A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=360 Vermont Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59467 Article title: Rutland Daily Herald Article date: October 10 1925 Article description: Grants Divorce to Mrs.Arthur I. Adams. Article: Rutland, Vt. Grants Divorce To Mrs.Arthur I.Adams. Woman Married 28 Years to Contractor Wins Case on Ground of Severity. Nellie B. Adams of Evergreen avenue, this city, was granted a divorce from Arthur I.Adams, building contractor, in Rutland County court yesterday on the ground of intolerable severity.Judge Frank L. Fish and his associates, Judge Edwin Horton and Samuel R. Hitchcock, arrived at the decision at the conclusion of the evidence. Jones & Jones were counsel for the petitioner. The case was uncontested. The matter of alimony was later adjusted by agreement of the counsel outside of court. Lawrence, Stafford & Bloomer representing Mr. Adams. The sum which the petitioner is to receive is not a matter of court record but it is understood to be a substantial amount. The couple were married October 20, 1897. Health Breaks Down. Mrs. Adams testified that she was continually harassed and nagged by her husband over a period of 15 years but that she " kept it to herself" for a long time. He had asked her to get out, she told the court. Worry over the situation impaired her health, she said. Dr. A. H. Bellerose testified to treating the petitioner for a nervous trouble. He said that continual worry such as she described might affect her health. A deposition was read from Mrs. Irene Lambert, daughter of Arthur I. Adams, corroborating her stepmother's testimony, particularly as to the treatment Mrs. Adams had received at the hands of her husband during the last year. Mrs.A.C.Grover, a neighbor, told the court that she had heard Arthur Adams speak unkindly to his wife and that Mrs. Adam had complained to her of his verbal abuse. Mrs.Eathan H.Taylor, niece of the petitioner,and Mrs. A.E.Cahee a friend, gave similar testimony. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com