The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-24
Legal Notice
TESTIMONY IN FERPETUAM.
STATE OF VERMONT.
Caledonia County. -.

STATE OF VERMONT.
Caledonia Comfy, -.
II. f. Folsom Of Lyndonville in the County
of Caledonia and state OF Vermont being |
duly sworn, says:
That he resides in I.vndonville in said
County OF Caledonia and IS President OF the |
Vermont Valley Railroad a corporation dulv !
organized and existing under and bv yiTrue
of he laws OF the State OF Vermont; that
this affidavit IS made in behalf Of the Yer
mont Valley Railroad and its successors in |
interest; that said Vermont Valley Railroad
IS the defendant IN TWO actions Of trespass
now pending before the Windham County
Court within and for the County 81 Windham
and State OF NermOnt. and also is defendant
Ito suit in chancery now pending in rhe
Windham County Court OF chancery, in which
chancery suit said Vermont Valley Railroad
defendant. has filed d cross bill involving
subject matters contained in the original bill
and other matters arising therefrom: that
George e. Averill OF Brattleboro is the plain
tlH IN said Two actions OF trespass and the
orator in the said chancery proceedings that
said proceedings at law and in chancery in
voIve the determination OF the western boun-
dairy Of said Vermont Valley Railroad land
in the town and village Of Brattleboro east
eriy OF land upon which said Averill and his
wife. Nellie F.. Averill, reside in said Brattle-
boroi that said Vermont Valley Railroad
owns Other land in said town OF Brattleboro
whlch Is now occupied by its railroad. the
western boundary Of which. well as Of the
land adjoining said land upon which said
AverillS reside IS described in the recorded
4 location az the roadway Of the Vermont Val
j ley Railroad Company as set forth on Pages
j27o and 214. both inclusive. of Book p of
the Land Records q the Town Of Brattle-
Carrie Chase, both OF Brattleboro aforesaid:
and Mrs. Alice f. Meudan OF Springfield.
/ Ma saehusetts. each own land in the Town
ana lllage OF BrattlebOro aforesaid, west Of
and adjoining land within the aforesaid
recorded location, owned ny the Vermont
+ Valley Railroad that the title 10 parts of
said lands owned by the Vermont Valley
Railroad within said recorded location in the
+ Town Of Brattlehoro adjoining the land OF
persons above named Is and viii be the sub
Ject o. ieSai controversy between said Yer
\ mont Valley Railroad and the persons afare-
said or their successors IN interest that the
aHlahi eHpects thdl the title OF other land of
the Vermont Valley Railroad within said
recorded location in the Town 81 Brattleboro
and in other loves i'm said Windhsm Cn,,nt,
through which said railroad is located ma.
lie the subject Of legal controversy between
said Vermont Valley Railroad and other per
nam nov or hereafter owning land adioin-
ing land of said Vermont Valley Railroad
that Inc testimony Of each of the persons
hereinafter named - material in defence OF
the Aforesaid actions at law and in defence
or prosecution of said proceedings in Chan
Gerry or any other suits at law or in Chanrery
AveriH, Nellie f. Averill his wife Charles :
Chase and his wife Carrie Chase and Mrs.
, Alice Mendon, or any of them. their ra
! Spectlvs heirs and assigns. IN respect 20 land
va thin said recorded Iocaiion. a. well as
any other suits at Law or ia Chancery which
may be brought by or against other PARTIES
whom this afsnr is now unable to name in
respect land OF The Vermont Valley Rail
road within said recorded location n said
Braitleboro and o,her towns in said Windham
County through which said railroad is locat-
ed. and i material to establish the title.
claim and interest OF the Vermont Valley
Railroad in or To the land within said r..
corded location in the said town Of Erattle-
: boro and other towns in said Windham
| County in which said railroad i located:
,
{ eighty years
George f. Crowell, Of the age of about
eighty years;
J. \. \. Cox, Of the age Of about seventy
eight years:
Patrick Fleming. OF the age Of about SIX
4 Eugene Ferrlier, OF the age Of about sjv-
ty-two Years
Patrick Lynch Of the age ef about SIX
William H. Viuton. OF the age of about
seventy wears.
! O. ]. Pratt OF the age Of about eighty
years:
George Hines. Of the age of about seven.
' ty-t three years:
:. Flihu Thomas Of the ace Of about seven.
= ty-seven years;
Harry Lawrence of the age OF about six
: ty years:
Arthur Horton, of the age Of about six
ty years:
sixtv-six years '7''''' u the age u ANU
. tv-seven wars ana
Fred r. Thomas of the age Of about
sixty eight years; all of Brattleborc. afore
e SAID and
\ aaron H. wright, OF the age OF abou
eighty years; Of Springfield, Massachusetts
: ana
-NiS. t7"P"'a Ni't n OF the age OF ANU