News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

State of Vermont, Lamoille County, SIS.
WESTON L. THOMAS,

WESTON L. THOMAS, I C,
VS.. III NhanSSIy,
n M GAIIAGHER A. ID. 1886.
Whereas, Weston L. Thomas of Stowe, in the
County of Lamoile and State of Vermont, has
this day filed in the office of the Clerk of the said
Lamoille County Court of Chancery, his petition
for foreclosure, setting forth in substance, that
Dennis Sheehan, Jr., then of Richmond, in the
the 22d day of March, A. ID. 1881, duly executed to
A. B. Edwards, then of Richmond aforesaid,
mortgage deed of certain land situated in the
said town of Richmond, and described as follows,
viz: "All and the same land and premises con-
veyed to me by said A b. Edwards by deed of
warrantee bearing even date with this instrument,
the same being the Cakes farm so Called reference
being had to said deed and the records thereof in
the land records of said town of Richmond for
more particular description of the premises here
by conveyed" conditioned for the payment of
twenty-five certain promissory notes in writing,
bearing date of March p, A. ID. 1881, signed by
Dennis Sheehan, Jr., and made payable to A. Il.
Edwards or bearer, with interest annually; one
on or before one year from date, and one each
year thereafter until all are paid the first ten OF
which said notes being for One Hundred Dollars
each, and the remaining twelve each Tor the sum
of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, which said
notes are now justly due and owing, and have
not been paid according to the effect of the same
And further setting forth that said notes and
mortgage had been duly assigned and transferred
to said petitioner, and that he is the lawful hold
er of the same. And further setting forth that
many of the notes are "long time notes." and that
the interest, which should have been paid annual
ly, is greatly in arrear and unpaid. And further
setting forth that the said Sheehan has, for about
two years, leased the said premises. and by ne
glecting the proper and sufficient care thereof
the said premises have become greatly impaired
and reduced in value, and are inadequate securi-
ty for the payment of the said mortgage notes
and interest accrued and accruing thereon. And
further setting forth that the said Sheehan re-
SIDES without the State, and has no known prop
erty except his interest in said farm. And further
setting forth that the said Dennis Sheehan, Jr.,
by his good and sufficient deed of warranty, dated
Feb. 10, 1886, convey ed the said premises to one
Z. M. Gallagher, of Jericho, in the aforesaid
County of Chittenden. And further setting forth
that no effort is being made by the Petitioners to
pay said mortage notes due and interest accrued,
and only by short period of redemption can
the value of said notes and interest due. Where
fore the Petitioner prays that the equity of re-
demption of the said Dennis Sheehan, Dr., and Z.
M. Gallagher, and all persons under and by them
in the premises, be limited to short period, and
all their rights and equities in the premises may
be foreclosed agreeably to the provisions of
Chapter 43 of the Revised Laws of Vermont, and
that the Honorable Court of Chancery will make
such other and further orders and DEGREES in the
premises as shall appear just and reasonable.
And it further appearing that the said Dennis
Shcehan. Jr., resides without this State, that
personal service of said Petition cannot be made
upon him. it is therefore ordered that he be mott
fed OF the tendency of said petition, and to ap-
pear before the Court of Chancery next to be
holden at Hyde Park, in and for the said County
of Lamoille, on the Fourth Tuesday of April A.
ID. 1885, then and there to answer to said Petition,
and abide such order and decree therein as to
said Court shall seem meet, by publication of
the foregoing substance of said Petition and this
order in the "News & Citizen" a weekly news
paper published at Morrisyille and Hyde Park in
sion, the last of which said publications shall be
not less than twenty days before the said April
Term of said Court of Chancery.
Given under my hand at Hyde Park AZORES said,
this 10th day of March A. D. 1886.
SMITH b. WAITE, Deputy Clerk.
V. p. MACUTCHAN, Solicitor. %