Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-06-23
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.

CTATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS COUNTY
- Court, SEPTEMBER TERM. A. D.. 1902
IDA PELKY BELLEvILLE)
WILLIAM BELLEvILLE.
Whereas, Ida Pelky Belleville of Newport, in
the County of Orleans and State aforesaid has
filed in the Clerks office of said County Court
her libel for divorce, setting forth in SUBJ
stance that she was legally married to William
Belleville, of Pawtucket, in the State of Rhode
Island.
That from the date of said marriage she
lived with the said William in strict observ-
ance of all the duties and obligations en-
joined upon her by the marriage covenant,
and in all respects behaved and conducted
herself as a true and faithful wife ought and
should.
And the petitioner further AYERS that the
said ,petitionee not regarding his duty in
that behalf, did at Pawtucket, in the State of
Rhode Island, and at divers other places, on
the 1st day of January, A. ID. 1897, and on
divers other days and times during the said
year, A. ID. 1897, commit the crime of adultery
with one woman unknown, and with other
persons to said petitioner at present un-
known.
And said petitioner further AYERS that after
said marriage, on the 22d day of December, A.
d. 1896, and for a long time thereafter, to wit:
from the said 22d day of Dece mber A. D. 1896 to
the 9Th day of March, A. D. 1897, tie said pc
titionee continually treated said Petitioner
with into1erable severity, and that on the day
and year last aforesaid, said Petitioner, by
reason of such intolerable severe treatment,
was forced to and did cease to live and CO.
habit with the said Petitionee.
And said Petitioner further shows that
since the said marriage the said Petitionee
being of sufficient pecuniary ability to pro-
vide suitable maintaiuance for her, has ever,
without cause, grossly, wantonly and cruelty
refused and neglected so to do.
And said Petitioner further AYERS that since
said marriage, and on the 9Th day of March,
A. D. 1897 the said petitionee wilfully land with
out just cause, asserted said Petitioner for
three consecutive years, and ever since doth,
and still does refuse to live and cO-habit
with said Petitioner.
And said Petitioner further AYERS that she
is resident of Newport, in the County OF
Orle ans, and State of Vermont, and has
resided in said County of Orleans for the 5
years last past, and that she has not lived or
CO. habited with the said Petitionee since the
- day of May, A. D. 1897, and praying
that for the causes aforesaid said marriage
may be dissolved and Bill of Divorce
granted unto said Ida Pelky Belevil1e.
And it heiEg made to appear that the said
William Belleville is without this State, so
that citation cannot be served upon him.
Therefore, it is ordered that notice of the
tendency of said libel be given him by pub
| with this order, in the Orleans County
Monitor a news paper pu blished at Barton in
! the County of Orleans, three weeks success
sively, the last of which publications to be
mex term of Orleans County Court. to be
| held at Newport, in the County OF Orleans
on the first Wednesday after the first Tues
/ day in September A. D.. 1902, at which time
| the said William Belleville is ordered te
/ appear, and show cause, if any he may have
/ why the prayer of said petition should not
/ be granted.
Given under my hand at Newport. in the
County of Orleans the 18th day of June, A. d
1902.
HB. CUSHMAN, Clerk.
Cook & Williams, Attorneys for Petitioner
/ 1927