The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-15
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Wiley
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Shu-
felt Celebrating To-day
LIVE ON SAME Rect;
BOTH MEN y 4rERANS
And Sh' y S Reside in the
Houses ,rmerly Occupied
by the Willeys

| Residing on the same street, almost
within a stones throw of each other,
two families in Barre are celebrating to-
day the 50th wedding anniversary of two
worthy couples. At Isl South Main
street, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen j. Shufelt.
surrounded by their relatives, are recall
ing their marriage of a half-century ago
in Lowell, Mass. A few rods farther up
the thoroughfare, Mr. and Mrs. B. p. Will
ley are observing their golden wedding
anniversary at No. 222. Mr.. and Mrs.
Shufelt were married May Ia, 1865, in
Lowell, Mass, while the wedding of their
neighbors took place in West Fairlee
day after, or just so. years ago to-day.
1t is interesting to note in connection
with the two anniversaries that Mr.. and
Mrs. Wiley, coming into the south-end
neighborbood to reside around al years
ago, made their home in the house now
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Shufelt at the
top of Jockey Hollow hill
Of added interest, too, is the fact that
both husbands in the wedding ceremonies
Of a half-eentury ago had returned but
shortly from the battlefields of the Civil
war, Mr.. Shufelt having proven his al
legiance to an adopted country by fight
liIE 1Oi lIit LII IpEi-
ment, while Mr.. Wiley went out with a
volunteer Vermont regiment. Both are
members of K. B. Crandall post, No. So,
G. A. r.
All four principals in the anniversaries
are in excellent health. Nothing of an
elaborate nature attaches to the celebra-
tion in either home to-day. Mr. and Mrs.
Shufelt kept open house from until
o'clock this afternoon and will receive
their friends again this evening from 7
till 10 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley, as
sisted by their son and daughter in-law,
entertained this afternoon and will be at
home again this evening
Stephen J. Shufelt and Florence r.
Baldwin were married in Lowell. Mass.
May Ia, 1866, by Rev. Mr. MCGOWAN,
Methodist clergyman. Mr.. Shufelt was
born in Dunham, P. O., Dec. II, 1s42.
His wife, native of Stanstead. P. O.,
WAS born Dec. 80, 1916. Mr.. Shufelt is
a farmer by occupation, although for sew
eral years he has been retired. Large
farms in the Eastern Townships have
been titled under his hand since he at
tanned his majority, and even now he
finds pleasure in caring for a small gar
den, where a reporter for The Times
found him when he called As a Young
man he went to Massachusetts, and when
the Civil war broke out he enlisted from
Lowell in the second Massachusetts, vol
Inteers, serving at Antietam, Gettysburg
md Cedar Mountain, among other en-
yagements, in three-year enlistment
For some time after their marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Shufet lived in Barnston,
?. Q. Six years ago they came to Barre
o be with their two daughters. Mrs.
Jors M. Wilkinson and Mrs. Nettie M.
curtis of this city Their son, Claude l..
Shufelt, is a resident of Newport. Mr..
,hufelt is an active member of the G. A.
Z. post and his wife takes deep interest
n the welfare of allied patriotic organ
cations. Both are adherents of the
Methodist church.
benjamin P. Wiley and Marion A.
'arleton were married in West Fairlee
lay Is. 1866, by Rev. Mr.. Cross. a Bap-
ist minister. Mr.. Wiley was born in,
larre Feb. Is, 1888, and his wife's natal
ay is Jan. 3. She was born in Vershire
years ago on the ancestral Carleton
arm. For three years after their mar
age Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley lived in West
airlee, removing later to Barre. where
he former was long employed as a car
enter. In more than two score years OF
leir residence in the south end neighbor
ood they have seen many changes take
lace. Mr.. Wiley was identified for a
,rm of years with the fork shop on
outh Main street and afterwsrd he con
nued to do carpenter work. They have
ne son, Harry P. Wiley, whose home il
ear the residence of his parents. Mr.
iilley has long been one of the staunch
embers of r. B. Crandall post, having
rived the organization as quartermaste
! office which he holds at the present
me- He is a Mason and with Mrs. VIII
Y he belongs to Ruth chapter, o, f. s.
r. Wiley and his wife both have their
nrch affiliations