The Republican journal., 1906-10-25
State of Maine.
WALDO SIS.
INTHE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
EVELYN AMEs EFT AL, petitioners,
vs.. ALICE PAINE EFT AIS.

WALDO IS.
INTHE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
EVELYN AMEs EFT AL, Petitioners,
vs.. ALICE PAINE EFT AIS.
To the Supreme Judicial Court:
The undersigned, Evelyn Ames OF Boston N N
County Of s suk ana K1n.m MarIs Of
Wayland in the County of Middlesex and Com;
| monwealth aforesaid, respectfully represent and
First: That they are jointly in possession Of q
certain lot or parcel of land with the buildings
thereon situate upon Seven Hundred Acre Island
in Islesboro in said county, bounded and descrlD'
Beginning at the shore at the south corner
bound of Martin V Warren's land, thence south
| SO degrees west by said WarIen's land seventy,
| two rods to stake and stones, thence south !!
degrees west thirty-twO rods to stake ana
stone. thence north Il degrees west forty,tWo
rods to stake and stone at the spring. tnence
northerly one rod to stake and stones, thenee
north thirty five degrees west one hundred rods
land Of James and to
stake and stones at the shore, thence easterly as
the shore runs to land of C0oksOD, thence north
45 degrees east by said GooSsons t aSG vS
degrees east fifty three rods to the east snore
thence northerly as the shore runs to bounds
| first mentioned, containing one hundfed acres.
more or less reserving one fourth acre where the
grave yard is, with right of way to the same.
Excepting that portion of said premises n Whleh
is described in deed from said Henrietta DRINK,
water to Cora A. Paine, dated Dec.9, 1883, ana
recorded in Waldo Registry of Deeds Vol. 49,
! Page 80, as follows: ,.,os
| bOro (Acre Island) and bounded as follows: BE
ginning at birch tree, thence south west egnty
| feet to a stake and stones, thence nortnWessI
eighty feet to stake and stones, thence nortll-
| east eighty feet to a stake and stones, tnence
| southeast eighty feet to bound first mentioned,
containing six thousand and four hundred square
| feet.
Also excepting that portion of said premises
| which is described in deed from one James j..
| A Howard to said Evelyn Ames and one Rose F..
Cleveland dated Sept. 10, 1900 and recorded in
SAID Registry in Book 261, Page 272, as follows:
| Beginning on the eastern shore OF said Island
and at the eastern end and northerly line OF SAID
lot; thence n. 80 degrees west u rods to cedar
post thence s. II degrees W. 50 RODS ~ INKS 10
cedar post thence S. Sc degrees K. So rods links,
! to bank of the shore at the place OF beginning
containing five acres and GA square rods:
Second: That they clam an estate OF freehola
| Third: That they OF those Under whom they
| claim have been in uninterrupted possession Vi
said property for ten years or more next preeed
ing the date of this petition, to witt the said pc.
titioners have been in as AFORESAID oo Vi
said premises from and including August 70, 1906
to and including the date of this petlton the Said
| petitioner velyn Ames together with Lucy A;
| Colson OF Rockland in the county OF Knox and
| Louise A. Howard of Jacksonyllle IN the county
| of Duval and State of Florida (said Lucy A. Col
| son and Louise A. Howard being the persons I'M
der whom said petitioner, ". D. Kingswill Mars
claims) were in uninterrupted possession Thereon
~
| 1906; and said Lucy A. Colson. said Louise A:
Howard and one James J. Drinkwater Of said
Rockland ,said Drinkwater being the person un-
der whom the said petitioner Evely a mes CLAIMS
| were in uninterrupted possession thereon from
August 2e, 1895 to and inc udng October 3 1893;
Fourth: That the source OF the Title OF SAID
| petitioners is as follows, to wit:
The source of the title of said Evelyn Ames is
| deed from James j. Drinkwater aforesaid, dated
| of Deeds in Book 2SO, Page 80, and deed from
Hiram P. Farrow of Belmont in said county, OF
Waldo, dated December II, 1905. and recorded IN
said deeds run to said Evelyn Ames as grantee.
The source OF thu title of said W. D. Kngswill
| Mars is a deed from said Louise A. Howard ana
| deed hears no date but was acknowledged and
| delivered on August 90, 1876, and Is recorded IN
said Registry in Book 2s4, Page l56 ST. +,,,+ oo,
| and all of the following persons claim or may
clam title OF interest in the premises here
inbefore described adverse to the estate OF your
| petitioners. namely:
| Alice Paine of Allston in the county of Middle
| sex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,
Emma LeonOra DENIM, otherwise known as
Emma Leonora Denine, of Nashua in the county
of Hilsboro and State of New Hampshire.
Leonora j. Knowles of said ISleShoro.
Uamie f. Nichols OF Detroit in the county OF
Somerset and State of Maine.
Georgiana Phiibrook OF NorthpOrt in said coun
ty of Waldo, and Constanza Cookson of said Rock
land.
Sixth: That an apprehension exists that some
other persons claiming. by, through or unGer )ob
| Philbrook, ate of said Seven Hundred Acre
| Island deceased, being the senior OF that name
and the same Job Phlbrook who deceased on the
twelfth day OF october. 1916, as heirs, deVlSeeS,
assigns, or in some other way may claim some
right, title or interest in the premises herein
above described adverse to the title OF your pc
i titionerS and that the names and residences OF
said supposed claimants are unknown either to
your petitioners or their attorney.
Seventh: That the aforesaid apprehensons as
sta fed N fifth and SIKH of this
ttion, and each of them, create cloud upon the
title of said petitioners to said premises and dep
rebate the market value thereof.
, They therefore respectfully pray that the fol-
lowing persons be each and all summoned to
show cause why they should not bring an action
to try their title to the described premises.
Alice Paine of Allston in the county of Middle
sex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Rose b. Fins and sarah Merrill both of St.
neSota.
Emma Leonora DENIM, otherwise known as
Emma Leonora Denne, Of Nashua in the county
of HiliSborO and state OF New Hampshire.
Leonora j Knowles of said Isleshoro.
DAME f. Nichols OF Detroit in the county of
Somerset and State of Maine.
Georgiana Phlbrook of NOrthpOrt in said coun-
ty of Waldo, and ConstaDza Cookson of said Rock.
land.
interest under said Job Philbrook. deceased, rs
heirs, devises assigns or in any other way whose
names are to your petitioners unknown.
Dated at Belfast this twelfth day OF September
EVELYN AMES,
W. D. KINGSWILL MARRS.
STATE UF MAINE.
kENNEBEC SIS. September r. 1906.
Personally appeared Joseph Williamson, attor-
ney for the within named petitioners, and made
oath that the names and residences OF the per-
sons described in the sixth paragraph of this pc
tition are unknown either to saifpetitioners or
their attorney, and that the allegations contained
in the foregoing petition are true.
Before me,
BENEDICT F. MAHER,
Justice of the Peace
WILLIAMSON g. BURLEIGH,
Attorneys for the plaintiffs.
IN THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
September Term, 1906 !
WALDO IS.