12/4/1902 · DEED · book 14 page 361 doc 5885

361 Whereas Abel J. Stanton and Susan G. Stanton his wife, both of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and divers other persons brought a bill in equity against George H. Noyes and Alice M. Noyes, his wife both of Charlestown in said County of Washington, and divers other persons in said bill in equity mentioned, which said bill in equity was filed in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in said State of Rhode Island, within and for the County of Washington on the 10th day of March AD, 1902 and is entitled Equity No 298 Abel J. Stanton et ux et al vs. George H. Noyes et ux et als, for partition of certain real estate in said bill set forth described, and whereas upon hearing and consideration thereof the said Court on the 14th day of August AD, 1902 adjudged that the complainants were entitled to partition of the premises described in said bill and ordered partition thereof to be made by the sale of the real estate described in said bill and a division of the proceeds among the several parties entitled thereto, and entered a decree accordingly in said cause and therein appointed Oliver H. Williams of said Westerly Commissioner to sell the same at public auction on or before the 31st day of August AD, 1902, in such parcels and at such times as in his discretion should seem most advisable; and Whereas said Oliver H. Williams, Commissioner as aforesaid, notified the premises hereinafter described for sale at public auction in accordance with the provisions of said first mentioned decree, and on the 19th day of August AD, 1902 at 11:30- o'clock in the forenoon sold the same at public auction to Henry H. Haskell of said Charlestown for the sum of five dollars he the said Henry H. Haskell, being the highest bidder therefor at said sale. I now therefore, Know all men by these presents That I the said Oliver H. Williams, Commissioner as aforesaid by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as aforesaid by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and in consideration of the sum of five dollars to me paid by said Henry H. Haskell, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain sell, assign and convey unto the said Henry H. Haskell his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land being West of Watstash Pond, as called, called the "Maple Swamp" containing by estimation six acres, more or less, bounded Northerly by Mill Brook "so called, Easterly and Southerly by land

362 of Samuel Bailey Howrie Jr and Nestury on land of the heirs of Simon Belarke or hooker bounded being the south lot by land described in said bill. To have and to hold the same, together with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof to him the said Henry H. Howrie, his heirs and assigns forever, to their only use, relief and behoof. And I the said Oliver H. Williams, for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with the said Henry H. Howrie, his heirs and assigns That I was and am lawfully empowered by the Court aforesaid to make sale of the premises, and That in the sale thereof I have pursued the directions of said Court and the law in the premises. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Oliver H. Williams Commissioner State of Rhode Island ss County of Washington ss In Westerly in said County on this 20th day of August A.D. 1902 personally came before me, Oliver H. Williams, to me known and let me known to be the person of that name described in and who, in his capacity of Commissioner executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same, by him Executed, to be his free act and deed in his said capacity. L B Ansonia Notary Public SS I, Oliver H. Williams of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, being duly sworn on oath depose and say, that I and the same person who executed the foregoing deed and therein described as commissioner, that I gave notice of the sale of the premises conveyed in said deed by causing notice thereof to be published in the Westerly Daily Sun a public newspaper printed and published in said Westerly, once a week for more than three consecutive weeks before the sale thereof, in the issues of that newspaper printed and dated respectively

363: July 22 and 29 and August 5th and 12 AD 1902 That the annexed notice hereto attached is a true copy of the notice published as aforesaid, clipped from one of the aforesaid names of said newspaper; That I gave further notice of said sale by causing like notices themselves to be posted up in more than three public places in said town of Westerly to wit: in the Town Clerks office, in the Post Office in Watch Hill in said Westerly, on a bill board on the Watch Hill Road as called, and at Sunnyside Corner, and in divers other places in said Westerly, and in the following places in said beachtown, to wit: in the Town Clerks office, at Dumontscourt Beach, on the premises, and in divers places on the roads leading to and from said premises, more than three weeks before the date of said sale; That the premises discussed in this deed were sold in accordance with said notices on the premises on the 14th day of August AD 1902 at 11-35 oclock in the forenoon under my direction, said premises being the same described under the first division of said notice, to Leroy W. Hopkins who was the highest bidder at said sale for the sum of five dollars; and that I have made the foregoing deed to complete said sale. Oliver H. Williams Subscribed and sworn to at Westerly in said County on this 21st day of August AD 1902 Before me L. S. Horgan Notary Public L.S. Received for record December 4 1902 at 4-30 oclock P.M. and Recorded by George la Cross Town Clerk