Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-07
STATE OF MAINE

kENNEBEC. SIS: SUPREME JUDI
IAL COURT.
To the Supreme judicial Court, in and
for the County of Kennebec. State of
Maine, Nellie A. Lothrop of Fayette
III said County of kennebec. respect
fully petitions and gives this Hon
orable Court to be informed:
FIRST: That she is the owner and in
possession of a certain lot or parcel OF
land with the buildings thereon, sjtuat-
ed in the Town of Rome, in said County
of kennebec, and bounded and described
as follows, viz Beginning on the west
side of the County road leading from
Chambers Mills $50 called to New
Sharon and two hundred thirty-seven
rods South of the north line of A one
and at right angles to the same; thence
west northwest to the west line Of the
check lot as run by Charles Hayden IN
1910: thence south southwest on said
west line to the south line of one.
thence east southeast one hundred rods
thence north northeast forty EIGHT rods,
or TO a point fortyseven rods southerly
of the first line run; thence east south
east to the road; thence northerly on
said road to the first mentioned bounds,
containing about eighty-seven acres,
Also two acres of land. situated III
said Town of Rome, bounded as follows
viz: Beginning on the east line of the
County road where the south line Of
land conveyed to Benjamin Firbsh and
Stephen Firbish intersects the same
thence southerly on the east line afore-
said twenty-four rods fifteen links
thence east eight and a half degrees
north eleven rods: thence north six and
a half degrees west to the south line of
land formerly occupied by John Chand-
Ter ESQ, thence west northwest to the
first mentioned bounds containing about
two acres.
Also another parcel OF land situated
GxN,,o "a b6,,t, arf nf ut
No % on a plan made by Samuel Down
ing dated September 6, 1909 reference
thereto being had for more particular
description and bounded as follows:
Being all the land in said lot lying east
of the County road, running through
said lot and land enough off the north
side of said lot No. 10, seventy-three
west of the said County. road to make
two thirds of the lot and being all and
the same conveyed to stephen Morrill,
by George Dunn. by deed Of warranty
dated November %, A. d. 1929 and re-
corded in the kennebec County Regis
try of Deeds, Book II, Page 1iO.
SECOND: That your petitioner claims
an estate of freehold in the whole OF
said real estate above described, and
claims 10 be absolute owner in fee SIM
pie thereof
THIRD: That the source Of title o.
YOUR petitioner is as follows, Quit
Claim Deed from Ruth A. Hooper, of
said Fayette. dated the 18th day, of Jan
uary, A. ID. 1918, and recorded in the
said kennebec County Registry or
Deeds in Book sos, Page 56. That the
said Ruth A. Hooper derived title from
Horace NJ Hooper by his deed. dated
the 22d day of September A. D. 1917 ano
recorded in said Kennebec County Regis
try of Deeds in Book SIS. Page 19l. That
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. -. 1897. and re-
corded in said Kennebec County Regis
try of Deeds in Book 4l2. Page 3D..
FOURTH: That your petitioner and
those under whom she claims nave been
in open, notorious, adverse and uninter-
rupted possession of said property tor
more than twenty years next preceding
the date of this petition. viz: Since said
first day of March. A. d. 1897, claiming
absolute and unqualified title to the
same in fee simple against all the world
FIFTH: That an apprehension exists
that one Stephen A. Marston. whose
present whereabouts are unknown to
Your petitioner, his heirs, or other per-
sons unknown to your said petitioner,
claiming a S heirs or assigns or III some
other way by, through or under Cor
della MarStOn, the grantee of said prem
Uses under deed OF ]. c. Sylvester
Welts. dated December %. 1872 and re
corded in said Kennebec County Regis
try of Deeds Book All. Page 543. claim
or may claim some right, title or inter-
est in the premises hereinbefore de-
scribed. adverse to the estate of your
said petitioner, and your said petitioner
alleges and AYERS under oath, that said
claimants and their residences are un-
known to your petitioner.
SMITH: That the aforesaid apprehen-
sion creates a cloud upon the title of
your petitioner to said premises and de-
preciates the market value thereof. and
prevents an easy sale of the same.
Wherefore your petitioner respectfully
prays that the said Stephen a. Marston.
his heirs or other unknown persons may
be summoned to show cause why he, Or
they. should not bring an action to try
title to the above described premises
and set up his. or their, claim therein If
any they have.
Dated at F'ayette, Maine, this sd day
of May. A, u. 1915
NELLIE a. LOTHROP.