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

HANCOCK IS.
Judicial Court. next to be holden at Ellis
worth. within and for the county Of Ham
cock, and State OF Maine, on the second
Tuesday OF October, q. d. 1910.
vVNhE undersigned. Zachariah Chafee. OF the
i city 81 Providence in the State OF Rhode
, Island. respectfully represents:
First: That your petitioner is in possession
OF certain real property situated In the town
OF sorrento. county of Hancock, and State Of
Maine. bounded and described as follows:
Lots Nos. l, 2. and in section OF division
l according to the so-called Simpson plan OF
lands formerly of the Frenchman's Bay &
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 fee simple therein.
Third: That the source OF your petitioners
title to said real property is q deed from E. B.
Dunbar, II, w. Dunbar and w. w. Conant, to
your petitioner. the said Zachariah Chafee.
dated september Y. q. d. 1900. and recorded in
cock in book $685. page 551.
Fourth: That an apprehension exists that
Bernard c. Lewis whose residence or where
abouts is to your petitioner unknown, or some
person or persons unknown to your petitioner
claiming AS heirs, devisees or assigns by,
through under said Bernard @. Lewis,
claims or may claim, some right, title or in
terest in the premises adverse to the estate Of
your petitioner, and that such apprehension
creates q cloud upon the title and depreciates
the market value OF the property.
Your petitioner therefore prays that the
said Bernard C. Lewis or such person 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 had and such de-
cree made and recorded as Is authorized by re-
vised statutes, chapter lO6 sections 4. and AZ
and all acts amendatory thereof and addi-
tional thereto; and especially that 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 declared and estopped from having
or claiming any right or title adverse to your
petitioner in the premises described in this
petition.
Dated September 10, a, d. 1910.
ZAcHARIAH CHAFEE,
by his atty's
HALE a. HAMLIN.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK S. September 10, a. d. 1910.
Personally appeared Henry M. Hall. of
Ellsworth. Maine, q member Of the law firm of
Hale 8 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 @.
sons il any claiming title by. through or un.
der the said Bernard @. Lewis are to him un.
known.
EVELYN A. ATKINS,
| appointed by the governor Of the State OF
Maine, to administer oaths and take ac-
acknowledgements of deeds.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK SSH Supreme Judicial Court, in
vacation. Ellsworth. Maine, Sept 20. 1910.
Upon the foregoing petition. ordered: That
| the petitioner give notice to the said Bernard
| G. 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
| an atsested copy of said petition and this or
| der thereon, three weeks successfully in thu
Ellsworth American. newspaper printed IL
Ellsworth in our county of Hancock, sale
publications to be made in said paper prio,
| to the second Tuesday of October next, thai
| he or they may there and then in our SAID
I, court appear and answer to said petition.
ARNo w. KING,
Justice Supreme Judicial Court.
| A true copy Of the petition and order o.
| court ther eon,
Attest:-JoHN F. KNowLroE,
| Clerk 8. j. Court.