Ellsworth American., 1922-12-27

Bowden. 1895
Hopkins. Everett, homestead S.7s
! Geo B. Hutchins' lot at Gill
Pendexter, VIM, Hartman is
land and cottage. 2.oo
stead of r. Hopkins, two
ffths of the b. Hopkins 20
! wood lot, t4o
Schoppe, Wm.. former nome
% inc LOT 95 1925
''s '0' ' II. H. DUNBAR
Collector of Taxes of the Town OF
Orland.
4 December 25, 1922.
/ STATE OF MAINE.
= HANCOCK ss.
To Honorable Bertrand r. Clark,
Judge of Probate for the County, IN
said State;
In Equity ~
Respectfully represents William C.
Woodbury. of Dover-FoXcroft county
of Piscataquis, State of Maine, that ne
testament of George j. Babson. late OF
, Penobscot in the County of Hancock,
! who died on the 18th day OF June, l9ZZ,
and whose will was duly admitted TO
probate in the County of Hancock; and
letters testamentary were duly issued
to the undersigned, William {. wood
bury: and the estate OF said George j.
Babson that has come to the posses.
sion and knowledge of the executor of
said estate has been duly inventorled
and appraised; that among the rights
and credits that came into the possess
sion of your petitioner We're the con-
tents of a safety deposit box in the
, vaults of the Eastern Trust and Bank
ing Company of Bangor. Maine; that in
said safety deposit box. which was un-
der the sole control of said George j.
Babson, in his lifetime. he possessing
the key at the time of his decease,
which key was delivered into the pos
session of the undersigned executor,
We're found four packages of securities.
One of said packages bore slip OF
paper on which was written the fol-
lowing words: These are all the
bonds in box that belong to George j.
Babson. The rest belong to the fam
lily. (signed) George J. Babson." Said
package contained securities specifi-
cally enumerated in Schedule "A at
tached.
Your petitioner represents that in
said safety deposit box was found
another package containing securities,
which bore a slip of paper on which
this package certain of the bonds bore
slips of paper on which was written,
Jessie o. Babson." Other bonds in
this package bore no slips of paper and
said package are listed and described
in Schedule "B' attached, which also
indicates which bonds bore slips Of
paper with Endorsements thereon, and
those that did not,
Your petitioner further represents
I that in said safety deposit box was
another package of securities that bore
slip OF Paper on Theh was
Certain of the bonds in this package
bore slips of paper on which We're writ
ten, Keith" Bound to the above
package of bonds was another package
of bonds, making second bundle;
which second bundle bore slip of
paper on which was written Keith"
Keith"
The individual bonds in second bundle
bore no slips or Endorsements. All said
bonds in packages marked Keith o.
Babson." and Keith" are described in
Sch edule &C"
Your petitioner further represents
that in said deposit box was found a
further bundle of securities, bearing a
slip of paper on which was written,
In this bundle certain of the bonds
We're inclosed in an envelope on which
was written, George j. Babson." In
this package of bonds there were other
bonds that bore no endorsements With
this package of bonds there was a sec
ond package to which was attached a
slip of paper on which was written in
typewriting the words. Property Of
George ]. Babson. Jr." In this second
package there We're no slips of paper
bearing an Endorsement alta ed to the
specific securities. All of said securi-
ties are enumerated in Schedule "D'
attached.
Your petitioner represents that in
addition to the safety deposit box con-
tanning the above mentioned securi-
ties, being under the sole control of
George j. Babson in his lifetime, the
books of account of said George j.
Babson disclose that from time to time
4 up to the time of his decease he cut
the coupons on the secureties herein
, described, collected said coupons and
credited the cash received therefrom
on his cash accounts, and deposited
the same to his personal credit in the
Kineo Trust Company of Dover Fox
croft, Maine.
Now, therefore. your petitioner re-
spectfully requests this honorable
court sitting in equity as authorized
by the provisions of chapter 81, sec
tion 2, of the Revised Statutes, after
due notice to all persons interested
and full consideration of all the facts
and evidence bearing upon said Sc
curities, their ownership. and other
matters relating thereto, that instruc
recting him as to the delivery of said
packages or any part OF the same to
the persons whose names We're in
dorsed thereon, as here set, forth, or
their retention in part or whole as a
part of the estate of George j. Bah
son, to be administered on according
to law.
Dover r-Foxcroft. Maine. December ~,
1922
Elk. Est. Geo. ]. Babson :.