8/24/1903 · DEED · book 14 page 471 doc 5943

471 Whereas Abel H. Stanton and Susan G. Stanton his wife, both of Residency in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and divers other persons brought a bill in equity against George H. Doyle and Abbie M. Doyle his wife, both of Residency 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, whether and for the County of Washington on the 18th day of March AD 1902, and is entitled Equity No 249 abel H. Stanton et al vs. George H. Doyle et al, for partition of certain real estate in said bill described, and whereas upon hearing and consideration thereof the said court on the 14th day of April 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 Residency, 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 the sale at public auction in accordance with the provisions of said first mentioned decree, and on the 14th day of August AD 1902 at 11.25 o'clock in the forenoon sold the same at public auction to Howard V. Stillman for the sum of five dollars he the said Howard V. Stillman being the highest bidder therefore at said sale, 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 Howard V. Stillman the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain sell assign and convey unto the said Howard V. Stillman his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of woodland containing by estimation ten acres more or less, bounded Northerly on land of Delay J.

472 Brightman: Easterly on a driftway; Southerly on land of Samuel Bailey Hope etc pts and Westerly by a highway known as "Kendig Road" being the 1/10th part of lot described in said bill. To Have and to hold the same, together with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to the said Harold J. Stillman his heirs and assigns forever, to their only use, benefit and behalf of And I the said Oliver H. Williams, for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators, as covenant with the said Harold J. Stillman his heirs and assigns that I was and am lawfully empowered by the Court authorized to make sale of the premises, and that in the sale thereof I have followed the instructions of said Court and the laws in the premises, In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28th 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 County of Washington ss In Westerly in said county on the 28th day of August AD 1902 personally came before me Oliver H. Williams to me known and by 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. A. Morgan Notary Public Lot I, Oliver H. Williams of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island being duly sworn on oath before said notary say that I am the same person who executed the foregoing deed and therein signed as commissioner, that I have 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 took place in the issue of that paper

473 printed and dates respectively, July 22, and 29 and August 5- and 12 AD 1902 That the attached notices here to attached is a true copy of the notices published as aforesaid clipped from one of the aforesaid issues of said newspaper, That I gave further notice of said sale by causing like notices thereof to be posted up in more than three public places in said Town of Westerly, to wit, in the Town clerk's office, in the Post Office in Match Hole in said Westerly, on a bill board on the Match Hill road, so called, and at Brown's Corner, and in divers other places in said Westerly, and in the following places in said State however, to wit, in the Town clerk's office, at Dunvorcorland Beach, on the premises and in divers other places on the roads leading to and from said premises, more than three weeks before the date of said sale That the premises described in this deed were sold in accordance with said notices on the premises on the 14th day of August AD 1902 at 11-25 oclock in the forenoon under my direction, said premises being the same described under the first division of said notice, to Howard F. Stillman who was the highest bidder therefor 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 20th day of August AD 1902 Before me G. S. Morgan Notary Public SS. Received for record August 24th 1903 at 2 oclock PM. and recorded by George E. Cross Town Clerk