The Somerset reporter., 1886-08-11
Libel for DiUOrce.

TO the Honorable Justices of the Supreme
Judicial Court, next to he holden at skowhe-
gan within and for the County OF Somerset,
on the first Tuesday of september, A. ID. 1886.
Eunice A. Clark, OF COrnville, In the County
of Somerset respectfully libels and gives TINS
Honorable Court to be informed thai she was
lawfully married to Sumner w. CLARK, at Skow-
heRau In said County OF Somerset, IN the sixth
day of February A. d.. 1868; that there have
been born to your libellhnt ana SAID summer ui
said marriage, two children now living, To VII:
Sarah B. Clark, aged seventeen years, and VII
bert g. Clark, aged twelve years, that your IL
belant hath ever conducted herself TOWARDS
said sumner W. Clark as IA fattbful. chnste ana
affecti0nate wife, but that SAID sumner, re
gardlcss of his marriage VOWS and duties, has
many times since said marriage been gun OF
extreme cruelty and cr,lel anu abusive tIehi
meut towards your libclant; has often struck
your libelant grcyous blows, ana choRed her
aud has many times threatened to take your
Ibelant's life; that on one occasion some three
years ago, eaid sumner struck your liOelhnt
severe blow In the abdomen with his fist; on
another occasion pursued your libelnnt with
butcher knife in hls hand. threatening 10 XIII
your libelant, that on the twenty .fouith day
of NAV A. D., 1886, said sumner chokcd your
ibelant, and struck your libelant grievous
blows In and about the chest face and meek,
making your lbelaut lame aud III from the ei-
fects thereof that said sumner, being OF suit
cient ability has grossly, want0nly ana cruelty
refused and neglected to provide suitable
maintenance for your llDeialt, lnsomuch ih,'t
your libelant has been compelled to take III
sewing aud pick berries and work IN the fields
TO provide for herself aud her children; thai
ON the twenty NTH day of May A. d. 1856 said
sumner deserted your libelant and went to
parts unknown; that your lbelant nas used
reasonable diligence, but has been unable to
ascertain and does not know the residence OF
said sumner W. Clark.
Wherefore your libelaDt prays that the
bonds of matrimony between herself and saiu
sumner W. Clark may be dissolved ana thhi
the custody OF said children may be decreed
to your libelant -
EUNICE A. CLARK
SOMERSET IS Subscribed and sworn to be.
fore me this fourth day of June A. d, 1896.
K. n. MERRILL. Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE,
SOMERSET ss-Clerk's Office, Supreme Judi
cial Court, In Vacation.
SKOwHEGAN July 10TH A. ID. 1886.
Upon the foregoing litel, Ordered, that the
IibeIapt give notice to the said Sumner W
preme judicial Court to be holden at Skowhe-
gan, within and for the County OF Somerset,
on the first Tuesday OF September A. ID. 1896
by publishing an attested copy Of said libel
and this order thereon, three weeks successive
ly IN the Somerset REPORTER newspaper
printed In SkOwbegan, in our County OF Som
erset the last publication to be twenty days
at least prior to said first Tuesday Of Septein-
Der next, that lie may there and then in our
have, why the prayer Of said Libelant should
not be granted, or the service may be personal
Il days bef0re said Term:
JOHN A. PETERS, Justice OF the Sup. Jud.
Court
thereon. ~ ~,