The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-10-07
Divorced at ROckland.

In the term of the Supreme Judicial
Court at Rockland, just closed, there
were SO divorces granted and one mar
rage was annulled. This establishes a
new record for Knox county.
Wealthy New Workers Inquire Ill two of
these cases. Madge C. Bruins, who has
been living in Camden the past year,
was divorced from Edwin G. Bruins of
New York city, to whom she was mar
ried in 1895. They separated two years
ago. Mrs. Bruins was awarded alimony
in the sum of 5000 year and custody
of the minor children, Mildred E., 10,
and Edwin G., Is.
Sarah Jewett Minturn, who has also
been living in Camden the past year.
was divorced from John W. Minturn of
Syosset, Nassau county, New York, to
whom she was married in 1910. They
lived together until July 16, 1914. Mrs.
Minturn was awarded alimony of Sc, 600
year, which ceases in the event of her
remarriage.
Cruelty was the ground on which each
of the above divorces was decreed. H.
G. Buzzell of Belfast was counsel for
the libellants, and A. S. Littlefeld rep
resented the libelees.
Other divorces were:
Mabel E. Doherty from John E. DOH
erty of Rockland, for cruelty. Little
field for libellant; Miles for libelee.
Olive M. Pease from Llewellyn L.
Pease of Hope, for cruelty. Custody of
Minerva O. Pease, minor child given to
father. Custody of Kenneth G. and
Harland Pease, minor children, given to
the mother. Libelee to pay So week
for support of Kenneth and Harland
Pease. Withee for libellant.
Blanche E. Bracket from G. Chand-
Littlefeld for libellant.
from Edwin Whitehouse of Brighton,
Mass, for cruelty. Smaley for libel
liant.
Lottie G. Farnham from Herbert D.
Farnham for cruelty. Alimony in the
sum of 81, 500. Campbell for libellant
jesse F. Wentworth of Appleton,
from Grace E. Wentworth of St. George,
for cruelty. Custody of Austin R.
Wentworth, minor child, given to the
mother, and custody of Iva M. Went
worth, minor child. given to the father.
In each case the parent having the GUS
tody of the child shall allow the other
parent to see said child for at least two
weeks in each year, if desired for SO
long at any proper and reasonable
times, said child then to be taken to the
home of the other, or to the home of the
grandparents, but in no case to be taken
out of the State. Ingraham for libel
liant; Littlefield for libellee.
Pauline Norton Smith of Camden from
James Hopkins Smith, Jr., of Falmouth.
for cruelty. Custody of Paul Norton
Smith and James Hopkins Smith, Sd,
minor children, given to the libellant for
seven months of each year, and to the
libellee for five months of each year,
each of the parties to have access to
said children at all reasonable times.
Symonds, Snow. Cook & Hutchinson for
libellant.
Grace M. Spaulding from Don c..
| Spaulding of Camden, for inroxication.
Montgomery & Emery for libellant.
Lillian M. Sprague from Leon M.
Sprague of Vinalhaven, for cruelty.
Custody of Willard Keith Sprague given
to mother. Roberts for libellant.
George A. Judkins of Vinalhaven
from Myrtle E. Judkins of Stonington,
for. statutory cause. Custody of Doro-
thy Judkins, minor child, given to the
! father; libellee to see child at reasonable