A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=33246 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: December 22 1877 Article Description: Decree of Divorce Article Text: Decree of Divorce Justice Wylie yesterday granted a decree of divorce, with right to resume maiden name and the custody of minor child, in case of Jane B. Laurie vs. John W. Laurie. The parties lived together until 1874 (having been married in 1870), about which time defendant became a confirmed drunkard and beat and threatened the life of plaintiff, until she did not deem it safe to live with him. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com