Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-02-06
Petition for Divorce.

State Of Vermont--EsseS County IS.
MARTHA =; WHITNEY Es.er couuty cont.
ROBERT ". WHITNEY, AareA IsT@' 4s'''
u; HEREAs, Martha Whitney, Of Brighton.
w In the County OF Essex, las hled her petit.
ton for divorce In the office Of the Clerk Of Essex
County Court, setting forth, ia substance, thai
"on the 9Th day Of January, 4 ID. lS5s, at Charles
Ton, in me COUNTY % Orleans, she was duly Joined
In marriage to Robert ". Whitney, then OF Brigh.
ton, in said Essex County, tbut now gone TO parts
unknOvl) agreeably % the laws OF this State, By
the Rev, Z. II. smith. a minister Of the gospel,
who had legal authority TO soiemnize said mar
riage and that your petitioner lived with him, the
said Robert NJ, Whitney, as his lawful wife 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, the said Robert NJ Whitney,
all the duties Of wife, that little more than
four years since, said Robert VI. Whitney left her
aud went away out Of this State, and has ever
since remained away, and has neglected and re.
| fused 70 support her for more than four years,
I 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 March, A. ID. 1869, to-
wit: at Brighton to.wit; at Manchester in the
| State Of New Hampshire and on divers other
times and days between that day and the first day
I of December, A. ID. 1874, 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 petitioner 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, and your petitioner has
never seen said Robert ". Whitney, and has
never cohabited with him since he deserted her az
aforesaid, and since her said marriage has al
| ways resided and now resides at Brighton In said
| Essex County.
And praying that she be divorced from the said
| Robert III. Whitney, and that she be allowed e
| resume the name by which she was known pre-
| vious TO her said marriage, which was Marths
| Tibbetts. And whereas 1t is made to appear thai
| the said Robert NJ. Whitney, resides out of this
State, so that personal service Of this petition
cannot be made upon him.
i Therefore it is ordered that the said Martha Z
Whitney cause the substance Of said petition to
gether with this order, to be printed three week.
| successivelv in the Essex County Herald, n news
paper published at Guildhal, in the County O
Essex, the last of which publications to lie a
least six weeks previous to the lst day of til,
March Term of Essex County Court, A. ID. 1875
which shall be deemed sufficient notice to the sait
Robert n. Whitney to appear before said Count
Court to he held at Guidhall. within and for tn
County Of Essex, on the I'd Tuesday Of March A
ID. 1875, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon on said day
then and there to show cause If any he has VIII
the prayer Of said petition should not be granted
Given under my hand at Guildhall in said Esse:
County, this eth day of January, A. d. 1875.
CHARLES +. BENTON, Clerk
GEO N. DALE, Attorney for Petitioner