The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-30
RANDOLPH.
Mr. and Mrs, D. w. C. Blanchard OBJ
serve 5sth Wedding Anniversary.

SSif0 JOIN WSuulhB Anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. G. Blanchard
celebrated their 55th wedding anniyer-
sary on Saturday evening in a quiet
manner. but the occasion was as pleas
ant as ii was unusual. Fifty-flve years
ago Sunday, Dewitt Clinton Blanchard
and Miss Ann Wells were married, as
was then the custom, at the home OF
the officiating clergyman in West Brook
field, and Immediately following the
ceremony went TO live in small house
about three miles from here, near East
Braintree. There they remained for
several years till they purchased farm
a few miles from their first residence
and where they resided for many years.
Later with their advancing years, they
returned to their first home, leaving
their son to care for the farm. Since
that time they have occupied the place
where the anniversary was observed Sat
urday night, in the presence OF friends
and their two sons, Wallace blanchard
and John Blanchard and families. Mr..
and Mrs. Blanchard have also six grand
children, with whom they take much en-.
joyment, always being interested in all
that pertains to their happiness. Mr..
Blanchard has now reached nearly 80
years and his wife is only four years
younger, but they are yet in comfortable
health and surrounded with much to
minister to their comfort and happi-
ness. Mr. Blanchard has been farmer
and drover as well and his son, John
Blanchard, has taken up the latter and
Is doing a large business from this sta
tion each week. Wallace Blanchard, the
other son, succeeds his father as farm
err, on the place which they left a few
years ago. Many congratulations were
extended to them on this anniversary
and the hope that they will live TO pass
yet more happy years together
Mrs. Mary Strong returned Saturday
from a two weeks stay in Keene, n. H.,
with her brother, Herbert Wall, Of that
place.
Mrs. Addie Perkins of Wells River,
who has been here for a week with Mr..
and Mrs. II. L. Patch, left for her home
Saturday.
Mrs. s. l. Parish went TO Northfeld
Saturday to join her sister, Mrs. J. A,
Gorham. from Hartford, Conn, who is
there with another sister, making fam
lily reunion.
C. J. Stoekwell closed his business in
Mortified last week and will move his
goods from there to another place, soon
to be decided, where he will close out
the balance OF the stock.
The funeral Of Mrs. Frances Burnham
was held from the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Priest on Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. Fraser Metzger officiating
and interment was in Southview ceme-
terry.
L. ID. Rhodes, who on the 9th reached
his 73d birthday, was plentifully re-
membered by post cards, the number
reaching nearly rs, the receipt of which
gave him much pleasure, and for which
he is grateful TO his many friends.
The third and fourth degrees were
conferred upon a class at the Randolph
grange Saturday night. The harvest
march was given during the ceremony
and was followed by the harvest supper
Mr.. Wells from the Agricultural school
at the Center was present and gave an
address.
Mrs. Mark Whitney of Chelsea IL at
the home Of her parents. MIR. and Mrs.
L. ID. Rhodes, having been called here
two weeks ago to assist her mother, who
had, in falling in the cellar, received an
injury which necessitated her being
quiet, but from which she is now re-
covering.