The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-03
RANDOLPH
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clifford Observed
Their 25th Wedding Anniversary.


About fifty OF the friends of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Charles Clifford gathered at Their
home on Monday night to assist them
in celebrating their twenty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
were invited to the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Pliny Morse for tea, in honor OF
their anniversary, and their daughters
We're informed OF the arrangement made
by their friends and made the house
ready for their guests. Mr.. Clifford LETT
the home, to which he was invited, early
so that he might go to the Odd Fellows
lodge meeting, and on coming into the
but Mrs. Clifford was unconscious of her
large company, and when her daughter
went after her she returned home to
meet house full of company. A fine
musical program was given soon after
they arrived which was as follows: Piano
duet, Soldiers Chorus, from Faust"
Mrs. i. l.. Brooks and Miss Annie
Walsh; trio, greetings, Mendclssohn
Miss NJ Blanche Sparhawk, Mrs, J. d.
Adams, Mrs. lnez Segar; reading by
Miss Josephine Stimets; soprano solo,
Buy My Strawberries" (b) "Down
yaux Hall Way" Miss Blanche Spar
hawk; piano duet, slumber song, (bl
Autumn Serenade," Mrs. Louis Brigham,
Miss Edith Marcott; trio. serenade, Raft,
Miss Blanche Sparhawk, Mrs. j. b.
Adams, Mrs. lnez Segar; solo, Rev. j.
III. Thompson; piano solo, "Pierrette"
tFootel, o. SHADOW Dance" Miss
Edith Marcott; solo, Rev. J. II. Thomp-
son; soprano solo, Sweet Miss Mary"
tNeidlinger), lbl Goodbye Summer"
tLyndel, Miss Blanche Sparhawk, piano
duet, "A Norwegian Dance (Greigl, (b)
Roses, Strelezkil, Mrs. +. Il. Brooks,
Miss Walsh. Following this, refresh
ments of cake and coffee were served,
and the social hour which followed was
interrupted by Rev. Fraeer Metzger,
who gave short speech full of pleasing
anecdotes and finally presented present
ed the gift OF silver which had been col
lected from the guests and some absent
friends. Mr.. Clifford responded briefly
and left with them an invitation TO come
again New Years, when he would be
home from the California trip, on which !
he leaves this week and would continue |
his speech, and give them a description |
of his journey. About twenty six years
ago, Miss Augusta pribberrnow of Wis !
consin and Charles Clifford of East Ran
dolph, Vermont, journeyed to California,
and took up their residence in the same
town, living for some months on the
same street, and nearly opposite to
each other, but never met in that time,
till they both went later TO National
City, where they met and formed an |
acquaintance which later resulted in a
twenty-five years ago Nov. !.
The ceremony was performed in San
Diego, at the home of the officiating
clergyman. Rev. Mr.. Daniels, Uni
in Burlington, Vermont. They lived at
City for a couple of years and
there their twin daughters, Miss Myrnie
and Myrtle Clifford, were born. Later
they lived in Escondilo but soon come
East and went on to the home farm in
East Randolph, where their son, Edison
clifford, was born. Later they returned
10 National City and lived for some
lime, and there Miss Celia Clifford was
,orn. Returning again TO Vermont they
vent on to the farm as before, where
hey lived till six years ago, ,when they
anne here and built house on Emer-
ION Terrace, which they now occupy.
dr. and Mrs. Clifford have a fine family |
Il three daughters, one of whom, Miss
'iyrnie, is in Pslo Alto, Cal. at the Le-
and Stanford university, where she is
aking a course OF study in medicine |
Hiss Myrtle. who is a graduate of SYRIA
use university and teacher of art, and
Hiss Celia, who is now in the high
chool. One son, Edison Clifford, is at
ending preparatory school for college
{ Fremont, Neb., and the youngest,
ohm, is in the graded school here. One
ON and one daughter have died. Mr..
,ifford has filed many offices of trust
4 the town, now being on the board OF
electmen. and he is also much inter
sted ia the Masonic bodies, where he
as been an honored officer and in the
I'D Fellows lodge. OF which he Is now
past noble grand and deputy. For
ears he was the worthy patron of the
astem star chapter, where his wife
nd daughters are members. Mrs. Lif-
ord presides with pleasure over the
ONE and makes her children and hus-
and happy. as well as all the friends
no are so many. Among the rela-
YES present AZ the celebration were
n. Gifford's mother. Mrs. Celia Clifford,
4 aged lady. and DIR. J. 7. Clifford,
-other Of Mr.. Clifford. Many congratu-
tions were offered for the pleasure Of
le past and hearty good wishes for the
lture. III