The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-11-06
LIBEL.
STATE OF MAINE

STATE OF MAINE
lsEAL SOMERSET $50 the SberfHs
OF our several counties or either OF their Dep
uties, or any Constable OF the town OF
IN we ne o SGpnty Of vor 70 Greeting
estate OF Annie F. Danforth Of Scion
in the County OF Somerset and State OF Maine
TO the value OF one dollar and summon the
ssio defendant III she may be founu in YOUR
p recinct) 10 appear before our Justices of our
supreme Judicial Court. next TO be holden At
Skowhegan, within and for he County OF
Somerset, on the fourth Tuesday OF Decem Der
A. d. 1902 then and there in our said Court 10
answer unto Streeter Danforth of said SCION
in plea OF libel for divorce set forth IS fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Justices of the Supreme
Judicial Court next to be he at Skowhe-
gan within and for the County OF Somerset
and State Of Msine:-
Stretter Dsnforth OF Scion in said County OF
Somerset respectfully represents that he was
lawfully mar led to Annie F. Burton of MAdi.
son in said County, on the twentv-third dav
OF July, A. D. 1893, at Bingham n said COUNTY
b. L. man q. Brown, Justice OF the Peace
he being person duly authorized to solemn
lie marriages; that The said Lioesnt and Lii
belize cohabited together in this State after
their said marriage, and that the said Libelsnt
resided in this State when the cause OF divorce
accrued as hereinafter SET forth and had re-
ded he in good faith one year prior to the
d a e of this libel that the said Libelant has
ever been faithful to his age obligations
but that the said Libeles has been unmindful
of the same: that she deserted him several
times during the period between the date OF
their marriage and the date of their final sep
aration, but that he allowed her to 90 back
and live with him. on her promise to do better
and conduct herself properly, but finally her
conduct became so outrageous he could en-
dure il no longer. and on the thirti-th dAv Of
November. A. D. 1901, he told herthat he would
live with her no longer and he then left her
and has not lived vii b her since: that on divers
days and times since the rlntermarriase. both
before and since their final separation tie said
Libelee has c)mmitted the crime Of adul cry
with divers lewd men, whose names sre 10
your Libelsut unknown: that she has been
guilty of cruel and abusive treatment Ard
extreme cruelty toward MIN that there j. no
collision between them 20 obtain divorce,
and he believes II rtasa uanle and proper that
iyorce from the bonds Of matrimo-v be
granted To him.
Wherefore he prsys that divorce from the
bonds OF matrImony between himself and said
Libelee may be deCreed
Auc the libelsnt further alleges that be has
used reasonable diligence "a ascertain the
present residence of said iltciee. but i unable
To do sc, ana does not know where II is.
SrREETER DANFORrH, Ii oelsut.
SOMERSET S. sept. Sob. lad2 Personally
that the ab we allegation s. to the es1deuce
OF the libelee is true.
Before me, WtLLIAs Z. JuRp4S.
Justice OF the Peace.
the sum Of one dollar. which shall then and
there be made 10 apptsr with other due
damages.
Aud have yea there tins writ with yoar do
inGs ht rein.
Witness: ANDREW p. W1swE1l Justice OF
our said Court at Skowhegau, the thirtieth day
OF : ptembtr, in he yesT Of our Lord one
thousand nile hundred ana two 'Te5.,,- $500.
Somerset IS. Clerks Office sup. sud.
Court. Skowhegsn Maine. Received and LED
the 2oth day OF October. a =. ls.2
Attest. W. T SEEklNS. Clerk.