Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-03-14
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STATE OF MAINE.

/ STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK SIS: - To the Supreme Judicial
court:
WILLIAM P. STEWART of the city,
| w county, and state Of New York, re-
| spectfully represents
/: That he is in possession Of the following
described real property situated in surry, III
said county Of Hancock: and particularly de-
First Lot: Begins on the southwest shore
Of Patterns bay on line OF land occupied by
| west one hundred and forty eight rods; thence
south eighty degrees east thirty six rods;
| rods to a stone WALL thence north five degrecs
west twenty-nine rods; thence north seventy
one degrees east eleven rods; thence north
fourteen degrees west thirty eight rods;
| thence north sixty three degrees east forty
two rods TO the shore of Patterns bay contain
Second Lot: Adjoining the above. Begins
| on the southwest shore OF Patterns bay at Ia
rock on the bank; thence south seventy one
| thence north fourteen degrees east Thirty
| eight rods; thence north sixty three east
forty two rods to the shore of said bay; thence
southeasterly by said bay to the first men
| toned bound, containing thirteen acres, more
| or less.
| 2: That said William p Stewart by himself,
| and by those nnder whom he claims, has been
in interrupted possession of said property
| for ten years. or more, claiming an estate OF
| 8: That the estate OF the said William p.
Stewart in the real property above described
| is a fee simple.
| A: That the source of title of the said Will
| liam P. Stewart to the real property above
described is a quit claim deed from George 4.
| book 429, page Z, of Hancock registry, re-
lease deed from American Investors Trust to
| William p Stewart dated February g. 1904, re-
corded in said registry, in book 429, page 9, a
mortgage deed from George P. Stewart to Viii
| liam p Stewart dated June II, 1899 recorded il
| said registry, in book 343, page 39S, a release
deed from American investors Company to
George P. Stewart dated March 8, 1899. re-
! a -, x<N<@IrO
u release deed from American Builders Com
pany to American Investors Company dated
! February g. 1885, recorded in said registty,l Ia
book 1928, page 1853, release deed from Amer
can Investors Trust to American Builders
Company dated February 10, 1897, recorded
deed from &. Percivai Stewart to the Ameri-
can Investors Trust dated Februry 20, 1856. re
corded in said registry in book $40, page q. a
Mary B. Stewart to George P. Stewart dated
(blank), acknowledged April 10, 1891, recorded
in said registry in book 251, page 25. war
ranty deed from Mary A. Cain to William P.
Stewart dated June 10, 1888. recorded in said
registry, in book 226 page 1885, a warranty deei
from Joseph w. Cain to Mary A. Cain dated
| November 49, 1873, recorded in said registry,
in book las, page Ss5. and warranty deed from
March D. 1866, recorded in said registry, in
book 125, page 236. See other deeds also re-
ferred to in the aforesaid deed from TORY to
Cain.
5: That an apprehension exists that the
American Investors Company, corporstioH
organized under the laws OF hhOue
the American Builders Company, corpora
ton organized under the laws of New Jersey,
and the American Investors Trust, corpora
ton organized under the laws of New York,
or some one more of said corporatioi 8, or
persons unknown, claiming assignees,
otherwise, by, through or under said corpora
tions, one or more of them, claim or may
claim some right title or interest In the
premises adverse to the estate of the peti-
| TONER
8: That such apprehension creates q cloud
upon the title and depreciates the market
value of above mentioned real property.
I: That said corporations have no office, or
place OF business, nor any agent, or attorney,
within the State of Maine to the knowledge on
your petitioner. or his attorney.
Wherefore the petitioner prays that the
said American Investors Company, American
Builders Company and American Investors
Trust and any persons claiming under them,
adversely to the petitioner, may be summoned
to show cause why they should not bring an
ae0n try their To
By his attorney, John A. Peters.
Ellsworth, Maine, March l. 1906
HANCOCK IS March l. 1906.
Then personally appeared the above named
John A. Peters. attorney for William P. Stew
art, and made oath that he knows the contents
OF the above petition ana that the same is
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.
''e join OH; F. KNowIroS.
Justice of the Peace
HANCOCK S.; = In the Supreme Judicial
|
Upon the above petition it is ordered that
notice be given to the American Inves-
tors Company, American Builders Com
pany and American Investors Trust and all
persons interested claiming under them, or
either OF them, to appear at term OF the su =
preme judicial court for Hancock cour tv,
Maine, next to be held at Ellsworth. witt in
and for said county on the second TUESDAY Of
April 1905, to show cause, if any they have, why
they should not bring an action to try tier
title to the real property described in the -
tition, and that said notice be given by p, -
location of an attested copy of this petitoa,
and order of court thereon, in the Ellswo tn
American, newspaper published in -
worth, in said county, for three weeks suct -
sively the last publication to be at least foe =
teen days before the said second Tuesda, of
April, 1906 ANDREW P. WIswEIL
Chief Justice Supreme Judicial Cour,-
A true copy of the petition and ordel si
court thereon.
Attest:-JoHN F. KNowIToN.
| CLERK Sunreme Judicial COurt