St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-09
Legal Notice.
LITTLEToN BRIDGE CORPORATION,
VS..
HEIRS OF NATHAN PIKE.

HEIRS OF NATHAN PIKE.
Whereas the Littleton Bridge Corporation
has presented to Jonathan Ross and Russell
5. TAFT, Judges of the Supreme Court of the
State of Vermont, its petition in writing,
setting forth in substance that it was duly
chartered under and by virtue of the law of
New Hampshire and Vermont; that for
seventy years last passed 1t has been in
possession of q certain tract of land in Water
ford in said Cali donia County contiguous to
its bridge; that it has used said land in con-
nection with its said bridge during all said
time; that said land was granted to petit
toner by Nathan Pike by contract under
date of Nov s. 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 children
unless the son Miner Pike died with tut issue
that the grand children 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
by 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 it 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 damages to the
owners OF the land to be taken and OF those
who have any interest in said land.
The foregoing Petition of said Corporation
being presented to said Judges it was 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 for
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 il any money is
ordered paid by said corporation to said heirs
the same may be deposited by said corpora
tion with the Citizens Savings Bank 81 Trust
Co. of St. Johnsbury aforesaid to be divided
by said bank among the heirs OF said Nathan.
said Judges, you and each of you. as heirs of
said Nathan Pike, who reside outside of the
State of Vermont. are hereby commanded to
appear before said Commissioners at the
office of Bates, May & Simopds in st. Johns
bury in the County of Caledonia and State
of Vermont, on the 26th day of July. A. d.
1897, then and there to show cause why the
prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Given under our hands at st. Johnsbury in
the County of Caledonia the 10th day of
June, A, D. 1897.
HARRY BLoDGETT,
JAMES RITCHIE, Com'rs
CHARLES ROSS,
Bates, May 4 Simonds, Attorneys.