The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-06
SATISFACTION OF A MORT
GAGE.

To the Honorable Judges OF the Court OF Com
mon pleas OF Columbia county.
The petition OF Christian L. Moore or Benton,
Columbia County, Pennsylvania, respectfully
represents:
That on the Goth day of June, A. D., one
thousa nd eight hundred and ffty mine, q GER
tain mortgage was executed and delivered by
him TO Jno q. Hess and Leah, his wife, Of VII.
low Greek township, Lee county, and sCate OF
Illinois, on a messuage and tract OF land Sltu-
ate in Sugarloaf township, Columbia county
andsGate OF pennsylvania, AMI bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to wit: beginning at post
thence by land OF William Berl1nger south
twenty three degrees, west eighty-one perches
and six-JenthS To post, thence by land OF
Joshua Brink south sixty-seven degrees east
one hundred and four percheS and elght-tenths
to stones, thence south three quarters OF de-
gree, west fifry-SiX perches 10 stones thence by
land OF Rebecca VanderSlice, south eighty eight
and three-quarter degrees, east thirty-hve
perches and three -tenths to post thence by
land OF George Moore north one and half de-
greeS, east one hundred and th1rty-Jne perclei
10 u post, thence by lands OF Jno Moore, north
sixty-seven and half degrees west one hund-
red and eleven perches and three-tenthS TO the
place OF beginning containing sevehty-lwo acres
fUrty-seven and two-tenthS percheS or land
with allowances OF six per cent for roads, to Sc.
cure the payment OF four certain bonds or
writings obligatory dated the day and year d.
foresaid conditioned for tine payment unto the
said Jno. q. Hess and Leah, his wife, OF two
hundred and two dollars and eighty eight cents
as follows, 10 wit: one hundred dollars on the
firsJ day OF July next ensuing the date hereor,
thirty two dollars and fifty cents on the first
DAY OF April, one thousand eight hundred and
siXty-one, thirty one dollars and thirty cents
eight hundred and sixty two with lawful inter-
est from their dates, and the fourth bond for
the payment Of lhirty-nine dollars alter the
death OF their mother susanna Moore, with ILL.,
tefeSJ thereon which said mort gage Is recorded
In the oiice Tor the recording oil deeds In COL
umbia county In mortgage book No. 4, pages
3o3 and 354 The petition further represents
that tu igcfneut was confessed for the DEBT ana
interest on The three first above mentioned
bonds as appears oI record In the court or COM
mon pleas oil columbia county TO NO. lOl sep
tember term 1862, aud that said Judgment Was
satisfied on the SAID record for debt, interest
and cost, ON The thirty .nrsg day or August, A.
ID. one Thousand eight hundred and slxty-three:
The petition further represents that the SAID
susanna Moore, mentioned In said mortgage,
died Oh about tine 18th day or september A. d.,
1S3and that the said bond OF thirty mine dollars
with interest thereon payable arter the deatn OF
Susanna Moore has been paid In ruli ana the
said mortgages above named are still the legal
holders the, cor and have neglected TO satisfy
The same, he prays The court TO make an order
that notice OF these facts may pe given 10 the
said Jno Z. Hess ana Leah LESS MS wlle' or
their executors, administrators, or assigns re-
quiring them TO appear at a time 10 DE nSeu Dy
the said court and answer this petition, ana II
the said mortgages cannot pc found, tnen 10
make such further order in reference
10 publication OF notice as Is required
by act OF assembly in such case made
and provided, and after such notice given 10
order satisfaction to be entered on the record Oh
the said mortgage.
And he will ever pray &c.
CHRISTIAN L. MOORE.
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, oo'
Christian l.. Moore being duly sworn accord
Ing to law says that tho facts set forth in the
above petition are true and correct to the best
OF his knowledge and belief
sworn to and subscribed before me this 2ith
day OF December, A. ID. 1897.
SAMUEL S. HARVEY, NOTARY PUBLIC.
And now Dec 27th, 1897, after reading said
petition and considering the fucts therein, the
sheriff or Columbia county is directed to serve
notice stating the facts set forth in said pc
tltion, on The parties or their legal representa-
tives, II TO be round in the county, and II the
parties aforesaid cannot be found In said
county, then The sheriff shall give public no.
tice as aforesaid IN one newspaper within said
county once week for four weeks successive
ly prier TO the next term OF court requiring the
said par, les to appear at said Term and answer
the petition as Aforesaid
By THE COURT.
A true aDd correct copy.
w. II. HENRIE, PR0THY.
In accordance with the foregoing, the par
ties named are required 10 appear at the Court
OF Common Pleas, to be held at bloomsbury,
Pa, on Monday, February Z, 1898, TO answer SAID
petition. j. b. MCHENRY,
IL S04t Sheriff.