Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-03-09
STATE or MAINE.

HANCOCK IS: - To the supreme Judicial
VlyILLIAM p. STEWART. Of the city,
w county and state OF New York,
i: That he Is In possession Of the following
| described real property situated on NeWburyj
Neck, so called, In the town Of Surry. Han
cock county. Maine, particularly described as
! follows. to wit;
| Bounded on the north by land formerly oc-
cnpied by Alfred Young row owned and oc-
| cupied by the said Stewart; the south by
| land formerly owned and occupied by Abiah
Clark. being the homestead lot of said CLARK
and later of his wife. Diadaniia f. Clark
bounded on the west by Bluehill bay and on
/ the east By Union river bay. containing thir-
~ seven acres. more or less
Excepting small triangular parcel near
| the sortherly line OF said lot particularly de-
serioed as conveyed in the deed, from William
p. Stewart TO Edward G. and Charles P.
Brisgs, dated October 2. 1907. and recorded
Hancock county registry of deeds. which said
excepted parcel was conveyed as aforesaid by
| said Stewart to said Briggs with covenants OF
| title and OF warranty on the part OF said
stewart upon which be may be liable.
2: That said William 2. Stewart, by him.
self and by those under whom he claims and
| by those claiming under him as 10 said Briggs
parcel have been In uninterrupted possession
OF said property Tor ten years or more claim
| ing an estate of freehold therein.
3: That the estate of the said William P.
Stewart in the real property above described.
excepting said Briggs parcel. is a fee simple
there and as 10 excepted parcel the estate
fee simple
4: That the source OF title Of the said vii.
! liam p. Stewart to the real property above
described. including said reel so conveyed
TO Briggs by covenants of title and o. war
Young to Moses aud Olive Carter, dated
March u, 1878. and recorded In book $50. page
-, OF said registry, warranty deed from Moses
& Olive Carer TO Byron p. Carter, dated
March 2. 1877, recorded In said registry, IN
book lts. page u, aud warranty deed from
Byron p. Carter to said William p. Stewart
Aarsa a
try in book 2ss, page s5i.
s: That apprehension exists that
the American Investors Trust, corpora
lion organized under the laws OF New
York, the American Builders Company, a
corporation organized under the Laws
OF New Jersey and the american
CANNED under tne laws of Rhode Island, or
some one or more Of said corporations, OF
persons unknown, claiming As assigns or
otherwise by. through Of under said corpora
tions. claim or may claim some right, title or
| interest IN the premises adverse to the estat,
Of the petitioner and adverse 10 the estate
conveyed by the petitioner in that part Of
said properly so conveyed to said Briggs.
9; That such apprehension creates cloud
upon ne ttlie and depreciAtes the market
value OF the above mentioned property.
:: That the said corporations have no Office
or place 81 business, nor any agent or altor-
ledge of your petitioner,
Wherefore the petitioner prsys that the
said American Investors Trust. American
Bnilders Company aud American Investors
Company 4ud any persons claiming under
them adverse v 10 the petitioner may be sum
moned 10 SLOW cause why they should not
bring an ack to try their title TO the above
described real property.
WILLIAM p srEwARr,
Ky his attorney. j. A. Peters, ir.
Ellsworth, Maine, March s 1891
STATE OF MAINE.
HAScocK ss.-Mareh s. 1901
Then personally appeared the above named
J. A. Peters, r., attorney for William P.
stewart, aud made oath that ne knoas the
canteuts of the above petition ana that the
same rs true OF his own knowledge, except the
matters stated on information and belief and
that as to those matters he believes them to
be true, Before me-
A. W KING.
Justice of the Peace.
IN THR SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IN VACATION.
Upon the above petition il Is ordered that
notice be given to the said American lives
,ors trust, American Builders Company and
American Investors Company and all persons
interested claiming under them o appear at
term OF the supreme iadicial court Tor Han
COCK county, Maine, next TO be held at Ellis
worth, within and for said county, on the
second Tuesday OF April, 1904, TO show cause,
II any they have, why they should not bring
an action TO try their title to the real property
described in the petition. and thst said mo-
tlce be given by publication of an attested
copy OF this petition and order of court
thereon in the Ellsworth American a news
paper publishs d at Ellsworg h, in said county,
for three weeks successfully, the last publ
cation to be at least fourteen days before the
said second Tuesday Of April, 1894;
ANDREW p. WIswELL.
-, Chief Justice Supreme Judicial Court
March z, ie0t.
true copy of the petition and order of
Attest:-JoHS f. KsowLros.
Clerk $. J. court.