Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-08-28


Clerks Office OF the County Court for the
County OF Addison and State of Vermont by
Addie f. Carney of New Haven in said
County, petition in the words and figures
following, that Is to say:
STATE OF VERMONT
ADDISON COUNTY, SIS.
Addison County Court:
December Term, 1905.
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.
ADDIE E. GAINEY
HENRY c. GAINEY
To The Hon. County Court next to be holden
at Middlebury within and for said county of
Addison on the first Tuesday of December,
A ID. 1903;
Haven in said county of Addison, respectfully
represents that at Rutland in the county OF
Rutland and state of Vermont, on the l2th day
OF December, A. ID. 1891, she united in
lawful marriage with the respondent, Henry
Z. Gainey, then of salisbury in said county OF
Addison, by Rev. Mclaughlin, Methodist
preaching at said Rutlanf, under her then
maiden name of Addie +. Willard that she
lived and cohabited with her said husband at
said Salisbury from the marriage till the 18th
day OF the following June, 1892, when, being
with child and unable longer to do hard work,
she went home to her mother at Willsboro in
the county of Essex, and state of New York,
where she made ii her home until July, 1902,
when she removed TO the home of her sister
IN said New Haven, where she has ever since
resided ana still resides that the respondent
has never at any time contributed anything
whatever toward the support of the petition
I
living together, he took a portion of her earn.
ings for his own use, although nj that time
and ever since so far as the petitioner knows,
he was an expert telegraph OPERATOR con-
stantly employed and earning good wages;
that one child, Claude V. Carney, now living,
was born of said marriage ut SAID Wilsboro
on the 23d day of November, 1892 that when
about to be COINED AT that time, the petitioner
wrote 10 the respondent uleing him 10 send
her some money for her necessities, but that
he did not and never has contributed "A single
cent toward her support, the expenses of her
said illness, or the support of her child, bnt
that she has supported herself ana said child
by her own industry; and so she says that
/ the respondent, having sufficient ability TO
provide suitable maintenance for her, has
ever without cause, grossly, wantonly and
cruelty refused and neglected so 10 do; and
also that said separation was with the re-
spondent's consent, and with the hope and
expt citation on the petitioners part that,
after their child should be born. the respon-
dent might be willing to provide for his
family and they might again live together,
but this he has never offered to do, She has
never seen him since their separation on
June 10, 1892, and for more than five years
last past she has had no knowledge whatever
of his whereabouts, and does not know now
where he is. Wherefore she AYERS that the
/ respondent has wilfully deserted her for more
than three consecutive years She further
AYERS that, during the time when they so lived
together, the respondent treated the petition
er with tntolerable severity.
Wheref ore the said Addie +. Gainey prays
the Honorable Count to grant her decree OF
listing between her and the said Henry c.
Carney, and that the custody OF said child,
Claude V. Carney, may be decreed to her.
Dated at said Middlebury this 25th DAY of
August, 1908. PETITIONER.
VIM. H. BLISS,
Attorney for Petitioner.
And It appearing that said Henry c. Carney
is without the stale of Vermont, and in parts
TO the petitioner unknown, so that the petit
ion cannot be served upon him, il is ordered
that he be summoned TO appear and answer
the foregoing petition on the first day of the
next term of said Court, 10 be holden at
Middlebury in said county of Addison on the
first Tuesday of December, A. ID. 1908, by the
publication of the substance of said petition
together with this order IN the MiddlebuIy
Register, newspaper published in said
Middlebury, three weeks successfully, the
last of which said publications shall be at
least six weeks prior TO said term OF Court.
Dated at Middlebury, aforesaid, this 25th
day of August, A. ID. 1908.
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk.
VIM. III. BLISS,
Attorney for Petitioner. IS