Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-24
WEDDING BELLS, iseo-rsto.
Fiftieth Anniversary OF Mr.. and Mrs.
c. E. Waldo Celebrated.

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Of their marriage Tuesday At their beauti-
ful home on River street. They held
open house from till 10 .. m. and a
steady flow OF friends to their doors wit
messed the esteem in which this worthy
couple are held. From out OF town the
following visitors were noticed
Mrs. Lucy Bowen Houston, cousin OF
Mrs. Waldo, and daughter, Miss Grace Of
Nor hfeld; Miss Maud Putnam, Mrs. Ira
Williams and Mrs. Birnie Pratt of Ran
dolph; Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Bigelow OF
RoyaltOn; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Townsend
OF Barnard, DR.. aud Mrs. Z. ]. Fish,
Mrs. Jas. n. Cloud, Mrs. NJ. n. Hazen,
Mrs. Nettie NJ. Waldo, Mrs. Nettie p.
Sargent, Mrs. J. b. Goodrich, Mrs. Imo-
gene Goodale, Mrs. Alma button, Mr..
and Mrs J. +. Shepard. Mrs. j. g. Ash
ley and son, Lester, Of South Royalton.
Many beautiful and substantial marks
Of regard were left by the friends. In be-
half OF the ladies Of the Eastern Star, DIR.
\ E. J. Fish presented cut glass vase with
/ gold standard. Among the other gifts
were the following
Cut glass bonbon dish from White Riv-
er grange; cut glass standard dish and
loving vase from Rising Star grange;
NHARH NANJ oAa olstOho rum NnE
ladies OF the Congregational church; cut
glass pitcher and jewel box from ladies of
the UnyerHalist church; gold lined fruit
dish and gold headed cane from L. c.
Ross OF Ellis, Kan, partner OF Z. C.
Waldo; gold lined silver nut bowl from
friends; handsome silver gold lined fruit
dish from neighbors; five $50 from their
son, Il. G. Waldo. There were also many
NJ al
flowers.
Music during the afternoon and even
ing was furnished by Wyman and Chap |
mans orchestra. Refreshments of
punch, waters aud cake were served. A |
guest book register showed about seven |
ty-tive signatures.
Royalton, Oct. IL, 1888, the son OF Ralph |
and PAMELA (Wheat) Waldo, and grand |
son Of Zachariah and Abigail Waldo, who |
came from Connecticut and settled on the
farm formerly owned by j. Warren Wal
do and now by Mrs. Blanche Sykes, after
having been in the Waldo family for over
100 years.
hrs, Waldo, born Fannie Maria Bow
en-, Nov. IA, 1841, on the farm in Royal
ton now owned by Frank Church, was
AhC houkntCI VI MARX DOWGn VI hOYhlIOu
and Sarah Louisa (Harris) Bowen OF
Brandon. Mark was the son OF Jonathan
and Esther Bowen. Jonathan Bowen
came to hoyalton in those early days
when the only road from Royalton to
Woodstock was line Of blazed trees and
cleared up bis home in an unbroken wild
erness and lived there several years before
his marriage Mark Bowen died August,
ID a.
old Bowen home in February, 1860, of
Asa Davis, administrator of the estate.
The original farm included only 225
acres. He later bought on IS acres of the
Kinney farm and 100 OF the Durham
farm and later sold of 25 acres to Pliny
Ward, leaving a farm of 375 acres which
was carried on by Mr.. Waldo for 40 years
until June, 1902, when he sold to A. II.
sparrell and bought OF L. M. Wood the
Graham premises on River street in I
Bethel, where Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo have
since resided. MIR. Waldo bought the I
Bowen farm in February, 1860. ae {
tapped the sugar orchard March 9, 1860,
and from the first run made 300 lbs. OF I
sugar. Then came lull in the sugar !
making business and the new proprietor I
Of the farm took time to join to himself |
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and Mrs. Waldo were married by Rev. 4
Cyrus B. Drake, pastor OF the Royalton {
church, their bans having :
been published in church for the two pre-
,eding Sundays as WAS then the custom. a
The wedding attended to, Mr.. Waldo /
proceeded with his sugaring operations {
Ind made that season over 1000 lbs. In |
alter seasons he tapped over 1000 trees !
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BIS. Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo were both |
blessed with strong constitutions and en- a
'rgetic Wills. This, with good health, !
arge farm upon which to spend their {
work, gave good results and at the end of \
he AZ years they we're able to retire from I
heir labors with a competence and what a
s more with good health, which is yet O
reserved to a wonderful degree.
Three children were born to them as
ollows:-
A daughter, Nellie, born in 1852 and z
lied in 1863.
A son, Edward Charles, born Aug. 30, A
S3I, married in 1889 to Nellie s. Stone OF Z
kirwan, Kan. Soon after his marriage be
ettled IN Ellis, Kan, where he has since
'een engaged in the agricultural, real es-
ate and insurance business and is nov i
he junior member of the firm OF Ross &
Waldo, doing large and lucrative bust e
less. Their children are Guy L.. born O
an. 2S, 1891, Bessie b., born Oct. 20,
$50. add Charles c., born July 10, 1900. !,
Willis Clarence, born Jan. IS. 1867, Il
married. Fannie Bigelov of Barnard and :
lied at Bethel Ia November, 1904. Five o
hildreu are living OF this marriage-dil- !,
reth, born April 3, 1894; Philip, born !,
leb. y, 1896 Clifton, born Aug. 81, !,
902; and he twins, Doris and Clarence "
Edward, horn Dec. 21. 1904. f. c. Wal
10 OF Kansas and Mrs. w. c. Waldo and
Ter five children were present at this !
weeks celebration.
Mrs. &. F. Waldo has been quite active
n church work OF the Congregational >
hurch in Bethel OF which she became a
member ia 1878, her father and mother t
10Th having been members of the same
hurch. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo have both been
in Grange matters. He is at
resent treasurer and she secretary OF
10Th TIE Rising Star grange and White
river Valley Pomona grange. Mrs. Wal n
10 is member OF Orville Bixby Relief
orps OF South Royalton and member OF 2
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