
Marv nlermarried with w. Scott, OF North.
co Pa, Mary Bail and Sarah Ball both of the
city o. Philadelphia, aud both OF whom are
minors aud have for their Guardian Rich
ard w Dodson, Grand children OF the
sad decea sed.
You and each OF you are hereby cited and
commanded To be and appear in your prop
er persons, before the Judges nf the Or.
phans Courl of said county, TO be holden al
Bloomsburg. in and for said county the first
Monday OF December next, then and there
10 answer the petition of j. Frederick Pfah-
ler, setting forth, that the said Joseph Pax
ton in his lifetime TO wit: on the first dav
of April, a ID one thousand eioh, hundred
and Sixty one, was seized in lee of andi1
the following real estate situate in the sait
town OF Cattawissa to wit: all those thrs .
lowe lots lying contiguous To each other
and marked, and numbered III the general
plan OF said town. forty niue (49) fif.v (50)
and fifty one (5D comprising one squar'
IN the plan Of said town, being two hundtei
and len feet liz length and two hundred and
ten feet IN breadth. bounded on the west
by thlrd Street, on the south, by south St,
on tie east bv alley, and on the north by al
alley whereon are erected tan yard,
frame house, stable and other out Dud
lhgs, that beng 30 SelZsd, the said Joseph
Paxton, did on or before the first day of
April aforesaid, by paTol bargain or con
tract agree to aud with your petitioner 10
sell and convey The said real Estate with
the appurte eaauces unto your petitioner IN
lee simpie. aud also the water right OF the
water, IN the Spring ron tor the use OF the
sald tau yard the same as enjoyed by the
SAID Joseph Paxton uudef his deed, from
JACOB Melz and Wife, deIed ODD of April
1872, tor the consideration OF two thousand
collars, six hundred of which was paid 10
the the sand Joseph Paxton, on the twenti-
eth day OF May last, and the balance Is 10
be paid iii two wears from sand tate with
interest. Thai your petitioner i ready and
willing TO pay the balance OF the saId con.
Sideration mOuey bul that no sufficient pro-
vision tor the performance OF the said bar
gain or contract appears 10 have been made
by tn said deceased. Ia h!s lifetime though
he was well satisfied and intended th hat
lhe same should he consummaied, that the
SAID Court will be pleased TO decree tie
specific performance OF ihe contract ac.
cordlug 10 the true Iutsut and meaning
thereof ~ order TO The completing OF his
tile according TO the act OF Assembly n
such case made and provided.
Witness the Honorable WarTan J. Wood
ward E-q., President OF our said Court al
Bloom burg, the fourteenth day OF Seplern-
ber A d. Que thousand eight hundred aud
Sky one Jacob Eyetly, Crk.. O {.
JOHN SNYDER, Sheriff.
Bloomsburg October 16, 1861.