Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-10-05
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STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK IS.
To the Honorable Justice OF the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court, next to be holden At Ellsworth,
within and for the County OF Hancock. and
State Of Maine, on the second Tuesday Of
October q. d. 1910.
vINHE undersigned, Zachariah Chafee, OF the
i City OF Providence in the State OF Rhode
Island. respectfully represents:
First: That your petitioner is In possession
OF certain real properly situated In me Iown y,
Maine. bounded and described as follows:
Lots and in Section OF Division &C :
cording to the So called Simpson plan OF land $
formerly OF the Frenchman's Bay & Mount
Desert Land & Water Co.
Second: That your petitioner and those un-
der whom he claims have been in uninter-
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 Zee simple therein
Third: That the source Of your petitioner 8
title to said real property is a deed from L. B.
Dunbar. II. W. Dunbar and w. w. Conant. to
your petitioner the said Lachariah Chaiee,
dated September II, a. d. 1900, and recorded in
the Registry OF Deeds for said county of Han
cock in book 1853, page 55l.
Fourth: That an apprehension exists that
Bernard G. lewis, whose residence or where
abouts is to your petitioner unknown. or some
person or persons unknown To your petitioner
claiming as heirs, deyisees or assigns by,
through or under said Bernard c. Lewis,
claims or may claim, some right, title or inter-
est in the premises adverse to the estate OF
your petitioner, and that such apprehension
the market value of the property.
Your petitioner Therefore prays that the
said Bernard c. Lewis or such person or per
sons, IL any, claiming by. through or under
said Bernard c 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 bad and such de-
cree made and recorded as is authorized by
revised statutes, chapter lt6, sections AZ and
As and all acts amendatory thereof and addi-
tional thereto; and especially that = decree
may be made and recorded that the said Ber-
nsId c. Lewis and all persons claiming by,
through orunder the said Bernard q. Lewis be
forever declared and estopped from having or
claiming any right or title adverse to your
petitioner in the premises described in this
Dated September 10, a. d 1910.
ZAcHARIAH CHAPEE,
by his atty's,
Hale 4 Hamlin.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK IS. Sept ember 10, a. d. 1910
Personally appeared Henry NJ. Hall. OF Ellis.
worth. Maine. a member OF the law firm OF
Hale HamliE. 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 c,
Lewis are to him unknown, and that the per-
sons IL any claiming title by, through or un-
der the said Bernard G. Lewis are to him un
known.
appointed by the governor OF the State OF
Maine to administer oaths and take ac-
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 tue said Bernard
g. Lewis and said persons unknown to appear
before the justice of our supreme Judicial
court, 70 be holden At Ellsworth, within and
for the county OF Hancock, on the second
Tuesday Of october. a. d. 1910, py Publishing
an sttested copy OF said petition and this order
mn fhree iy In n..E
worth American = newspaper printed in Els
worth in our county of Hancock, said publica-
tions TO be made In said paper prior to the
second Tuesday OF October next. that be Of
they may there aud then in our said court APP
pear and answer to said petition.
ARSo W. KING,
Justice Supreme Judicial Court.
A true copy oi the petition and order Of cour
thereon.
Attest:-JoHS F. KsowLroS.
Clerk $. ]. Court.