Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-30
Alexander ss P. Slack Orange county court
Mary Slack. June term, AID. 1896
Libel for Divorce,

To the Honorable the county court, next
to be holden at Chelsea within and for the
county OF Orange on the first Tuesday OF
| June, A. D., 1896, comes Alexander P.
Slack of Thetford in the county OF Orange
and state Of Vermont and respectfully
shows and gives your Honorable Court to
understand and be informed that on the
10Th day of February, AID, 1853, at Brigh-
ton in the county OF Essex and state OF
Vermont, he was duly joined in marriage
to Mary Maroney OF Brighton in the coun-
ty OF Essex and state OF Vermont by a
Catholic priest, duly authorized by the
laws OF said state OF Vermont to solemnize
marriages. That from the date OF said
marriage be lived with said Mary in strict
observance OF all the duties end obliga-
tions enjoined upon him by the marriage
covenant and In all respects behaved and
conducted himself as true and faithful
husband ought and should.
And your petitioner further shows that
since said marriage, ON the 4th day OF July,
A. D., 1877, the said Mary wilfully and
without Just cause, deserted your petition
er for three consecutive years, and ever
since doth, and still does refuse to live and
cohabit with your petitioner.
And your petitioner further shows that
he is a resident OF Tnetfnrd in the county
OF Orange and state OF Vermont and has
resided In said county OF Orange the If
teen years last past, and that be has not
lived or cohabited with the said Mary
since the 18th day Of September, AID. 1881.
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that
the bond OF matrimony between himself
and the said Mary may be dissolved and
bill OF divorce granted unto him. And
your petitioner further shows that said
Mary now resides without the state Of
- n ~
be made upon her. Wherefore, he prays
that an order OF notice by publication may
be granted to him and for such other and
further relief as to law and justice may APP
pertain.
Dated at Thetford In the county Of
Orange this 30th day OF March, A. D., 1895.
ALEXANDER P. SLACK, Petitioner.
STATE OF VERMONT,
ORANGE COUNTY, ss.
l. Alexander p. Slack, on oath depose
and say that the facts set forth in the libel
for divorce OF Alexander P. Slack VS.. Mary
Slack, are true to the best OF my informa-
ton and belief.
Subscribed and sworn to this 4th day Of
April, 1896. Before me
ALEXANDER P. SLACK.
E. W. RAYMOND, Justice Of the Peace.
STATE OF VERMONT To anySheriff orCon-
stable in the state,
ORANGE COUNTY, 49, GREETING:
By the authority Of the state OF YER
mont, you are hereby commanded to sum-
mon Mary Slack of Boston In the county
Of Suffolk and state Of Massachusetts,, to
appear before the county court next to be
holden at Chelsea within and for the cOun-
W of Orange, on the first Tuesday OF June,
A. D., 1886, then and there to make answer |
TO the foregoing petition OF Alexander
P. Slack, and show cause, II any she have,
why the prayer thereof should not be-
granted. FAIL NOT, but serve and return
according to law.
Dated at st. Johnsbury in the county OF
Caledonia this 9Th day OF April, A.D., 1895.
JONATHAN Ross,
Judge OF Supreme Court.
Whereas it appears that said petitionee
resides without the state, SO that personal
service OF said petition cannot be made up
IN her by proper officer, it is ordered
hat the said Alexander P. Slack give no.
ice of the tendency OF his said petition
20 the said Mary Slack, by publishing the
substance thereof, together with the SUBJ
,ena and this order, three weeks success
lively in the West Randolph HERALD AND
NEWS, newspaper printed at Randolph
n the county Of Orange, the last of which
to be at least four weeks be-
ore the next term OF the Orange county
,ourt to be held at Chelsea within and for
he county OF Orange, on the first Tuesday
" June, A. D., 1895.
Given under my hand at st. Johnsbury
n the county OF Caledonia, the 9Th day OF
April, A. D., 1896.
JONATHAN Ross,
Judge OF Supreme Court.
c. H. HosFoRD.