The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-21
State of Maine.

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To THE SUPREME JUDICIAL 'oURT
Inc undersigned, Leonora }. Knowles and Ed
gar {. Knowles both of lslesboro in said county
respectfully represent
FIRST: That ON May I, 1873, Joseph Philbrook
late of said Islesboro deceased, was the owner
of certain lot of land situated on Seven Hun
bred Acre Island i'll said town of Islesboro bound
ed as follows:
On the north by land o. Hiram Dodge: on the
west by land of William lhilbrook southwestern
ly by land OF Job Phbrook and Robert Trim and
Southery, easterly and n0rtheasterly by the shore
OF the bay and containing one hundred acres be
the same more or less being tine same lot of La d
that said Phllbrook purchased OF Israel Thorn
dixie. David Sears and lillian Prescott and the
same lot that said Joseph PhiIhrook then lived
on
Second; That on said 7th day of May 1928 said
Joseph PnllDroOk conveyed the aforesaid ,remi-
ses III mortgage to James rocket of Ninaihaven
10 secure the payment by said Joseph Phbrook
10 sag James Crockett OF the sum OF one hundred
and fifty dollars in SIX months from tie date of
said mortgage with interest, the condition of said
mortgage being as follows:
crowded nevertheless that if the said Joseph
fnllOro0k his heirs, executors or admin ,rA+nrS
pay 10 the sad James Crockett, his heirs eXecI-
tors, admnStra tors or assigns the sum of one,
hundred and fifty dollars II six months from the
datt OF these presents With interest then this
deed rs also certain note bearing even date with
THESE presents given by Tie said Joseph PhiIhrook
10 tne sald James Crockett 10 pay the sum and
interest at the time aforesaid shall both be void
OtntrWlit shall remain in tul force"
Thld: That sad Joseph Phllbrook and those
ma lI1 Ms tNldlt III SAID premises nave been
uninterrupted possession of such real estate for
twenty Years after the expiration of the time
limited III said mortgage for the full performance
o. tlt condition thereof, to wit from November /
ISIS, to The day IF The date OF this petition
Fourth: That said mortgage is duly recorded
III volume page 26s of Waldo deeds. That no
discharge OF SAID mortgage is recorded and the
record title of said real estate is incumbered by
such uudScharged mortgage.
ruth; That your petitioners have a vested
free hold estate in all OF the land originally sub
Ject TO sad mortgage except in portion thereof
G g1a by said Edgar {. Knowles to Charles
described as follows, to wit
o certain tract OF parcel of land situated on
Seven Hundred Acre Island nj said I>le>boro,
bound standing on the bank ON the nOrtherly
SIDE OF the point of land extending from said
Grantor's farm easterly into the waters OF Gill
keys Harbor; thence $. lie 81 w. S53 feet to ii
stone bound standing on the southtry bank of
above named point; thence eastery, nolthery
and westerly around said point to the place of
beginning. Together with the shore and flats
extending to low water mark and as far west as
the first line above named extended northerly
ana southcrly, Containing eleven and one fourth
acres nearly.
lhat sad Leonora j. Knowles is the owner in
StFefalty OF a certain portion of said nortgagcd
premises winch SAID portion is bounded and de-
Beginning at a stake and stones at the north
westerly corner OF Robert Trims farm; thence
running south SiNty-SiX degree east one .urdrpd
ana seventy rods on the line ut sand Trims land
to a stake aud stones; thence north twenty five
degrees east fifteen rodS,iHd two links to 4 spruce
nee; Thence north fifteen degrees east tGirty-
thfet fods ana nint Inks to a spruce tree thence
north SlXty-SiX degrees west twenty three. rods
ana twenty links to stake and stones III nee
south sINty-e light degrees six rods and eight
INKS TO stake ana stones: thence inorth sixteen
degrees west sixteen rods, 10 Il sta r and stone:
thence north twenty five degrees east five rods to
a stake ana stones; thence north siNtv-siX de-
grees west about one hundred and eleven rods
to yellow birch tree ON the line of Joel Thomas
land; thence sou il forty five degrees west about
forty-ohe rods on the itnc OF said Thomas land
ana JOB Plillbrook to the place of beginning
containing fifty acres more on less
That said Edgar G. Knowles is the owner in
seVeIalty o. the remainder of said property
when was lnortgaSed by said Joseph Phi!hrook
TO sad James Crockett hereinbefore stated
except certain parcel conveyed by him TO one,
which said parcel has been conveyed by said
Edgar {. Knowles to said Charles Dana Gibson
by a deed dated Sept. Sh. A. ID. 1903 with gener-
al covenants of warranty
In therefore respectfully pray that if after
notlce TO all persons Interested as provided by
law no evidence be offered of any payment with
III sad twenty years or OF any other CT within
said time in recognition of the existence of said
mortgage AS ii valid mort gage, the count upon
nearing may enter Il decree letting forth tine
factS anu Its findings i'll Relation thereto and
your petitioners hereby make oath that the said
James Crockett, ortgagee, or the persons claim
ing under INN are unknown to them, except I'M
der the general description of persons Claiming
by, through or under said Jane; Crockett
Dated at said lsleSbOro, this thrtieth dav of
November, 1908.
+. KNOW LES,
L. J. X NOWJE