Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-03-23

STATE OF MAINE,

4 81 tFF WthlHE
HArcocK IS; = IT, the Supreme judicial
Wy lillian p. STEWART, Of the city,
! w county and state " New York, re-
| /: That he is in possession of the following
| described real property situated on Newbury
| Seck. so cal !, iu the ~ Is ssaffy, dan
| cock county. Maine, particularly descrlb bed as
| follows, to wit:
Bounded on the north by land formerly oc-
M = Tired Young now ewned and &C.
cupIeu by the said Stewart; on the south by
land formerly owned and occupied by Abijah
Clark, being the homestead lot Of said Clark
bounded on the west by Biuehill bay and on
the east by Union river bay. containing thir-
ty. seven acres, more or less.
Excepting small triangular parcel near
the southerly line Of said lot particularly de-
scribed as conveyed in the deed from William
P. Stewart to Edward 9. and Charles p.
October 20, 1902. in book 1888, page 1879, Of the
Hancock county registry of deeds, which said
excepted parcel was conveyed as aforesaid by
title and OF warranty en- the part Of said
Stewart upon which he may be liable.
D. That said William p. Stewart, by him
self and by those under whom he claims and
by those claiming under him as to said Briggs
parcel have been in uninterrupted possession
OF said property for ten years or more claim
ing an estate Of freehold therein.
81 That the estate Of the said William p.
stewart IN the real property above described,
excepting said Briggs parcel, is a fee simple
therein and as to excepted parcel the estate
conveyed by said Stewart to said Briggs is .
fee simple.
A. That the source Of title Of the said will
liam P. Stewart to the real property above
described, including said parcel so conveyed
ranty Is by warranty aeed ' from ap eolpe
Young to Moses and Olive Carter, dated
March u, 1873. and recorded in book $50, page
8 Olive Carter to Byron p. Carter, dated
March 8. 1877, recorded in said registry, in
BS1en l1s Page ~ and a,d wSTrnpty deed from
dated May II, 1895. and recorded in said regis
try, in book 2ss, page 854.
q: That an apprehension exists that
the American Investors Trust, corpora
ton organized under the laws of New
corporation organized under the laws
Investors Company, q corporation or
ganized under the laws Of Rhode Island, or
persons unknown, claiming as assigns or
otherwise by. through or under said corpora
lions, claim or may claim some right, title or
interest in the premises adverse to the estate
of the petitioner and adverse to the estate
conveyed by the petitioner in that part Of
SAID property so conveyed to said Briggs.
upon the title and depreciates the market
value Of the above mentioned property.
z: That the said corporations have no Office
or place OF business. nor any agent or attor-
ney within the State of Maine to the know
Ledge OF your petitioner.
said American Investors Trust, American
Builders Company and American Investors
company and any persons claiming under
them adversely to the petitioner may be sum-
moned 10 show cause why they should not
bring an action to try their title to the above
described real property: s
By his attorney, ]. A. Peters, jr.
Ellsworth, Maine, March 5, 1904.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK ss.-March 5, 1904.
J. A. Peters, jr., att orney for William P.
Stewart, and made oath that he knows the
contents OF the above petition and that the
same is true OF his own knowledge, except the
matters stated on information and belief and
that as 10 those matters he believes them to
be true. Before me.
A. W. KING,
Justice of the Peace.
IN THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IN VACATION.
Upon the above petition it is ordered tha$
notice be given to the said American Inves-
tors Trust, American Builders Company and
interested claiming under them 10 appear at
term of the supreme dicial court for Han
cock county, Maine, next to be held at Ellis
worth, within and for said county, on the
if any they have, why they should not bring
an action TO try tbei title to the real property
described in the petition, and that said no.
tice be given by publication OF an attested
copy of this petition and order of court
thereon in the Ellsworth American. news
paper publish at Ellswor, h, in said county,
for three weeks successfully, the last publ
cation to be at least fourteen days before the
ANDREW p. WIswELL,
Chief Justice Supreme Judicial Court.
March z, 1904.
A true copy of the petition and order Of
court thereon.
Attest:-JoHN F. KNowLros,
Clerk s. j. court.