Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-11
Welded FIFTY YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mather's
Celebration with 100 Guests
500 in Gold and other Manifestations Of
Good Will-sketehes Of the Worthy
Couple.

500 in Gold and other Manifestations Of
Good WIlt-sketches Of the Worthy
Couple.
Surrounded by 100 or more OF their
relatives and friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Mather OF Elm street observed
their 5Oth wedding anniversary from 2 to
6 o'clock Monday afternoon. at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Austin E. Miller
at 81 Main street. The rooms were
tastefully decorated with daffodils. smilax
and yellow crepe paper. Besides the con-
gratulations of those present Mr.. and Mrs.
Mauher received cohgratulatOry letters
from relatives from away and a telegram
from their youngest daughter and hus-
band, DIR. and Mrs. A. ]. Pullen of North
Fond du Lac. wis. Refreshments were
served during the afternoon. The OBJ
servance was one Of much pleasure to
all who participated in it. sir. and Mrs
Mather being especially impressed with
the many manifestations OF good will not
the least Of which was a purse of nearly
$lOO largely In gold. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. Janette Snow. Mr. and
Mrs. f. II. Pratt. Mr. and Mrs +. c. La
zelle, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Prouty and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner. all OF Dover
and Edmond Horton Of Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. Mather came to this
town from Marlboro SO years ago. They
spent is years in West Brattleboro
where Mr.. Mather had a jobbing and
trucking business During the latter part
OF their residence there Mr.. Mather took
up carpentering. and after moving to
this village he continued in carpentry
work until rheumatism forced him to
give up active labor about two years
ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Mather lived on
the square" until they moved to their
present residence on Elm street a dozen
years or more ago.
Mr.. Mather was a son OF Daniel and
Almira (Miller) Mather and was born
in Marlboro Nov. %, 1882. He lived there
81 years, or until he moved to West Brat
tleboro. His time was divided between
farm work and running a stationary saw
mill on the brook which is the outles Of
Marlboro South pond. This was an old
fashioned MILL run by a wooden water
wheel ana carrying an up-and-d saw.
Mrs. Mather was born in Guilford
July 6. 1882, and was a daughter OF
Georg and Mia Starr Kelley Her
maiden name was Damaris Kelley. She
was married TO Mr.. Mather I'm Gullford
and went al once to Marlboro to live
Mrs Mather Is Of Revolutionary descent.
being great great granddaughter of the
patriot Benjamin Carpenter. OF whom
Thompson's history Of Vermont says
He deserveGly holds a conspicuous
place in the early history of the state -
Benjamin Carpenter was a colonel i'm the
Revolutionary war. one Of the founders
OF the town OF GuilfoTd. a member OF
the first constitutional convention Of Yer
mont, also a member OF the council
lieutenant governor in 1879 and 1880 and
afterwards Gle OF the counc. of censors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mather had six children.
three sons. now deceased, and three
daughters. The daughters are Ida A..
wife Of Walbridge G. Horton Of Brattle-
boro. Clara B.. wife OF Austin F. Miller
of Brattleboro. and Minnie j.. wife of Dr.
Albert J. Pullen OF North Fond du Lac
Wis. 1t was expected that all the dauGh-
tiers would be present. but Mrs Pullen
was unable to arrange to come Mr.
Mather has Two brothers. David Mather
and Miller Mather. both OF Marlboro.
Mrs. Mather has one sister. Mrs. Janette
Snow OF Dover