Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-24
Lyman Porter,
.. In Chancery.
VIM. II. NJ. Howard Orange County.
and Others

and others.
Whereas Lyman Porter of Vershire, in said
County, has filed his petition. in said Court
stating that on March A. 1872 he executed his
ard of West Fairlee, to wit, the Gordon lot
so called, lying on the Easterly side of the
County road, SO called. near Daniel f. Clark 3
| residence. the same decided to said Porter by
c. w. Bliss: January g. 1869, reference to Yer
shire records; said deed conditioned for the
payment of three notes of said Howard to said
Porter Of the said date, in all three hundred
and thirty dollars one hundred dollars due
| April |. 1873, and the other notes one in each
year after April LIST. interest annually; if
said notes be paid accordingly. then said deed
valid. otherwise void that March 4, 1875 he
had bought of Hiram E. Church and wife. 9th
err lands in Virshire. to wit. certain lands on
which stands a saw mill, formerly owned bv
| said Church. reference to the records of Yer.
shire for description of the same. in the deed
hereafter described, and on the last named
day, said Porter having sold said last named
premises to said Howard. caused said Church
and wife to convey the same directly to said
Howard, by their deed duly executed. and
said last decd was conditioned that if said
Howard pay to said Porter his three notes of
one hundred dollars, each dated March 1872
with interest annually, the first on April |,
1873, and so on. April IS: each year after. till
all are paid. then the deed to he valid, other
wise void and a building on said land. built
Tor playhouse was reserved by said deed !:
said Church and wife, have no interest in said
lands, or notes; that said Howard went into,
and has ever since the execution said deed
continued in possession of the above lands,
and that all the above sums are due and un
paid, that Preston s. Smith of Washington
City. ID. e., claims aOTs title. or interest in
said lands on said Howard, and that suits
are now pending in Orange County Court.
brought by Warren A. Cleveland. against said
Howard, In which all of said lands were attach
ed and that said Cleveland is deceased. but
said suits are being duly prosecuted by Sarah
e. Cleveland now residing in New York. Adj
ninistratrix. and praying that said Howard,
and all persons claiming from. or under him.
be foreclosed of all equity of redemption in
the premises.
And whereas it appears that said Preston 3.
Smith, and said Sarah C. Cleveland, now re-
side ont of this state. it is ordered that no.
tice be given to the said Smith and Cleve-
land to appear before the court of chancery.
next, to be held at Chelsea in and for Orange
County, on the first Tuesday of June A ID.
1873. then and there to answer TO the forego
ing petition and stand to and abide such order
and decree. as may be made. by the publica-
tlon OF the substance of said petition. tOgeth-
er with this order, three weeks successfully
IN the Bradford Opinion. newspaper publish
ed at bradford. in this state. the last of which
shall be at least twenty days previous to til e
Chelsea. April IL, 1875. ~ A.
s. b. HEBARD, Deputy Clerk.
G. w, CLARKE, Solicitor.