Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01
THE GOLDEN WEDDING
or Mr.. aud Mrs. Francis Goodhue Cele'
brated saturday, with ~ OF the Fam
IIY circle Present.

or Mr.. aud Mrs. Francis Goodhue Cele-
bra,ed Saturday, with ~ Of the Fam
lily circle Present.
Not often in our village is there n pleas
anter gathering than met at the house OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Goodhue last Sat
urday afternoon from to I o'clock in
honor of their golden wedding. Fifty
wears ago Mary K. Brooks and Francis
Goodhue were married at the home Of the
brides father, Capt. William S. Brooks,
on High street (the residence for several
years of the late VIM. f. RichardsoD), by
the Rev. A. II. Clapp, then the much
loved pastor Of the Congregational church.
OF the guests on that autumn day, in
1S47, there were present last Saturday,
Mrs. Mary A. Cune, Mrs. n. r. Cabot,
ex-GOv. Frederick Holbrook, and the Hon.
b. ID. Harris. The wide scattered
younger members of the Brooks and Good
hue families seldom meet in such num-
beers as on this, to them, intensely interest
ing occasion. OF the SO persons present, but
four Mr.. and Mrs. b. ID. Harris, Miss Frost,
and Rev. &. o. Day, were outside the family
circle. Those of the family party con-
sisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis GOOdhue,
and their children, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
VanKleeck of Denver, Col, and Mr.. and
Mrs Francis Goodhue, jr., with their
three children, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Nj.
A Cune and Mrs. j. c. McKeever and
little daughter of New York; exGov. Hol-
brook and his son, Judge VIM. G. Hol-
brook, Mrs. Holbrook and young son ;
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Holbrook and
three children of Boston; Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman +. Cabot and daughter, Miss
Mary X. Cabot; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brooks
Cabot and three children of Boston; Kath-
arine and Oscar Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. +. Thompson, and Mrs. Chas. II.
Thompson.
After most of the golden wedding guests
had assembled, much merriment was
caused by the appearance of number in
old fashioned costumes. Mrs. Goodhue' 5
wedding dress of white satin was worn by
her daughter, Mrs. Van Kleeck, while
Francis Goodhue, jr., duplicated his faith
er's costume and appearance of 80 years
ago. A very beautiful dress, over 100
years old an heirloom in the Thompson
family, was worn by Mrs. Chas. II. Thomp-
son. The II little children made charm
ing picture bearing a garland of flowers
with which they decorated the old fashion
ed chairs of the bride and groom, and
| again as they sat at their own gaily dressed
supper ldUlt pitSlutu ONtI ny mary
Goodhue, aged four and a half years, at one
end, and Francis Goodhue, Sd, aged three
| years, at the other.
The dining room was mass of golden
| bloom, while the same significant color ap-
peared in lights, cakes. ices and bonbons.
After supper shouts of delight greeted the
golden Jack Horner pie" which brought
showers of gifts to each child. Evening
| hymns closed the children's share of the
entertainment. Afterwards supper was
served very informally to the elder guests
| The occasion was full of rare enjoyment
to all the participants.
1t is needless 10 say to the readers of
| The Phoenix that, almost from the first
settlement of the town, the Goodhue fam
| lily has always filled a prominent and ir-
| fluential place in all its social and business
affairs. and that in these aud other respects
the young bride and groom of so years ago
have proved worthy successors of an hon
ored ancestry.