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CTATE OF VERMONT.
= BENNINGTON COUN ". S.
FANNIE l.; MCLEOD Bennington County
HENRY r. MCLEOD. June Term, A. D. 1895.
Libel, FOR DIVORCE

LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
WHEREAS, Fannie l. Mcleod of Bennington,
in the unty Of Remington and State Of Yer.
mont, on the 10Th day of January. A. D.. 1893 duly
filed in the office OF the clerk of the County Court
within and for the county of Bennington afOre-
said at Pennington in said COUNTY of BENNINGTON.
her libel fOI divorce from the bonds of ma rIInonv
now existing between the s lid Fannie u. Mcleod
and Henry T. Mcleod, formerly also of Brnninr
ton aforesaid, but now of parts unknown to said
Ibell4nt, with " this State;
SETTl\ Nc FORTH in said libel and the sub
stance thereof is follows, viz:
That on the l4th day of January, A. y. 1880. at
Benning on. in the county of Bennington and
State OF Vermont, she was duly Joined in mar
rage to Henry r.. Mcleod, also of BENNINGTON in
the cOu " of Bennington aforesaid by Reverned
r. NJ Luther, a minister of the gospel duly al-
thOrZed to solemnize marriages. at Bennington
aforesaid.
Thst from the date of said marriage she lived
with the said Henry T. Mcleod in the strict oh
servance Of all the duties and Obligations enioin-
ed upon her by the marriage covenant. and in all
respects behaved and conducted herself as true
and faithful wife ought and should.
That after said marriage and on the first dav
of September, A. d 1855, and for a longer time
thereafter 10 Wi. rom the first said dav of Sep
tember, A. d 1885 10 I'll" first Gay Of June, A. d.
1851, the said Henry T. Mcleod continually
treat, d said petitioner with into'erable severity
and that on the day and year last aforesaid said
petitioner, by r4aSon Of such into'erahlv severe
treatment. was f"Ced to and did cease to live
and cohaDit Wi the said Henry r. Mcleod
That since sai marriage the said Henry T. Nc.
leOd, being Of sufficient physical ability to pro.
vide suitable maintenance for sad D titiont r. has
ever, without cause, ly. wantOnly and
cruelty refused aud negl cted so to do.
That since said marriage, aud on The first day
of June, A. D.. 1881, the said Henry r. Mel eo /.
wllluly and without Just cause, deserted said pc
titoDer tor three consecutive years. and ever
since doth and still does refuse to live and cJhabit
with said pc tinner.
And further setting forth tina. he has children
the fruit of said marriage, who still living, as
follows Hazel Mcleod, born the 18th dav of Oc.
tober, 1855; and that the interest Of said child
would be best promoted nv granting to said Dcli
toner, Fannie l. Mcleod, the ca aud ru tody
during her minority, of the said Hazel Mcleod
And furthei setting forth in said libel, that she
is a resident of Bennington, in said county of
Bennington, and has resided in said county OF
bennington for three years last past and that she
has not lived nor cOhahited with the said Henry
I. Mcleod since the first day of June A. d. 1887
And praying that the bond of matrimOny be
tween her the said Fannie l. and the said
Henry Il Mel cod. may be dissolved and a bill
for divorce granted unto her, and that the care
and custody of the said Hazel Mcleod be- granted
to the sad petitioner. and for such other and
further relief as TO law and justice may appertan
And also representing and avering that the
said Henry T. Mcleod resides and is without the
State If Vermont, in parts unknown to said libel
liant and requesting That notice by publication to
the SAID Henry T. NJ Leod, may issue herein, ac-
cording to the provisions of the statute in such
case mad and provided
All under the proper hand of the said libeant,
and dated ut Bennington. in said county or Ben.
nlngiOnI Inc lOth DAY OF JANUARY, A d. 1875
And 1t appearing that the said Henry Z. Nc
Leod is without this state so that summons can
not be serveI up II him, IT is ORDERED that
notice Of the tendency of the libel aforesaid, be
given to the said Henry ]. Mcleod, by publish
ing the substIn thereof together with this or
der. once each week for three weeks SUCCESSFULLY
in the Bennington SEMl-WEEKLY BANNER, a pub
lie newspaper printed and published at Bentiing-
ton. in the county of Bennington aforesa d, the
last of which publications aforesaid shall be at
least SIX weeks previous to the next STA ed term
of said bennington County Court. to be holden at
Manchester, within and for said county on the
first Tuesday of June, A. d. 1895. in which court,
and which tern thereof said libel is pending.
AND FURTHERMORE, the said Henry T Nc
LeOd IS hereby and by the publication hereof in
accordance with the provisions of the statute in
such case made and provided NOTIFIED and
REQUIRED to appear before the Honorable
County Court a. the next stated term thereof to
be hOldenat Manchester within and for the county
of Bennington aforesaid, on the first Tuesday Of
june A. y. 1895, upon the first day Of said term
then and there Ia said court, to make answer to
said libel for Divorce the said Fannie l.. Nc
Leod. and to stand to and abide such order, iudg
'ment and decree thereon as to said court shall
seem meet. TIL premises considered.
Dated at Bennington. in said County of BEL
ningtOn, this 22nd day Of January, A. d. 1895
Hal RY +. CUSHMAN, Clerk
CHARLES H. DARLING,
4t3 Attorney for Libeant