Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-10-15
ELIZABETH A. WATERS
We.
ARTHUR j. WATERS


ADDISON COUNTY COURT,
December Term, 1909.
To the Honorable the County Court within
and for the County of Addison:
Your petitioner, Elizabeth A. Waters of
Shoreham in said county of Addison, wife Of
Arthur j. Waters now OF parts unknown,
brings this petition for divorce against sad
Arthur j. Waters, and thereupon AYERS
follows
/. On the seventh day OF April, A. d. 1905.
your petitioner, under her maiden name Or
Elizabeth Amanda Nottingham, was united
| in lawful marriage with Arthur J. Waters.
| at WallingfOrd in the County of Rutland in
| said state, by the Rev. Alex. l.. NJ ckenzie, q
Congregational minister OF the gospel duly
ordained, residing and preaching the gospel
| at SAID Wallingford, after which marriage
said parties lived together as husband and
wife until the latter part of May, 1905, all OF
said cOha bltatiOn being in said State of Yer.
mont except about six months ending in the
winter OF 1905, 1906, during which six months
they so lived together in East Greenwich in
the state of New York and that the petition
er ever since May, 1903, mas lived with her
parents IN sad >horeham.
,. From The time OF said marriage to the
latter part OF May, 1905, said parties lived to-
gether - husband and wife, ana during said
petitioner has been good and faithful wife to
the petii3Onee. and has fulfilled all her
duties a. such wife, ewing him no grievance
or canse OF complaint.
There has been born 10 SAID parties OF
this marriage TWO children, viz, a son Merton
| T. Waters, BON March %, 1906, and daught
Mildred A. Waters, born May !. 1908, both OF
whom have always been with the petitioner.
and have been supported by her ever since
said Arthur left her, at said ShOreham where
by her own labor she has supported SAID
children and herself ever since said separa-
ton; that while she lived with her said hu..-
band. he treated her with great neglect, often
staid away from her nights unnecessarily, and
failed TO furnish her with sufficient support.
using Intoxicating liquor TO excess; thai
ABOUT the last OF May, 1908, when the young
est child WAS three weess old, said petitionee
took the petitioner and said two children
from Middlebnry in said County. where they
were then living, TO said Shoreham, and left
them there with her parents, A bert Tot
| iingham and wife, who live at said Shoreham
that the petitionee then said that he was go
ing for visit to his aunt, Mrs Charles Tay Ior
OF TinmOuth. Vermont, intimatlng that he
was going 10 return soon. He has never re
turned and the petitioner has never seen him
since, She received Que letter from him soon
after he went to saiu Tinmouth, saying he ha0
concluded to stay there and wo k through hay
ing; this is the only letter she has received
from him. In the early part OF the presenf
September she received telephone mes sage
from Rutland. Vermont, from said Arthur.
who refused to come to see her at said Shore.
ham, but said be was going to Boston. She
has not heard from him since, but thinks is
probable that he is In New Hampshire or
hassa chusetts.
4. The said petitionee is not man OF
property, but since said marriage was, up to
sald deTsertiOn, engaged In business. ana
earned enough TO provide suitable main
tenance for his wife and family as well
as himself. He nas always been of good phys
ical ability. But when ne left your petition
er, and ever since, he has failed to furnish for
the support OF your petitioner or said chill
dren any thing whatever or single dollar
in money. And 80, having sufficient physical
ability to provide suitable maintenance for
the petitioner, the petitionee has for more
than a Year past, without cause, grossI
wantonly and cruelty refused and neglected
so to do.
" Wherefore the petitioner prays that the
bonds of matrimony between her and sad
Arthur j. Waters may be dissolved and a
bill of divorce granted unto her, and that the
care and custody OF said children may be
decreed to her. and for such other and further
relief as to law and Justice may appertain.
Dated this 30th day OF September, A. 1909.
ELIZABETH A. WATERS, Petitioner.
STATE STATE OF ov VERMONT To any Sheriff or
Constable in the state GREETING
by authority OF the state OF Vermont, you
are hereby commanded to summon Arthur
Waters the petitionee above named TO ap-
pear before the County Court next to be
holden at Mlddlebury within and for said
County of Addison, on the first Tuesday of
December, A. ID. 1909. then and there to make
answer to the foregoing petition of Elizabeth
waters, and show cause II any he have
why the prayer thereof should not be granted.
Fail Not, but serve and return according %
law
Dated at Middlebury in the county of Add
son this 3Olh day September, A. ID. 1909.
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk.
To Rufus Wainwright, Clerk OF the Addison
County Court:
Because II appears by the foregoing petit
non that said Arthur j. waters is in parts
unknown without tins state, said prays that
you will order the foregoing petition and
summons to be published in the Middlebury
Register. newspaper published at said aid
dleDury, pursuant to section SO79 OF the Public
Statutes Dated this S0th day of September.
A ID. 1903. Elizabeth A. Waters, by her
Attorney VIM. ii. Bliss This order 8 granted.
40 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk