Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-15
WARREN BENNETT
and
ELIZA +. BENNETT,
VS..
WILLIAM G. TIFF,
BESSIE f.. WORTHEN,
ELMER D. POWERS,

JOHN BARRTT.
Whereas, Warren Bennett and Eliza F. Bennett
of Brattleboro 10 the county of Wlndham afore-
said the End day Of October A. ID. 1899, filed in
this court their petition of foreclosure against
William c. Tiff, Bessie K. Worthen and Elmer d.
overs of Springfield in the county of Hampden
and state Of Massachusetts, and John Barrett OF
Putney in said Wlndnam county, returnable at
the term OF the Windham county court of chan
Gerry to be held at Newfane within and for said
county of Windham on the first Wednesday after
the first Tuesday Of March A. D. 1900, setting
forth that the said William @. Tiff on the 14th
day of May A. d. 1898, duly executed to the said
petitioners certain mortgage OF lands situate
lows: North by land OF Rodney Lawton, de-
ceased, William Bacon, deceased, and the ceme-
terry grounds; west aud north by lands OF said
Bacon, and north by lands OF DennisoR Davis to
the highway leading to Leonard Woods house TO
the north line of Dummerston; west by the said
highway, and south by LANDS of John B. Lowell;
east end south by lands OF said Lowell and lands
of ARENAS Knight deceased; thence east by
lands of said Knight to lands of said Lawton.
Also certain pasture IN sala futney bounced
lands of Oscar b. Blodgett; ,outh by lands OF
Parkman Wood, deceased, and west by lands OF
said Dennson Davis. Also another pasture in
farm, bounded on the north and east oy lands OF
Oscar b. Blodgett; south by lands OF Frederick
Laughton; and west by lands OF said Laughton
and lands formerly owned by Edison Higgins, es-
tlmated at IS acres, more or less, Said farm and
pasture lands described containing 800 acres,
more or less, with the buildings thereon. Condi-
toned for the payment of the sum OF $500 as
evidenced by the promissory note of the said Tiff,
of even date with said mortgage, and payable TO
the petitioners order. In installments Of 500
every six months from the date thereof until paid
with interest semi-annually. And setting forth
that said installments had not been paid, with
interest, according to the tenor and enect
OF said note. And further setting forth
that the said Bessie E. Worthen claimed to have
some sort Of interest In said mortgaged premises
by reason OF a conveyance to her by said TIT,
but at time as your petitioners believe subse-
quent TO the date of their said mortgage. And
flrfh OFfh a
Powers and John Barrett claimed TO have some
sort OF interest In said moTtgaged premises, the
nature whereof the petitioners are not informed,
and prasing that they may disclose and answer
the same but they believe 1t to be subordinate TO
their said mortgage. Wherefore the petitioners
pray that the equity of redemption OF the said
William @. Tiff, Bessie E. Worthen, Elmer ID.
Powers and John Barrett, in the premises, may
be foreclosed agreeably to law.
And whereas II being made TO appear that said
William @. Tiff, Bessie K. Worthen aud Elmer
| d. Powers reside withous the state OF Vermont,
to wit, at Sprngeldn the state OF Massachusetts,
| so that the ordinary process OF subpoena issuing
\ out of this court cannot be served upon them.
1t is oTdered that said petitioners give said VIM
@. Tiff, Bessie E. Worthen and Elmer d. Powers
notice of the tendency of their said petition, and
the term of court TO which it is made returnable.
/ by publishing the substance OF said petition as
| in The Vermont Phoenix, a newspaper printed at
Brattleboro in said Windham county, three weeks,
successfully, the last publication to be at least
| 20 days previous TO the first day OF the March
| term A. D. 1900 of this court, and that the said
| VIM. O. Tiff. Bessie E. Worthen and Elmer d.
Powers be, and hereby are, required TO appear in
said court on the first day of the said term there
| Of and make answer to said petition, otherwise
the same will be taken as confessed; which pub
| LEGATION will be deemed sufficient notice for each
| OF them TO appear and make answer, IL thoy
| shall see At.
Given under my hand at Brattleboro in said
county this 9Th day OF December A d. 1893;
Haskins & Schwenk,
Solicitors for Petitioners 40