Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-15

MI Il. AMI M RS. Eel
Who Celebrated Their Golden
Wednesday. July 1st. will go down in
history as memorable day in the
social life of Coventry. About 100
friends and relatives assembled at the
Congregational church to celebrate the
golden wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
S. Hitchcock. Tables were spread in
the vestry, where $50 were seated
together, for a salad dinner. Every
thing gave evidence Of careful thought
on the part of the committee to make
this feature Of the day enjoyable. A
postprandial program, of which special
mention should be made of vocal solo
by Miss Annie Boynton, an original
poem by Edwin l. Bryant, remarks by
Messrs. Luther Green of ST. Johns
bury, Henry Green of Newport, Max
Miller of Yonkers. N. Y, Mrs. M. W.
Hale in behalf of the company pre-
sented purse of $50 in gold and gifts
from those unable to be present
swelled the sum to the amount of $88.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock responded in
very pleasing way. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hitchcock were married at Irasburg,
on April 26, 1874. but on account of
was observed on July 1st. Perry
Smith Hitchcock was born in West
field, on ] anuary %, 1886. He married
Mary Maria Green, who was born in
Waterford, December 3, 1912. Their
courtship was unique in that Mr..
Hitchcock was superintendent OF
schools at Westfeld at which time he
engaged Miss Green as teacher, gave
them both ample opportunity to be-
come acquainted. Although Miss Green
received but 81 week for six days
labor in the schoolroom, the superln-
tendent has sought through the follow
ing years to compensate her for any
lack at that time. Three daughters
came to brighten their home: Ellen
Adella Orne, Ida Maria Morrill, and
Mary Effie King. Mrs. Morrill, now
lives with them in their home. Mr..
Hitchcock was deacon of the Congre-
gational church at Barton for 80 years
and has been in the same Office in the
Congregational church at Coventry for
about IL years. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Hitchcock have always made their
lives count for the best things in the
church and community. The large
number present at the anniversary and
the spirit manifest. gave evidence that
many had come to appreciate their
worth. The best wishes of all are
extended to the happy couple. wishing
them great peace in their sunset days.
Mr.. Hitchcock is one of family of
six. all of whom were married and
four lived to celebrate their golden
wedding. The following was the poem
written by Edwin l. Bryant:
We love to look on nature,
Its mountains and its hills,
Its valleys green, its running streams,
It's lakes and woods and rills.
Our hearts are filled with rapture
At the beauty of the scene a4as
That old Vermont can give us,
Fairer than painted screen.
Then too, the men and women,
The noblest work of God,
Who stand for all that's good and true,
They're found on Vermont's sod.
We know that what lifts the standard
Of life, the wide world Ger,
Is characters unblemished
And Christian to it's core.
And when we find its virtues
In those who, for long years.
Have done so we'll their part in life,
Undaunted by their fears.
We gladly bring our greeting
On this anniversary day
And wish for them thatsrichestsjoys
May attend through all life's way.
You've driven along by the river
Near the close of some bright summe
day
Where it takes it's course through tn
meadows
Calm and deep as it moves on it's way.
On it's mirrored surface rejecting
The beauty of hillside and tree
And the feecy clouds in the heavens,
Deep down in its waters you see.
What picture of life it brings US,
AS we think all the way from it
source.
It's fulfilled the mission assigned it,
u Now to peacefully finish it's course.