Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-09
ESTATE OF GEORGE GALE
state Of Vermont,

state Of Vermont.
District OF Essex, s.. -.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis-
trict aforesaid To the heirs and all persons IN
terested in the estate in Vermont Of George
Gale, late Of waterville, in the District OF 81
Francis, in the Province OF quebec and Donin-
ion OF Canada, deceased, GRKETING:
whereas heretofore TO wit on the 15rd day
Of Nav A. ID. 1911, r. G. Gale, OF waterville in
the District of 81. Francis. IN the Province o.
Quebec, admin strator Of the goods, ehatels
said Waterville, deceased, presented 10 said
Probate Court a petition in writing therein set
ting forth that the said George Gale was In his his
lifetime seized and possessed OF the Legal uils
/ of certain lands in the towns OF Norton ano
Averill and warren's Gore IN the County OF
Essex and State of Vermont, described as ioi-
| lows
| portion Of lot No q of the town Of Norton !;
| being a strip Of land three rods wide on each
side Of the centre OF the dam at the outlet Of
Norton Lake on said LOT and the full length of
said dam as II now exists and as much longer
| as is necessary to raise the water In said pond
three feet higher than said pond has been
raised, with the right 70 flow the lands around
| said lake so far as the right of Aipheus NJ.
Stetson, late of Boston In the County of Suffolk
| and State OF Mas massachusetts,, deceased, extended
| upon the eighteenth day Of October A. ID. 1889.
Grand Trunk Railway to and from said dam
/ and the right to take gravel and stone to build
| and maintain said dam. Also a portion OF lot
No. I76 in said Norton at the outlet Of Averili
Pond being strip OF land three rods wide on
| each side OF the centre OF the dam at the outlet
of said pond and as long as Is necessary TO
build the dam to raise said pond five feet higher
than said high water mark, with the right OF
fowage on the lands around said pond which
were upon the eighteenth day Of October A.
ID. 1889 OF the said A. NJ Stetson. and the same
Averill Pond which were at that date of the said
| A. NJ. Stetson. Also the right TO take dirt
gravel aud stone to build and maintain dam
at the outlet of Averili Pond on said lot, No
/ Il wifi 10 q ia he NJ
son was concerned Of drawing the said pond
three feet lower than low water mark. Also
the right and privilege by dam erected at inc
also TO erect dam at the outlet of Little Averil
Pond in said Averill, and 10 raise the water In
said pond above its natural level so as to flow
and cover with water seven acres of land ad
joining said ponds which were upon the 9Th day
OF February, A. ID. 1891 Of George II. Fitzgerald
and Rben c, Robinson doing business as CO
, partners under the name of the Averill Lun
Der Company also the right to have any land,
, which were at said date OF said Robinson and
Fitzgerald, co-partners as aforesaid. conveyed
, to the CoatIcook River Water Power Compsn,
for whom said George Gale was, in his lifetime
: trustee at ten dollars per acre for unimprove'
lands and such reasonable compensation a
5 might thereafter be agreed upon for improves
land such howage not TO exceed such as woul'
come from raising the water in Great Averil
Pond five feet above high water mark and |,
: Little Averill Pond two feet higher than tn
dam was upon the sixth day Of February, A. d
1891, and the right TO the said George Gale
{ pass over the lands which were at that date c
the said Robinson and Fitzgerald for the puf
pose OF erecting, repairing and managing SAT-
dams, as will more fully appear from the dee
Z of the said Robinson and Fitzgerald recorde'
. upon page ass, Book IS of the Land Records o
Essex County, and the deed of the said A. N
a Stetson recorded upon pages 4S6 ard 4s7, Book
of the Land Records OF the Town OF Norton
4 that the said George Gale held the title TO sal
lands in trust for the Costicook River wate
1 Power Company, corporation duly chartere
aud existing and having q place OF business
e Waterville, and was under contract to conve
said lands and the legal title to the same to IN
+ said Coaticook River Water Power Company
;. and that the said lands do not really belong
the estate of the deceased. but to the said Coat
a cook River Water Power Company
Aud therefore praying said court to grant hin
l. the said Y. G. Gale administrator as aforesait
a license to convey said lands and the legal tit
IS thereto to the said Coaticook River Water Pow,
Company;
q Whereupon said court did order that III
hearing and decision upon said petition be r
Z ferred to a session OF said court to be held
the Probate Office In Guildhsli. In said distrc
. on the first day of July at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. an
U that notice thereof be given by publishing
, certified copy of the record of said order once
week three weeks succe ssively previous Their
a TO IN the Essex County Herald, newspap,
y printed at Brighton in the County of Essex an
Al circulating in The neighborhood Of those int
ested, in order that all persons interests
z therein, being thereby duly notified therec
might then and there appear before said cou
r. and object to the granting OF said license II tn,
!. | see cause.
IL Done in court at Canaan this 7S,h day OF Ma
, A. ID. 1911.
y EDWIN .. cARLI., JUDGE.