Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-02
AegaI Notices.
STATE OF MAINE.

4 STATE OF MAINE.
HAscocK.Iss. = To the Supreme Judicial
Court
4 HARLAN p. SYLVESTER, Of Castine.
III Hancock County, Maine, respectfully
| represents:
1: That he is in possession Of the follow
! ing described real property situated in Cas-
tine aforesaid, particularly bounded and de-
A certain parcel of land in said Castine,
bounded as follows:
Beginning on the southerly side Of the road
| leading from Castine Village to the light
1 house on land now or formerly Of William
| MorgTage; thence by said Morgrage's land
| southerly and easterly to the shore Of Cas-
| tine Harbor; thence southerly and westerly by
| said shore fifteen and one-half rods to a stake
and stones; thence northerly and westerly
about twenty-five rods to the road above
| corner of the dwelling house now or formerly
| occupied by Martha A. Sylvester to sta Ike
| and stones; thence mort her1y and easterly by
| said road to bounds first mentioned, contain
| ing two acres more or less.
Also another parcel of land on the opposite
| side of said road bounded as follows:
Beginning on the northerly and westerly
| side of the road above mentioned on land
now or formerly of William Morgrage afore-
| said; thence northerly and westerly by said
| land about thirty two rods to a stone wall as
| it existed partly laid up in November 1873;
thence southerly and westerly by said stone
wall eight rods to a stake; thence southerly
| and easterly TO a stake and stones side of the
| road above mentioned; thence northe rly and
easterly by said road eight rods to the POUNDS
| first mentioned. containing one and one half
| acres, more or less.
| The above two parcels of land being the
| same premises set off on execution in favor
of Joseph Fl. Stearns against Joseph II. Syl-
vester; said execution and the levy thereon
| being recorded December 26th, 1873, in Book
| l46, Page 321, of Hancock County Registry of
| Deeds. and being the same premises described
as conveyed in the quit claim deed from
Joseph H. Stearns to Benjamin A.. Reyes,
| dated December 8, 1873. and recorded in said
| Registry in Book lI6 Page 2I9:
| Q: That he, the said Harlan P. Sylvester,
has been in uninterrupted possession of said
| real property for ten years or more claiming
an estate of freehold therein;
8: That the estate of the said Sylvester in
| the real property hereinabove particularly
| aforesaid property;
| 4: That the source Of title of the said Syl-
| vester is a conveyance from Philip Jarvis,
| agent OF the Proprietors of Township Number
| Three. to Joseph Perkins dated January 80,
| 1897 and recorded in Book 5, Page 1873, of said
Registry OF Deeds, which conveyance was
authorized by resolve of the General Court
| of Massachusetts, passed November II. 1885
as recited in said deed. From said original
| source of title the said Sylvester derives title
by the following conveyances and Wills the
| books and pages below referred to being of
SAID Registry of Deeds, except where other
| wise specified, to witt
| Will of Joseph Perkins, probated October
| 1878, recorded in the Probate Records of Ham
| cock County, in Book 6, Page 400; release deed
of Margaret Perkins, widow of Joseph Per-
| kins, to Otis Little, Ebenezer Perkins, John
| Brooks and Parker Brooks dated April "a,
| 1919 Book SO. Page %; petition to the Probate
| Court for partition of land and proceedings
| thereon, recorded in Book 6, Page $50 of the
Probate Records; warranty deed, Dorothy Lit
tie to John Brooks, dared May 81, 1920, Book
49, Page 237; warranty deed, John Brooks and
wife to Robert Perkins dated July II, 1924,
Book 40, Page II; warranty deed, Robert Per-
kins to Otis Little dated September 20, 1923
Book IS, Page 1874; warranty deed, Otis Little
| and others to Joseph W. Sylvester dated
March 8, ls49, Book IS, Page 273; win of Joseph
| corded in the Probate Records aforesaid, book
| 81. page 476; quit claim decd, Martha A. Syl-
vester to Joseph II. Sylvester dated December
| H. 1885, in Book 1872, Page 227; release deed
Joseph Fl. Sylvester to Sarah V Sylvester
| dated December o. 1875 Book 146, Page $780,
sheriffs deed, j. Henry Sylvester and others
| to George NJ. Warren dated December is, 1882,
Book 1877 Page 2iS; quit claim deed, George M.
Warren to Sarah V. Sylvester dated Septem-
Der IS, 1888, Book 1856. Page $50; quit claim deed
February IS, 1884. Book 1873, Page II; mortgage
deed, Sarah V. Sylvester to George M. War
rem dated December 5. 1888, Book 237, Page 17oa
and foreclosure thereof dated December 2s,
1889, recorded in Book 2i2, Page 279, and as
signme MT of same, George NJ. Warren to Har-
Ian p. sylvester dated September 10, 1890,
Book 255 Page 1856; quit-claim deed, George
M Warren to Harlan P. sylvester, dated Feb
ruary 2S, 1884 Book $751; Page Ala; release deed,
Oscar p. Cunningham, trustee, to Harlan P.
Sylvester, dated January 81, 1903, Book 3S7,
Page 4l6 and also by warranty deed from
Martha A. Sylvester exercising the Power of
vester Harlan P. Sylvester, dated March is,
1885 and recorded in Book 1885, Page S39.
5: That an apprehension exists that certain
persons unknown to the petitioner claiming
as heirs, devisees, or otherwise, of or under
Benjamin A. Keyes, late of Orland, in said
county, claim some right, title or interest in
the premises hereina6ove particularly de-
scribed adverse to the estate of the petitioner
| 6: That such apprehension creates cloud
upon the title of the petitioner and depre-
ciates the market value of his property afore-
said.
I: That the names and residences of said
| supposed claimants are unknown to the petit
toner and his attorney; but that none of said
supposed claimants reside in the state OF
Maine to the knowledge and belief of the pc
titioner and his attorney;
| WHEREFORE the petitioner prays that
said supposed claimants may be summoned
| to show cause why they should not bring an
action to try their title to the said above de
| scribed real property.
Ellsworth, Maine, August q, 1903.
HARLAN P. SYLVESTER
by his attorney John A. Peters, Jr.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK S. August 81 1903
Then personally appeared John A. Peters
Jr., attorney for Harlan P. Sylvester. and
made oath that the allegations contained in
this petition are true to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief. Before me,
ELIZABETH 7. CUsHMAN,
Appointed by the Governor to administer
oaths and take acknowledgements of deeds.
Commission expires February 20. 1906
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK In the Supreme Judicial Court
in vacation.
Upon the foregoing petition it is ordered
that notice be given to all persons claiming
the premises described therein, or any part
thereof as heirs, devisees, or otherwise, of or
under Benjamin A. Reyes, to appear before
the Supreme Judicial Court next TO holden at
Ellsworth within and for the County of Han
cock on the second Tuesday of October A. D.
1903 by publishing attested copy of said
petition and this order of court theI con three
weeks successfully in the Ellsworth Amerl-
can, q newspaper printed in Ellsworth in
our said county of Hancock the last publica-
ton to be thirty days at least prior to said
second Tuesday of October next, that they may
then and there in our said court appear AID
show cause why they should not bring an ac-
ton to try their title to the described premises.
August "a 1908. ANDREW p. WIswELL,
Chief Justice Supreme Judicial Court.
A trua conv Of the petition and order of