Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-01-16
Petition for Divorce.
State of Vermont--Essex County s.

state OF v ermOnJ--ESS6X county SS.
MARTHA E. WHITNEY ESSEX County Court,
ROBERT NJ WHITNEY. Mnrch Tern" 1915
WHEREAS, Martha Whitney, of Brighton,
w in the County of Essex, has filed her petit
ton for divorce in the office Of the Clerk of Essex
County Court, setting forth, IN substance, That
'On the 9th day of January, a. ID. 1865, at Charles
ton, in the County of Orleans, she was duly joined
in marriage TO Robert NJ. WMtuos, f'o' nt Brigh'
ton, in said Essex Couty Ont E"E gonO , parts
UNKNOWN agrCeably ~ the Jaws 81 tins safe, by
tie Rev. c. II. smith, a minister .. 10 gospel,
who had legal autdOrityst0 Salemaize said mar.
riaCe and tnat your petitioner lived with aim, the
said Robert NJ. Whitney, as his lawful vile at said
Brighton, most of the time for one or two years
after said marriage, when the said Robert NJ
Whitney left the country for some place, as your
petitioner believes, in New Hampshire, that ever
since her SAID marriage she has faithfully per-
formed towards him, tie said Robert Il. Whitney,
all the duties OF VIE, that Il little more than
four years since, said Robert NJ. Whitney left her
and went away out of this state, and has ever
since remained away, and has neglected and re.
fused to support her for more than four years,
that he deserted her at SAID Brighton and went
away at the time aforesaid, and has never return.
ed; that the said Robert Nj. Whitney, heretofore
tO-wit: On the 9th day Of Marcl, =. y 1869, to.
wit: at Brighton tn-wit; 1t Manchester in the
State of New Hampshire AMI on divers other
times and days between that day and the first day
of December A. ID. 1914, committed the crime Of
adultery with divers persons, to your petitioner
unknown, and that during that time he has been
living with woman, To your peutlOnef unknown
as his wife, having pretended to marry said wo.
man, and that during that time he has been living
in adultery with said woman, by whom he has
had one or more children, an Your petitioner has
never seen said Robert NJ. Whitney, AMI has
never cohabited with himsiuce he deserted her as
aforesaid, and since her said marriage has al.
ways resided aud now reside! at Brighton il said
Essex County.
And praying that she be divorced from the sail
Robert NJ. Whitney, and that she be allowed to
resume the name by which she was known pre-.
vious to her said marriage, which was Martha
Tibbetts. And whereas it is made to appear that
the said Robert NJ. Whitney, resides out of this
State, so that personal service Of this petition
cannot be made upon him.
Therefore it is ordered that the sail Martha f.
Whitney cause the substance of said petition to-
gether with this order, to be printed three weeks
successfully i'll the Essex County Herald, news.
paper published at Guldhall, in the County Of
Essex, the last of which publications to be at
least six weeks previous to the lst day of the
March Term of Essex County Court, 4. d. 1879,
which shall be deemed sufficient notice to the said
Robert NJ. Whitney TO appear before said County
Court to be held at Guildhal within and for the
County Of Essex, on the 2d Tuesday of March A.
ID. 1879, at O'Clock in the forenoon on said day,
then and there to show cause if any he has why
the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Given under my hand at GUildhail i'll said Essex
County, this 9th day of January A. d. 1915.
CHARLES Il. BENTON, Clerk.
GEO. n. DALE, Attorney for Petitioner.