Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-14
STATE oE MAINE

K ZEN GaIESr SIS; SUPREME JUDO
To the Supreme Judicial Court /,
Tor the County of kennebec. sta,.
Maine. Nellie A. Lothrop of Favs,.o
IN; said County of Kennebec. resns..
fully petitions and gives this Tslt
orable Court to b informed; h0n'
FIRST: That she is the owner
possession Of q certain lot or parr.i !
land with the buildings thereon, si,n,s
ed In the Town of Rome, in said Con.I
of kennebec, and bounded and descrih
as follows. viz: Beginning on the NJ
side of the County road leading frss
Chambers Mills ESQ called) to N.a
sharon and two hundred thirty sew
rods South of the north line OF A ~.
and at right angles to the same; thens
west northwest to the west line Of mi
check lot as run by Charles HAYDEN N
1910; thence south southwest on s,SI
west line to the south line of A oaJ
thence east southeast one hundred rc&,
thence north northeast forty-eight rcNl
or to a point forty-seven rods souths.1
of the first line run: thence east SOM
east to the road; thence northerlv N
said road to the first mentioned bounS,l
containing about eighty-seven acres
Also two acres of land. situated i,
said Town of Rome, bounded as follor,
viz; Beginning on the east line OF m.
County road where the south line ID
land conveyed to Benjamin Firbish s5d
Stephen Firbish intersects the SAM
thence southerly on the east line aforsJ
said twenty-four rods fifteen Iint,
thence east eight and a half degree,
north eleven rods; thence north six ana
q half degrees west to the south line q,
land formerly occupied by John Chan6,
Ter, Esq, thence west northwest to IA.
first mentioned bounds containing abon.
two acres.
Also another parcel of land SITUATED
in Rome aforesaid. being part of IL,
No. IS on plan made by Samuel Dow,
ing dated September 6. 1909, referen.
| thereto being had for more particul,,
description and bounded as follows
Being all the land in said lot lyirg esg
of the County road. running throusl
SAID lot. and land enough off the noris
side of said lot No. 73. seventy-thr,.
west of the said County road to max
two thirds of the lot. and being all AM
the same conveyed to Stephen Morri1
by George Dunn. by deed Of warrant
dated November %. A. d. 1879 and r.
corded in the kennebec County Regis
try Of Deeds. Book Il. Page 40.
SECOND: That your petitioner claim,
an estate OF freehold in the whole a
said real estate above described, and
1
/ pie thereof.
THIRD: That the source Of title 81
! your petitioner is as follows. Ont
/ Claim Deed from Ruth A. Hooper. al
said Fayette, dated the eth day OF Jan
uary, \. y. 1918. and recorded in thu
said Kenncbec County Registry oil
| Deeds in Book $50. Page So That the
said Ruth A. Hooper derived title from
Horace NJ. Hooper by his deed, date
/ 10 do of 10 tat NH 4
recorded in said kennebec County Re Us.
try of Deeds in Book 5;S Page 597 Thai
said Horace NJ. Hooper derived title 10
said property by the deed OF Melissa
+ Moran and Ellen NJ. keene. dated The
first day Of March. A. y. 1897. and re.
corded in said kennebec County Regs
try of Deeds in Book AZ Page 49,
FOURTH That your petitioner and
those under whom she claims have been
in open, notorious. adverse and uninter.
rupted possession of said property fofl
more than twenty years next preceding
the date of this petition. viz: Since SAID
first day of March. A. d. 1897, claimn,
absolute and unqualified title to thsl
same in fee simple against all the word
! FIFTH: That an apprehension exisl31
that one Stephen A. Marston. who's
present whereabouts are unknown n
YOUR petitioner his heirs, or other perl
sons unknown to your said petitionH
| claiming as heirs or assigns or In sbm.|
! other way by. through or under CmI
della Marston, the grantee of said prem
! ises under deed of j. {. Sylvessi
/ Welts. dated December IS, 1872 and ri
) corded in said kennebec County RessI
, try of Deeds Book All. Page oA3, clad
| or may claim some right, title or ires
/ est in the premises hereinbetore K
scribed. adverse to the estate OF yo4
said petitioner. and your said petltioHk
alleges and AYERS under oath. that say
claimants and their residences are w
known to your petitioner.
SIXTH: That the aforesaid apprehenh
sion creates cloud upon the title y
your petitioner to said premises and n
preciatcs the market value thereof, afS
prevents an easy sale Of the same.
Wherefore your petitioner respecting
prays that the said stephen A. MarstcE
his heirs or other unknown persons M 4
be summoned to show cause why he, IS
they, should not bring an action to u
title to the above described premi@R
and set uD his, or their, claim therein
any they have.
Dated at Fayette. Maine, this Sd d.
of May, A. d. 1918. 5
NELLIE A. LOTHR0P
STATE OF MAINE.