The Republican journal., 1904-01-28
State of Maine.

'-hLbo, 80
To THE SUPREME JUDICIAL 'oURr
The Undersigned, Leonora }. Knowles and Ed
gar u knowles, both of Islesboro in said county
respectfully represent ''
First: That on May !, 1875 Joseph Philbrook.
late of said Islesboro, deceased, was the owner
OF certain lot of land situated on Seven Hun
dred Acre Island in said town of Iseshoro bound
ed as follows:
On the north by land OF Hiram Dodoe. on tho
west by land of William t'hilbrook: Southwestern
~ by land of Job Philbrook and Robert Trim ana
Southerly eaSttrly and northeastern bv the shore
OF the bay and containing one hundred acres be
the same more or less, being the same lot of laJ d
mat l;t sad Phllbrook purchased of Israel Thorn
same lot that said Joseph Phiihrook then lived
on.
Second: That on said 18th day of Nav 1898 s,is
Joseph fhllbrook conveyed the AZORES id premi-
seS in mortgage to James Crockett of Vmainayen
to secure the payment by said Joseph PhlhrooE
to said James Crockett of the sum OF one h;InCIreJ
ana MY dollars N SIN months from TIE date OF
said mortgage with interest the condition Of said
mortgage being as follows:
rfovldeq nevertheless that il iiIe said Josepb
PhIlbrook his heirs, executors or administrators
pay to the said James Crockett. hi, heirs. eXeeu-
1orS, admhStrators or assigns the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars n six months from the
date OF these presents with interest then this
deed rs also certain note bearing even date with
tntSe presents gwen by the said Joseph Phllbrook
to the said James Crockett TO pay the sum and
interest at the time aforesaid Slii both be void
otherwise shall remain in tui force
1hlfd: That Sa Joseph PhilhroOk and those
| having his estate in said premises have been IN
uninterrupted possession of such real estate for
twenty years after the expiration of the time
o. tht condition thereof, to wit from November l.
1928 to The Gay of the date OF this retition
j. Fourth; Ihat said dsa mortgage M IS duly recorded
discharge OF sad mortgage is recorded and the
record title of said real estate is ircumbered by
such undlScharged mortgage.
Fifth: That your petitioners have a vested
free hold estate in all of the land originally sub
lect 10 sai4 mortgage except in portion thereof
conveyed by said Edgar {. Knowles to Charles
Dana Gibson of New York n Y, bounded and
described as follows to wit:
{, certain tract or parcel of land situated On
Seven Hundred Acre Island IN said Islesboro,
and described as follows; Beginning at stone
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 Gil
keys HarbOr; thence S. IL 81 W. S53 feet to a
stone bound Standing on the soutlerly bank of
above named point; thence eaSterly, nOrtheriy
and westerly around said point TO the place Of
beginning Together with the shore and fats
extending to low water mark and as far west as
and southerly Containing eleven and one-fouth
/ acres nearly.
mat said Leonora j. Knowles is the owner in
SeNeralty OF certain portion OF said mortgtged
premises which SAID portion is bounded and de-
Scribed as follows: ~
feginnlng at a stake and stones at the north
westerly corner of Robert Trims farm: thence
running south SiXty-SiX degrees east one pundred
and seventy rods on the line OF SAID Trims land
to stake and stones; thence north twenty five
hee; thence north fifteen degrees east thirty
three rods and nine links to spruce trer; thence
/ north SlXty-SiX degrees west twenty-thrce rods
and twenty links to stake and stones; thence,
south sixty eight degrees west six rods and eight
links to stake and stones: thence north sixteen
degrees west sixteen rods to Il stake and stone;
thence north twenty-five degrees east five rods to
a stake and stones; thence north SlXty-sy de-
gfees west about one hundred and eleven rods
10 yellow bIrch tree on the line of Joel Thomas
land, thence sou h forty five degrees west about
forty rods on the line of said Thomas land
and JOB fnilbrook to the place of beginning,
containing ltty acres, more or less,
That said Edgar c. Knowles is the owner In
seVeraity OF the remainder of said property
which was mortgaged By said Joseph Phihrook
except certain parcel conveyed by him to one
Charles Dana Gibson as hereinbefoie descrlbed
which said parcel has been conveyed by said
Edgar G.. Knowles to sad Charles Dana Gibson
by deed dated Sept. Sth, A. ID. 1903 with pener-
al covenants OF warranty
Thy therefore respectfully pray that if after
notice to all perso Is Interested AS provided hy
law no evidence be offered of any payment With
IN sad twenty years OF of any other act within
SAID time in recognition of thu existence of said
mortgage as a valid mortgage, the court upon
hearing may enter decree setting forth the
facts and It's findings in relation thereto, and
your petitioners hereby make oath that the said
James Crockett, MORTGAGE, or the persons claim
ing under him are unknown to them, except I'M
ger ger the general description of persons claiming
by, through or under said Jane, Crockett
Dated at said Ises5oro, this thrtieth day of
November, 1908
+. {. KNOW LES,
l.. j. KNOWLES.
STATE OF MAINE
WALDO SIS December I IqO2
Personally appeared the with;n named Edgar C.
knowles, and made GA h that the foregoing pc
tltlon and allegations by him subscribed are true
Before me,
LINCOLN y. GILKEY
Justice of the Peace.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
BRISTOL. SIS. December 1f 1qo,
Personally appeared the within named Leouora
). Knowles and made oath that the foregoing
petition and allegations by her subscribed are
true Before me.
49, HOMER W. HERNEY
LIS. Notary Public.
STATE OF MAINE
waldo SIS SUPREME JUDICIAL Cor RE