Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-27
STATE CT VERMONT,
Essex County Court,
April Term, 1921.
GLADYS NJ. EANEE2
LIONEL II. BANNER

Brighton in The County OF Essex
has flied in the Office OF the clerk of
Essex County Court her libel fol
divorce, setting forth in substance
that Oh the 9th Gay Of December,
1914, she was legally married to Lion
ell Ii. Banner, then of BriGhton,ln the
/ County CT Essex and State of Yer.
mont. hat during the coverture
she on her part, has faithfully kept
the marriage covenant ard performed
all the duties pertaining thereto; bu1
! that the said libellee on his part hai
not kept the marriage covenant, hu;
has violated the same, for that the
said lib2llee, during said overture
did at Berlin in the County of Coos
and State Of New Hampshire, and at
divers other places OH % wit, the LIST.
/ day of June, A. D. 1917 and on other
days and times, commit the crime Of
adultery; that on to wit, the 1st. day
Of January, A. D., 1917, ard for
! long time thereafter, TO wit; from
said first day of January A. D. 1917,
TO wit; the 26th day Of August A. D.
1919 the said libellant continually
treated the libellan5 with intolerable
severity, and that on he day and
year last aforesaid. The Libellant, by
reason CT such intolerable severe
treatment, was forced to and did
cease to live and co-habit with the
said hbellee.
And the Libellant further AYERS
that she is at present without employ
clent, that she has nc means with
which to support herself and Ter mi
| cl,;1 +
cept by The fruit of hoy labor; that
she has a mother who is totally blind
: and who IS partially dependent upon
her for support; that she has no mo-
ney or property with which to prose-
cute this libel or attend the hearings
on alimory ard that he libellee
ought to be ordered 20 pay to her or
! to her attorneys reasonable sum
Of money for the support of herself
and said minor chile ard for the eA-
pense of this litigation.
And the Libel'ant further shows
that she has child. he fruit Of said
marriage who is still living, whose
name and age is as fellows: Phyllis
Elaine Banner, aged four years. Ard
that the interest of said child would
! be best promoted by granting to the
libe!lart the care and custody during
her minority.
That she is a resident of the tow,
Of Brighton in the County Of ~orc
and has resided in said County Of tIs-
ex for the sixteen years last past AMI
that she has not lived or coh9h;tni
with the said libellce since to VII, III
26th day o. August, A. D., 1919.
And the Libcllant further ?va"7
that the libellee is man CT int "sr-
arce habits, associates with immoral
won en- and that by reaeon # his ~
moral ard irtempera e hobi.s h =
not 2 fit rcrson to have the care and
rohringirg cf said minor Hhild, al
the libejl2nt further ~ s that IA J To-
belize is sole 20 and does corn u less.
| fifty dollars per wool.
WHEREFORE, TIE LibaiIant pray5
that The bond Of matrimoHy between
her and the said libellee may be dis
solved and bill Of divorce granted
unto her; and that she may have The
custody of said minor child durin~
her minority ard during
{ the tendency hereof the Li1cllce nav
be ordered and decraaI to Day to he
Libellan+ reasonable sum Of monrv
each week for the eUnrc-t of herself
ard said minor child ard \ further
reasonable sum of money for defray-
ing the expense Of his filtration and
! that he may be further enioired from
in any way interfering with the Libel
lart or her care a-i custody of said
minor child or for doinr either or
| both of them violence or threatening
them violence, all during the penden-
cy hereof or until further order Of
The Court and that upon final disoo-
sition of this cause he care and Gus
tody of said minor child nay be de-
creed to the Libellaat he~ain durinr
the minority of said child ard for
such sum or sums OF money. pavabla
in such manner as to your Honorable
Court under the circumstances shall
seem meet for the support Of herself
and said minor child and for such 9th
err and further relief as to law and
justice may appertain.
| Dated nj Brighton, in the County
Of Essex this goth day Of June, A. D.
1920. -.
GLADYS M. BANNER,
Libellant.
and praying that for the causes afore
2a:d said I0"""iH~c ray he dissolved
and Bill of Divore granted unto
her. the said Lihellant.
AND 1T BEING made to appear
verified by affidavit of the Libellant,
that the said Lionel II. Banner is with
out this State. so that a citation cam
not be served upon him,
THEREFORE, it is ordered that
notice of the tendency Of said libel
be given him by publication of the
substance thereof, together with this
order, in the Essex County Herald, \
newspaper published at Brighton in
the County Of Essex, three weeks sue
cessively, the last Of which publica-
tions to be at least six weeks prior to
| the first day Of the next term Of Es-
sex County Court,to be held at Guild
hall, in the County Of Essex, on the
4th Tuesday Of April, A. D., 1921,
at which time the said Libellee 10 or
dcred to appear. and show cause, il
any he have, why the prayer Of said
nctition should not be granted.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND at
| CtI1ildboll in tho Coupty If Fcsav