Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-02-20
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Il. Smith 1925 feet, more or less, to the
tide waters of said Frenchman's bay;
thence generally south erly, but fol-
lowing said tide waters to the place of
beginning containing ninety-fve acres,
more or less.
That said mortgage was conditioned
to be void if said Arthur l. Saunders
his heirs, executors or administrators
should pay to said John p Gordon his
executors, administrators or assigns
the sum of $500 in one year from the
date thereof with interest at per cent
per annum until paid
CD That the said Arthur l. Saun-
ders. by his deed dated February 23
1895, and recorded in said registry in
book 2S7. page 316, conveyed to the
said petitioner, said Julia p, Saunders
all and the same ninety-five acres de-
scribed in said mortgage deed to said
i 6 book G go recorded as aforesaid
go That the record title of said
ninety-five acre lot of land is still
encountered by said mortgage to said
John p. Gordon, which appears undis-
charged and that said Julia p. Saun-
derS mas been in continuous, uninter-
rupted possession of said land from
SAD SAD twenty-third day of February,
1925, to the date of this petition, and
has had during all that time and now
mas vested estate in fee simple in and
to the same.
best knowledge and belief that said
John L. Gordon died intestate in A. D.
1901, and that Arno w. King of said
Ellsworth and Frank e. Blaisdell of
ministrators upon said John p. Gordon
estate, and that the said Frank E.
Blaisdell is now the only surviving ad-
ministrator of said John p. Gordon
estate, and that the heirs of said John
+. Gordon are to your petitioner I'M
known.
And if after due notice by your
Honorable Court to the said Frank r
n a n of
said John p. Gordon estate, and to all
persons interested as heirs of the said
John r. Gordon, as provided by law,
and upon hearing by your Honorable
Court. no evidence is offered to rebut
the presumption that said original
mortgage debt from said Arthur |.
saunders to said John p. Gordon has
been long since discharged and paid
more than twenty years prior to the
date of this petition, or evidence is Of
tered OF some act or occurrence with
present validity of said mortgage,
your petitioner prays that your
Honorable Court may enter a decree
setting forth such facts and the find
ings of your Honorable Court relative
thereto, said decree to be recorded and
to take effect in accordance with the
provisions of sections 35 and 40 of
chapter 95 of the revised statutes of
Maine and any acts additional thereto
or amendatory thereof.
And your petitioner further prays
that said Frank E. Blaisdell surviving
administrator of the estate of said
John p. Gordon, and all persons claim
ing by, through or under said John p.
Gordon, deceased any interest in said
land by virtue of said mortgage and
all other persons if any interested,
may be duly summoned by your
Honorable Court as provided by law
to appear in your Honorable Court and
show cause why the prayer of your pc
titioner should not be granted and
such decree entered.
Dated at Ellsworth, Maine, this
twenty fourth day of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty four.
JULIA p. SAUNDERS.