Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-01-08
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
Es~sx CouRty, .. March Term 1881.


state Of Nermaut EsseN County Court.
hs>.x County. -. March Term 1857
George Willard - Sadis BigrlOU Willard.
To- the Honorable the county Court. neat
To DC holden al Guildhal, WITHIN aud ior the
county OF hsssx. amd state 81 vermont ON
inc iotn day OF March \, u 1897, euinss
y. and respectfully shows and gives TINS
honotabie Court to understand ana he IN
lortmSd, that On the ~ uaN 81 anuarN \. y
1859, al 6uiluhau aforesaid. he Mss uulN
joined la marriage t. sadie bigcloN Willard,
Of said Gulidhail. by Charles q. Barrett OF
said 1uildhaii. a lusticv OF the feace, duig
authorized by the laws ut said State OF Yer
mont TO solemnizr marriages. that from the
date of their said marriage he lived with the
said Sadie. at Guildhali aforesaid, IN the
strict observance oi all the duties aud obliga-
lions cnioined and resting upon him by tea-
Sun OF the marriage covenant, and IA all re-
Spccts behaved and conducted hiulsel a a
true aud faithful husband ought and should.
And your petitioner iurtheT shows that tie
said sadie, wholly disregarding her duty IA
that hehati. did. at Guildhull ai"rcsuid, on
the 18th day OF November y. =. 1858 ANA
at divers other days aud tunes, and al divers
Other places within said state OF Vermont,
commit the crime Oi adultery with one
Charles Philbrook then OF said t'uildhail, anu
with other persons to your petitioner at
present unknown. Aud YOUR petitioner FUR
Iher shows that on the 18th day ut July a. ID.
1891, the said sadie, wiliullN ana without
cause, deserted your petitioner Tor three con-
secutive years, ana ever since hath and sun
does refuse t. live with and cOhabit with
your petitioner at which time she departed
IRON the SAID Guildhaii in company with the
said Charles PhilbroOk, and went, rs your
petitioner Is informed and believes, To saw
NersNiiie. IN the Province Ol OuvbvC ana DO
minion oil canada. at which last named place
the saiu Sadie and the said NhaTieS have, to
the time Of filing this libel lived together in
the pretended relation OF husband and wife.
but in truth and in fact in open adultery.
Aud your petitioner further sho rs that he is
n resident of Cuildhall aforesaid, and has re-
sided at said Guildhall for thirty-tve years
last past, and that he has not lived OF CO.
huhted with the said Sadie since said +th
day OF July 1891, and mas not condoned said
acts OF adultery so committed on said 18th
day OF November 1883, by having sexual in
teTcourse with her, the said Sadie since said
last mentioned date. nor in any other man
ner whatsoever, but that said cause OF di-
Eorce for adultery, and said cause of divorce
Tor desertion or abandonment, still remain
and exist, even to the time of filing this libel.
wherefore your petitioner prays that the
bonds OF matrimony between him and the
| said Sadie Bigelow (Willard) may be dis
solved, and a bill of divorce granted unto
him. and for such otner and further relief rs
to the Court, according to law and justice,
| may seem meet.
Dated at Guildhall, in the County Of Essex,
and State OF Vermont, this 26th day of lie,
cember, A. ID. 1896.
GEORGE WILLARD, Petitioner.
Drew, Jordan * Buckley, Attys for Libellant
Essex County Clerks Office, Dec. 70, 1896
| Whereas. the original, of which the fore
going is a true copy has this day been filed
| III this office. And II furthermore being mad,
| to appear that the libellee is residing with
| out this State so that subpoena cannot b,
served upon her, il is ordered that notice by
| publication be given her of the pendenCy u
TINS libel, and the hbellant is ordered to Gauss
the substance of said petition. together viii
| this order, to be published three weeks sue
| cessively in the Essex County Herald,
newspaper published at Brighton, in sale
| County OF Essex, the last OF which publica
| tons to be at least six weeks previous to tn,
| third Tuesday of March, A. ID. 1897, a
| which time the ibelee is summoned to ap
pear before the County Court to be held a
Guildhall. within and for the County O
Essex. and make answer to the said petition
and abide the orders and DEGREES that shall
| be made therein
Dated at Guildhall this goth day of Decem
Der A. ID. 1896.
GEORGE A. HUBBARD, Clerk.