At Court. of Probate holden at Litchfeid, soithm and for the District cf ,Litchjield, on the 29h dav Of ApriI, 1888:
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soithin and for the District of LitchGeid, on the 29ih day cf April, 1888:

 Present. Frederick Wolcott, Esq. Judge.

 TPON the petition of Ira Smith, of Litch- " field, in said distr;ct, showing to this Court that he is the parent and natural guardian Of Sally Jennette Smith, a minor of about ten years Of age, and Julia Ann Smith, minor of about nine years of age. both residing in said town of Litchfeld, tin said probate district, and that said minors are the joint owners in fee of certain resl estate situated in said town of Litchfeld, devised to them by their grand father Hicks Smith, deceased, to wit: of one parcel containing about 4 l-G acres, and half the barn thereon; and also of another parcel containing about S4 acres, both under the n- cumbrance of a life estate therein belonging to said Ira Smith. Also, of an undivided three -ffths in value of me dwelling house lately occupied by the said u'cRs Smith, deceased. and of half the barn ne'' ."e same, and of twO.thirds of small 9"eiilng house nearthe forge, (northerly ofs'd uwsnng house lately occupied by said Hicks) ""u VI parcel of land containing about ter, aS'es ana ot another tract of and containing aOoet l2 acres with blacksmith's shon thera' on; and of another tract containing ahont is acres-the other two. Rfths of which nronertv belongs to Lucy Simmons, and the same is uhuer the lncumbrance of life estate therein belonging to the widow of said Hicks, and af- ter her death of life estate therein belonging 2 to said Ira Smith. Also, of the undivided three ffths in value . of an undivided half of another tract of land containing about GS acres, under the incum- brance of n life estate therein belonging to the 5 widow of Hicks Smith, and after her death ol life estate therein belonging to said Ira Smith

 And further showing to said Court that said ' estate is unproductive to said minors, and dis

 advantageously situated, and that some of th.

 proceeds thereof are necessary for the nurtur,

 and education of said minors, and that it il

 for their interest that the same be sold ans 2 the proceeds vested in other real estate or ex - pended for their nurture and cducation-an,

 praying for power to sell and convey the sam

 according to law, as by petition on tie date, : APril 2s, 1888, in which said property is nor

 particularly described:

 WheTeHpon it Is ordered, That said petitio

 be continued 70 the sth day of July, issS. s n. the Probate OfRc0 in said LitchReld. at I

 o'clock A. M. and that notice Of the peudeu < cy thereof be given by publishing this ordq p three weeks sucecssively in the newspaDt

 printed at Litch6eld, the last of which publ As catiOns shall be at least sin weeks before sai

 5th day of July, 1888.

 A true copy of record.

 sel 47 FREDERICK WOLcoTr, Judge.