Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-08-28
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
en- name was Edith A. Stiles, that she mar
ried Henry w. Clark on the 26th day of
December, 1902; that they hsd children
born to them as follows: Earl P, born De-
cember 4, 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
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 S2350,0 90, less mort
gage upon the same OF $4,000. That the
personal property waF appraised at S1324.50
That said Probate Court decreed said
farm, one third to said petitioner, and the
other two thirds to the said Earl P, Theda
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 M, and
dulv qualified that she and her children
resided upon the farm above described.
That Oh the 24th day of November, 1909,
said petitioner was married to the said
Frank M. Edwards; that he 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 2.
That said petitioner and the said Frank
M. Edwards continued to live upon said
farm until September II, 1910. That just
previous to said last named date said Frank
M. 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 in
his own name in the Barton Savings Bank
& Trust Company, of Barton. That on the
9th day OF September, 1910, said Frank M.
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 Septem Der, 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, without 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 5n6 Is UNA TO S6G.
And praying that she may be authorized
by said Honorable Court to seIl and deed
said farm described aforesaid, and give
good title to said farm without the sigma
ture of her husband, the said Frank M.
Edwards, according to section 3044 Public
Statutes of Vermont, and that said Court
may make such other and further orders in
the pre- mlses az the circumstances Of the
case may require.
And whereas 1t being made to appear
that the said Frank M. Edwards Is without
this State 80 that personal service cannot be
made upon him, it is ordered that the said
Frank M. Edwards appear before the Court
OF Chancery, next to be held at Newpor
within and for the County of Orleans, then
and there in said Court to answer to the
foregoing petition of the Oratrix by the
publication OF the above substance of said
petition ana Of this order In the Orleans
County Moaitor, weekly newspaper pub
Ilsned at Barton, in said County, for three
successive weeks, the last of which publ
cations TO be not less than twenty days
prior to the 18th day OF September. 1912
And the said petitionee is also notified tc
cause his appearance to be entered with
the clerk of said court on or before the ex-
pirstion of forty two days from the 18th
day OF August, 1912, then and there IN sale
court TO answer the same, or said petition
shall BE- taken as con tossed.
Given under my hand ar Newport thi
18TH day OF August, A. d. 1912
H. B. UUSHMAN,
Clerk.
f. W. BALDWIN, Solicitor.