The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25

Fifty years ago yesterday, out in
Champaign county, Ohio, whittier
Jonathan Clinton Howe of Springfield
(Vt.), who had just completed three
years service in the Union army, Jour
neyed to marry the girl he had met in
Washington doing woman work in the
great struggle, Mr.. Howe and Miss
Lenora Wright were married. Yester-
day afternoon from 3 to o'elock in
their home on Canal street. and last
evening in the Methodist church, with
which both were prominently connected
before their long absence from Brattle-
bOro, they observed their golden we'd
ding anniversary and received many
friends of long years standing
Over $50 relatives and friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Howe gathered in the audi
forum of the church, many of them
members of one or more of the four
organizations who had charge Of the
receptiOn-the Odd Fellows, the Meth
odist church, Sedgwick post, G.. A. r.
and Sedgwick Woman s Relief corps.
Miss Emily r. Clapp played an organ
solo, and f. \. Shaw, speaking for the
| Methodist church, presented Mr.. and
| Mrs. Howe Il handsome parlor clock, re.
| ferring to the long years In which they
had worked in and for the church. Mrs
| Myra Stone followed him ana presented
a beautiful bouquet of flowers to Mrs
| Howe on behalf of the Relief COPS
TO these two presentations Mrs
| Howe responded feelingly, voicing he's
| pleasure and that of Mr. Howe 81 once
more being back in Brattleboro and al
again meeting so many old friends
| Miss Gertrude f. Matthews sang The
First Voyage.
Kittredge Haskins, speaking fci
ISedgwicll post, extended hearty con
| gratulatidns to Mr. and Mrs Howe on
reaching their golden wedding day, con
Guiding with the wish that they woulC
| live to celebrate their diamond weddin.
anniversary.
| He was followed by z. !. Eddy, no
| BILE grand of Wantastiduet lodge, l. O
o. T., who, after extending the con
gratulations of the lodge, presented
Mrs. Howe n $40 gold piece ard pinneC
upon Mr.. Howe S coat n JcH'1l emblc
matte of 40 years of membership: in TIL
order. On. the back of the jewel WI
inscribed: u. c. Howe, Past Grand
Wantastiquet Lodge, Bratt,cbaro. Ini
tiated August s, 1870.
Mr.. Howe responded briefly to tn
presentation of this gift, which was
complete surprise to, him, and returne
thanks to all for their good wishes. Tn
proceedings in the church proper con
Guided with another solo by Miss Mat
thews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe then went COW
lstairs to the vestry, where, assisted b
Mrs. A. V. Cox and D. w. Telney, the
received their guests and where pune
and waters were served by the yorn
women of the church.
All of Mr.. and Mrs. Howe's chi
dren attended the celebration. TIL
church and chapel were decorated az
propriately with goldenrod, golde
glow, white and green.
: Mr.. Howe was born in Springfield
(Nt.) April ;, 1888, a son of Isaac an
Eliza TarbeI Howe. He attended tn
public schools of his native place an
attended for a time the Springfield
seminary. lie remained on the far
until % years of age and then move
into the village and soon bought
bakery, which he was conducting whc
the Civil war broke out He sold h
: business by auction and enlisted. Jul
!. IL, 1862, in Company III, 10th Vernon
regiment. After the usual period
: preparatory work with his regiment
4 was sent to the front and participate
/ in the battle of Gettysburg. The fo
lowing winter he was taken seriousl
4 i'll and was in the hospital sever
d weeks. Upon his recovery he was place
= in charge of the bakery, where as man
:. as 5000 loaves of bread were bake
daily during the battle of the Wilde
ness to supply the wounded who we