Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-01
l843--l893.
The 50th Wedding Anniversary Of Mr..
and Mrs. LOckhart Barrett.

Evening---the street Of Golden We'd
dings---sketch of the Lives of the Es-
teemed Couple.
Canal streets, the street of golden we'd
dings, has never witnessed a more charm
ing celebration than that of Tuesday even
ing, when the 50th anniversary of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Lockhart Bar
rett was recognized in a manner which
was golden in its inception, in its details
as carried out, in the spirit of goodwill
shown by the $50 guests who called during
the hours, > to 8, to tender their felicia
tions to couple who have the esteem OF
all their tOwnspeOple, and who are bound
to many by ties of pei sonal friendship.
MIR. and Mrs. Barrett were assisted in
receiving by their sons and daughters,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Brooks and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Barrett. The guests were
! presented by w. II. Bracket.
The house was deliberately decorated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett stood beneath two
large evergreen letters, b. H., in front of
which evergreen joined in the centre was
festoOned TO the sides, and at the top of
the vertical columns of evergreen which
extended to the floor were the figures 43
on one side and 90 on the opposite side.
A v ry beautiful and striking effect was
curtains throughout the house. Evergreen
was also twined about the chandelier, and
chrysanthemums were displayed in the
windows and about the rooms The stair
rail was covered with evergreen. In the
hall on the second floor the First Regiment
orchestra, behind screens of laurel, dis
coursed music during the evening.
Around the refreshment table in the
dining room was a border of smilaX and
large yellow chrysanthemums. There were
decorations of chrysanthemulns on the
shades of the piano lamp and the table
lamps. Coffee was poured at either end
of the long table by Mrs. Vim. Castle of
Springfield, Mass, and by Mrs. w. II.
Bracket Mrs Charles BOland of Spring
field had charge of the ice cream table, and
the refreshments were passed by Miss
Brooks of Athol, Miss Lulu Bracket, Miss
Maud Essex, Miss Amy Hines and Miss
Alice FAIR.
In one of the rooms many beautiful gifts
were displayed. The Universalist church
and ladies' society sent to Mr.. Barrett a
handsome upholstered chair, while Mrs.
Barrett received an oak and silk uphols-
, tered rocking chair from members OF the
Unversalist society. There were several
/, presents OF gold coin, amounting in all 10
] Sl0S. Mr.. Barrett received from his help
meet of 80 years gold watch chain, and
his gift TO her was a heavy gold ring
During the day Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett re-
celved many congratulatory letters from
friends at a distance. Among the commu-
nications particularly priced were those
from former pastors, Rev. Mr.. Harris OF
Chicago, Rev. +. w. Whitney of Milford
Mass, and Rev. T. w. Illnan of Con.
cord, " ii.
In addition to the Brattleboro people
who called there were also present Mr.. and
: Mrs. VIM. Castle and Mrs. Charles Boland
T. of Springfield, Mass, Mrs. Haynes Ia nece
= Of North Adams, Mass, Mr. and Mrs. o,
Z T. Brooks, Miss Brooks, and Mrs. Thoma.
d. Brooks, all of Athol, Mass. Mr.. and
A Mrs. Isaac Eddy of Vernon, who recently
I celebrated their golden wedding, and Mr.
= and Mrs. VIM. +. Richardson, and Mr.. anC
o Mrs. }. w. Simonds, who have also OBJ
served similar celebrations, were among
the guests.
r During the latter part of the evening
J. figures were formed for two dances, anC
Mrs. l.. ii. Barrett, with her son Charlie.
d as partner, participated in the first with
: as much enjoyment As She would hav,
n found in a dance 30 years ago.
The street of golden weddings is a It'll,
n which none will dispute. Within recen
years there have been five such celebra
q tions on Canal street-those of Mr. anC
# Mrs W. \. Conant, Mr.. and Mrs. W. II
g Alexander, Deacon and Mrs. Jacob Estey
d Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Smonds. In all tel
o couples on the street within this genera
r ton have reached their 5Oth anniversary
il those not having celebrations being Mr.
II and Mrs. b. Prentice, Mr.. and Mrs. Jere
II miah Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. George II
] r. ~
n and Mrs. Horace Fox.
6 Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. and Mrs Bar
n rett celebrated their 2jth wedding ami
d versary, which was largely attended. They
also observed their 10th anniversary. A
d this time 40 relatives partook of a Dime
II which was arranged by their daughter, Mrs
Brooks.
l. The marriage of Lockhart II. Barrett an,
Ie Miss Mia Ann Hines was solemnized a
the home of the brides brother, Col. Anol,
e Hines, on Canal street. The ceremon
r. was performed by Rev. VIM Ballou. Tn
,e wedding was more deliberately celebrate,
le than was the usual custom in those DAYS
About 80 guests attended, Hosea Ballo
riding up from Munroe on horseback TO b
present. Among the company of 80 wer
nine little nephews and nieces of the bride
n and four of these are now the only iiy
&c ny NllueSSeS ol the wedding - AlOQZ
and George Hines and Mrs. George Cutie
of this place and Mrs. Julia Hines Wilde
t of Topeka, Kan. All but the latter wer
t. at Tuesdays celebration. In the evenin.
after the wedding Mr., and Mrs. Barret
gave a reception at their home, which wa
on Canal street, opposite the wel-knowl
Hines homestead.
Lockhart Barrett was born in Hins
dale, n. H., il 1922, on what is know
10 as the old Phillip Barrett farm, one mil
>, south of the village He was the oldest o
= the nine children, three daughters and 81
IL sons, of Ora and Anna Adams Barrett
- When he was quite young his parents live
4. in Guilford one year, but returned to Hins
dale to carry on the Boatman's tavern
then a popular resort at the foot of tn
rapids on the Hinsdale side of the Connec
ticut river, where the ferry now crosse
" from Vernon. The family lived here TO
six years, then moving TO the hotel Il
r. Hinsdale village which was known as tn
~ "Checkered House." on account of tn
n way in which it was painted. The dealt
T. of the father occurred in this house. an,
o. the mother died four years later.
n. In 1910 young Mr.. Barrett came to Brat
ar tlahOrO IN enter the amnlOv of tba l..