Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-09

STATE or MAINE.

To the Honorable, the Judge Of the Probate
Court IN and ios the cotfnty q Hancock.
~ B1rnham, u Ellsworth, Hancock conn-
", state Of Maine. administrator ofthe estate
Of Eben Merrill. late Of Ellsworth, in said
county, that Abbie Frazier: Nellie E: Keisor.
Conn, Bessie A. Edwards, Of Manchester. n.
T., siias Merrill. OF Montans, Irving Merrill,
q Devels Lake, patois Snd Prank Merrill of
Of Eben Merrill, late OF Otis. in said county
OF Hancock. deceased. who left real estafe n
sac at comfy o. aanoocn, described e toilo
Deoham, IN the east and west ranges OF lots,
according to plan and survey made in 1850 and
1880 by Ebeu Stewart, containing 309aa acres.
more or less
Commencing at stake marked. standing
on the east size OF Reeds pond; thence ea st.
erly on and by said pond to = stake al he
Ellsworth line; thence south s5le degrees
east, to the east line of mile strip OF land.
lsing west OF the town line betwt en- OILS snd
Dedham; thence north 4l2 degrees east IA
rods to stake. marked, at the ltne Of lot No. 3;
thence on the line te.ween lots and 8, nortk
s5la degrees west 26o rods to the place OF te-
Exec pting from the above tract, one hum
dred acres sold by Eben Merrill to Walter NJ.
Haynes. by deed dated April g. 1890 aud re-
corded 10 Hancock county registry Of deeds,
Also. excepting three and SIX tenths acres.
from said lot, sold by Eben Merrill to United
States Of America, by deed dated MACH IL.
1891, and recorded in said registry Of deeds, in
vol. 25l. page 3i3
south half OF lot number four, east range OF
said Mile Strip lying in said Dedbam, next to
the Otis line, and containing fifty-two acres,
more or less
Lot number Ill in said Otis, containing one
hundred and sixty acTes more or less.
Excepting from said lot fourteen acres snd
certain rights ard easements, as described
The United States Of America. BY deed dated
March u. 1881, and recorded in said registry
OF deeds, IN vol. $50. page 885; that the
rers OF said real estate cannot dispose OF
their separate interests withc ut loss
Burnham or some Der suitable person be
authorized to sell sid real estate At private
sale or Mt public sale and distribo,e the pro-
ceeds. after paying expenses. among said
heirs according to their respective rights
therein.
Dated this 4th day OF August, q. d. 1908.
A. F. BURNHAM, Admir-.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK ss.-At PROBATE court held at
Ellsworth. in and for said county OF Hancock,
on the fourth day If August. in the wear OF
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
eight.
ON the foregoing petition ordered: That
notice thereof be given TO all persons inter-
ested, by.causing copy Of said petition and
weeks successfully in the Ellsworth Ameri-
can, newspaper published at Ellsworth, in
said county, the nrst publication being at
least thirty days pticr to October ., q. q. 1908,
apPsar # anS ss
said county, on said sixth day OF October,
q. d. 1905 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, and
show cause, ii any they have, why the prayer
of the petitioner should not be granted.
EDWARD T.. CHASE. Jud e OF Probate.
true copy OF the original petition with
order OF court Thereof.
Attesr@-1. F MAHoNrv. Register.