The Somerset reporter., 1886-12-01
CAR 0SS,
November Is,
STATE OF MAINE.

SOMERSET, ss.-To the sheriffs of our several
Counties or either OF their Deputies or OF any
Constable OF the town Of in the county
OF GREETING.
We command you to attach the Goods and
estate Of Daniel H. Lenfest, OF parts unknown
10 the value of three thousand dollars and sum
mon the said Defendant IF he may be found In
your precnct,l to appear before our Justices oil
our Supreme judicial Court, next to be holden
at SkOwhegan, within and for the county OF
Somerset, On the third Tuesday OF December
next then and there In our Said Courts to an
swer unto Sara +. Lenfest, of Palmyra, In said
County. In n libel for II divorce which IL in
serted in this writ and is as 70 lows. to wit
To the Hon. Justices of the Supreme Judicial
Court next to be holden at Sk0whegan within
and for the County of Somerset, on the third
Tuesday OF December next, Sara Il. Lentest
OF Palmyra, III said County. respectfully shows
that she was married to Daniel X. Lenfest,
formerly of said Palmyra, but now OF paris
unknown. on the eighth day OF january, A. d.
1871, in Palmy RI, aforesaid, by Rev. MIR. Bick
ford then resident OF said Skowhexan; that
she and her said husband thereafterwards and
until the 18th day OF April A. d. 1882, lived 10
gether as husband and wife In said Palmyra:
that she has ever been faithful to her marriage
obligations but the sald Daniel X. Lenfest be,
ing wholly ,egartiless OF the same did on April
49, 1882 wilfully desert your libelnnt and being
of sufficient ability, grossly, wantoniy and
cruelty refused aud neglected to provide s,iita-
BILE maintenance for her and their children,
and has continued such desertion, refusal and
neglect to provide to the present time that at
the time OF said dcsertion an entire separation
took place between her and her said husband
and that she does not know and has not known
for a long time and that by reasonable dill
gence she can not ascertain the place OF resi-
dence OF her said husband although she has
used all reasonable means so to do, that four
children have been born to your libelant and
her said husband, viz: Benton W. age thirteen
years; Edith NJ. age eleven years; Bertrand
ID. age nine years; Ivan j. age seven years;
that said Daniel Il. Leniest is seized In fee In
his own right of valuable real estate situated
in said Palmyra OF the value OF three Thousand
dollars: wherefore your libelan. prays right
and Justice in the premises and that she may
he divorced fIom the bonds OF matrimony De,
desertion having been utter and continued for
three consecutive years next prior to the filing
of this libel aud SAID husband being OF sufii-
cient ability, grossly, wantonly and cruelty
ha vng refused and neglected to provide suita-
BILE maintenance for her, his said wife and
that said ivorce being for the fault of her said
husband that she may have dover IN his real
estat and that the court Will decree her ren-
sonabe alimony out OF the estate OF said Dun
iel X. Lenfest, having regard to his ability, or
instead thereof such rum of money as the
court shall order and that the custody and
education of her said children may be decreed
to her. Your libelant AYERS that she has used
reasonable diligence to ascertain the present
residence OF said Daniel X. Lenfest but has
been unable to do so.
Hartand, Me, Nov. 9Th. 1886.
SARA E. LENFEST.
SOMERSET, ss,-Novembcr 9Th. 1886.
Personally appeared Sarah E. Lenfest
above named and made oath that she has used
reasonable diligence TO ascertain the present
residence OF Daniel X. Lenfest named in the
foregoing libel but has not been able to do so.
Before me,
j. o. BRADBURY. Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE
SOMERSET, SIS. CLERKS OFFICE,
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, In VACATION.
SKowHEGAN, Nov. II A. ID. 1885.
Upon the foregoing libel, Ordered. that the
libelant give notice to the said Daniel X. Len
fest to appear before the Justice OF our SUI
preme Judicial Court, to be holden at skowhe-
gan within and for he County Of Somerset on
the third Tuesday OF December, A. ID. 1896, by
publishing an attested copy of said libel. and
this order thereon, three weeks successfully in
any newspaper printed In our County OF Som. |
erset, the last publication to be twenty days at
least prior to said third Tuesday of December
next, that he may there and then In our said
Court appear and show cause, If any he have,
why the prayer Of said libelant should not be
granted.
JOHN A. PETERS,
Chief Justice of the Sup Jud. Court.
A true copy of the Libel and Order of Court
thereon.
3w46 Attest L. II. WEBB, Clerk.