Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-05-18

10 tlpnhfAb-t -. L. tunIinShaH, 1HDEt OF
Probate. WI hin and for the county Of Hancock
and State of Maine
D EsPECTFuLLY REPRESENTS the under
II signed Albert " Cushman OF Ellsworth
Hancock county, Maine, guardian Of Percy t.
Bragdon, minor heir OF Gilbert Il. Bra gdon late
Of Hancock, in said county deceased, that the
said Percy Is Bragdun, minor aforesaid T.
seized and possessed Of an undivided portion OF
certain real estate hereinafter described, which
said undivided portion Is more particularly spec
lied as follows. to wit Being all that undiv iied
part or parcel Of the real estate hereinafter de
scribed which said minor has ever acquired prior
to the date of this petition either by deed nheri-
bert H. Bragdon, deceased, and also by deed. in
heritance or otherwise from his sister, Winifred
kingman, formerly Winifred Bragdon} now lie
ceased, viz.
4 certain tract of land situated in the town Of
sullivan. Hancock county State of Maine, and
described! as follows, to wit The northern half
OF lot No. tone) of the town OF sullivan afore-
said as shown on plan of said town " ade by
james Peters, Esq, in lstt3 and being the -ame
premises formerly owned and occupied by Mel
tiah J. Bean, late of said sullivan, decea sed ex.
cepting, however, about three acres heretofO
set OF from the extreme nor herly portion OF
said lot and now or late owned by /aChariah Jel.
iison The premises hereby described arc bound
Ell on the north by said land OF Jelltson, on the
east by land formerly of the estate of Benjamin
Preble, now OF frenchman's Bay and Mt. Desert
Land and Water Company; and on the south by
land formerly owned and occupied by John
Bean late of said sullivan, deceased. now OF said
company; on the west by the tide waters OF
Taunton or sullivan Bay. That said undivided
portion of said real estate Is unproductye Of any
benefit to said minor; and that 1t would be for
benefit of said minor to sell said undivided por
ton of said real estate and expend the proceeds
for the support of said minor place the same
on interest for his benefit Wherefore your peti-
toner asks this honorable court to grant him a
license to sell at public auction private sale
the entire undivided portion of said real estate
OF which said minor is seized and possessed as
aforesaid, whatever that undivided portion may
be, or however the same may have been acquired,
and that the proceeds thereof may be used for
the support of said minor or placed at interest
for his benefit.
Dated this 3rd day of May. A. d. 1888.
ALBERT W. CUsHMAN, Guardian.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK, Sat a court of Probate held at
Bucksport, on the second Wednesday of May,
A. d. 1888.
On the Petition aforesaid Ordered That notice
be given by publishing copy of said petition,
with this order thereon, three weeks successfully
10 the Ellsworth American. newspaper printed
in Ellsworth. that all persons interested may at.
tend on the second " Wednesday of June next, at a
Court of Probate TO be holden in Ellsworth and
show cause, If any, why the prayer of said peti.
ton should not be granted. Such notice to be
given before said court.
3w20 o. p. CUNNINGHAM. Judge.
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