The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-22
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.
LUuxDA SHELDON ala, LUCINDA BIooLow,

LDuSDA SHELDON atlas LUCINDA BIooLov,
WALTER SHELDON alias OEisoN BIdoLow.
To the Honorable County Court, next 10 be
holden at Manchester, within aud for The County
OF Bennington and State of Vermont. and re-
specially represents that on the 18th dAv Of
January A. d. 1868. At Cambridge. in the County
Of Washington, and State OF New York, she vAa
lawfully joined In marriage 10 one Walter phsl-
don, then OF Rupert, In the County Of BsnnlR A.
ton. and state OF Vermont, by JOAN Martin,
Justice Of the Peace, duly empowered by law TO
solemnize marriage in said State Of New York,
and that from the date Of the Aforesaid inter
marriage she lived aud cohAbited with the said
Walter sheldon - husband ard wife At Rupert
aforesaid, at Rockingham, W., At White Creek
New York, at PAwlet, VI and other places in
the strict and careful observance on her part OF
all the duties and obligations Of the marriage
covenant until, to wit: at PAwlet Aforesaid, on
the goth day OF December, A. 1873, when she
ceased to live and cohabt with the said walter
sheldon. for the reason that the sGd Sheldon
then aud there wickedlY and Wifuily deserted
your petitioner without any Just cause and has
from thence hitherto wiifuily continued aid do.
seTtion. and wholly neglected and refused to
support or aid or help support your petitioner
in the least, that be left her IN destitute clrcum.
stances, aud she has been obliged 90 work from
place 10 place 10 earn q living.
And your petitioner AYERS that about the tins
the said Walter sheldon deserted your petitioner
az Aforesaid, she learned from HE relatives that
hiE real name was orison Bigolow. and thAs since
that time she has gone By aud Assumed the
name OF LucindA Bigolow
And your petitioner further Avors that there
born 10 them during sAia intetmsrriAKs and
about Eve months after said desertion one child
who lived I'LL he was years old. aud vas sup
ported and cared for by your petitioner unti hls
death, and whom she nance and called George
BigoloW.
And your petitioner further sbews that her
maiden name, before her marriage as Aforesaid,
was Lucinda Munfdt.
And your petitioner further AYERS that abe IL
now a resident OF Manchester, In the County Of
bennington Aforesaid, aud that she has resided
Ia said Bennington County for the two years lasi
pact, and that she has bot lived or cohAbited
With the said Walter sheldon, dtias Orison Big.
GLOW, since be deserted her, az KfofesAid, Dec.
Goth A. D. 1873, Aforesaid
And your petitioner aysrs that che 10 wholly
unable to slate where tie said petitionss ~.
sFdes, that she beard that he removed 10 New
York Atste, since then she has not heard from
him, but be does not reside In Vermont.
Wherefore Jour petitioner prays that the bosd
81 ~ AtTimouy between her and the said Walter
sheldon, alias Orison Big0ow, may be Dissolved
Fnd bill granted for the eAase Aforesaid, Gnd
til At sbe may be permitted 70 resume her nAidsn
he. and. - 10 duty bound, viii ever pray.
Dated 81 Manchester, In the C0HAiy II Ben.
uiugton, The sth day Of April, a. D. 1880.
LUCINDA SHELDON, Petitioner.