Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-27
COUNTY COURT OVER
Granting Of Divorces Marked the
Closing Days at Newfane
Adjournment Taken, but Judge Slack
Will Return Late in November to
Hear Chancery Matters.

The September term of the Wind
ham county court was adjourned yes
terday at Newfane by Judge Leigh
ton =. Slack. Judge Slack will return
to hear chancery cases late i'll Novem-
ber
The divorce case of Eva Brown of
Brattleboro against Ernest Brown of
Marlboro was heard Wednesday after
noon. The threatened contest of the
case did not take place ana Mrs. Brown
was granted a divorce on the ground
of intolerable severity. She was given
the custody of their two children, aged
six and eight years, except during half
of each vacation, which they are per-
nitted to spend with their father. Mr..
Brown was ordered to pay alimony of
$500 forthwith and to pay $3.50 week
during the minority of the children.
II. G. & +. E. Barber appeared for Mrs.
Brown and Gibson & Daley for Mr..
Brown.
Judge Slack granted in the after
noon the divorce petition of Mary E.
Evans of this town against James II.
Evans of Springfield, Mass. The case
was heard at the morning session of
court. Gibson & Daley appeared for
petitioners and A. V. d. Piper for the
petitionee.
Judge Slack announced several de
cisions in divorce cases at the morning
session Tuesday.
The following were the cases de
cided and announced:
Earl Derry, divorce from Hazel Der
ry on the ground of desertion.
Harriet b. Lynde, divorce from
Charles H. Lynde on the ground of in
tolerable severity, custody of minor
children, Evelyn and Lillian, to peti
toner and of minor child, Mary, to pc
titionee with order to permit visits OF
the children to the parent who does not
have them in custody.
Louis L. Day, divorce from Bertha p
Day on the ground of wilful desertion
custody of one minor child to the pc
titioner.
| Edward E. Ferrin, divorce from Alic,
Lombard Ferrin on statutory grounds
Edith E. Baxter divorce from Will
liam P. Baxter for neglect and refusa
to support, custody of minor soa-to tn
petitioner.
Blanche Drown Wilson of Brattle
boro, divorce from Emerson r. Wilson
on the ground of wilful desertion; pc
titioner given right to resume nader
name.
Ethel L. Strawser, divorce from Lew
is E. Strawser on the ground of viii
full desertion; custody of two mino
daughters to the petitioner.
Daisy Phillips English of Brattleboro
divorce from Edward G. English on tn
ground of intolerable severity; petit
toner given right to resume her maid
en- name.
Arthur j. Blanding, divorce from
Kate Blanding on the ground of de
sertion and the cross libel discontinued
case continued as to permanent Gus
tody of minor child, but temporary Gus
tody given to Z. NJ. Spencer, grand
father of the child, with the order tina
the grandfather is to bring the chil'
to Brattleboro every Sunday and per
nit the child to be in the care of tn,
father from $50 a. M. to 5 p. m.
Emma /. Upman, divorce from Car
+. Upham on the ground of neglec
and refusal to provide; petitione
given right to resume maiden name.
Jennie McElhinny McNeirny of Brat
tlcboro, divorce from Frank McNeirn
of New York on the ground of into
cradle severity; petitioner given RICH
to resume maiden name and alimony OF
dered as per order which is not on file