Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-05-04
Petition for Divorce.

STATE OF VERMONT, County Court.
WINDSOR COUNTY, IS. SMay Term 1881.
Whereas. Francis L. Fish, OF Bridgewster.
has filed In the Clerks Office Of said Court
her petition, which IL ~ follows
10 the Honorable County Court next to BIO
held at Woodstock in and for tho County Of
Wndpor and State Of Vermont on the fourth
Tuesday OF May, A. D. 1881.
Your petitioner, Frances L. Fish OF Bridge
water, in said County OF Windsor and State OF
Vermont respectfully represents that she has
always resided in the State OF Vermont, and
for more than year last past has resided In
said 'Bridgewater: That on the nineteenth
day Of March A. D., 1879, your petitioner and
one Harris Pope, thon Of Castleton, in the
County OF Rutland, and State Of Vermont,
we're 10 form Of law. but not In effect, mar
ried at Hampton. in the State OF New York,
BY tho Rev. Martin p. Bell. minister OF the
Gospel that your petitioner Immediately
after said pretended marriage, discovering
that tho ssme was null and void, refused 10
cohabit with the said Harris Pope and never
has voluntarily cohabited with him as his wife.
And your petitioner alleges. that the cause
for which said marriage is void is the follow,
ing THAT she was induced to enter into said
marriage contract by thu deception and fraud
prscticed upon her by said Harris Pope, who
caused her to believe that he, tho said Pope,
was capable Of contracting and entering into
the marriage relations, when in fact he was
impotent and physically incompetent to enter
into the marriage relation. And your petit
toner further represents that she was de-
ceived and her consent, to enter into said
pretended marriage, was obtained ny the
fraud. and the deceltful, and fraudulent rep.
reservations practices and appearances Of
the said Harris Pope.
Wherefore your petitioner prays, that, by
decree OF this Honorable Court, the said
pretended marriage may be pronounced to DO,
and to have been, at and from the time Of its
celebration, null and VOID, and that such
other aud further relief may be granted to
your petitioner in the premises as to right
and law may pertain. Your petitioner furth-
or represents that the said Harris Pope has
let the State Of Vermont and now resides in
parts unknown FRANCES e. FISH.
Woodstock. April 20, 1881.
II appearing in said petition that the said
Har ris Pope is claimed to be without this
State, and in parts unknown to the petitioner
SO that personal service of this petition can
not be made upon him.
It il therefore ordered that the petitioner
cause the substance Of said petition, and this
order, to be published for three weeks sue.
cessively in the Spirit Of the Age, Q news.
paper printed in Woodstock, in said County,
the last publication to be at least twelve days
previous to the term Of the County Court,
next to be held at w oodstOck, in and for said
County, on the fourth Tuesday OF May, A. D,
1881, and that said Harris Pope therein be
notified to appear at said last mentioned
Term, to make answer to said petition.
Now, therefore, you, the said Harris Pope,
are hereby notified to appear at said last
mentioned Term of said Court, to make
answer to the foregoing petition and stand
to and abide such orders and DEGREES therein,
as said Court shall make in the premises.
Dated at Wiliiston, this 2lst day OF April,
1891.
RUSSELL S. TAFT,
Judge Of the Supreme Court.
NORMAN PAUL, Attorney.