Connecticut western news., 1893-06-15
DIsTRIoT of Canaan ss. Probate Court

II INSTRUCT or Canaan SS. ProDate Court, D June 9th, 1898.
 Estate of Bessie l.. Franklin, minor, now residing in the City of Hartford, County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, having estate in said District;
 Upon application of Mary W. Ward. guar dian of said minor, praying for an order em- towering her or some other suitable person to sell the following described real estate in said District of Canaan, in the Town of North Canaan belonging to said minor, subject 70 the right of dover of the widow of Hugh W. Franklin, deceased. being that certain farm of land of which said Hugh W. Franklin died seized and possessed, bounded and described as follows, viz. Commencing at the south cor ner of the west abutment Of the bridge over the Blackberry River leading past the "Root place" so-called, being corner of Charles Pauls land thence in said Paul's line s. "A Deg. W. 555 links thence in said Paups line s. 8924 Deg. W. 435 links to heap Of stones on a rock thence in said Paups line South 733 links thence in said Paul's line s. IA Deg. W. 800 links; thence in said Paurs line s. 18Is Deg. W. 439 links; thence in said PauPs line N. 6924 Deg. W. 730 links to the land belong ing to estate of James A. Root, deceased ; thence in line of said estate s. 2h Deg. E. 2479 liuks to the land of John c. Richmond thence in said Richmond's line s. 56H Deg. E. 779 links; thence in said Richmond's line s. 581S Deg. E. 3S3 links to dead hickory stump, corner of land belonging to estate of William Douglas. deceased thence in line
 
 518 links to the southwest line of the burial ground thence in said burial ground line N 4024 Deg. W. 30 links to the southwest cor ner of said burial ground; thence in said
 burial ground line N. 33h Deg. E. 2o7 links l to stones, a corner of said Douglas estate land and said burial ground thence in line of said Douglas estate land N. 26 Deg. E. 222 links to | a stake and stones thence s. AS Deg. E. tn | line of said Douglas estate land 25 links to the line of the burial ground aforesaid to 2 | hao of eff In enid htr m m | line N. 331l Deg. E. 148 links to the north west corner of said burial ground thence in | line of said bnrial ground s. AZ Deg. E. 29l | links to the land of Mrs Adelaide K. Rhoades | thence in line of said Rhoades land N. 3Sl, Deg. E.. 512 links to an elm tree marked | thence s. GA Deg. K. 54 links to stake and ! stones, a corner of land belonging the heirs | of Lee Wickwire, deceased; thence in said | Wickwire line s. 80lI Deg. E. 1285 links to [ | corner of land belonging to Mrs Mary W Ward thence in said Ward line N. 33Z Deg E. 1865 links to a corner of land belonging t | the estate of William Douglas, deceased saic corner being near a dwelling house on sait premises on the lane leading thereto; thence | N. 221a Deg. k. 800 links; thence N. 45 Deg | W. 1743 links thence N. l2l% Deg. E. 400 links | to the center of the Blackberry River afore | said, the last three lines bordering the Wn | Douglas estate thence following in the cen ter of the Blackberry River aforesaid to tho | place of beginning, containing l40 acros O land, more or less excepting out of the above | described boundaries parcel of land knowr | formerly as the "Butternut tree lot" lying | nearly in the center of the above described land, and bounded and described as follows | viz.: Commencing at the northwest cor | her of said lot, being at distance from th' | abutment of the bridge before mentioned | about 955 links on a corner running from
 said abutment s. IT Deg. B. f; from thence 5 221l Deg. W. 1070 links; thence s. 55 Deg. E 729 links thence N. 17% Deg. E. 943 links | thence 68 Deg. W. 262 links thence 191, Deg. k. 300 links; thence N. 67 Deg. w. 33t links to the place of beginning, containing
 acres, more or less. Also a right of way ovel
 a certain lane leading from the highway run
 niug past the Knickerbocker place to Falli l Village across the track of the Housatonic R R. Company to the lands above described, a. by said application on file more fully appears | It is
 Ordered that the foregoing application b
 heard at the Probate Office in said North Ga
 naan at n Court to be holden on the 22d day o
 June, 1898, at o'clock in the afternoon, and tha
 notice of the same be given by publishinl l this order once in some newspaper having circulation in said District of Canaan.
 Attest, DAVID O. WHIrTLEsEY, Judge.