Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-10
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Mrs. Charles Avery OF STAFFORD is visit
ing ct F. D. Moody's.
Mrs. Bacon of Berlin, a sister of Mrs.
F. D. Moody, visited her last week.
The village school began on Monday,
Miss Fairchild of Derby, VT, teacher.
Horace Greeley Whitney of Groton,
Mass, was q guest at DR.. Durkee's last
week.
Mrs. Mary Albright Of Joaquin,
WASH, who has spent the summer with
her parents. G. b. Smith,and wife, has
started for her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Agate, who have
spent some weeks here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Corliss, have returned
to their home in Boston.
Rev. Mr.. Berry preached in the Baptist
church last Sunday. There will be no
services next Sunday on account of the F..
B. yearly meeting held in south Straf-
ford.
hall Wednesday afternoon, Sept. IS, for
the purpose of making preparations for
the coming church fair. All interested
help.
Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Aug. 80, 1908, there met at the resi-
dence Of DR.. John Durkee 90 relatives and
friends to celebrate and offer congratula-
lions upon the 50th anniversary of the
couples marriage.
John Durkee and Mary Jane Belknap
were married at East Barnard Aug. 20,
1858, by Rev. Chester d. Ingraham. Mr..
Durkee was born Jan. 2, 1884, on the old
Durkee farm within q mile of where he
now resides. Four children were born to
them-Elmer and Horace, who died
young; William, " no lives in Kansas and
has two children, and Nora, Mrs. A. Al
LEM with two children, who lives at
home. One aunt, Miss Elsie Durkee,
there brothers and one sister, all now re-
side in Tunbridge. The children and
grandchildren were all present on this oc-
casion.
Mary Jane Belknap was born in East
Barnard April IL, 1888, and was educated
at Royslton academy, where she met Mr..
Durkee. She taught school few terms
before her marriage.
John Durkee was educated in the com
mon schools in Tunbridge, Royalton and
Woodstock academies and completed bis
medical education in Worcester Medical
college, after which he studied with DR..
Bagley in Chelsea and commenced prac-
tice there and also in Topsham for short
time. He then came to Tunbridge,
where he has since practised, living in
the same house 4S years. DIR. Durkee
served in the Civil war, in Co. d, 18th
VT. Reg.
| Beautiful flowers were furnished by
George Swan, Mrs. Will Jones and Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. Foss. Music was rendered
by William Colburn's graphophone.
The following gifts were presented
them:-S70 in gold from near relatives,
silver, $500, making in all, $500; also
other tokens, Golden Luck, by Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Wight; china cups and sau'
GERS. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grant; decor
ated plate, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Hewitt;
gold band match holder and bonbon dish,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Corliss; lace collar,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Flanders; decorated
glass dish, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Agate;
bis. honey, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Burbank;
lbs. of golden butter, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r
Whitney. ~
Cake and ice cream we're served and al
present enjoyed the occasion and left the
couple with the best wishes for their fu'
ture welfare.
1t is well to note that we now have five
couples in this village who have passed
their 50th wedding anniversary. They
are F. d. Moody and wife, r. G. Smith
and wife, DIR. John Durkee and wife, j
D. CorIiss and wife, and o. F. Slack anc
wife; also we have three ladies who have
passed their sOth birthday-Mrs. j.
Hackett Mrs. Il. A. Smith and Mis-
Elsie Durkee.