Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-30
STATE OF MAINE.

KFNNRBFC. $50 the Sherigs o. our respectir,
Counties or either Of their Deputies.
GREETING
WE command you to attach the goods and
w estate OF Sarah J. Downs of parts to your
libelant unknown, to The value oftwenty-d five dol
lars and summon the SAID deI. Gil she may he found
within your precint), to appear tore our Ju tires
of the Supreme Judicial Court, next To- he holden
at Augusta within and for our said County OF Zen
nebcc, on the fret Tuesday of August, 1873: th-n
and there In our said court Ia az wer unto josh.
ua A. Downs OF said Augusta, County OF ktnne-
bee and state of Maine. IN a plea l. bel for Divor
wherein he AYERS that he was married TO said u. IL
on I'm hn day OF s1y a. -. sI al China; Main
five years, who IL now living aud In charge and
custody OF the pti.: that ever since said marria,
the said PIT. has demeaned and behaved him
self towards the said deit. as good true faiti.-
full aud afectionate husband, but that she, uu,
mindful OF her marriage VOWS and covenant, for
the past are years has been most neg full OF her
duties as wife, neglectng to provide the meals
for the family although amply able to do and
frequently deseI ting The pf for, and eoing the
company of low, vile, bud men that IN the months
of September and october. 1876, ut Al ion. in Men
docno County, California, with one Isaac NJ serve
she committed the crime OF adultery that finally
in the month of December, 1875. she wholly desert
ed the ptf.. since which time she has wholly ard
totally remained away from the ptf; that finally
Il would be reasonable and proper, conducive 10
domestic harmony, consistent with peace and NOR
atty OF society If the said parties were divorced
Therefore respectfully ask that he asy be divorced
from the bonds OF natrimouy now existing he.
tween him and sad def. and a. 10 dutv bound
Will ever pray. And Dtf AYERS that he has
dllig Mt search for def. aud is unable 10 lind her
and does not know where she now IL.
(signed) JOSHUA a. DOWNS.
STATE OF MAINE
KENNEBEC ss:-Augusta, June 3. 1873.
Personally appeared before me. Joshua A.
Downs and made solemn oath that the within H.
bel by him signed Is true and tn 1t he has made
due and dligen. search aud inq lires for deft.
sarah j. Downs, and mas been unable to find her
and tn IL he does not snpw where she now Is.
EUGENE W. WHITEHOUsE,
Justice of the Peace.
To the damage of the said plaintiff LAS he says)
the sum Of twenty five dollars, which shall thea
and there be ma e to appear. with other due
damages And have you tnere this Writ, with
YOUR doings therein.
Witness John Appleton Chief Justice oil our said
Court at Augusta, this third dty OF June in
the vear OF our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy: light.
KESNEBEC IS - Supreme Judicial Court, August
Term, 1873.
Upon The foregoing libel the court der that no.
tic thereof be given to the lbeiee by publishing
attested copy OF the libel together with this
der thereon, three weeks successively In the Ken
NJ bee Journal the newspaper polished by the
printers to the State (he first insertion to he In the
DailS) the last publication to be lot less Il an
thirty days before the term OF this court TO be
holden AT Augusta, " thin and Tor the County OF
kennebec, on the third ruesdav OF october nexl,
that she may IN and there appear and answer TO
said libel if she cause
Attest:-WM. NJ. STRATTDN, Clerk.
A true copy of writ, libel and order thereon.
tlta2w3S Attest WIN. NJ. sTRATrON, Clerk.