The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-08-27
Order of Publication
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In the Circuit Con-. for Carroll County,
Sitting as Court of Equity.
Alice Frances Payne, Plaintiff, vs.. VIII
lard Ernest Payne, Defendant
The object of this suit is to procure
decree of divorce a vincul0 matrim0nil by
Alice Frances Payne plaintiff, from VIII
lard L. Payne, defendant, the bill states
that the plaintiff and defendant were mar
ried February A. 1906 at Westminster
tor of the Union Street Methodist Episco-
pal Church, (coloredl of Westminster, Car
roll county, Nd; that said plaintiff and
defendant resided for a period of three or
four years i'm the City of Westminster
where they kept house; that subsequently
the plaintiff, on or about the year 1910,
stored their furniture III Westminster, Md,
and sthe plaintin and defendant went 10
TIarper's Ferry, West Virginia, thence to
Hagerstown, Md, thence to Philadelphia,
Pa, thence to Atlantic City, New Jersey,
which latter city prior to the 10th day OF
of August 1916 the defendant committed
the crime of adultery of divers women
whose names to the plaintiff are unknown;
that upon the discovery of said adultrous
conduct on the part of the defendant the
plaintiff left and abandoned the defendant
aud has not resided with him siacr bnt
has maintained and provided for herself by
her own employment that the said plalnllH
has been employed i'm households and In
factories In the State of New York and in
the City of New York since the year 1916;
all the furniture and household belongings
tnat were a part of the household ennin-
ments of the plaintiff and defendant liz this
cause which the plaintin stored In the
CITY of Westminster. Md. in the summer
of the year 1910 and In which said city
of Westminster. Nd. the plaintiff has Kept
stored her household furniture ard has
maintained and claimed the City or West
minister, Carroll county. Md as her home
and so now maintains said City OF West
minister Isl her home and place Of residence;
that the conduct OF said plaintiff toward
her husband has awavs been above re-
preach and the separation between. them
is beyond any expectation OF reconciliation
aud has continued for more than period
of three years; that the defendant has no
property nor any means whatsoever ana
has not supported the plaintiff in this cause
since the year 1916; that no children were
born of said union of the plaintiH and de-
fendant in this cause; that the defendant.
Willard T.. Payne, is non resident OF the
Safe of Maryland and when last heard OF
was resident of Atlantic city, IN the
State of New Jersey and tAe bill prays
for divorce yinculo matrimonil ana Tor
such and other further relief as the case
may require.
I'm the year nineteen hundred and twenty,
hy the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
sitting as a Court of Equity, ordered that
the Plaintiff by causing a copy of this
order TO be inserted in some newspaper
published in Carroll County for four sue
cessye weeks before the Both day OF Au-
gust, 1920. give notice to William -. Payne:
resident defendant. of the object and
substance of this Bill warning him to APP
pear in this Court in person or by Solicit
tor on before the 18th day OF September,
naxt TO show cause If any he has, why a
decree ought not TO be passed as prayed.
EDWARD o. CASH. Clerk.
True Copy Test 49,,
Charles O. Clemson, Solicitor,
Westminster, Md.
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