The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-01
State of M aine.

To the Honorable. the Judge OF the Probate
Court in and for the County of Somerset:
Respectfully Represents Samuel F. Malbon
Of Boston in the County OF Suffolk and State
OF Massachusetts, brother of James Malbon
late OF Skowhegan in the County of Somerset
and state OF Maine, deceased, Emma F.
Fowler of said Skowhegan, child OF deceased
sister OF the said James Malbon, that the other
heirs of the said James Malbon in this state
are Sophronia f. Lord OF Skowhegan sfere-
said, daughter OF a deceased sister of James
Malbon, and Chandler Robinson of Cornville
aforesaid, father OF Ava Robinson deceased,
and Mary J. Lane of Waterville in the, County
of Kennebec, daughters of a deceased sister of
the said James Malbon that the heirs of the
said James Malbon reside in other states and
the children of deceased brothers and
sisters OF the said James Malbon, viz:-John
c. Malbon of Walla Walla, Washington, Mary
c. Harrison, La Cross Wisconsin, Hortense
IL. jenkins of Waltham. Massachusetts,,
Thomas Flanders of San Francisco, California
Charles +. Malbon OF Rome in the Kingdom OF
Italy, Mary E. Atkins OF Somerville, Blanch
NJ Starbird Of Roxbury, Moses Eugene Merrill
of West Newbury, Helen j. Murphy OF Rox-
bury, Sal ah j. Merrill OF Whitman, and Mary
Hortense Merrill of Jamaica Plain. all in the
state Of Massachusetts, and Byron j. Robin
son of Cornville in the County OF Somerset
and State Of Maine, son OF a deceased sister OF
the said James Malbon.
Your petitioners further represent that said
James Malbon left the following desert led
real estate in this state undevised, VIA GER
tain triangular piece of land situated in Skow
hogan in the County of Somerset and state of
leading from the Great Eddy to Malbon E
Mills and bounded as follows, viz:-commenc-
ing on the west side of said road on the line
between land formerly owned by Daniel W
Parkman and land formerly occupied by
Eusebius Weston, thence northerly on said
line twenty six rods and thirteen links to a
stake and stones; thence northeastly on the
line OF the Searle's land about twenty rods
and thirty links to the road, thence southerly
on said road about thirtysix rods to the
bounds begun at, together with the buildings
ISf :
conveyed to the said James Malbon by Lydia
j. Soule and Elisha X. Soule by their deed
dated Septe m Der l. 1873, and recorded in the
Somerset Registry of Deeds Vol. 40. page 2s0
Also another parcel Of land situated in said
Skowhegan and bounded as follows, viz:-on
the north and west by land owned and occu-
pied by Jonas Parlin and on the east by land
formerly owned and occupied by Reuel Wes-
ton, and on the south by the Kennebec River
containing twenty acres more or less. Said
premises lying on both sides OF the road lead
ing from Skowhegan village to Norridgewock
on the north side OF the river. Being the same
premises conveyed to the said James Malbon
by Laura J. Lyford by her deed da ed October
5, 1855, and recorded in the Somerset Registry
OF Deeds, Vol. 10s, Page 264
Also another piece of land with the build
ings thereon standing, situated in Skowhegan
Village and bounded and described as follows,
vz:-on the north by the road leading from
5kowhegan Bridge to the Great Eddy $50 call
ed y, on the east by a road decided by James
Dinsmore to the town OF Skowbegan, on the
south and west by land formerly owned by
James Dlnsmore. said lot being about eight
rods and four feet the road which
bounds it on the north and eight rods on the
road which bounds it on the east, Said
lot being square and containing about
seventy-fouI square rods. Being the
same premises conveyed to James Malbon
by Barnebas Palmer and David Perkins
by their deeds dated November 3, 1855
and recorded in the Somerset Registry OF
Deeds, Vol. 81, Page SO, and June 20, 1853, and
recorded in the Somerset Registry of Deeds
Vol So, page 22o, to which deeds and records
fuh do TO-
lar description of the premises hereby con-
veyed that the owners of said real estate can
not dispose OF their separate interests without
loss.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that Amos
K. Butler OF Skowhegan. or some other suit
able person, be authorized to sell said real
estate at private sale and distribute the pro
ceeds, after paying expenses among said heirs
according to their respective rights therein.
Dated this Sth day OF June A. ID. 1897
SAMUEL FOGG MALBON.
EMMA f. FOWLER.