Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-09-04
ORLEANS COUNTY COURT OF
CHANCERY
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF VERMONT,
ORLEANS COUNTY, IS.
Whereas there has been filed in my Office
by the oratrix, Edith A. Edwards, of Bar
ton In the County of Orleans and State of
Vermont, her petition against Frank M.
Edwards formerly Of Glover, thereupon
complaining and saying: That her maid
ried Henry w. Clark on the 26th day of
December, 1902; that they had children
born to them as follows: Earl P, born De-
cember L. 1898, Theda B. and Thelma NJ,
twins, born August "a, 1903. That SAID
Henry w. Clark died April II, 1908. That
said Henry w. Clark died possessed of a
farm in Glover In said County described as
follows:-"Being part of lots No. SO and
No. 100 in the town of Glover" That the
Probate Court for the District of Orleans
appointed appraisers upon said estate who
appraised said farm at $3.50 60, less mort
gage upon the same of $4,000. That the
personal property was appraised at $l324.50
That said Probate Court decreed said
farm, one third to said petitioner, and the
other two thirds to the said Earl P, Theds
B. and Thelma NJ, share and share alike,
and decreed said personal property to said
petitioner. That said petitioner was ap-
pointed guardian for her said children,
Earl P, Theda B., and TheIma NJ, and
duly qualified; thar she and her children
resided upon the farm above described.
That on the 24th day of NoVem Der, 1909
said petitioner was married to the said
Frank M. Edwards; that ne Immediately
went to live upon said farm, with said pc
titiODer and her children, and carried on
said farm with the help of said Earl P.
That said petitioner and the said Frank
M. Edwards continued to live upon eaid
farm until Septem Der II, 1910. That just
previous to said last named date said Frank
NJ. Edwards prevailed upon said petitioner
to allow him to sell the cows upon said
farm, which he did for the sum of six hum
dred dollars, and deposited said money 10
his own name in the Barton Savings Bank
& Trust Company, of Barton. That on the
9th day of Septem Der, 1910, said Frank M i.
informed said petitioner that he was going
to Boston, Massachusetts; that she believes
he did that afterwards she learned that on
said 9th day of September, 1910, he drew
out said six hundred dollars from the Bar
ton Savings Bank & Trust Company; that
he has not returned to the State of Yer
mont since, SO that a subpoena can be
served upon him.
And further averring that said petitioner
Is unable to carry on said farm and is
obliged to sell the same. That as the law
now is, ithout the aid of said Honorable
Court, she cannot sell the farm and give
good title to said farm without the sigma
ture OF her said husband upon the deed,
which she Is unable to get.
And praying that she may be authorized
by said Honorable Court to sell and deed
said farm described aforesaid, and give
good title to said farm without the sigma
ture of her husband, the said Frank nj
Edwards, according to section 3044 Public
Statutes of Vermont, and that said Court
may make such other and further orders in
the premises as the circumstances OF the
case may require.
And whereas 1t being made to appear
that the said Frank NJ. Edwards is without
this State SO that personal service cannot bt
made upon him, It is ordered that the said
Frank M. Edwards appear before the Cour
OF Chancery, next to be held at Newpor
within and for the County Of Orleans, ther
and there in said Court to answer to TIT
foreg DING petition of the Oratrix by TIT
publication of the above su distance of sale
petition and of this order in the Orleans
County Monitor, weekly newspaper pub
lished at Barton, In said County, for three
successive weeks, the last of which publ
cations to be not less than twenty day
prior to the 26th day OF September, 1912
And the said petitionee is also notified tt
cause his appearance to be entered will
the clerk of said court on or before the ex
piration of forty two days from the 15tl
day of August, 1912, then and there in salt
court to answer the same, or said petition
shall be taken as confessed.
Given under my hand at Newport thi
18th day of August, A. D. 1872
II. B. CUSHMAN,
F. w. BALDWIN, Solicitor.