Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-07-28
Further Proceedings In the Case of
Walter E. Nye, Bankrupt.

Attorney y. K. Powell of Barton,
trustee or the bankrupt estate Of Wal
ter E. Nye of Barton, filed petition
in the court of bankruptcy, F. E. Miles
of Newport, referee, on July 7 for
the sale of certain personal property
of said Nye. Many parties are inter-
ested in this estate but those most
deeply interested are: Bertha D.
Nye, Zilpah G.. Hildreth, C. j. Ufford
who sold the farm to Nye, H. r. Cut
Ter, w. c. Ufford, Charles F. Cutler,
S. E. Winslow, International Har-
vester Co., A. w. Gray's Sons, WINS
low & Co., Taplin & Rowell, F. H. and
Luda F. Bean, True & Blanchard Co.,
and Fred Savage. The petition saws
that Bertha D. Nye, wife of w. E.
Nye, claims to own large part of the
personal property petitioned to be sold.
That Zilpah G. Hildreth of Barton,
also claims to own certain of said per-
sonal property and that the petitioner
believes that the claims of Mrs. Nye
and Zilpah G. Hildreth are false and
unfounded in law. The petition fur
ther says: THAT one Charles J.
Ufford of Barton aforesaid, holds a
mortgage purporting to be lien upon
all, or nearly all of said personal
property: that said mortgage is dated
the 17th day of June, A. D. 1908.
Your petitioner further AYERS
that at the time said mortgage was
given, said bankrupt was inso1vent
and owed very large amount in ex-
cess of his assets, all of which said
Ufford then and there knew; that said
mortgage was given with the intent
and purpose to prefer said Ufford
over and above the other creditors of
said bankrupt and with the intent and
purpose to hinder. delay and defraud
the other creditors of said bankrupt
in the due and proper collection of
their claims and demands against said
BANKRUPT. that said mortgage is not
executed in accordance with the laws
of Vermont and that the same is void
and is not lien on said property un-
der and by virtue of the Act of Bank
ruptcy and the laws of Vermont.
In another instance the petition
says: Your petitioner further AYERS
that on March 10, 1908, said bankrupt
and said Bertha D. Nye executed a
chattel mortgage on all of said bank
rupt's personal property to one Will
lam c. Ufford, the son of Charles J.
Utford, that at the time said
mortgage was given said Walter E. Nye
and said Bertha D. Nye were not
owing said William G. Ufford the debt
described in the contents thereof and
have never owed the same to William
G. Ufford; that said mortgage was not
executed according to the laws of the
State of Vermont, and was given with
the intent of hindering, delaying and
defrauding the other creditors of said
bankrupt in the due and proper collec-
tion of their claims and demands
against said bankrupt: that at the
time said mortgage was given said
bankrupt was insoIvent and owed a
very large amount in excess of his
assets, all of which said Charles j.
Ufford then knew, and that said mort
gage is void and is not lien. on said
property
Otner paper given by Nye
to Ufford is also claimed to be void.
Liens on stock and other property to
certain parties mentioned above are
also claimed to be void and insufficient.
A hearing on the case will be given
at the office of the referee in Newport
on tuesday, August 2. This bank
ruptcy case has caused considerable
comment in this county, owing to the
1acC thaC the Nye or u ford farm,
as it is called. is one of the largest in
northern Vermont. The farm con-
tanning nearly 700 acres, runs nearly
100 cows. has kept over 100 hogs and
about 200 hens much of the time. The
milking has been done by machine,
feed bought by the carload, and every
thing operated upon a large scale.
The farm is not only one of the largest
but one of the best as to soil, location
and general advantages, in this sec
ton.