St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-22
Petition for License,

To the Honorable Walter P. Smith, Judge
of Probate. tor the District of Caledonia, the
petition of Thomas B. Roy of San Geronimo.
In Marin County, California, represents:
That he Is the duly appointed and qualified
Executor of the estate OF Isabel 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
by the conveyance to Ezra J. Roy OF por-
ton of the estate which said Isabel owned in
said Barnet, consisting of the so-called
IN ountain Lot" the "Jewett Place" and
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
and 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 Pc
titioner leased to said Ezra the home place
so.called, on which 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 at
| the time of said Isabel's death. =,
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
| ($17OO) to said estate upon the delivery Of
| proper deed of conveyance.
He asks that the court issue the proper
| notice and that time may be liked Tor near
| 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 provisions
| of section 2493 V. S. T. b. Roy.
| STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, IS
In Probate Court, held at the Probate OF
fee in st. Johnsbury, in said District, on the
18th day of July, A. D. 1908,
1t is ordered by said court that the fore
going application be referred to the 31st day
| of July A. D. 1908, at the Probate Office, II
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 Caledonia
hearing, that they may appear at said TIM
and place, and, if they see cause, object there
to. By the Court, Attest,
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.