The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-13

Samuel Bean, Executor
V. In Chancery
Samuel NJ. Bond,
Franklin NJ Bond, 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 CeliSta 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 Fairee described in said deed
as follows, viz: Being The farm now
"Owned and occupied by the said Thomas
Bond and CellSta NJ Bond, and by them
occupied many years last past. and all the
real estate by them owned JOINTLY, sup
''pUSed TO be one hundred and fifty acres,
''mOre or less, reference being had to the
''recordS in Town Cl rk'S office West Fair
"lee, for a 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 FalrIee
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said deed as follows, viz: About seventy
''five acres of land. being the balance OF lot
"No. seventeen 40 in the first Range, at
''ter selling off about thlrty-hve acres OIL OF
''said lot to Alvah Bean, and the same farm
land premises decided to the said Thomas
"BOnd, by James NJ. Hatch and Rebecca K.
"Hatch, by deed of April l, A. d., 1870 on
'.record, Book 8, page ITO, West Fairlee
'RPcords, the same more or less" that said
deeds were conditioned for the payment of
two certain prOmiSsory notes, one dated
April /, 1882 for the sum of five hundred
dollars, signed by said Thomas Bond, and
the other for five hundred fifty-four and
55-leO dollars, dated March 3lst, 1874, and
both payable to said Alyah 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 intestate 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, a newspaper printed at Brad
ford IN said County, three weeks successive
ly, 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
irst Tuesday of June, A. d., 1894
Chelsea, April 9, 1894.
SALMON b. HERARD, Clerk.
JOHN ii. WATSON, Solicitor. 25