The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-02-03

To Ph,iip Eastman Of Saeo, Hiram II. Hobbs Of
South Bereiek, and James OTIS MeIntire Of
Alfred, az in said County Of York:
GREETING.
~ lNHEREAs, at regular ses-
ISIS, w sion of tho County CoMNIs-
h'o' s,oSEns of the County Of York, be:
~. gun and held at Alfred, within and
for said County, on the second Tuesday OF
October A. ID. 1853, on the petition Of the
inhabitants of the towns of Acton and Lcb-
anon in said County of York, praying for the
discontinuance Of certain highway located
in the towns of Acton and Lebanon by tho
County Commissioners Of said County OF
York, on the petition Of Stephen Hubbard
& ais, to wit: that part Of said highway, be-
ginning at point in the valley, cast Of tho
road now travelled, near the store Of James
Ross, formerly occupied by Stephen Merrill,
and nearly opposite the dwelling house OF
Stephen Hubbard, passing on md over parts
Of the County and town roads on the route
to Little River Falls in Lebanon to the road
as now travelled, from the house OF James
Gcrrish in Lebanon, near the corner OF said
Gerrish's field, such proceedings were had,
as by the report of said Commissioners in the
premises, now on file, appears, "a true copy
whereof, End OF said original petition, with
the order of said Commissioners thereon, arc
hereunto annexcd.) from which adjudication
of said Commissioners upon said petition tho
said Stephen Hubbard & ais. party agrieved,
appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court. to
be held at Alfred, within and for said Coun-
ty of York, on the first Tuesday OF January
A. ID. 1854, and thereupon all farther pro-
cecdings were stayed in said Court Of Coun-
ty Commissioners until decision should be
had in said Supreme Judicial Court; and
at said term of said Supreme Judicial Court,
said appeal was accordingly entered, and
said Court did thereupon appoint You. be-
ing three disinterestcd persons, to perform
the duties hereinafter specified. that isto say:
You arc to cause attested copies OF the
original petition aforesaid to be served upon
the Clerks of the Towns of Acton and Leb-
anon in said County Of York, together with
notice of the time, place and purposes OF
your meeting for the performance OF the du-
ties hereafter named; you arc to cause cop
les Of the same, with q like notice, TO be pos
ted up in three public places in each of said
towns you are to cause copy OF the same,
and like notice. to be served upon the Coun-
ty Attorney of said County of York; aud
you are to publish three weeks successfully
an attestcd copy of said petition, with like
notice, in the Union newspaper printed In
Saco in said County, the first Of said publica-
tons, and each Of the other notices, TO be at
least thirty days before tho time Of said meet
ing, to be by you appointed as aforesaid -
At which time and place CATER 1t las been
satisfactorily shown that the above notices
have been duly given, and after being sworn,(
you are to proceed to view the route named
In said original petition, and other routes
and roads connected Herewith, and after
giving hearing to the parties and their
evidence, at some convenient place In
the vicinity, you are to report at tho term OF
said Supreme Judicial Court to be held ut
Alfred, within and for said County Of York,
on the FIRST Tuesday of April A. ID. 1904:
whether in your opinion the judgment OF SAID
County Commissioners. on the aforesaid pet.
ton should be in whole or in part affirmed
or reversed.
WrrSEss,-ErIIER SIlEPLEY, EsauiRr,
at Alfred, the ninth day Of January Ammo
Domini 1854.
JAMES OTIS MCINTYRE, Clerk.
YoRK, IS. January 10, 1854. The under
s;gnoI hv yirtuo of fhc fnro1oiny warrant.