The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-17
STATE OF MAINE.

SOMERSET, ,s.-To the sherirs OF our several
Counties, or either Of their Deputies or OF any
'ohstapit OF the town OF IN the county
OF GREETING.
We command you to attach the Good. and
estate Of Daniel X. Lenfcst, OF parts unknown
10 the value Of three thousand dollars md sum
mon the said Defendant III he may he found in
your precinc:J TO appear before onr Justices OF
our supreme judicial Court, ncIt To be holden
at Skowbegan, within and for the county OF
Somerset, On the third Tuesday Il December
next. then and there In our said Courts to an
swer unto Sara Z. Lenfrst of Palmyra, In said
county. In libel for II divorce which Ia in
serted in this writ and is as f, lows to wit:
To the Hon. Justices of the Supreme Judicial
Court next to he holden at Skowhe within
aud for the County OF Somerset, on the third
Tuesday OF December next, sara +. Lentest.
OF Palmyra, IN said County, respectfully shows
that she was married to Daniel r. Lenfest,
formerly of said Palmyra, but now OF par's
unknown. on the eighth day OF January, A. d.
1871, in Palmyra, aforesaid by Rev. Mr. Bick-
ford, then a resident OF sad SkowheEan; that
she ana her said husband thereafterwards and
until the 18th day of April A. u. 1892 lived Ia,
gether AS husband and wife i'll said Palmyra :;
that she has ever been faithful to her marriage
obligations but the raid Daniel K. Lenfest be
ing wholly egardless OF the same did ON April
5' 1882 wilfuly desert your libelant and being
OF sufficient ability, grossly, wantonly and
cruelty refused and neglected to provide sulta
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 deserton All entire separation
TOOK place between her and her said husband
and that shc does not know and has not known
for long time and that by reasonable dill
eence she eau not ascertain the place OF resi-
de1ce 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; Ed NJ. age eleven years; Bertrand
ID age nine years; Ivan j. ne seven years,
that said Daniel X. Leniest IL seized In fee in
his own right OF a valuable real estate situated
IN said Palmyra OF the vain OF three thousand
dollars: wherefore your libelan; prAys right
and Justice in the premises and that she may
he divorced from the bonds OF matrimony he
tween herself and said Dauie r. Lenfest said
DISCRETION having been utter and continued for
three consecutive years next prior to the filing
u this libel and SAID husband being OF sufii-
ha' ing refused and neglected to provide suita-
BILE maintenance for her, his said wife AMI
hat said div 0rce being for the fault Of her said
husband that she may have dover II his real
estate and that the court Will decree her rpa-
sonable alimOny out OF the estate OF said Dan
instead thereof sucn rum of money as the
court ahall order. and that the custody aud
education of her said chldr, n may be decreed
to her. Your llbelant AYERS that she ha. used
reasonable diligence to ascer ain the present
residence of said Daniel X. Lenfest but has
be- n unable to do So
Hartland, Me, Nov. 9Th, 1856.
SARA E. LENFEsT
SOMERSET, ss,-Noyembcr 9th 1886
Personally appeared sarah Il. Lenfest
above named and made oath that she has used
reasonable diligence 10 ascertain the present
residence OF Daniel K. Lenfest ma med in the
foregoing nbel but has not been able to do SO
j. y. BRADBURY, Justice of the Peace.