St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
Petition for License,

| To the Honorable Walter p Smith, Judge
OF Probate. tor the District of Caledonia, the
in Marin County, California, represents:
:, That he Is the duly appointed and qualified
| Executor OF the estate of label Roy late OF
barnet deceased; that he, about the last OF
July, 1902, made contract with said Isabel
for the purchase of the whole of the real es-
tate which said Isabel then owned in Barnet.
In Caledonia County, VT, for the sum OF
three thousand dollars $4,000 and she then
agreed to deed the same to him by proper
deeds of conveyance; said sale included some
personal property, consisting of stock, hay,
tools, etc, that the sale of said real estate
and personal property was later completed
ny the conveyance to Ezra J. Roy of a por-
Mountain Lot" the aiewett p Plaee'' ea aisd
the Brock Place." making up two hundred
acres, more or less, and proper deed of the
said real estate was executed by the said
Isabel to the said Ezra J. at the request of
the petitioner. The personal property was
turned over by said Isabel to the said Ezra
ana the said Ezra paid to the said Isabel
the sum which the said Ezra and the petit
toner had agreed should be paid, to wit.
the sum of thirteen hundred dollars ($13OO):
and the said real estate and personal prop
erty has remained in the said Ezra ], Roy's
possession and control ever since.
The petitioner says that earlier than the
said conveyance to the said Ezra, your De-
titioner leased to said Ezra the home place.
50 cdHcu ON w n1ch the said Isabel then resided
OF about one hundred acres, for the period of
three years and the said Ezra entered upon
possession OF the same under said lease and
is still in possession that among the other
property which said Isabel owned was the
Manchester place of about fifty acres and
This W as rented by the petitioner and was
occupied by the tenant of the petitioner aft
the time OF said Isabels death. ttf
The petitioner further SAYS that no deed
was ever executed by said Isabel of the home
place and Manchester place, as was agreed
upon between him and said Isabel; that he is
ready to pay the balance of the purchase
price, to wit, seventeen hundred dollars
($l7OO) to said estate upon the delivery of
proper deed of conveyance.
de asks that the court issue the proper
notlce and that time may be fixed for hear
ing and that upon hearing said court grant
license to convey said lands to petitioner
agreeably with said contract, that the court
make and execute to the petitioner proper
conveyance of the home place and Manches.
ter place in accordance with the proyisi ms
Vi section 2493 V. ). Il. B. Roy.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District. S.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Of
nee in st. Johnsbury, in said District, on the
18th day of July A. II. 1903.
1t is ordered by said court that the fore
gong application be referrt d to the 31st dav
OF July, A. d. 1908, at the Probate Office, in
st. Johnsbury, for hearing and decision there
on; and it is further ordered that all persons
interested, be notified hereof BY publication
of notice Of this application and order there.
on, three weeks successfully in the aledonian
printed at st. Johnsbury before said time of |
nearing, that they may appear at said time |
ana place, and, If they see cause, object there |
to. By the Court, Attest,
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge. |