The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-09

GOLDEN WEDDING BELLS
Mr. and ar,B. Q. Howe M.rIsd fiityysG'
Friday.

Mr. and AyB. q. Howe N. rrisd fiftyysars
Friday.
The st Johnsbury Republican II
this week published the following rela.
tive to the 50th anniversary OF Mr. and
Mrs d. @. Howe, former residents q
Bennington.
May 3, 1857, In the Swedenbergin
church In Contoo cook, N. H., the Rev
Abiel Cheney performed marriage
OF more than usual interest, the con-
tracing parties being popular young
people, both graduates OF the Hopkin-
ton, N. II. academy, the groom, Ben
jamin @. Howe 10 the class. OF '53 and
the bride, Miss Nancy A Chase, a
year later. Friday, May 3, marked
the 50th anniversary OF Mr. and Mrs
Howe and the event was most happily
observed at the home OF their son.in.
law and daughter, DIR and Mrs G. A.
Cramton.
The reception was held from s to 10.
aud nearly 300 took this opportunity
70 extend congratulations TO Mr. and
Mrs Howe who looked far too young
70 be the principals In the happy event.
they were assisted In receiving by DR.
Cramton and their four children, Mrs
w. T. King OF Bethel, Mrs cramton,
Fred and Carl Howe. The bride was
charming In gown OF sheer black
over Lavender silk with trimmings Of
point lace. Mrs King wore apricot
chiffon over pale blue silk with lace
trimmings and Mrs Cramton wore
black crepe de chine over black tai.
eta The seven grandchildren OF MIR
aud Mrs Howe, william r Benjamin
O., Adell and Alice King OF Bethel
and Gertrude, Edward A. aud Marion.
lie Crsmton assisted In helping 10 make
the al air the complete success IL xas.
Refreshments OF n golden hue, orange
sherberi, waters aud sailed nuts we're
served 10 the dining room by Mrs
Fred Howe aud Mrs Carl Howe, assis,.
ed by Miss May Tillotson ADD Miss
Mabel Spencer. Rev. and Mrs A
Francis wsIch usbered the guests into
the dining room.
The. decorations throughout were
golden, the color scheme being attrac
Ilvely carried out by dsnodils and
yellow jonquils. During the evening,
Young's orchestra stationed 10 the
upper hall furnished music. The bride
aud groom OF tifty years we're the re-
clplents OF numerous congratulaiory
messages aud gifts, the latter largely
OF gold.
Benjamln Gage Hove was born ia
Salem, N. n, May }, 1852. lie wa'
educated In the academies al HeLnlker
and Hopkinton and following his grad
uatlon vas q successful teacher 10 sew
eral New Hampshire towns lie cams
10 81 Johnsbury In 1915 and for NOR,
than twenty years was the proprietor
OF the Avenue house. After the tir,
which destroyed the hotel In 1890, he
built the present Avenue house and
also the opera house which formerly
adioined IL. lie was also the Owner
and proprietor OF the 81 Johnsbury
house and was az one time the largcs
real estate owner 10 81 Johnsbury. liz
retired from active busi aess a ieN
years ago. Mr Hose Il not only well
known throughout Vermont but alsc
In New Hampshire where be vas pro
prletor OF several leading hotels fol
some Ten years before coming 10 Yer
mont.
Mrs Howe was born 10 Concord, ~
II September Is, 1885. She vat
educated at the academies AZ Hopkin
ton and Boscawen and taught schoo
with marked success for several years
making her home at Contoocook.
They had ak children, two Of them
Grace A. and Edward Z. dying II
infancy. Both SIR add Mrs Hose hav'
been connected with the Church Of ih'
Messiah during their residence In S
Johnsbury.