The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-16
20 DIVORCE CASES ARE UP

Conjuga1 bliss is thing of the dim past, if one is to form his conclusions from the number of couples who are appearing before Judge John E. Keeler and asking that their ties be severed. The reasons range all the way from incompetibility of tempera- ment to the o1d-fashioned wife beat ings.
 Yesterday Judge Keeler granted Is divorces, and 20 cases were on the docket today. Prominent among the hearings was the case of Edna Harriet Allen Dugan against George Dugan, wherein she charges intolerable cruelty and in September, 1913, and the plaintiff told the court that George began to beat her during the first year of their married life. Here is the list, of new divorcees:
 Edith Ferris of Danbury from Mi chael Ferris of the same place, mar ried January Il, 1920, cruelty. Anna A. Marback Bea1 of Bridge , port from Harold E. Beal of parts unknown, married October 1, 191s, cruelty
 Edward w. Grassi of Ridgefie1d frcm Katherine Clara Bauer Grassi of New. York, married September ', 1901 infid elity
 Lester B. whitlock of Ridgefield from Charlotte L. Whit1ock of parts unknown. married February 1S, 1910 desertion April f. 1917. Rebecca Thornton Hoag of Bridge port from George Alton Hoag, parts unknown, married January 13, 1910. cruelty. Custody of two children is granted the petitioner.
 Joseph McKenna of Bridgeport from Hattie Porter McKenna of Man chester, N. H., married April 12, 1916. desertion May 3. 1916. Lillian Nelson Carr of this city fror, Harry Frederick Carr of Bri5 report
 January 28. 1911. Change of name to Nelson is granted.
 Constance J. Lewis Phillips of Bridgeport from Frank Phillips of Brooklyn, cruelty They were mar r1ed February 6, 1912.
 E1izaeth E. NoralIey Borst of BrIdgepo from John H. Borst of parts unknown, married Serete m Der 8, 1915, assertion June 27. 19-~r Gus tody of one child awarded tft, peti- tioner.
 Julius Heinrich Poles of Botsford from Olga Poles of Lester Penn, married February 27. 1916, desertion January l, 1917.
 from George A. Austin of Stamford married January 10, 1899, desertion August 3. 1917.
 . Christina Gandrup Garfield of Norwalk from Ava Canfield of New Canaan, married June 4, 1905. De- sertion July 4, 1917.
 Emma Eliza Corino Romitel1i of this city from Ubaldo Romitelli of Bridgeport married June g. 1907 de- sertion April 2, 1917.
 Hattie Bundack Murphy of Bridge port from James Murphy of Cleve- land, Ohio, married March 19, 1916, cruelty.
 Joseph szilvassy of Bridgeport from Esther Szilvassy of Hungary, married June IT, 1907, assertion Sep tember 1, 1915.
 Catherine V. Fitzpatrick Rausch of Bridgeport from Ernest Rausch of parts unknown, married August 6, 1919, cruelty. Change of name to Catherine V. Cooney is allowed.
 Cases assigned for today are: den; Edna James vs. Willis James; Anna Baningoso vs. Joseph Ban ingoso; Jennie R. Blauvelt vs. Isaac B. Blauvet; Rosalie F. Tyther vs. William Tyther; William R. Ayres vs. Gertrude Hall Ayres; Catherine c. Morgan vs. Roy w. Morgan; Eliza beth Wood Abel vs. Arthur J. Abel; Exzie Boudreau vs. Albert Boudreau; i; Emily Augusta Olsen vs. AXel Will helm Olsen: Doctor Coleman Thomas vs. Laura Kate Thomas; Olive Law renee Bradley vs Charles E. Bradley; Anatoly Gregory Bromberg vs. Rose Anatoly Bromberg;s Mary Loretta Butler vs. Matthew James Butler; Nettia D. Bordenet vs. Alfred Borde- net; William Nicholas MaSche vs Blanche Evangeline Masche; Lillian Vinal vs. Chester Nichols Vinal Euphemia G. Ireland vs. Wilbur H Ireland; Fred H. Thompson vs. Inez