Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-01
SILVER WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas f. Butler
Surprised by Friends Upon
Their Twenty-fifth, Annivers-
airy of Welded Life.

Saturday evening, November Is,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Butler
was the scene of happy gathering
inst nature of a surprise party
that was the unanimous opinion of
all present as being the most COM
plete surprise they had ever witness
ed. The occasion was the twenty
fifth anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Buffers welded life, and one that
will be long remembered by them.
No thoughts of a gathering enter
ed their minds when they accepted
an invitation to spend a quiet even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Randall, which was part of
the plans to decoy them away from
home. Immediately upon their de-
parture the home was taken posses
sion of by friends and neighbors to
the number of nearly sixty. Card
tables were brought in, furniture
moved and in short space of time
willing and eager hands had trans
formed a comfortable dwelling into
miniature social hall, while the
kitchen was overfowing with eata-
bles of every description. After all
arrangements and transformations
had been made Mr.. and Mrs. Butler
were hurriedly called home by tele-
phone to meet a friend who had just
arrived. Very reluctantly they left
the pleasant time they were having
to meet the supposed dear friend. "
What great surprise to them when
they entered their home to find the
rooms assuming a much different
aspect than the manner in which
they had left them only short time
before, and filled by friends with
smiling countenances. After their
surprise had somewhat abated and
they had received the congratula-
tions of friends upon the happy event
card playing was INDUCED in until
1890 when refreshments were
served.
After refreshments were over an
other surprise was in store for them
when Mr.. j. w. Farrell arose and in
his eloquent and graceful manner
presented them with a purse of
twenty-five dollars in new silver
quarters which through the thought
fulness of Mrs. G. G. Smith and
Mrs. F. D. Devlin had been quietly
collected from among their many
willing friends who were anxious to
show their appreciation in some
manner. Before Mr.. and Mrs. But
ler could recover from second sur
prise Capt. H. E. Randall in his ver-
satile way presented them with a
purse of twenty-five dollars made up
of half dollars from the family.
Mr.. Butler very feelingly responded
in behalf of himself and Mrs. Butler,
stating that no words were adequate
to express their feeling for the man.
ner in which their friends had Sc
abundantly showered their kindness
upon them.
A pleasant feature of the occasion
was the presence of Rev. FIR. c. D.
Trottier who united them in the
holy bonds of matrimony enty-five
years previous and had come to re-
new his congratulations.
The guest book was in charge Of
Miss Irene Farrell, a niece of Mr.
and Mrs. Butler, and with the sigma
ture of every, person present within
will serve as an appropriate souvenir
of the occasion.
The gathering came to close il
the "wee sma' " hours of the morn
ing, the guests departed with the
feeling that they had enjoyed one o.
the most pleasant evenings eve
spent and their parting wish wa
that Mr.. and Mrs. Butler would b.
spared to celebrate their "goldeI
: wedding"