Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-05-11
Petition for Divorce.


STATE OF VERMONT, County .E,. Court ,ss,
WINDSOR COUNTY, IS. MAY Term 1851
Whereas, Francis L. Fish, Of Bridgewator,
has filed In tho Clerks Office Of said Court
her petition. which is as follows:
TO tho Honorable County Court next to DO
held at Woodstock in and for the County Of
Windvor and State Of Vermont on the fourth
Tuesday Of May, A. D. 1881.
Your petitioner, Frances z. Fish OF Bridge;
water, in said County Of Windsor and State OF
Vermont respectfully represents that she has
always resided in tho 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, then OF Csstleton, in the
County of Rutland, and State OF vermont,
RED At Hampton, in the State Of New York,
BY the Rev. Martin p. Bell. minister Of the
GOSPEL that your petitioner Immediately
after said pretended marriage, discovering
that the ssme was null and void, refused to
cohsbit 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 ths deception aud fraud
prscticed upon her by said Harris Pope. who
caused her to believe that he, the SAID rope,
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-
ce,ved 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 and further relief may be granted to
your petitioner in the premises as to right
and law may pertain. Your petitioner furth-
er represents that the said Harris Pope has
left the State Of Vermont and now resides IN
parts unknown FRANCES K. FISH.
Woodstock. April 90, 1881.
1t appearing in said petition that the said
Harris Pope is claimed to be without TINS
State, and in parts unknown to the petitioner
90 that personal service of this petition can
not be made upon him.
It is 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, news;
paper prlnteu III WooustoeA' ~ oaN 1871
the last publication to be at least twelve days
previous to the term Of the County Court,
next to be held at Woodstock, 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 rope,
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,
Is 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.