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Cases In Chnnccry and Divorce Petition
Entercd--Iurors Drawn

Cases in Chnnccry and Divorce Petition
Entercd--Jurors Drawn
Two new cases in chancery and one
divorce case have been entered in Chit
tenden county court. In the petition for
a divorce, Gladys NJ. Mayville Of Bur
lington is suing Eugene c. Mayville Of
Milton The feature of this case is the
fact, as shown by the petition, that the
couple lived together only month, being
married in Burlington February 10, 1917,
and living together in Milton until about
March ID of the same year. +. G. Webster,
justice of the peace. performed the cere-
mony The maiden name of Mrs. Mayvil.e
was Gladys NJ Trayah. The grounds on
which divorce is asked are intolerable
severity and refusal to support. One child
was born to the couple on May Z. 1917.
The petitioner asks for the custody or
this child and suitable alimony, also TO
resume her maiden name
A case in chancery has been entered by
Addie Laroe against Mack Stell and Eva
SteH, all of Burlington, in which 1t Is
claimed that the plaintiff duly executed
to the defendants on February 13, 1915. a
bond for deed Of certain land in the
city, for the sum of $500, of which $50 was
to be paid down and the remainder in
monthly installments of So, with certain
other agreements which have not been
carried out. 1t is claimed that the pay
ments have not been kept up, that the
taxes on the property have not been
paid during the last four years, that
the defendants have neglected to keep
the property insured against fire, and
have failed to pay a city assessment
against the property of s7773, also that
lao 11fA a,.t, lao
moved from the property, without the
consent of the plaintiff, a barn valued at
500, al of which is contrary to the agree
ment of the bond.
1t is also claimed that the plaintiff in
May, 1916. was granted a divorce from
her husband. Joseph Laroe, and that the
court at that time decreed to her the
property rights which Joseph Laroe had
In the land and premises described in this
case. as permanent alimony. For these
reasons, the plaintiff asks for foreclosure
on this property, according to law.
Another case in chancery Is entered by
Clovis Coulombe of Burlington, against
Louis Lerebvre, formerly Of Montreal and
now of parts unknown, and John s.
Derway of Burlington. A. l.. Sherman
appears for the plaintiff in this case.
which includes a bill of complaint, a
subpoena and order
In the bill of complaint 1t 1t set forth
that on January "a, 1918, Couombe, rely
ing on the statement of Lefebvre that he
owned seven building lots in Montreal,
valued at $3.50, executed and delivered to
Lefcbvre a warranty deed of the home
stead of the plaintiff in this city, with
out receiving therefor the purchase price,
but with the promise of that price on or
before July ]. 1918, the money to come
from the proceeds of sale of Lefebvre' 8
property in Montreal
1t is also alleged by the plaintiff that
Lefebvre delivered mortgage OF said
property to John s. Derway of this city,
who now claims an interest in the
premises to the extent of a mortgage note
for $500. Soon after these transactions.
it is claimed. Lefebvre went back to
Canada, and is now in parts unknown.
1t is also alleged that 1t is believed, upon
information. that Lefebvre at times
passes under the name of Belanger, and
that he neither owns. nor has owned the
property which he claimed to own in
Montreal.
The plaintiff now asks that the deed of
January "a, 1918. deciding the Couombe
homestead to Lefebvre. he declared void,
because it was obtained by false and
fraudulent representation, also that the
mortgage to the defendant. Derway, may
be adjudged void and of no effect, as
regards the homestead interest. The
plaintiff asks, also. for writ of
sequestration against the property. in
order that Lefebvre may not dispose of
1t by means of the deed which he holds.
This writ was granted on August Z.
THE PETIT JJTRORS
Petit Jurors for the September term
of Chittenden county court, which opens
in this city September Q, have been
drawn as follows:
T. j. Barrett. Underhill: Harry c.
Bates. Westford; Ezra H. Beebe, Bur
lington; j. Wesley Berry, Richmond
Chester Button, Colchester Allen 3. Cas-
well. Milton; Wright Clark. Williston
II. j. Cotton. Burlington; w. r. Curtis,
Jericho: l.. A. Egan. Underhill: F. II.
F'lagg Richmond; Frank Forbes. Willis
ton; r.. o. Gorton, Huntingdon; B. c.
Hawley. Jericho; a. r. Hill. Milton; Allen
S. Hill, South Burlington: NJ. C. Hill,
Charlotte Arthur Hines, Colchester;
a. S. Hull, Hinesburg; Fred NJ Hutchins.
South Burlington; Irving Isham. st.
George; +. c. Lyon Burlington; Arthur
Manseau, Colchester; Ralph Marsett,
Shelburne; r. o. Mudgett, Essex: John
+. Murphy. Burlington: d. n. Nicholson,
Burlington: John OBrien, Bolton; Daniel
Patrick. Hinesburg; J. NJ. Phillips. Hunt
ington; f. w. Post, Essex; F. S. Ransom,
Jericho; G. c. Rice, Milton; w. l.. Stacy,
Charlotte; II. A. Stewart, Westford
Arthur NJ. Vaughn. Sheburne.