Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-08-26
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! the supreme judicial cour, sast'ees d
holden at Ellsworth, within nsit 70 "
county OF Hancock, on the secons Tor ler tAs
OF October, y. d. 1914. Iuesdly
hAhssNOE j. Young, of Franku, \
| follows: iepressnt i
Theodore Bragden, Of said Fransr.
mortgage deed In the usual form A., " aa |
q, lsos, anu recorded in Hancock eounty ~ ~
istfy OF deeds, book l2s, page 5o0 eonxa9s. ~
mortgage to John p. Gordon. N ss,a syed a
lin, certain real estate described ~ .rIAat-
"A certain lot or parcel Of land ,ssnoHE
Fran KIN and bounded and descrihssN ~,
lows, beginning on the north side ~ - - ~
road leading 10 Cherryheld soms s ~. Nas.
four rods southeast OF the corner a. s ases
| don's Tavern Honse, at a stake ~ sal ~ uci'
| thence north " east ten rods To lh.oasi
s.enes eo.her, .nsnce north So ives, ia,
rods, 10 corner stake and stones, thenes ' ssai
y west ten rods to the aforesaid ras5. sOa'a
| east souiherIy by said road 10 ms ,o sssaee
beginning; containing eighty soa. -. "
Being the same premises conveyed TO m.S
John Y. Gordon, by his warrants dssa S,s.g
May "a, a. d. 1857. and recorded in gas sssea
county registry o. deeds, booK laS mass a.
| The consideration stated In satd ro..sa
! deed was eight hundred dollars md ,hsS's
feasance clause OF said mortgage dees 1T W
as follows, viz: "Provided neyerthsIs.. ~. ~.
II the said Theodore Bragdun his beirs ~. -
utors or assigns shall pay unto The saiS IN.
y. Gordon. their heirs, executors. adnIs..
1 ttAtot5 VI Srtskuss the sum oil eight DOL
dollars. -four hundred in one yesy ans IJ ~.
hundred In two years from the date Al IN.
| presents. then this deed and two note. 10y
able by the said Theodore Bragdon 10 IL 81
John Y. Gordon, in one aud Two years ,ro-
the date OF these presents, shall both BE- IN
and void" y AAu
| On the 25th day OF November, a. d. 1851 .,,a
John p. Gordon, by his deed Of assiynnss,
dated on that day and recorded In sioreS9
registry, book i29, page is7, In conslierstias
~ therein set forth, Of fve hundred soh.,
paid by John West, the receipt whereos /.
therein acknowledge. assigned 70 said loas
West al the right. title and interest that d
/ then had to the aforesaid mortgage deed Al
the notes described therein. and tie rec Sfd
/ title OF all said real estate is now encountered
| BY said mortgage deed.
said mortgagor. Theodore BrAedsn. And
those having his estate in the premises have
been In uninterrupted possession Of said rslI
| estAte from May n, 1858, the date Of the ~.
| ptration OF the time limi, ed In said mer,sss,
/ for the full performance Of the coudltlos,
thereof, To the date OF this petition, being
mere than twenty years from the date Of tas
| expiration OF said time limited in sad moit.
| gagcfor the full performance Of The condilidas
thereof. and have had during said period q
time, and now have, vested estate ia ise
simple In said real estate.
On May q. n. d. 1879, this petitioner bra
direct chain OF title from said Theodore Brig.
don and by, through aud under said Theodore
| Bragdon had acquired title in fee simple 70
one half and undivided OF said real estate, and
on the 22nd day of October, q. d. 1914 this
| petitioner acquired title in fec simple 10 al
OF said real estate by direct chain Of title AZ
/ Aforesaid, and now owns the same In lee
simple and il in possession thereof.
The petitioner states upon his best inioi.
nation and belief that said john Wes
dead, and that, II he be living. the petitiohsi
has been utterly unable TO ascertain anything
whatever OF his whereabouts; and the psa'
toner alleges under oath that The residsnes
re hur ETarY a. ~ aatA lab 81
is utterly unknown to this petitioner. AID
dead, Fannie Blaisdsll, Lizzie Blaisdsl and
Mary West, all OF said Franklin and Gerisw
West Campbell. OF sangerviile, in the eoeniy
OF Piscataquis, in said State, are the only heirs
of the sAidJohn West known 10 this petitioner,
and that II there are any other persons =
existence claiming by. through or under say.
John West, then the name or names and ies
residence or residences of all such persons
are attsr ly unknown to this petitioner.
And IL, after due notice hy your Honoraos
Coart to said John West, and said Eannt
Hlaisdsll. Lizzie Blaisdell Mary West Ahl
Genieve West Campbell and TO 81 PEI.
sons unknown interested as Aforesaid A'
provided by law, and upon bearing y
your Honorable Court. no evidence .
offered OF any payment upon w
above named mortgage within twenty ysAs
prior to the date OF this petition, or Of %!
other set within said twenty years in feeos.
milton of the existence OF said mortgage 8
valid mortgage. this petitioner prAgs Iaa.
your Honorable Court may enter uee's,
setting forth such facts and the andinss u
your Honorable Court in relation thereto
said decree to be recorded In Hancoea ri
istry OF deeds. within thirty days AseL .
shall be made. and that thereafter no sIs's \.
al law or proceedings In equity SEA-, III, Il
brought by any persons TO enforce ' w.,
under said mortgage, the decree OF ~
Honorable Court determining the valiai',,
nature or extent OF such encumofanss, ~. !"
operate directly on said land as proeess W
In a.zA a.. H.. ~.
| respondents and any and all persons ~. ~,
known claiming by, through or unas' -.
John West or his heirs, as atofesala, "a "a.
| any claim Hereunder contrary to saea ~. ~,
termination, and such decree so oaitlhs ~
respondents 10 have the sane iotce ,.i~
effect as . release of said mortgage es' ~.
executed by said respondents known Anu 80
known, in due form OF law. 49,, aid
And this petitioner further prays tnAs ~ ~
John West. Fannie Blaisdell, Mary Wesl . ~.
Genieye West Campbell aud ali otheI P r., Mn
unknown claiming by, through or uhu , IN, I
| or them. as above set forth, ana ~ ssn
persons interested. IL any, may be guy 0S s1
moned By your Honorable Court, As PiV cnTr
by law. 20 appear 70 your HONORARY III. nsd
and show cause why the prayer oil tnis -" -
tioner should not be granted and saeh u''''
entered. ,s,
Dated at franklin. this 18th day Of Angus
q. d. 1914 CLAREscE j. foVS''
STATE OF MAINE.
Hancock SIS. August a. a. isis'
Their personally appeared Clarence
| Young above named and made o4sh ". asout
| does not know the residence or whei' eas AM
/ OF said John West, IL he be now IVES es sx
that II there are any persons in existe 1 oIsiul
cept the respondents named aieFe sobn S Wss
| ing by, through or under SAID J ondb 0
| then the name or names and the Iesl ll n,s nj
residences of any or all such rson, slls
! terly unknown and that all the aiofes Rat III
| gatfons In the aforesaid petition, Ms
| residence or whereabouts OF said Jen thsrs AZ
! IL living, is utterly unAnown ard u as he'll
any persons. except those nSule en5sr sal
aforesaid, claiming by, through OF aa md ID
| John West, then the name or nainss nsrscn
I residence or residences of all sncH PN
are utterly unknown. are true
Before me, -..avv.
Justice of the Peace
STATE OF MAINE. :.
COUNTY OF HAscocK S.: SupTems a.
cial Court. In Vacation. August 80
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