Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-21
The
Peoples
Store,
Barton Landing, Vt.
Barton Landing, Vt.
IN CHANCERY.

MARIA BUCHANAN vs.. f. f. GATES AND
G. j. GROSS, ADMINISTRATION OF
STEPHEN TOWNSEND'S ESTATE.
In CHANcERY, ORLEANS COUNTY, FEBRUARY
TERN, A. ID. 1897. ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
Whereas, there has been fled in my office by the
Orator, Maria Buchanan of Barton i'm the County
of Orleans and State of Vermont a petition Of
foreclosure against F. E. Gates of pants unknown
and G. j. Gross of Brownington, in the County of
Orleans and State of Vermont, setting forth in sub
stance that Stephen Townsend and Mary K.
Townsend his wife, of Bloomington in the County
of Orleans and State of Vermont, on the Dist day
of October, A. D.. 1891, duly executed TO Daniel
Buchanan a mortgage deed of certain lands de-
said Stephen and Maria e. Townsend at that time,
land then owned and occupied by'them, and sltuat-
ked in the Town of BroEnington in the County of
Orleans, containing about one hundred of
land be the same more less, and beng the same
laud and premises decided. the said Stephen Towns
end by. y.William p Moody on the 30th day of Octo-
Der. 1865, except aboua forty acres sold off said
premises reference being had to said Moody's deed
for more complete description of said premises
! the same being recorded in Book 81 page 572 #
Brownington land records
And further ;averring that the 18th day of
March, 1895, the said. Townsend conveyed said
premises by warranty deed to +. K. Gates, except
ing therein your Orators mortgage, and the said
T: y. Gates, az the same ilme, gave mortgage oi
toned for the payment of two hundred sXty-six
dollars and seventy-hve cents; and further averr-
ing that SAID mortgage from said Townsends to said
Buchanan conditioned for the payment of one
certain promissory note for the sum of eight
hundred dollars (SS00) of even date with said
mortgage, executed by sand Stephen Townsend,
and made payable to the said Daniel Buchanan or
order, demand, with interest annually, which
said note together with large amount Of interest
is now justly due and owing. And further averrlng
that said Stephen Townsend is now deceased, and
that q. j. Gross is administrator of his estate, and
that among the assets of said estate is the mortg
age from said Gates to the said Townsend, all of
which is due and owing, and the same has
come TO the hands of said G.. j. Gross, admins
traitor aforesaid. And further representing that
she Is the lawful owner of said mortgage from said
Townsends to said Buchanan and of the note secur-
ed thereby; that the said f. K. Gates by virtue of
his said deed from said Townsends aforesaid, and
the said Gross by virtue of fhe possession of the
said mortgage from said Gates to said Townsends,
claim equity of redemption in said premises,
and PRAYING that the equity of redemption of the
said +. E. Gates, g. j Gross, and the estate of the
said Stephen Townsend in the premises may be
forecosed agreeably to law.
And, whereas, il being made to appear that said
T. Z. Gates lie without the State so that personal
of petition cannot be made upon him, there
fore it is ordered that the said f. T. Gates be Or
dered to appear before the Court of Chancery next
be holden at Newport, within and for the County
of Orleans the 1st Tuesday of February, A. ID.
foregoing petition of the Orator. by the publica-
ton OF the above subsistence of said petition in the
Orleans County Monitor. weekly newspaper pub
lished at Barton, for three successive weeks, the
last Of which publications 10 be not less than twenty
days prior to the said February term of the said
Court of ChanceTy.
Given under my hand at Newport this eth dav of
December, A. d. 1896
III. CUSHMAN, Clerk
Orleans County Court of Chancery,
w. w. MILES, Solicitor. Sill