The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-08-08
10 the Honorable Justices of our Su-
preme Judicial Court, next to be
holden at Belfast, within and for the
County of Waldo, OH the third Tues.
day of September, A. d. 1901:

day of September, A. ID. 1901:
MARTHA J. OTIS and Nathan F. Houston,
vi both of said Belfast and John E. Chapman
OF Boston, i'll the County of Suffolk and Common
wealth OF massachusetts, trustees under the last
will of Albert b. Otis, late of said Belfast, de-
ceased, and said Nathan f. Houston in his own
right, respectfully represent that they are in
possession OF certain parcel of land, situated
of Maine, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake, at the shore of Gilkey's
Harbor. at the corner of land formerly OF Martin
Warren's heirs; thence, running north sixteen
degrees east tifty-four rods to stake marked
M. W. o. and H.; thence, north, siXty-three de
land formerly of said Warrens heirs to stake
marked j. w. o. and fl. at land formerly of .Iere-
mlah Warren; thence north, twenty -four degrees
east, by land formerly of said jeremiah Warren,
about seventy-tWo and One-half rods to a stake
marked j. W. X. o. and H., at land formerly of
Knowles thence, by said Knowles land south
SlXty-one degrees east one hundred and sixty
three rods to a stake marked X. o. and H.. at the
shore of Gikey's Harbor; thence, by the shore of
Gilkey's Harbor Southerly and westerly TO the
point begun at containing eghty-two acres and
seventy one square rods; together with all the
flats appurtenant thereto; and that by them
selves or those under whom they claim have been
in uninterrupted possession thereof for over ten
years, to wit since the nineteenth day of August
A. d. 1890 claiming an estate of freehold therein
that the source OF their title is a deed of
ranty from one Frank E. Marshall of said Isles
boro dated August 49, 1890, and recorded in the
WALDO registry OF Deeds IN Volume 22i, rage
29S, given to said Albert b. Otis then in life and
to said Nathan +. Houston tenants in common,
and devise under the will of said Albert B. Otis.
to said trustees; that an apprehension exists that
some persons unknown claiming as heirs de-
vises, or assigns by, through or under one John
&. Rowe and one Enoch 5. Lawrence, or either
of them, claim some right, title or interest in the
SAID premises adverse to the said estate of your
petitioners and that such apprehension creates
cloud upon the title, and depreciates the market
value OF their property.
Wherefore they pray that such persons I'M
known may be summoned TO show cause why
they should not bring an action to try then title
to the described premises.
Dated at Belfast, aforesaid, this eighteenth day
of July, in the year one thousand nine hundred
and one.
NATHAN F. HOUSTON,
JOHN f. CHAPMAN
trustees under 's SA a! M 4 hSTsfo S'
JOSEPH WILLIAMSON.
Attorney for petitioners.
WALDO S. July 18th. A. d. 1901.
Personally appeared Nathan F. Houston, above
named, and made oath to the truth of the allega-
ton in the foregoing petition that the supposed
claimants named therein are unknown.
Before me, JOSEPH WILLIAMSON,
Notary Public.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
COUNTY OF kNoN SIS.
In Vacation. July 10, 1901
Upon the foregoing petition. it is ordered that
service Of the same be made by causing a copy
OF SAID petition and OF this order of notice there
on, attested by the clerk of said Court for the
County of Waldo, to be published for three weeks
successfully in The Republican Journal, public
newspaper printed at Belfast, in said County, the
last publication to be at least fourteen days be-
fore the term of SAID Court to be holden within
and for said County on the third Tuesday of
September, A. d. 1901, that any claimant may
then and there appear and answer to said petit
ton. VILLA VI H. FOGLER.
Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court.
j., A true copy of the petition and order of Court
thereon Attest:
3W30 TILESTON WADIIN, Clerk.