The Somerset reporter., 1886-08-04
Libel for DiUOrce.

To the Honorable Justices of the supreme
judicial Court, next to be holden at Skowhe-
gan within and for the County of Somerset
on the first Tuesday OF September, A. ID. lss'i
Euuice A. Clark, Of CornyiIle, In the County
Of Somerset respectfully libels and gives this
Honoratle Court to be informed thar she wa
lawfully married to sumner W. Clark, at skow
hogan, IN said County Of Somerset, IN the sixth
day OF February A. ID. l.Gs; that there have
been born to your lihellant ana SAID sumner OF
said marriage, two children now living to VII
Sarah b. Clark, aged seventeen years, and VII
bert 8. Clark, aged twelve years, that yonr j.
belant hath ever conducted herseli to~afds
said Sumner W. Clark az IA faithful. chaste and
aiieetionate wife, but that SAID sumner, re-
Rardless OF his marriage vows and duties, has
mnny times since said marriage been gull OF
extreme cruelty and cruel ana abusive treat
ment towards your libelant, has often struck
your ibeant grevous blows, aud ch0ked her,
and has many times threatened to take your
Ilbelant's life that on one occasion some three
years ago naid Sumner struck your libelant "a
severe blow in the abdomen with his fist; on
another occasion pursued your libcant with a
butcher knife In his hand, threatening 10 XIII
your libelaut that on the twenty fourth day
Of May A. D., 1885, said sumner choked your
libelant. and struck your libelunt Rrlevous
blows In and about the chest face and neck,
making your lbelant lame aud Ill from the et-
fects thereof; that said sumner. being OF sufl-
cent ability has grossly, wantonly and cruelty
refused and neglected. TO provide suitable
maintenance for your lbeant. ius0much that
your 1ibeant has been compelled to take IN
sewing aud pick berries and work IN the fields
to provide FOR herself and her chllurcn, that
on the twenty NTH day Of May A. ID. 1886 said
sumner deserted your lbelant and went to
parts unknown; that your libelant has used
reasonable diligence, but has been unable to
ascertain aud does not know the residence OF
said sumner ". Clark
wherefore your lbeant prays that the
bonds of matrimony between herself and said
sumner W. Clark uay he dissolved and that
the custody OF said children may be decreed
~ your liOelant.
EUNICE A. CLARK
SOMERSET ss Subscribed and sworn to be.
fore me this fourth day of June A. ID. 1886.
4. n. MERRILL. Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE.
soaERsET ss-Clerk's Office. supreme Judi
cial Court, in Vacation.
SKowHEGAN July 10th, A. d. 1886.
Upon the foregoing Iibel, Ordered, that the
Libelant 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. 1885.
by publishing an attested copy of said libel
and this order thereon three weeks successive
~ In the Somerset REPORTER, n newspaper
printed in sk0whegan, in our County of Som
erset the last publication to he twenty days
at least prior TO said first Tuesday of Septein.
BIER next, that he 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 before said Term.
JOHN A. PETERS, Justice of the Sup. Jud.
Court.
thereon.
3w30 Attest Il. II. WEBB, Clerk.