The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08

Bennington. therein complaining AN,
That Roland n. Harrington. Bernisl
u sheldon and Thomas IL Pratt, th.i
all OF said Dorset. on the 18th day o
October. 1915. were Justly indebted u
said Frank Dean and lola Dean IN TN
sum OF Two Thousand Dollars, spec
ified in one promissory note described
AZ follows. viz 49,
II se.ooooo.. Dorset. Vermont. octobe
4 18th, 1915.
10 Frank Dean and lola Dean, or order
the sum Of Two Thousand t.,00o) dol
lars. as follows. viz. Fifty dollars. OF
any multiple OF nifty dollars ON any in
per cent annually, payable seini-an,
nualiy on the first days OF January and
July In each year.
tSignedD. Roland y, Harrington
Berniss II. Sheldon.
Thomas II. Pratt.
I'll And that In order to secure paymen.
OF said note according to Its tenor and
effect, said Roland u, Harrington, Bcr-
on the 18th day OF October. 1919, In
consideration OF Two Thousand dollars
by their mortgage deed OF that date by
them duly executed. acknow lodged and
1 recorded did convey to said Frank and
lola Dean the following described lands
In Dorset, Bennington County, State OF
Vermont. viz.:--Said parcel of land II
situated about one mile norah OF DOT,
one. hundred nifty u50) acres OF land.
be the same more or less. Said real es-
tate il the farm commonly known A.
hs Pw III *. ss; w and eaynE
/ OF Serena II. Sykes to John II. sheldon
and Lillian A. Sheldon. and said last
will and Testament having been duly
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Manchester. Vermont. and said farm
having been by said Probate Court duly
and legally decreed 10 the said John u:
and Lillian a; sheldon: said last win
Volume twenty-six t26). Pages 22l. 222
223, and 224 Of Dorset Land Records.
and said decree has been recorded In
y ss os .sc Dorset lana H. sS
parcel of land Is also all and the same
real estate conveyed TO the within nam.
ed mortgagors by John II. Sheldon and
Se sss sh s.y ey Of oetns.
and recorded in the Land Records OF
said Dorset; for more definite descrip-
tion Of the lands and premises hereby
said Land Records and deed
Upon condition that II said note
should be paid according TO its tenor
and effect. then said deed to be void.
ready in court to be shown. will at
large appear. That said note with a
large amount of interest thereon due
In unpaid.
That said mortgage deed also pro-
vided, that, In the event of failure. on
the part OF the mortgagors to pay all
taxes assessed upon said premises. the
legal holder of said mortgage might
proper expense thereof to the principal
sum secured by said mortgage; that
such taxes have not been paid when
due and that the compliments have
taxes take to he amount ' Of twenty-one and
73-100 dollars assessed upon said pre-
misses.
That said Roland r. Harrington on
the 25th day of September. 1917. exc
cuted and delivered to Arvin w. Har-
rington, Jr., of Troy, Rensselaer, Coun-
ty. State of New York, a power of at
torney by which said Arvin w. Har..
authorized to sell and convey all of the
interest, right and title Of the said
Roland r. Harrington ~ and TO SAID
described real estate and to execute |
the said Roland X. Harrington therein, |
which said Power of Attorney was duly |
and legally acknowledged and was re-
corded in the Land Records OF said
Dorset in Volume 2S. Pages 2s5 and
ESQ.
That thereafter, on. to wit, the 25th
day Of February, 1918, said Roland II.
Harrington, by his said Attorney said
deed Of that date, duly signed. sealed;
executed and acknowledged. conveyed
to Thomas Il Pratt herein named, one
equal, undivided one.-third part Of said
lands and premises. being all of the in
terest OF said Roland r. Harrington
therein. said deed being recorded in
Volume 2S. Pages 2e7 and 29s, of said
Land Records OF said Dorset.
That thereafter. said Bcrniss p, Shell.
don and Winifred +. sheldon, husband
and wife. on. to wit the 18th day Of
February. 1918 BY, their warrantee
acknowledged and executed. conveyed
to said Thomas Il. Pratt all their right,
title and interest in and to said lands
and premises, being one equal, undi-
vided ne-third part thereof.
That thereafter. on to wit the
day Of 1918, said Thomas
b. Pratt, he then being sole owner OF
said lands and premises. by mortgage
Of said defendants, said lands and pre-
misses. and by virtue thereof said VIII
liams has. or claims TO have some inter-
est in said lands and premises
18th day OF September. 1918. said
Thomas b. Pratt. by warranty deed OF
that date. by him duly executed sold
and conveyed all q said lands and pre-
said defendants. subject to said two
and that said J. Gale Need
ham by virtue of said deed became and
still is sole owner Of said lands and
PROMISES ruDJtSt " Sdiu wv ihp' ~
cages |,
And praying that the said defend
ants be decreed TO pay To the Clerk
Of this Court. for the benefit of the
plaintiffs, the sums due and to grow
due on said note, and also whatever |,
sum Of money has already been paid
by the plaintiffs or that shall hereafter
be paid by them as taxes assessed up I
on said lands and premises with in
terest and costs. by a short day TO be
fixed by the Court and in default ,
thereof, that the defendants and all I
persons claiming by. from or under
them or either Of them be forever fore I
rlosed Of all equity OF redemption In
The premises.
And whereas 1t appears that the said .
defendant. said ]. Gale Needham now I
resides without the State OF Vermont .
20 that the ordinary process OF sub !
Doena cannot be served upon him; II
i therefore ordered that said defendant,
!. Gale Needham be notified 10 appear
before the Court Of chancery next 20
,e held At Manchester. within and for
Of June 1919. then and there
% make answer unto this bill OF COM !
,iaint by publishing the substance
hereof in the Manchester Journal. a
newspaper published at Manchester, in
aid county OF Bennington. the last OF :
which publications shall be not IeHs than
wenty days previous to said first Tues 4
lay OF June 1919; and said defendant III
y also hereby notified 10 cause his APP
,earance therein TO be entered with the
Jerk OF said Court on or before the
EXPIRATION OF forty-two days from date
Iereof otherwise said bill OF complaint