St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-08
300 AT GOLDEN WEDDING
Great Crowd Help MIR. and Mrs Sher-
burn Moore Celebrate 5Oth
Wedding Anniversary -

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sher-
burn Moore of Barnet was the
scene of a very happy event, Satur-
day, July 4 when the 5Oth annlVer-
sary of their marriage was celebrat-
ed About 800 friends and relatives
from far and near gathered to con-
graduate them and enjoy their gra-
cious hospitality during the after
noon and evening.
The spacious lawn, always bright
with a little fountain and flowers or
many varieties, was all the more les
tive with Japanese lanterns, flags and
strings of electric lights. The house
was profusely decorated with large
bouquets of pink and white snowy Ia
dy slippers. ferns, roses and for
get-me-nots. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore re-
ceived from three until tive in the
afternoon. The guests we're present
ed by their daughter, Mrs. Ira J. Al
bee, and Mr.. Albee, and from seven
to ten in the evening. Mr.. Moore
wore the same white vest that he
wore fifty years ago on his wedding
day. In the afternoon Mrs. Moore
wore a gown of heliotrope silk trim
med with Duchess lace. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Moore seem remarkably
young for people who have lived to-
gether for so years and did all that
they could to assure every one Jol-
ly good time.
The dining room was in green,
gold and white. Streamers of smil-
ak wound with chains of double but
tercups hung from the electrolier to
the table. The wedding cake was
made by Mrs. Alexander Roy, who is
over sc years old. Two brides cakes
ornamented the table. One was an
angel cake, decorated with brides
roses, and the other a gold cake, with
yellow roses and two little gold piec-
es. The refreshments served, car
ried out the color scheme of green,
gold and white, also. During the
afternoon, Mrs. Clara Finnel, Mrs.
John Welch and Mrs. Margaret Gill
tillan presided in the dining room.
Miss Marjorie Albee and Miss Bea-
trice Potts, granddaughters, served.
The guests were invited into the
dining room by Miss Bertha Stevens
and Mrs. Charlotte Dow. AS the
guests left the room, little Margaret
Potts gave each a yellow pansy
In the evening the bride" was
most becomingly gowned in white
The guests were invited into the din
ing room by Mrs. Ira ]. Albee, a
daughter, and by Miss Edith Wal
lace Mrs. Lucius Brock of Barnet
Center, Mrs. w. S. Brock, Mrs. AL
fred Moore of Worcester, Mass, and
Mrs. Mary Potts of Kansas City, Mo,
presided and Mrs. Frank French OF
st. Johnsbury and Mrs. Claude Gill
fillan served.
The Barnet Band furnished music
during the afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore were the re-
cipients of many beautiful gifts.
Among these was a string of gold
beads and a gold-headed cane from
the people of Barnet village, both of
which are greatly priced by Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore. There was also a cas-
serole from the members of the w.
G. T. L.. china, gold bowled spoons,
and over $3.50 in gold pieces, as we'll
as countless letters and cards from
numerous other friends.
Sherburn Moore was born in Bar
net, July -, 1S43, the son of John
IA. and Harriet S. (Wright) Moore
being one of IL children. OF these
three besides Mr.. Moore are now liv-
ing, Elbridge J., of New York city,
Fannie, Mrs. Jerome Savage of Prov
dence, r, l., and Alfred of Worcester,
Mass. Mrs. Moores maiden name was
Louella Q. Richardson, the daughter
OF William and Mary (Philbroeke)
Richardson. Although she was born
in North Haverhill, n. H., the fam
lily soon moved to Barnet and it is
there that most of her life has been
spent. They both attended school
there.
When Is years old Mr.. Moore went
TO California by way of the Isthmus
making the trip in "a days. He
spent about a year in San Francis