The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-03-15


To the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court next to be held at Belfast, within
and for the County of Waldo, on the third
ruesday of April. A. D. 1906.
VIM, Henry Clifford, of STOCKTON Springs, in
the County of Waldo, and State of Maine, re-
spectfuly represents that he is III possession OF
certain lot or parcel of land, with the buildings
thereon. situated III sad STOCKTON ! sfflp -
ginning in the north line of the County Road
leading from stockton Springs Village to Sears
mort Village, at the southwest corner of the
oliver Treat homestead; thence northerly by
said Treat lot ami Robert Hichhorn lot about two
Iundred rods to the ID. ~ Berry lot, So called;
thence westerly by said Berry lot forty rods to the
southwest corner of said Berry lot; thence
northwestery by id Berry. lot thirtyelght rods;
thence westerly eighteen rods to W. W. Cllitord
lot socalled; thence southerly by SAID Clifford
lot to said County Road thence easterly by said
road about fifty rods to place of beginning, con-
tanning sixty acres more or less; aud that your
e,itionpr and those under whom he claims title,
have been in unnterrupted possession of said
real estate for more than ten years last past, to
wit since the twenty first cay OF June. A. ID.
1878 claiming an estate of freehold therein;
that the source of your petitioners title Ia
warranty deco of said real estate to him from
Adella G. Hichborn, widow OF Wilson Hlcnborn,
late of said stockton Springs, deceased, and
Harry Il. Hichborn and Alice Hichborn, so'e
hairs-atlaw of said Wilson Hichborn, deceased,
dated April is, 1917 ana fecofnea IN ,. Waia9 ,
salt. Wilson HiChhorn derived his TILE through
the foreclosure and assignment TO him OF
mortgage OF said real estate given hy one John
Griffin to one George W. Herbert Treasur of
the ,,u;ksppTt Savings Bank. dated October IL,
1874 and recorned in Waldo Registry OF Deeds,
Book 1861 Page 66, the right OF redemption under
said foreclosure of said mortgage having expired
on the twenty first day of June, A. ID. 1878, from
whicl, date said Wilson RichbOrn was in the UNI
interrupted posse of said real estate claim
ing an estate of freehold therein during the re
mainder of his life and since his decease his
widow aud ht IRIS, he said Adela &. Rlci born,
Harry R. Hichburn and Alice H1chborn were IN
the uninterrupted possession thereof, Gaming
an estate OF freehold therein to the date OF ther
said deed of warranty to your petitioner; that an
apprehension exists that Andrew ID. Griffin OF La
Joia, san Diego in the State of California. VIII
lard NJ. Griffin of Mountain View, IN the state OF
California Elizabeth ID. Blanchard of Babylon,
Long Island, in he State of New York, Allen N.
STAPLES Andrew q. staples and Ada Hanson OF
ST Paul in the state of Minnesota Oliver Mudg-
EFT and Nellie Mills both OF La Jola, San Diego,
in the state OF California. John +. Griffin of
Westboro in the State of Massachusetts, Eva S.
Grant OF Mt. Vernon in the state OF New York,
Willard G. Staples of Newburyport, in the state
of Massachusetts, and Ralph Z. Staples OF Cam
bridge in the state of Massachusetts, heirs-at-
law of John Griffin, late of Stockton Springs in
tine County of aldo and State of Maine, deceas
ed, and some persons unknown GAINING as hers
deyisees or assigns, or IN some other way, by,
throul h or under said john Griffin and one Peleg
Griffin and one Henry Knox, or either of them,
claim or may claim, some right, title or interest
in the said premises adverse the said estate of
your petitioner, and that such apprehension ere
ates a cloud upon the title, ana deprecates the
market value of his said property.
WHEREFORE, your petitioner prays that such
persons named, and such pc rsoEs unknown, may
be summoned to show cause why they should not
bring an action to try their title to the above de-
scribed premises.
Dated at Belfast, aforesaid, this eighth day of
March, in he year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and SIX.
VIM HENRY CLIFFORD.