The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-04-13

IGNLfbosIA CoUsrV, -, 10 the llonutnDiu
gupfemr Court next g. be holden NJ Dan
vile, wilma aud Tor the County Of Calcdo.
ma, on the sd Tuesday of August next
l TOMES Margaret G.. Weeks, Of Barnet, N
" said County, and shows TO the Court that
ION the I'D day Ootui~t, A7-D ,-JSiI, Ahe
was duly married TO Elias : Weeks then and
for about Two years bilcr Of Pcaeham IN said
] Comfy, by Thomas Good willie, a minister Of
! the Gospel authorized by law 10 solomnsc
marriage at said Barnet, that ahc ever lived
with her said hu asand "a the due performance
of all her mdfitIi dutTrE for sb,.pi- LAO years
and until the said Wcvke regardless of all his
marriage covenants and duties, treated this
] Libcllnnt with great cruelty aud intolefablc
severity, and the Ire atmcnt Of this said Weeks
was 40 intoctaby severe that her lif, became
a burden UNTO her 80 that she was driven 10
| the nerv ssity of lus"ing his bed and board and
again seeking shei;er tor ht'sei aud infant
Guild with her mother ia san Barnet, "hctc
she has ever since resided, taking IA whole
caHe OF herself aud care and nurture of her
said child, and your labs liant further says that
while she lived with said Weeks In the due
observance Of her said marital obligations che
was mol free In her person from hia brutal and
outrageous assaults and frequently had To lrc
away and seek assistance from ncighbovH so
the vicinity, aud more especially on or about
the 18th day of Augu6i, leiO, with force aud
arms upon the body Of this LibellAut an as.
sAuit did make aud her did there aud then
beat, BRUCE aud ~ ttrat 80 that this Lib-iiaut
was Obliged to fec away and seek sh, tier
with her mother IA said barnet as ....s...d
And this Libclluut further complaining says
that uaon amer she was so driven 10 such sep.
araton the said Weeks len the said town Of
Pcacham and went la The State Of Naskachu.
setts, where he soon amer became and was
connected by pretended marriage with a vile
woman whose name ~ unknown To this Ii.
~ 4.
of Nassaebuselts OF IN the Province OF Caga.
ia continued 10 live with said woman in STATE
of adultery for the term Of more than two
years tast past, and drriurrs patttely that sAsd
woman IN his lawful wife.
And this Libcllant further presents that she
has a eb'ta whose nafna a. Nm Alexander
-Nrvrt-I-sNAish zaid- chlld il also the child OF
Elias 5, Weeks, now about tour years OH
she therefore prayd your Honorable Court 10
grant aud decree the guardianship and custo.
dy Of said child TO this Libeiaut as may be
Just and right and for the causes aforesaid
she doth pray that this Honorable CourI will
grant unto her bill of divorce from said Elias
s. Weeks, MARGARET g. WEEKS
Burnett, March ~, ls,.e,
MonpEcAI HALE, Attorney.
STATE OF VERMONT,
Caledonia County, as. !
TT having been made to appear -'aa that
Il the foregoing Libel of divorce muy fail of
service on said ELIAS $, Weeks, ne having
gone to parts unknown beyond the reach OF |
process of this State, It is therefore ordered
that he be notified TO appear before said Court
and answer 10 the same 1y publication OF the
substance of said Libel and This order thruut
weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Cnlcdonian, Al news
paper printed at st. JobusbuTy, in said Gown.
ty of Caledonia, the last publication to be AT
least siS weeks before said ID Tuesday of Au,
gust
LUKEP. POLAND, Judge Sup. Court
Dated at Danyillc, this 18th day of March,