The Republican journal., 1901-08-01
To the Honorable Justices of our Su-
preme Judicial Court, next to be
holden at Belfast, within and for the
County of Waldo, on the third Tues.
day of September, A. d. 1901:

MARTHA j. OTIS and Nathan f. Houston
III both of said Belfast and John E. Chapman
OF Boston, in 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
on Seven Hundred Acre Island, in the town of
lsleSborough, in the County of Waldo and state
of Maine bounded and described as follows:
beginning at stake, at the shore of Gikrv's
Harbor. at the corner of land formerly of Martin
Warren's heirs; thence. running north sixteen
degrees east fifty -four rods to a stake marked
NJ W. O and H.; thence, north SXty-three de
grees west seventyfour and one half rods by
land formerly OF said Warren's heirs to ID stake
marked j. w. o. and H. at land formerly of .Iere-
man 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. .. and H., at land formerly of
Knowles; thence, by said Knowles land, south
sixty one degrees east one hundred and sixty
three rods Is 10 stake marked H. o: and H. at the
shore OF GilkeyS Harbor; thence, by the shore of
Gl!keys Harbor southerly and westerly, to the
point begun at containing eighty acres and
seventy one square rods; together with all the
hats appurtenant thereto; and that by them
selves or those under whom they claim have been
III uninterrupted possession thereof for over ten
years, to wit, since the nineteenth day of August.
A ID. 1890. claiming an estate of freehold therein;
that the source OF their title is deed of war
ranty from one Frank E. Marshall of said Isles
boro, dated August 10 1890, and recorded in the
Waldo Registry of Deeds i'll Volume 227 Page
29s, given TO said Albert *. Otis, then in life and
10 Sdlu NdIlldn L. houston as tenants III 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
yises, or assigns by, through under one John
&. Rowe and one Enoch S. Lawrence, or either
Of them, claim some right, title or interest in the
SAID sad 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.
J.. Wherefore they pray that such persons I'M
known may be summoned to show cause why
they should not bring an action to try their title
to the described premises.
Dated at Belfast aforesaid, this eighteenth day
OF July, i'll the year one thousand nine hundred
and one.
MARTHA j. OTIS,
NATHAN F. HOUSTON,
JOHN f. CHAP
Trustees under the last will Of Albert B, OTIS.
NATHAN F. HOUSTON,
Attorney for petitioners.
WALDO sS. 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 PafnEs named therein ere aT are nnknoWn " ~
Notary Pubc.
SUPREME JUDICIAL CuURT
COUNTY OF kNON SIS.
In Vacation, July 49, 1901.
Upon the foregoing petition. it is ordered; that
service OF the same be made by causing 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 sad Court to be holden within
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
thereou Attest:
3wao T1LEsToN WADIIN, Clerk.