The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-25
To the supreme Judicial Court
In Fault


The premises hereinafter de-
scribed are wild lands in the County of
Piscataquis in the State of Maine
>. Plaintiffs claim an estate OF
STATE of Massachusetts given in 1885
TO Elijah Atherton, Ansel Capen'
simeon T. Drake, Thomas r. Drake.
1emuel Gay, Charles Packard. iona
than Reynolds, James t,s swan william
). August II, 1888, said persons
named above as grantees gave mort,
cages severally of their undivided
ownerships to said Arnold F. Weiles
and to said Samuel Weston. said
mortgages were duly recorded in the
registry of deeds in the County of som
erset in the State of Maine, in which
county the premises then were, and
are now standing of record undis dis
lows: by Elijah Atherton in book 40
mage 334; by Ansel Capen in book 40
page 342 by Simeon I. Drake In pook
40 page 1874; by Thomas r. Drake In In
hook 40 page 337; by Lemuel Gay in
book 40 page s3s; by Charles Packard
in book 40 page 332; by Jonathan
Reynolds in book 40 page SSs; by
James Swan in book 40 page 335 by
by Eliab whitman in book 40 page 1893.
TO Samuel Weston as follows; py
Elijah Anterior in book 40 page $50;
by Ansel Capen in book 40 page 354;
by Simeon T. Drake in book Az page
al; by Thomas r. Drake in book 40
mage $50; by Lemuel Gay in book Az
mage $50; by Charles Packard in book
40 page 356; by Jonathan Reynolds IN
hook 40 page 355; by James swan IN
book 40 page 352; by William D. swan
IN NH hook 40 page s55: by Eliab Whit
man in book 40 page 357: !,
Defendants are all persons, IL
any claiming under either of said
mortgages. =. 10
love there are any such claimants and
have no knowledge of any. Ihey
aver that said mortgages nave long
since been satisfied and should now
be DISCHARGED of record ORD. tho nramises
are wild lands. They claim an estate
of freehold therein and aver that 'hey
and their predecessors in title nave TOT
more than eighty years next prlor 10
+be filing of this bill held such open.
exclusive. peaceable, continuous and
adverse possession thereof as COMFORTS
with the ordinary management OF wlid
lands in the State of Maine.
The premises are seventy seven
two hundred and eighty eighth parts IN
common and undivided in the north
part of township one range fourteen
west of the east line of the state
known as the Spencer Bay Tract
h"nnded. north and west by the grants
TO the MiddleseX Canal and to Day
Academy, south by the shore OF Moose
head Lake and the grant to JOSIAH
I.ittIe known as the Blake Tract east
nv township one range thirteen west
of the east line of the state.
g. wherefore the plaintiffs pray TOT
a decree of the Court in equity quiet
ing and establishing their title TO the
PREMISES so far as said mortgages are
concerned and all persons claiming
U"ue' JOSEPH S. CAPEN.
OSCAR A. MARDEN,
BY Turner Buswell their Soilcitor'
Turner Boswell Solicitor for Plaintlns;
on the foregoing bill it Is ordereo
that notice thereof be given sa1d de-
PENDANTS by publishing a copy OF the
same with this order thereon three
weeks successfully in the Piscataquis
Observer published at Dover IN the
county of Piscataquis and in the In
dependent Reporter published at SHOW :
hogan in Somerset County, the last
publication in each paper TO De at
least thirty days before the second
Tuesday of September next that they
may appear at a term of the supreme
judicial Court to be held at Dover IN
Piscataquis County on the seconu
Tuesday of September. 1918, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, then and there
TO answer to said bill and abide the
Judgment of Court therein.
Dated at Auburn, Maine, July TO-
JOHN A. MORRILL,,
Justice of the Supreme judicial Court I;
true copy of Bill and order OF
Court thereon.
4w2s CALVIN w. BROWN, Clerk.