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and any Indebtedness was thereby
secured all of the same has been paid.
Seventh: That no discharge of said
mortgage appears recorded in said
Eighth: That said mortgage and
said record thereof create a cloud upon
the plaintiffs title to the premises
described in Paragraph First of this
and prevent a ready sale of. the same,
ana any possible claim under said
mortgage by the defendants, can not
be met by the plaintiff without the
production of evidence,
Ninth: That the defendants claim
or may claim some rights, titles or
interests in the premises described in
the First Paragraph of this bill,
ADVERSE ADVERSE to the plaintiffs said estate
cloud upon the plaintiffs title to such
premises. depreciate the market value
OF such premises, and prevent a ready
sale OF the same; and such claims can
not be met by the plaintiff without
the production of evidence
Tenth: That the said Frank A. H.
Norcross, his legal representatives,
under him, are not within the iuris-
dlction of this Court, and such nersons
anu tneir residences are unascertained
a a,i' unknown to the plaintiff after
Of tbe, search for the same ana
ally WIFI ian De actually served narao one
personally oeess and thus be MAJ
this Court iohaole to decree of
VIII Eleventh: That the
in t the Ian an adequate reme 1Saintif is
noreeo1ng matters, at law
this Honorablten e cd plaintiff prays that
fa a. Order such notina -
the ' nia; as may be meet ana Inc de-
oath to an, hereby expressly wager,
be filed in baha, gu answers which maS
PENDANTS VI any or all the de-
guardi appoint as it deems das;,,,
. @antaans ad Item, or next fr dieslrable
sent nartia persons specially to renr oi
ants VI all OF the defend
tc) Issue decree so 70.
Paraa ases OF the plaintiff, descrihed me ne
cerned ''p ean rerst Of this bill, are con-
rom rom said Arthur NJ. Foss 70 ohaen5 rent
ssn,a ~ II. Norcross, or declarine H.
man, - De a mortgage. and in some
ing sucb en n,erty and fully discharg
premises of the plaintiff saio
o1o ~ issue decree removing tho
n,oua resting on the title Of said
sa ii i o. the plaintiff by reason Of
Said instrument from said Artbmr NJ
ross to said Frank A. IT Nornroea
anu any possible claims which NAV he
made Hereunder by any or ali the he
defendants VI "i me
le) Issue a decree in rem. or in
personam' or both, as the case NAV
require establishing and declaring tbe
,,iaiu,;se, nature and extent. of the
plaintiffs title to the premises, the
SUBJECT matter of this bill removing
az az. possible clouds upon the plain
TN title to said premises and barring
the sad defendants and any person or
persons by. through, or under them
from making any claim to said
premises.
lD Grant such other and further
rellei as the nature of the case NAV
require or may seem to the Court meet
and proper.
Dated this 22nd day of December A. D.
1926.
(sgd) Adelaide V. Macdonald
Plaintiff aforesaid
tsgd) Hale e Hamlin
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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STATE OF MAINE.


Supreme Judicial Court.
In Equity.
Adelaide Virginia Macdonald (known
also as Adelaide Carson Macdonald)
Frank A. H. Norcross, his legal renre-
sentatives, heirs. and persons unas-
certalned and unknown claiming
under said Frank A. Fl. Norcross.
In the above entitled suit
1t appearing and being found by the
Court that actual service cannot he
made upon said Frank A. H. Norcross
or upon all persons claiming as heirs,
sentatives of said Frank A. H. Nor
cross,
1t is ORDERED that notice of the
above entitled suit be served upon
notice being considered by the Court
most effectuaD to witt by posting
a true copy of said bill and this order
theron at the Post Office in Bluehill,
store of Merrill & Hinckley in said
Bluehill. being public and conspicuous
places in said town, at least thirty
days before the first Tuesday of March
tested copy of said bill and this order
thereon three weeks successfully in
the Ellsworth American. newspaper
published in Ellsworth, Hancock
be at least thirty days before the first
Tuesday of March 1925, that they may
appear at the Court House in said
Ellsworth at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of said first Tuesday of March
1926 and then and there answer to
said bill and abide the judgment Of
said Court thereon.
And 1t Is further ordered that said
respondents file with the Clerk of said
Court for said County of Hancock
within thirty days after the day above
named for appearance, their demurrer
plea or answer to said bill, If any they
have.
LUERE 3. DEASY,
Just. Sup. Jud. Court
January -. 1925.
A true copy of the bill In equity and
order of court thereon.
Attest: T. F. MAHONEY. Clerk
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Adelaide Virginia Macdonald, also
known as Adelaide Carson Macdonald,
complains against
Frank A. H. Norcross, his legal repre-
sentatives, heirs and persons unas-
certained and unknown, claiming
under said Frank A. III. Norcross, and
says
First: That the plaintiff is now in
possession of a certain lot or parcel OF
land situated at Bluehill, in the County
of Hancock, State of Maine, bounded
and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the new road leading
from the Village to the Falls, at land
now or formerly of c. C. Clough;
thence easterly by land now or former
ly of said Clough to Blue Hill Bay;
thence southerly by the sea or waters
of said bay to the field fence now or
formerly of A. G. and II. A. Parker
thence westerly by said field fence to
the new road; thence northerly by said
new road to place of beginning, con-
tanning sixteen acres, more or less,
being the same premises described in
deed from Charles Fl. Bartlett to
Thomas l.. Macdonald, dated March A.,
A. d. 1908, and recorded in the Regis
try of Deeds for the County of Han
cock, State of Maine, April 4. A. d:
premises having been devised by said
Thomas l.. Macdonald to the plaintiff
under his will duly probated by the
Probate Court in and for said County
OIL Hancock, Sldle Ol hdlHt.
Second: That the plaintiff and her
predecessors in title. under whom she
claims, have been in the actual, peace
able, open and notorious, continuous,
exclusive and adverse possession of
said premises, claiming a freehold
therein, namely the fee simple thereof,
for more than four years, to wit, more
than twenty years, and that she mas
acquired all legal and equitable tltle
to said premises absolutely and in zee
simple and is still in possession OF all
of the same as the sole owner thereof.
Third. That there appears upon the
record in said Registry or DEEDS Ger
tain instrument from Arthur NJ Foss
to Frank A. H. Norcross, recited there
in then resident of Melrose, Common
wealth of Massachusetts, dated May
II, A. d. 1889. recorded IN SAD Regls-
try of Deeds June 10, A. d. 1889. in
Book 235, Page 1913, copy of which
is hereto attached, marked Exhibit A,
and made a part hereof, that sucn
instrument, as per the RECORDS at salo
ton therein used. one undivided eighth
of the premises described in Paragraph
First of this bill, and that said instru-
ment is a mortgage and should pc SO
declared, said instrument being here
matter referred to as mortgage.
Fourth: That neither said Frank A.
H. Norcross nor any person Claiming
under him. have ever taken any steps
TO foreclose said mortgage, or entered
into possession of the premises de-
scribed in the First Paragraph of this
bill, or paid any taxes thereon, or made
any claim of any interest therein.
Fifth: That said mortgage was not
in fact a genuine or bona fide mort
gage and did not in fact secure any
actual Indebtedness. there not being
any real Indebtedness due from SAID
Arthur M Foss to said Frank A. H
NorcroSS. -
sixth: That if in fact said mort
gage was genuine and made bona hde
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JELLISON-WHITNEY.
engagement of Two Popular Young
People of Ellsworth Announced

IooPic Vi LiiSWOrtn announced.
On Tuesday afternoon, Miss
Marjorie Jellison Of Ellsworth Falls
a senior at Wheaton college, Norton
Mass, entertained at tea fifteen OF
her classmates, in honor of her
mother. Mrs. Bernard S. Jellison
who is visiting relatives in Massa-
chusetts. Refreshments of sand
witches, fancy cookies, cup cakes,
nuts and minis were served. The
color scheme was pink and green.
To each guest was given a faver
in the form of dainty old-fashioned
doll, dressed in colored crepe paper
Each doll concealed under the folds
of it's dainty dress, two engraved
cards bearing the names, John"
"Marjorie''
Both are very popular in the
social activities in their home town,
as well as in Ellsworth Miss Jelli-
son is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Bernard S. Jellison of Ellswort h
Falls. a graduate of E. H. S., class
of %, now member of the senior
class at Wheaton, from which she
will be graduated in June. John j.
Whitney is the son of the late John
O. and Henrietta Whitney, gradu-
ate of Ellsworth high school and of
Bowdoin college. Following his
graduation from Bowdoin, Mr.. Whit
ney took up his duties with the firm
of Whitcomb, Haynes & Whitney of
which he is a member and is at pres
ent general manager The wedding
will take place during the summer.
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Hall QUARRY.

William Farnsworth and brother
in-law, John Charnley, have gone to
their home in East Bluehill, for the
winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Carpenter,
with daughter, Alice Sylvia, are with
Mr.. Carpenters parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Carpenter, at Southwest
Harbor.
Miss Doris Grant has returned to
Millinocket, where she is teaching,
after spending the holiday at her
home here.
Harry Booth was a business Wis
itor in town Tuesday.
Friends of Catherine Higgins are
pleased to know she is gaining, al
though still unable to walk alone.
Booth Bros. and Hurricane Island
Granite Co. have begun repairing
one of their derricks, preparing for
an early opening in the spring.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. James Grant gave
farewell party to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Gordon, Wednesday evening.
The Gordons left the following day
for LythOnia, Ga
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there is need for reorganization. Mr..
Davey says: "For seven years
have observed the departments and
bureaus OF the government at Wash
ington at close range. | am simply
appalled, at the loafing, lndlnerence
and inefficiency. There are ahous-
ands upon thousands of unnecessary
employees and endless duplication
OF ALLEGED effort There is an in
excusable waste of more than hall
billion dollars year.
The buy at home" campaign is
on. Its slogan is, Buy Maine
Products of Maine People and Keep
Maine Money in Maine In con-
nection with the campaign, Buy
Maine Products" booklet has been
issued. It is a handbook OF Maine
produots and Maine firms producing
the same, in short, directory OF
Maine products, and showing "here
they may be obtained. Newspapers
throughout the State are carrying
advertising in the campaign anu
this will be supplemented by poseers,
sneeches before oranges, women
clubs. boards of trade, and other ol-
CARNATIONS.
= The average Maine farmer real
lied $1O2 more for his l9z5
products than he did in 1924, ac-
cording ITO statistics. In other words,
the average cash income per farm
in this State was 1929 in 1925 as
compared with 1921 in 1924. Did
you farmers here in Hancock county
get yours? If not. perhaps the
Farm Bureau can show you why.
Hard coal operators and miners
have broken off negotiations for set
Element of the strike, each blaming
the other for their failure to agree.
Isn't it about time the government
took a hand in the interest of the
public?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-01-13
Book 235 Page 1913.
y now ali Won by these Presents

Know ali Ven by these Presents,
That /, Arthur NJ. Foss of Eden,
Hancock County State of Maine. in
consideration e. the sum of ffty-fve
hundred dollars paid by Frank A. H.
Norcross of Melrose, County of Middle
sex and Commonwealth of Mass, Che
receipt whereof do hereby ac-
knowledge do hereby remise, release
bargain. sell and convey and forever
quitclaim unto the said Frank A. H.
Norcross Trustee and bis Heirs and
Assigns forever, all my right, title.
interest, property claim and demand
whatsoever either in law, or in equity
which | the said Arthur NJ. Foss have
in, to or out of, any and all real estate
in said County of Hancock. To be
held by said Norcross in trust for said
Foss, and said Norcross hereby agrees
to reconvey to said Foss. the above
described premises. whenever all legal
demands of said Norcross against said
Foss shall be fully satisfied.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the same
together with all the privileges and
appurtenanceS thereunto belonging to
the said Grantee trustee aforesaid
his Heirs. and Assigns, forever. And
| do covenant with the said Grantee
warrant and forever defend the prem
Uses to him the said Grantee his Heirs
and Assigns forever, against the law
full claims and demands of all persons,
claiming by through or under me, but
against none others.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l the said
Grantor have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twelfth day of May in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty nine.
ARTHUR NJ. FOSS d. s.
Signed, Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Lester p. Carter
Charles E. Foss
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STOCKUOLDERs, MEETING.

the Hancock County Agricultural So
ciety, will be held at the Fire House,
Bluehill, Thursday, January IA, 1926,
at p. M, to transact the following
business, to wit:
To hear and act on the report of the
secretary.
To hear and act on the report of the
treasurer.
To elect a board of directors for the
ensuing year.
To transact any other business
legally brought before said meeting.
E. G. WILLIAMS, Sec.
Dec. 81, 1925.
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SHAREHOLDERS, MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the Ellsworth
Loan & Building Association will be
held on January IS, 1926, at 500 p. M,
at the office of the Association in the
Tapley block, Ellsworth, Maine, for the
following purposes:
l. For the election of a board of
seven directors
2. For the election of an auditor.
g. For the transaction of any other
business that may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
O. W. TAPLEY, Secretary
Ellsworth, Me-, December 80, 1925.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

BUY ALL-WOOL WORSTED YARNS
from manufacturers Many shades and
heathers for hand knitting, machine
knitting, and also rug yarns. $500
per pound, soc 4-ounce skein. Pure
wool blankets. Write for free yarn
samples Concord Worsted Mills,
West Concord New Hampshire.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-01-13

Sheriff ]. H. Macomber has an
nounced that he will be candidate
for denomination by the republicans
in the June primaries.
Mr.. Macomber will complete his
first term as sheriff this year. He
has served efficiently, and precedent
entities him to denomination.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-01-13
BUCKSPORT LOAN AND BUILDING
ASSOCIATION,

The annual meeting of the share
holders of the Bucksport Loan and
Building Association will be held at
the office of w. H. Gardner Monday
Jan. 25, at 100 p. M, for the purpose
the association and to attend to any
other business that may come before
the meeting.
F. F. Smith, Sec
Bucksport, Me-. Jan. 4, 1926.
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NOTICE.,

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Hancock County Fair
Association will be held at the office
of the said association in Ellsworth,
on January 23, at 100 p M, for the
election of officers for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
E. F. ROBINSON,
Secretary and Clerk.
Ellsworth, Jan. 5, 1926.
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STATE OF MAINE

L
HANCOCK IS. June Is 1889 Person.
ally appeared the above named Arthur
NJ Foss and acknowledged the above
instrument to be his free act and deed
Edward S. Clark
Justice of the Peace
Received June 10 A. d. 1889, at Sh som
A. NJ. and entered by
w. B. Campbell Register
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TO LET.
AGENTS WANTED.

LADY OF REFINEMENT, WITH
sales ability to represent LuXtOne
Toilet Requisites in each town and
vicinity. Address Ellie Beauty Shoppe
Wholesale DeptD, 16 P. O. Sd, Ban
90 Maine
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ing the shore of said pond easterly to
place of beginning, containing one
acre, more or less, together with the
buildings thereon. Reserving, how
ever, any rights which the town or
county may have in said road leading
to Pretty Marsh" And whereas the
condition of said mortgage has been
broken, and still remains broken,
now, therefore. by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof 1
claim foreclosure of said mortgage.
r. II. BRIDGHAM FERNALD.
By Edmond J. Walsh,
His attorney duly authorized
Dated January L A d 1929
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NOTICE OF FORECLOsURE-

Whereas Noyes A. Haskell, of Sui
Ivan, County of Hancock, State of
Maine, by his mortgage deed dated the
28th day of May, A. D. 1928, and re-
corded in the registry of deeds for
Hancock county, in book 57s, page 3O6
mortgaged to Charles w. Doyle Of said
Sullivan. certain lot or parcel of land
situated in said Sullivan, bounded and
described as follows: Bounded on the
north by land of the late Frederick
Ashley; on the east by the road leading
to Tunk Pond; on the south by land of
Grace M. Hanna; on the west by land
now or formerly of Grace M. Hanna
containing four acres, more or less.
Being the same premises conveyed to
the said Noyes A. Haskell by Leona B.
Hanna, by deed dated May 26. 1923.
Whereas the condition of said mort
gage has been and still remains brok-
en-, now, therefore, by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof. 1 claim
a foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated at said Sullivan. this 18th day
of January, A. D. 1926.
CHARLES w. DOYLE.
By w. B. BIaisdell,
His attorney.
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BILL IN EQUITY.
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
Hancock IS.
Supreme Judicial Court,
In Equity.
Adelaide Virginia Macdonald, also
known as Adelaide Carson Macdon-
aid
Frank A. H. Norcross, his legal repre-
sentatives, heirs, and persons unas-
certained and unknown, claiming
under said Frank A. II. Norcross.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-01-13

Martin L. Davey, member of
Congress from Ohio, has introduced
a bill to give the President author
dty to reorganize the whole business
structure OF the federal government.
There is a pretty strong suspicion
among the folks back home" that
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-01
MILFORD FOLKS In
STORM AREA ARE SAFE
Letters Describing Terrible Hurri-
cane In Florida Reach Here

, Of the large number of Milford
persons who were in Florida at the
time of the death dealing hurricane
two weeks ago, none were serious
ly injured. Letters and kilograms
advising relatives of theirj safety
have been received here George
NJ. Simpson.-wAo left Milford i'm
fredtately upon receipt of the news
of the disaster, to search for his
son and daughter in Miami, found
them both safe They were in the
thick of the destruction, and the
building in which they had sought
safety was damaged. Mrs. J. A.
Hart has received a letter from
her daughter, Mrs. Edward Price,
at Miami, telling in vivid manner
of her narrowing experiences dur
ing the storm. Her home was
wrecked, but the family escaped
with slight injuries. The letter will
appear in next weeks issue of the
Chronicle. Mrs. Ida Bromley, sis
ter of William V. Sipple, has tele-
graphed her brother that she and
her sons are safe. Others have
sent word home that they came
through the storm without serious
injury.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-01
BRUTAL MURDER IS
CHARGED AGAINST
A DELMAR NEGRO
William H. Wallace Held On
Charge Of Numbering His
Wife, Lille Wallace.
TRIED TO BURN BODY
After Killing Woman Remains
We're Partially Burned By
Slayer.

The most atrocious crime ever
committed in the vicinity of Delmar
was discovered about 1O:30 o'clock
Tuesday morning when John w
Culver, a farmer residing near that
town, went to investigate a fire on
the farm OF William H. Wallace,
colored. Noticing smoke from
burning chicken house, Culver rush
ed to the farm where he was hOrri-
fed to find the lifeless body of Mrs.
Wallace in the burning building.
Nearby was an axe with which the
unfortunate wOman's skull had
been crushed Mr. Culver imme-
diately spread the news Of his dis
covery and an immediate search
was made for further clues and in
formation as to the murderer. In
veStiS2 ton disclosed that the mur-
derer had crushGts. The woman's
skull while she was apparently at
work in the chicken house. The
body had been carefully placed up
on a pile of barrel slaves and kind
ling wood which had been ignited.
The forearms, lower limbs and
most of the flesh on the body had
been burned away when found.
Fire from this funeral pyre had
spread to the building, which was
also destroyed by the flames.
Her husband, William H. Wal
lace, was arrested, charged with
the crime, and at the inquest held
by Coroner Hickman, it was testi-
fled by Wallace's son, Gardner,
that he saw his father strike his
mother with the axe and place the
body in the pile of wood which he
then ignited. After hearing the
evidence the coroner's jury brought
in a verdict as follows "The deceas-
ed came to her death by being
struck on the side of the head with
an axe in the hands of her husband
William H. Wallace, who set fire to
the chicken house and burned her
to a crisp"
Another son, Franklin, is said to
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a
local preacher and former school
teacher. Mrs. Wallace was an in
dustrious colored woman, well liked
in Delmar and about "a years of
age. Six children survive her.
Anohtre son, Franklin, is said to
have told the officers that while he
did not see the killing, he saw his
father break up the barrel and pre-
pare it for a fire in the chicken
house. He did not know his fathers
intentions and thought nothing of
the incident at the time. Wallace is
now in the Georgetown Jail await
ing the action of the Grand Jury in
his case.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-01
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEMAN
MEET TO ORGANIZE
At Meeting Thursday Chairman
Was Scheduled For Election

AS the Chronicle goes to press
the new Republican State Commit
tee elected at the recent State Con-
vention is holding its organization
meeting. A chairman, vice-chair-
man, secretary and treasurer will
be elected.
1t is rumored that former Cover
nor William D. Denney, of Dover,
will be elected chairman of the com
mittee to succeed Reuben Satterth-
waite, Jr., OF Wilmington The
name of former Governor S. S. Pen
newill also is mentioned for chair
man. Charles H. Grantland, of
Wilmington, in all probability will
be reelected secretary. It is likely
that William J. Highfield, also of
Wilmington, will be elected treas
urer.
It is probable that at the meet
ing the committee will select an
executive committee to. look after
details of the approaching cam
paign.
The members of the new State
Committee follow;
mington-William ]. Highfield
Miss Elizabeth M. Bullock, Charles
H. Colburn, Mrs. Carrie NJ. Pipes,
DR.. H. w. Briggs, Mrs. Martha ].
Schofield, Charles H. Grantland and
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Deakyne.
Rural New Castle-Mrs. Delaware
S. Wright, Harry G. Little, General
J. Austin Ellison, Mrs. Bessie Whit
tingham, of Newark; ]. Everett
Walls, Mrs. Mary o. Money and Viii
liam Saunders.
Charles Hanratty, Smyrna
William D. Denneyfi Dover; J. H.
Stanton, Milford; Alfred Raikes
Dover; Mrs. Frank Hall Davis
Dover; Mrs. Irene Keith, Smyrna;
Mrs. Jeanette Buckingham, Dover
and Ruth Weston, West Dover.
Sussex-Dr. Frank L. Grier
George Elzey, George S. Williams
Mrs. Lena Messick, Mrs. Lena R
Anderson, Mrs. Birdie Long, David
Boyce, Eunice Harmon.