Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-06-25
GOLDEN WEDDING AT GRAFTON.
Judge and Mrs. Lewis >. walker Re
ceive Many Congratulations on their
5Oth wedding Anniversary.

Judge and Mrs. Lewis =. walker Re
ceive Many Congratulations on their
6Oth wedding Anniversary.
Judge and Mrs. Lewis S. Walker cele-
brated Wednesday at their pleasant home
in the quiet village Of Grafton the golden
anniversary that marked a half-century of
happy welded life and received many con-
CALCULATIONS and heartfelt wishes that they
might many years longer travel together
down the road Of life
Their home was prettily decorated with
ferns, yellow roses, lilies and potted plants,
and the venerable couple received many
valuable gifts from their relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker received their
guests in the front parlor, and were assisted
by their son and daughter, by Mrs. Sophia
Duncan of Boston, the latter the only
woman now living who was present at the
wedding 80 years ago, and by Mrs. Lemira
Clarke. Many letters and kilograms of
congratulations were received.
The ushers were Misses Cordelia and
Phebe Frost Hattie Walker, Mary Moore,
Annie Walker and May Thompson, all
prettily costumed in white muslin and yell
low ribbons. After the reception refresh
ments were served.
Lewis Stratton Walker was born in
Grafton May >, 1917, on a farm, and has
been resident of this town ever since
He was a son of Samuel and Mercy Smith
Walker. Mr.. Walker worked on the farm
for his father nearly all the time until he
was II years old. He was educated in the
common schools and at the Burr Il Berton
seminary at Manchester, Vt. In the early
years of his work there he taught several
terms of district schools in his own town
and those joining.
He next worked as clerk, and afterwards
was proprietor in country store about 10
years. He then went into the lumber
business quite extensively, and was very
successful for several years. From the
time he began TO work in the store he read
law in his leisure hours.
Mr.. Walker was elected as a member Of
the legislature in 1929: in 1894 he was
chosen one of Is cOrporators Of the Wind
ham county savings bank at Newfane,
which title he now holds, and is the only
one living out Of the Is.
After the war Mr.. Walker held a gov
eminent office as assistant assessor, the
territory assigned him being a portion
Of Windham and Windsor counties. In
ISIS he was chairman OF a board Of rail-
road commissioners to assess ,land dam
ages at the time of building the Whitehall
u Brattleboro and the Deertield Valley
railroads. In 1860 Mr. Walker was ad-
mtted 70 the Windham county bar, and in
1854 he was elected county Judge. which
position he has held ever since. During
the last - years he has served as town
clerk. He has also filed every other town
office but one.
He has three brothers living, but no
sisters. The brothers are Alden Walker
and Samuel NJ. Walker, who reside in
Grafton, and Oryal c. Walker Of Algona,
la. Mr.. Walker is own cousin Of Admiral
John G.. Walker, now a resident Of Wash
ington, D. c.
Mrs. Walker was born in Wardsboro in
1926. She was the daughter Of Timothy
and Lurinda Kidder. In early life she
taught school in Vermont and Massachu-
sets. But few women of her age can
write as well. She does all the copying
for her husband in his law office, and is
| enjoying remarkably good health. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker are members Of the
Baptist church. OF the three children
born to Mr. and Mrs. Walker, two are liv-
ing, Mrs. c. :. Frost OF Saxtons River and
EDWARD l.. alker, VINO Is IN business IN
Bellows Falls. For the past 60 years Mrs.
Walker has sung in the choir, and is at
present the leading soprano in the church
Of which she is a member. Mrs. Walker
has three sisters living, Mrs. Mary X.
Stowe Of North Brookfeld, Mass. Mrs.
Adeline Smith of Duluth, MINI. and Mrs.
| William Kent Of Osceola Mills, Wis Mrs.
Walkers grandfather, Richard Hunt, was
a Revolutionary soldier, who served three
years, and died at the age Of 81.