St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-02
Legal Notice.
LIrrLEroN BRIDGE CORPORATION

HEIRS OF NATHAN PIKE.
Whereas the Littleton Bridge Corporation
has presented to Jonathan Ross and Russell
S. TAFT. Judges of the Supreme Court OF the
State OF Verm ont, its petition in writing,
setting forth in substance that 1t was duly
chartered under and by virtue OF the law of
New Hampshire and Vermont; that tor
seventy years last passed It has been IN
possession of q certain tract land in Water
ford in said Cal, donia County contiguous to
its bridge; that it has used said land in con-
nection with it's said bridge during all said
time; that said land was granted to petit
toner by Nathan Pike by contract under
date of Nov. 8. 1927; that said grantor died
more than fifty years ago leaving. six or
seven sons and one daughter all OF whom are
now dead and all OF whom had eni ,sd
that the grandchildren of said Pike. the
| grantor, are now scattered and their where
| abouts unknown to petitioner; that said
| land so granted as aforesaid is now claimed
| bv some of the heirs of Nathan Pike in the
| end and 3rd generation and they insist that
| they have the right to cross the bridge OF
| said corporation without payment of toll ;
| that 1t Is impossible to agree as to the value
Of the land with all the heirs OF said Nathan ;
| Wherefore the petitioner prays said Judges to
| appoint three disinterested Commissioners
| one of whom shall be a resident OF Water
| ford and the other two residents of said
Caledonia County, who shall survey the land
| named in said contract by proper metes and
| bounds and appraise the damage, to the
| owners OF the land to be taken ana OF those
who have any interest in said land.
| The foregoing Petition OF said Corporation
being presented to said Judges it " as by them
| ordered that Harry Blodgett and James
| Richie both of St. Johnsbury and Charles
Ross of Waterford all in the. County of
| Caledonia be appointed Commissioners Tor
| the purposes named in said petition; that
notice be given to the heirs of Nathan Pike
| who reside without the State OF Vermont by
| publishing the substance of the petition,
| order and notice of place and time of hearing
| before said Commissioners for three weeks
| successfully in the Caledonian newspaper
| published at st. Johnsbury in Caledonia
County the last publication to be at least
~ days before time set for hearing before
| said Commissioners; that II any money Is
ordered paid by said corporation to said heirs
the same may be deposited by said corpora
ton with the Citizens Savings Bank q Trust
Co. of ST. Johnsbury aforesaid to be dividec
by said bank among the heirs OF said Nathan
Therefore, in accordance with the order
said Judges YOU and each Of you, as heirs o
said Nathan Pike, who reside outside of thu
State of Vermont, are hereby commanded Il
appear before said Commissioners at thu
ofhce of Bates, May & Simopds In st. Johns
bury In the County of Caledonia and Stat
of Vermont, on the 26th day OF July, A.
1897, then and there to show cause why tn
prayer of said petition should not be granted
! Given under our hands at st. Johnsbury II
the County of Caledonia the 10th day Q
June, A. D. 1897.
JAMES RICHIE, Com'rs
CHARLES ROSS,
Bates, May X Simonds, Attorneys.