The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-21
MARSHFIELD
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Shepard Observed
5sth Wedding Anniversary April IS.


ssth Wedding Anniversary April 1s.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Shepard celebrated
the 5Sth anniversary of their wedding
last Tuesday, April Is. Their son ant
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. b. M. Shepard OF
Montpelier, and many other friends Wis
tied them during the day. In the even
ing the Marshield cornet band, of which
Mr. Shepard was one of the original
members, assembled and the time was
very pleasantly spent with music and
social "reminiscences. Maple sugar and
doughnuts, pickles, etc, were served,
Mr.. Shepard will reach his 10th mile
stone next Saturday and is very active
in spite of his poor health the past win
ter. Their many friends unite in wishing
them many happy returns of the day.
|
Mrs. Mcintyre, the popular miliner,
of Cabot, wishes to announce to the la
dies of Marshfield that she will be in
town with a display of millinery next
week Tuesday and Wednesday, April %
and 26, in the parlors of Mrs. Martha
Carpenter at the telephone central, and
will be glad to meet all old friends and
any Others who desire spring millinery
adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Rosebrook of
Groveton, N. H., are visiting his parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. 4. A. Rosebrook
Mrs. Byron of North Montpelier was
visitor in town Wednesday.
The annual meeting of the village cor
poration will be held Tuesday evening,
May 2, at the school building.
Mrs. A. Z. Lamberton went Saturday
to Essex Junction to spend a few days
with her daughter, Mrs. l.. A. Evans.
Mrs. Frances Peck is visiting friends
in Cabot this week.
Mrs. f. N. Parrott of Montpelier was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Spencer
the first of the week.
Deacon John Thomas celebrated his |
seth birthday last Friday, receiving nu-
merous gifts and congratultory notes.
He is steadily recovering from his recent |
illness.
There will be special music and sermon
appropriate to Easter next Sunday
morning, to be followed by the sacra-
ment of the Lords supper and the ad-
mission of new members. In the even
ing the children and young people of the
Sunday school will give an interesting
extended to all at both services.
The schools in town reopened last
Monday for the spring term.
George Durette is erecting new build
ing for meat market near his residence
Wilbur Goodrich of Laurier, Manitoba,
has recently purchased the farm owned
by f. w. Pitkin and is to arrive with
his family in a few days.
Miss Ruth Duke returned to Wood
bury Monday to resume her work as
-eacher in one of the public schools.
d. S. Hall has in his possession set
If false teeth which he recently found
n the road. As they do not fit him, he ,
ays he is willing to give them up upon
application from the rightful owner.
Henry Harrison holds the championship
It present among local fishermen having
anded a beauty of rainbow trout
which weighed almost three pounds.
Miss Mabel Henderson is quite i'll at
resent with pleurisy.
The ladies will serve one of their ia
nous dinners next Wednesday, April 26,
t the church. Prices as usual The |
inner will be followed by regular
leeting to complete the work begun two
'eeks ago for the Kurn Hattin homes.
Little Miss Dorothy Hudson was pleas
ntly surprised Wednesday by the return
pet woodchuck which played about
18th her all last summer, but which had
cen absent for the last seven months.
Ie was noticed in the woodshed by
lember of the family and on opening
ne door into the kitchen the animal
alked in and ate milk from saucer
here he had been accustomed to eat the
revious season.
l. w. Jones of Milton, n. H., superin-
'ndent of the surveying work now in
'ogress, was in town the first of the
eek.