The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-27
In Chancery
Orange County.
June Term, 1884

| FRANKLIN M. Bono, SOrange County,
John j. Bond,
Mary Hines, Lizzie Mes June Term, 1884
ser and George w. Bond
Whereas, Samuel Bean, executor of the
last will and testament of Alvah Bean, late
of West Fairlee in said County deceased,
has filed in the office of the Clerk of said
| Court, his petition for foreclosure against
Samuel NJ, Franklin NJ, John J. and Geo.
| w. Bond and Mary Hines and Lizzie Mes
ser, setting forth in substance that Thomas
Bond and Ceista NJ. Bond, his wife, of
West Fairlee in said County, on the 3lst
day of March A. D., 1884, by their deed of
that date did convey to Alvah Bean, land
in SAID West Fairlee described in said deed
as follows, viz: being the farm now
''owned and occupied by the said Thomas
"Bond and Cellsta M. Bond, and by them
occupied many years last past, and all the
''real estate by them owned jointly, sup
"pOsed to be one hundred and fifty acres,
"mOre or less, reference being had to the
'recordS in Town Clerks office West Fair
"lee, for more definite descriptions and
further setting forth in substance, that on
the first day of October, A. D., 1888, the
SAID Thomas Bond executed his deed of
that date, and therein did convey to said
Alvah Bean, certain land in West Falrlee
and Vershire in said County, described in
said deed as follows, viz: about seventy
"hve acres of land. being the balance of lot
"No. seventeen (17) in the first Range, af-
''ter selling off about thirty-five acres off of
'said lot to Alvah Bean, and the same farm
''and premises decided to the said Thomas
''Bond, by James NJ. Hatch and Rebecca r.
"Hatch, by deed of April l, A. D., 1870, on
record, Book s, page 10, West Fairlee
"RecOrds, the same more or less" that said
deeds were conditioned for the payment of
two certain prOmisSOry notes, one dated
April 1, 1882 for the sum of five hundred
dollars, signed by said Thomas Bond, and
the other for five hundred tifty-four and
55-le0 dollars, dated March 3lSt, 1884, and
both payable to said Alvah Bean or bearer,
on demand with interest annually; that
since the death of said Thomas Bond the
said Celista NJ. Bond, his wife, has deceas-
ed; that since the execution of said deeds
said Alvah Bean has deceased. and said
Samuel Bean has been appointed by the
Probate Court, Executor of his last will
and testament, and is now performing the
duties of said appointment; that each and
all of said defendants are children and
heirs-at-law of said Thomas Bond, who
died interstate and seized in fee simple of
the lands and premises above described;
that defendant George w. Bond resides
without this State so that no process can
be legally served upon him by an officer in
this State, as by said petition ON file appears
Now therefore it is ordered, that notice
of the tendency of said petition be given to
said George W. Bond, by the petitioner. by
publishing the substantial parts of the
same, together with this order, in the Brad
ford Opinion, newspaper printed at Brad
ford IN said County, three weeks successive
~, the last of which publication to be at
least twenty days before the first day of the
term of said Court, next to be held at Chel-
sea, within and for said County, on the
first Tuesday of June, A. D., 1894
Chelsea, April 9, 1894.
SALMON Is. HERARD, Clerk.
JOHN Ii. WATSON, Solicitor p