St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-05
26 DIVORCES
ARE GRANTED
Present Term of Court Nearing Close
And Adjournment Is Expected
To Be Today.

ings on the court docket.
Late Friday afternoon 26 DEGREES o.
divorce were granted in cases heard
during the present term. In all there
have been 80 DEGREES for divorce anc
one annulment of marriage granted
Following are the DEGREES granted
by the court Friday:
In the case of Olive H. Seymour of
j St. Johnsbury against Charles H. Sey-
mour a bill was granted for wilful
desertion.
Mary A. Jenne VS.. Franklin w.
Jenne, heard June %, a decree was
given the libellant for refusal to sup
port.
Felix Lanthier of St Johnsbury
was given a decree from Annie B.
Lanthier for adultery and was award
ed custody of the minor child.
Charles B. Beck of st. Johnsbury
received a bill from EmmaIine S.
Beck on the grounds of wilfuI de-
sertion.
In the case of Minnie B. Neagle VS..
William B. Neagle Mrs. Neagle was
given a decree of divorce and GUS
tody of the child during minority.
Charge was brought for intolerable
severity. Both parties were of st.
Johnsbury.
Laura H. Manosh received divorce
from George Manosh on grounds of
refusal to support.
In the case of Laura B. Martin of
st. Johnsbury VS.. Clarence Martin, Ii
bellant was awarded divorce for will
full desertion and was given the priv
ilege to resume her maiden name.
Jason B. Robinson of Danville re-
ceived divorce from Pauline H. on
grounds of desertion, case was heard
June %.
Alpha Moody of Danville received
bill from Clinton Moody on suit
brought for adultery.
In the case of Lena P Devenger
VS.. Frederick D. Devenger, both of
ST. Johnsbury, the hbellant received
decree of divorce on grounds of adul
terry.
Margaret lame of st. Johnsbury
was given bill from Edward G. lame
for refusal to support and intolerable
severity.
In suit brought by Edgar A. Simp-
son Of Lyndonville against May f.
Simpson for wilflE desertion he was
awarded a divorce.
William T. Stewart of st. Johns
bury was given a bill from Ethel
Stewart on grounds of wilful deser-
ton.
In the case of Miriam E. Owens VS..
George Owens a decree was granted
for desertion.
In the case of Rosa M. Hill VS..
Fred A. Hill both of st. Johnsbury
divorce was granted ibellant for in
tolerable severity.
Maud Thayer of Sutton was given
decree of divorce from Winfield
Thayer for refusal to support.
Charlotte M. Thompson was given
a divorce from Warren w. Thompson
and was given custody of three chill
dren.
In the case of Charles o. Nowse
VS.. Nellie d. Nourse, a divorce was
granted for ii desertion.
In the case of Mittie L. Bailey
against Edward Winn Bailey, a di-
vorce was granted the libellent for
refusal to support and the libelee was
directed to pay alimony of 81 per
week.
]. Elmer Ward of ST. Johnsbury re-
ceived decree from Marie w. Ward
on grounds of desertion. Case was
heard the 28th of June.
Goldie P. Perry of Burke received
a bill for divorce from Earle M.
Perry on grounds of intolerable Sc
verify. The libellant was allowed to
resume her maiden name.
In the case of Ina May Fif1eld VS..
Ernest M. Fifield both of Sutton, de-
cree was given libellant on grounds
of adultery.
Bridget E. Noyes of Sutton receiv-
ed a bill of divorce from Elmer E.
Noyes for intolerab1e severity.
In the case of Jackson H. Howard
VS.. Flora E. Smith a decision for the
annuIment of the marriage was given.
Mabel G. Vance VS.. Merton F.
Vance, a decree was granted the Ii
bellant and she was also given GUS !
tody of minor child.
Carol H. Davis was granted a di- |
vorce from James Davis on grounds
of intolerable severity, and in the
case of Mertie E. Page against Car
roll NJ Page a divorce was granted |
and permanent alimOny of $4,000 was
given the ibellant.
Judge Waterman was kept busy |
most of Wednesday afternoon on
hearings of divorce cases. Only |
one decree was given Wednes-
day afternoon. the other cases
being continued. In the case of |
Neagle VS.. Neagle, Minnie Neagle of /
st. Johnsbury, the Ibellant, was
granted a divorce from William Nea-
S1e, also OF SI JOuHSDdTy, OA the /
grounds of intolerable severity. She
was also given the custody Of the |
child.
In the case of the State VS.. Alfred |
Stanhope of st. Johnsbury, the de-
fendant was arraigned before Judge
Waterman on a charge of larceny. /
He pleaded guilty to the charge and
was remanded for sentence until the
next term of court. He stole the sum
of S91 on May 26 from Lena Patter-
son of ST. Johnsbury.
The divorce case of Elmer Ward of
Oanville VS.. Marie Ward of st. Johns
bury was heard A divorce is asked I
for by Mr.. Ward on the ground of
desertion.