Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-09-07
In THE MATTER OF ERASTUS
LEES ESTATE.
ORDER OF NOTICE to attend the taking
w denOsitiOns IN perpetuam.

ORDER OF NOTICE to attend the taking OF
W dispositions IN perpetaam.
Whereas, Melinda Holmes, of Stanstead, in
the county of Stanstead, and Province OF Cana
da East, hath on this llth day OF August, A. ID.
1866, made her affidavit, before me, wherein she
sets forth among other things, that Erastus Lee,
late of Stanstead, in the Province of Canada
Fast, deceased on the 2lst day OF March, A. u:
1866, leaving large amount OF real estate ana
personal property in the town OF Derby, IN the
County Of Orleans, and State OF Vermont, as
well as in Stanstead, in the county OF Stanstead,
and Province of Canada East; that she is the
half sister of the late Erastus Lee, aforesaid ana
that she has claim or interest IN sald Es-
tatea as one of the heirs to said Estate; that she
expects her claim interest as heirto SAID Eras-
tls Lees Estate will be the subject OF legal con-
troyersy and that the testimony OF Jeremiah
Holmes of StoningtoD, in the State OF Connectl-
cut and Esther Blodgett of Hartford in the State
of Wisconsin, and Eide Lee, and Daniel Lee OF
said Stanstead, and Daniel Heath of Barnston,
and BENJAMIN Pomeroy Of Compton, IN said
Canada, and her own testimony and also that OF
other witnesses is material to e TIA l IS 2
her claim or interest as helr 10 sa
| estate and t h at h is n OF b | {
toname the persons expected to become partie:
in the Controversy about her said claim or inter
est in and to the said Erastus Lees estate, al
aforesaid, and that she desires to take the test
mony OF the above named persons IN perpetua
remembrance.
And whereas it appears by said affidavit tina
the said jeremiah Holmes is not resident
this State
No,o, therefore, it IS hereby ordered, that al
persons interested in said estate and all other
be notified by the publication of this order IN tn
Orleans Independent Standard, newspape
published, in Barton, in the county OF Orlean:
and State of Vermont, three successive weeks
the last publication of which shall previous t
the Sth day of September, A. d. 1866, that tn
Deposition of the said Esther Blodgett, Mallnd
Holiness EIDE Lee, Daniel Lee, Daniel HEATH
, and BENJAMIN PomerOy and others will be take
an perpet,sans, by me, at the Derby Line Hote
= kept by F. d. Butterfeld,) at Derby Line IN II
town of Derby, County of Orleans, and state @
Vermont, on Friday, the l4th day of Septembe
;, A. ID. 1866, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, an
q that the Deposition of said Jeremiah Holm'
will be taken in pe1petudns, at the dwelling nous
G of the said jeremiah Holmes, in the town
Stonnington county of New London, in the Sta
j of Connecticut, on th, Fourth day of October, 4
. d. 1866, at one O'Clock in the afternoon and tn
q commission will issue to Richard A. Wheeie
. TO take the said deposition of the said Jeremli
Holmes; that said persons may appear at II
q captions of said dispositions, at The times al
places aforesaid.
Given under my hand, at Derby, IN the co n
ty of Orleans this nth day of August, A: u. 100
! BENZ. H. STEELE.
Judge Of the Supreme Court.