The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-03-25
State of vermont-Addison County, s..

State of Vermont-Addison County, s.,
To the Honorable County Court, next to be
held at Middlebury, within and for the County of
Addison and State of Vermont, the first Tues
day of June, A. d. 1873.
Your petitioner, Lewis A. Comstock, of Leices-
tor in the County of Addison, aforesaid, respect
fully represents that he is, and has been a resi-
dent of the County of Addison and State of Yer
mont for moro than five years last past, and that
on or about the 22d day Of May, A. d. 1865, he
was lawfully married to Isabel II. Rogers,
then resident of said Leicester, in the State
aforesaid, at St. Adams, in the County Of Frank
lin and State Of Vermont, by one -- Esq,
Il Justice of the Peace within and for said County
Of Franklin,
And that since he was so married to the said
Isabel H., he has conducted himself as a chastc
and faithful husband to her, the said Isabel H.,
in the strict observance of all the marriage COW
enants and obligations on his part, and conducted
himself as such, when or about the first day of
December. A D. 1863, the said Isabel Ii. Com
stock wilfuly deserted your petitioner. and has
ever since, and for period of more than three
years last past refused to return to live with him
And your petitioner further represents that the
said Isabel IL. Comstock, not regarding and keep
ing her marriage covenant with him, the said
Lewis A. Cumstuck. did, about the tenth
day of December, a ID. 1869, and on divers 9TH
er days and times between that day and tho date
Of this petition at said Leicester and divers 9TH
or places in that vicinity, and at Jericho, in the
State of Varmont, aud Ia tiIaL vicinity, commit
the crime Of adultery with various bad men,
whose names are at the present unknown to your
petitioner.
And your petitioner further represents that he
is informed and believes that the said Isabel ii.
Comstock resides without this State-to wit, in
the State of New York. Whereupon your petit
toner prays that the bonds ofmatrimony between
him, the said Lewis A. Comstock, and her, the
said Isabel H. Comstock, may DO dissolved, and
| that bill of divorce be granted to him.
Dated at Leicester, in said county of Addison,
| on this Sd day of March, 1873.
LEWIS A. Y COMST0CE.
Attest, J. Q. HAWKINS. mark
STATE OF VERMONT Upon the foregoing
County of Addison, IS. petition being presented
| to me, and it appearing that the said Isabel II.
Comstock is without this State, it is ordered
that service of said petition and this order be
made by publishing said petition and order three
weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Middlebury Register
newspaper printed at Middlebury, in said County
of Addison, the last of which publications shall
be at least six weeks previous to the session of the
court, at which said petition is made returnable,
and before the hearing upon the petition, which
shall be sufficient notice to the said Isabel Ii
Comstock to appear and object to the prayer of
said petitioner at the time aforesaid, and defend
| against said libel.
Dated at Middlebury, in said County Of Addi-
son. this !th day of March, A. D. 1873.
X. WAINWRIGHT, Clerk
| j. Q. HAWKINS, Attorney. ;3w