Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-09-28
STATE OF MAINE.

To the Honorable Justice Of the Supreme Ju-
within and for the county OF Hancock, and
State OF Maine, on the second Tuesday OF
October, .. d. 1870
TTNHE undersigned, Zachariah Chafee, of the
l. city of Providence in the State OF Rhode
Island. respectfully represents:
First; That your petitioner is in possession
Of 81 and State
Maine, bounded and described as follows:
Lot number in section Of division 4 &C.
lands formerly Of the Frenchman,s B ay &
Mount Desert Land l. Water Co.
Second That your petitioner and those
rupted possession Of such real property for
more than four years next prior to the date of
this petition. claiming an estate Of freehold,
to wit, an estate Of fee simple therein.
title to said real property is a deed from e. B..
Dunbar. H. w. Dunbar and W. W. Conant, to
dated September II, a. d. 1900, and recorded in
the registry Of deeds for said county OF Ham
cock in book $40. page 551.
Fourth; That an apprehension exists that
Bernard O. Lewis, whose residence or where
abouts is to your petitioner unknown, or
some person or persons unknown to your
petitioner claiming as heirs, devises or as
signs by. through or under said Bernard @.
Lewis. claims or may claim, some right, title
or interest in the premises adverse to the es-
tate Of your petitioner. and that such appre-
hension creates q cloud upon the title and de-
preciAtes the market value of the property.
Your petitioner therefore prays that the
said Bernard q. Lewis or such person or per-
sons, II any, claiming by, through or under
said Bernard @. Lewis, may be summoned to
show cause why he or they should not bring
an action to try their title to the described
premises; and your petitioner further prays
that such procedure may be had and such de-
cree made and recorded as is authorized by
revised statutes. chapter 1o6, sections Al and
% and all acts amendatory thereof and addi-
tional thereto; and especially that a decree
may be made and recorded that the said Ber-
nard c. Lewis and all persons claiming by.
through or under the said Bernard G. Lewis
be forever debarred and eetopped from hav-
ing or claiming any right or title adverse to
your petitioner In the premises described in
Dated September 10, a. d. 1910.
ZAcHARIAH CHAPrE,
by his atty's,
HALE & HAMLIN.
STATE OF MAINE.
Personally appeared Henry NJ. Hall, Of ELS
worth, Maine, member Of the law firm OF
Hale & Hamlin, attorneys for petitioner
herein named. and being duly sworn accord
ing to law made oath that the residence or
whereabouts OF the within named Bernard @.
Lewis are to him unknown, and that the per-
sons il any claiming title by, through or un-
der the said Bernard c. Lewis, are to him un-
known.
EVELYN A. ATKINS,
Maine to administer oaths and take &C.
Acknowledgements Of deeds.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK S.: - Supreme Judicial Court, in
vacation. Ellsworth, Maine, Sept. 20, 1910.
Upon the foregoing petition, ordered: That
the petitioner give notice to the said Bernard
q. Lewis and said persons unknown to appear
before the justice OF our supreme judicial
court to be holden at Ellsworth, within and
for the county OF Hancock, on the second
Tuesday OF October. a. d. 1910, by publishing
manifested copy Of said petition and this or
der thereon, three weeks successfully in the
Ellsworth American, q newspaper printed in
Ellsworth in our county Of Hancock, said
publications to be made in said paper prior to
the second Tuesday OF October next, that he
appear and answer to said petition.
ARNc w. KING,
Justice Supreme Judicial Court.
true copy of the petition and order Of court
thereon,
Attest:-JoHN F. KNowLroN,
Clerk 8. j. Cont