The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04
STATE or VERMONT.
IN CHANCERY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARCH


TERM, 1881.
James N Peryyqqnd p O. camp, pqrtne,s Doing dgsi-
Bhatchetdef, Gsso'ge p. Bogce' l. A. Areyh Ii q
O. TiideH, both of california;
whereas, James NJ. Perry and p. q. Camp, part
RerS dong business under the nrm name OF ferTy
Averll, L. T. Kinney and L. q. Camp have this day
filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Cham
Gerry their bi chancery setting forth in substance.
that the said defendant, James Greig, on the day
of Washington and State of Vermont, and was the
owner OF two pieces or parcels OF land ~ said Barre,
containing about twenty square rods of land with
certain buildings thereon, aud the other piece of
said land containing about one acre, and that all of
said lands and premises were then worth about
fifteen hundred dollars but have since greatly de-
preciated IN value that on the sad - DAY OF NO,
yember, lsSI, there were encumhrances on said
lands, by way of mortgages and notes, which, with
accrnlng interest then anounted to about seven
hundred dollars And further setting forth that on
indebted to part of said ators follows viz:
To the said Jay Batchelder in the sum of fortyhve
the sum of fifty two dollars and eighty nine cents;
and to the said Perry Camp the sum of - dol
Greig arranged to remove the State of California
with his family and soon after went to California,
the first of May Isss the said Greig sent for his
family to come TO him in said California; that the
said Greigs family then without means or
clothing to enable them to 20 to said California and
mar tne saia GreiS VIE ~eht 10 thT sadu rsrry az
eghty-twO dollars and thrty-seven cents; and OF
the said Aver goods to the amount of twentyliine
dollars ana sixty.four cents and of the said Boyce,
goods to the amount of fourteen dollars aud of the
said Camp procurtd cash TO the mount of twenty
dollars assist in paying her fare to said California;
that ON about the 5th day of May, lsss, the said
cash SO procured removed to said California, and
ever since has resided there. And further setting
iorth. that the SAID dreig when he lett the state
aforesaid, placed said real estate m the care and
custody of SAID Greigs agent at said Baare, win IN;
structions to sell the said lands and pay the said
mortgages and all of the said Gregs debts in said
Barre, and remit the balance to said Greig; and
further setting forth. that the debts contracted by
said Greg's wife. aforesaid, were contracted by
the express direction of the said Greig. and the
agreement that said real estate should De holden
for the payment OF all said debts, and To be paid by
said GreEs said agent when said res! estate should
be sold Aud further setting forth that in Califor
mia in the spring or summer of s'9 the said Greig
Plden then aud there fully Informed of all ana
singular the premises above set torth that the said
Greig and wife then and there conveyed all said
lands to the said rilden, with the understanding
lands and pay all said mortgages and debts, and di
vide the balance with said Greig; that said lilden
in August, 1889 caused his said debt to be recorded
in the town clerks office in said Barre; and then,
and ever since has, claimed that he purchased said
lands for value and was under no obligation to pay,
and would not pay any of said Greg's said debts,
and was thereby trying to cheat and defraud said
oratorsi that all of said orators had issued their
wrts of attachment against said Greg, and caused
said lands 10 be attached thereon In November lsss
or earlier, and had seyetally obtained Judgment for
the amount of said claims and their costs; THAI exc.
eutons were duly issued And levied OF said real
of said execution were duly recorded in the town
| clerks office in the town of Barre.
And praying that their several liens so created on
said real estate may be decreed valid ana binding
Ioi llelf sara several Judgments ana All tbsAs
! and that the said Greig and rden may he forever
! enjoined from meddling or interfering with said
lands unless they shall pay an said debts by some
short day to be by the court liked, and for the sale
of said lands for the satisfaction of said judgments
| and executions, according to the statute III such
made and provided. and for eli further relief
] as TO the court shall seem meet; aud,
Whereas, IL Is made to appear that the residence
of the said James Greig and NJ G. 1ilden is without
this state that the process of this court not
he served upon them; IL is therefore ordered that
| The pendency of said bill In chancery, and sum
moned to appear and answer to the same at a term
OF the Honorable Court of Chaucery next to be held
! at Montpelier, within and for the County of Wash
mgton, ON the second Tuesday of March, A. d. 1891
at nine o'clock A. NJ, by the publication of the sub
stance of said bill together with this order in the
/ Vermont Waterman G. State Journal, a weekly news
paper printed at Montpelier. in said county, three
weeks successfully, the last of which publications
shall be at least twenty days previous to said second
Tuesday of March, A. ID. 1891 which shall be deemed
sufficient notice to said James Greig and Nj.
Tilden
Dated at Montpelier, in the County Of Washing
| ton, the 26th day OF January, A, ID, 1891.
| LEIGHTON L, SLACK, Deputy Clerk,
w, A. 4 o, II. BoYoE Solicitors for Orators