Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-10-08
ELIZABETH A. WATERS
ARTHUR j. WATERS
ADDISON COUNTY CoURr,
Decem ber Term, 1903.

ADDISON COUNTY CoUBr
December Term, 1903.
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 a.
follows:
l. On the seventh day OF April, A. D. 1906,
your petitioner, under her maiden name of
Elizabeth Amanda Tottine ham, was united
| in lawful marriage with Arthur J. Waters,
at Wallingford in the County of Rutland n
said state, by the Rev. Alex. l.. Mckenzie, 4
Congregational minister OF the gospel duly
ordained, residing and preaching the gospel
at said Wallingford, after which marriage
said parties lived together as husband ard
wife until the latter part OF May, 1908, all of
said cohabitation being in said State OF Yer.
mont except about six months ending in t1e
winter OF 1905. 1906, during which six month.
they so lived together in East Greenwich \
the state OF New York; and that the petition
er ever since May, 1909, has lived with ber
parents in said ehoreham.
,. From the time OF said marriage to tie
latter part OF May, 1905 said parties lived C.
gether az husband and wife, and during said
time and al all times since said marriage, the
petitioner has been good and faithful wife 70
the petitionee. and has fulfilled all her
duties as such wife, giving him no grievance
or cause of complaint
There has been born TO SAID parties OF
this marriage two children, viz a son Merton
7. Waters. bonn March %, 1906, ana daughter
Mildred A. Waters, born May T. 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 unnece -sarily, and
failed TO furnish her with sufficient support.
using Intoxicating liquor 10 excess; that
ABOUT the last OF May, 1905, when the Young
est chile was three weeks old, said petitonee
took the petitioner and said two children
from Middlebnry in said County, where thew
were then living. to said Shoreham. and lef-
them there with ner parents. Albert Tot
tingham and wife, who live at said Shoreham
that the petitionee then said that he was 20
ing for a visit to his aunt, Mrs Charles TaN Tor
OF Tinmouth. Vermont, intimatlng that le
was going to return soon. He has never re
turned and the petitioner has never seen him
since. She received one lett er from him soon
after he went to said TinmOuth, saving he had
concluded to stay there and woi through hav.
ing; this Is the only letter she has received
from him. In the early part of the present
september she received telephone message
from Rutland, Vermont from said Arthur
who refused TO come 10 see her at said Shore
ham, but said he was going to Boston. She
has not heard from him since, but thinks 10
probable that he is In New Hampshire or
massachusetts,.
4. The said petitionee is not a man OF
property, but sine said marriage was, up 70
SAID dersertion engaged in business, anC
earned enough to provide suitable main
tenance for mis- wife and family as well
rs himself. He has always been of good phys
ical ability. But when he 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 so. 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 said
Arthur J. Waters may be dissolved, and
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. ID. 1903
ELIZABETH A, WATERS, Petitioner.
ADDISON COUNTY ss. any SH0Ai" "a
Constable in the State. GREETING
BY authority of the State OF Vermont, you
are hereby commanded to summon Arthur j.
Waters the petitiOnee above named TO an
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
A. waters, and show cause II any he have
why the prayer thereof should not be granted.
Fail Not, but serve and return according TO
law
Dated nj Middlebury in the county of Add
son this Both day September, A. ID. 1903.
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk
To Rufus Wainwright, Clerk of the Addison
County Court.
Because II appears by the foregoing peti-
ton that said Arthur j. Waters is in parts
unknown without this state, said prays that
you will order the foregoing petition and
summons to be published in the Middlebury
Register, a newspaper published at said Mid
dleoury, pursuant to section 3O19 of the Public
Statutes. Dated this 30th day OF September,
A. ID. 1909. Elizabeth A. Waters, by her
Attorney VIM. IL. Bliss. This order Is granted
40 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk.