Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-05
WILLIAM VILLE.
MIR. and Mrs. =. w. Sparks's Golden
edding Celebration.

MIR. and Mrs. =. w. sparks's Golden
'edding Celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Sparks of South New
fame were thoroughly and agreeably sur
prised Saturday evening by a visit from their
children and grandchildren to the number
of Is, the occasion being the 50th anniver-
sary Of their marriage. There were pres
ent all of their family, consisting of Mrs.
Abbie l.. Harnden and her husband of
MiddletOwn, Conn.,. Mrs. Helen Fox, her
husband and daughter, and Carlton II.
Sparks and his wife of Springfield, Mass,
Mrs. A. K. Shackford, her husband and
five children Of Rutland, and Perley b.
Sparks, his wife and Two children of Will
Evansville. They were accompanied by
the "bride's" twin sister, Mrs. James w.
Shpman and her husband of Williams
vile, and their daughter, Mrs. Sarah K.
Mum of Holyoke, Mass. The occasion
was soon adjusted on the plane of a Jolly
good time for ALL The wedding cakes
were brought from Springfield, Mass, and
Rutland. The bride was presented. in ad.
dition to other gifts, with solid gold band
ring inscribed with the word "mother"
and dates 1917 and 1897 The bridegroom
was given a gold-mounted cane inscribed
with the word "father' and dates 1S47
and 1897.
S. w. Sparks was born in Dover Aug.
=, 1926. has always lived in Dover and
Newfane, has followed the occupations of
mechanic and farmer, and is well known
and universally respected in these towns.
Mrs. Sparks was born in Newfane Oct. >,
1926. Her maiden name was Elvira Gould,
and it is enough TO say that she has al
ways been helpm5et indeed for her hus-
band. They are each II years old and
were married Nov. l, lS47, in Townshend
by the Rev. Henry Hodges. There has
been born of this long and happy union
seven children, four boys and three girls,
two of whom died and were buried in
East Dover, at ages respectively of six
| years and six months. The other five chill
dren are all married and settled in life and
hope to return to the home nest for many
ANNIVERSARIES of this happy and hale
couple. \. +. :.
Samuel II. Betterley has position with
| c. f. Tyler.
Mrs. Edwin Crosby is visiting friends in
| Bellows Falls.
Mrs. w. II. Mum of Holyoke, Mass, is
at j. w. Shipman's.
Mrs. Elizabeth Willard will spend the
winter at the home of her son, L. r. Will
lard.
George c. Cooley of Heartwelvile is
here this week making repairs on his
! house.
Arthur Bruce is the new tenant at the
mill house. He will be employed at the
steam mill.
S. H. Morse has visited several Massa-
chusetts cities the present week on matters
of business.
Business is good at the local basket fac.
tory, with orders on hand requiring sew
eral weeks to fill.
Rev. A. A. Estabrook is at Montpelier
this week taking his second year confer
ence examinations.
Mrs. Hattie Willard Elliot of Williams.
town, this state, is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. f. K. Willard.
Fred j. Pierce and family moved this
week to West Halifax. where Mr.. Pierce
takes position with Derby & Dickinson
chair stock manufacturers.
The exercises at the Universalist churcl
next Sunday morning will be under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Christian
union, with Mrs. George X. Wheeler a!
leader.
Miss Florence A. Morse, who has been a
teacher in the Barrows school at Spring.
field, Mass, during the last three years
has received the appointment of genera
substitute teacher for the seventh, eighth
and ninth grades in the schools of that
city, spending her spare time in steno
graphic work in the Office OF Superintend
ent Ballet.