St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-25
Legal Notices.
Perpetuation of Testimony.
Will Dam at SO. j ohn-bury Vi.

l. Charles d Jones of st. Johnsbury, in the
county OF Caledonia, being duly sworn. de-
pose and say. am the owner and hold the
legal title to the grISt mill at St JOhnSbury
Center in said St JOunSbury, and the lot OF
land on which the grist mill STANDS, and
am the owner of an interest in the dam and
water privilege the PassumpSic river In
said village, and am the owner. and claim to
be the owner of the first right OF water from
said DAM and am the owner OF the right to
build and m antain said dam to a level two
inches above the top of a certain ledge IN said
river feet above said dam, and L
pect that my right to build and maintain
said dam up to said height will be the SUBJ
ject OF legal controversy by the riparian
owners on said PasSumpsic river above and
up the river from said dam and L expect
legal controversy with James Thompson,
Nellie Thompson, wife of said James rhomp-
son, Amos Sanborn. Ed Flint. Alonzo Brown,
BENJAMIN F. Gagnon, Delos NJ. Bacon, Van
Buren, b. Hill, Jerome c. Bacon, Josiah Pierce,
Abel a. Pierce, Lois Ann Green and Horace
Green, her husband, Calvin Bowker, L. ID.
Stiles, Alvin Simpson. Harry Brook Tracey
Wiley, Isaac Robinson and Freeman Pierce,
St. Johnsbury, all OF St Johnsbury in the
county of Caledonia, and the Boston and
Maine Railroad Company and the Connecti-
cut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad Compa-
ny, and other riparian owners on said Pas
sumpsic river above said dam whom I am
unable to name. and all of said parties above
named known and unknown are likely to be-
come parties to said legal controy ersy against
| said right to maintain said dam as above
| stated
| further say that the testimony of Hollis
s. Pierce, Hiram D. Pierce. Prentiss L; Pierce,
| ~
| Stanley of st. Johnsbury, and each of them,
is material IN support of the right of myself
| the contrary of in diminution of said right
| and esire to perpetuate the testimony of
all said witnesses and each of them reIa-
tive to said subject matter, and desire the
necessary steps taken to give notice to all
the parties interested, and to have such
testimony taken by and before the Hon.
Jonathan Ross. chief judge of the supreme
| court of the state of Vermont. as soon as
| CHAS D. Jones.
Subscribed and sworn to this 9th day OF
January, 1894. Before me,
JONATHAN Ross,
Judge of Supreme Court.
The foregoing application of Charles D
Jones being made to me to take testim ony in
perpetuam. you, the said James Thompson
Nellie Thompson, Amos Sanborn, Ed. Flint
Delos NJ. Bacon, A1onzo Brown Benjamin F
Gagnon. Van Buren, B. Hill. Jerome c. Bacon
Josiah Pierce, Abel A. Pierce, Lois Ann Green
Horace Green. Calvin Bowker, L. D. Stiles
Alvin Simpson. AIRY Brook. Tracey Wiley
Isaac Robinson. Freeman Pierce. George
Hallett, Sarah Sargent. Town of st. Johns
Caledonia, Connecticut and Passumpsit
Rivers Railroad, and Boston and Maine
Passumpsic Rivers Railroad, having Their
principal office of business in Lyndon, in sale
county. and all other unknown parties who
forth in said affidavit. will take notice that
will attend TO taking the testimony of thu
witnesses named in said affidavit. at TIL
office of Alexander Dunnett in st. JohnSbury
aforesaid, at O'Clock in the forenoon o
February u, 1894, at which time and plac
they may appear and be heard in the examin
alton OF said witnesses. This notice to b.
served on the parties named like a writ o
summons by any sheriff constable, and t.
be served the unknown parties by tn
publication of this affidavit and notice thre
weeks successfully in the Caedonian, a news
paper published in said St. Iohusbury, tn
last of which shall be at least 20 days befor
the time of taking such testim ony.
Given under my hand this 9Th day O
January. 1894.
JONATHAN ROSS,
Judge of Supreme Court.