The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-28
WILMINGTON.
Observed Golden Wedding Anniversary.

On Tuesday afternoon, April %, 20
relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom II.
Moore gathered at their home as a
surprise, which proved to be a very
agreeable one to the host and hostess, ]
to help them celebrate, the occasion
being the golden anniversary of the
beginning of their travels together
down the long hill of life. Mr.. Moore
was one of q family of SIX children,
and a son of Truman and Olive (Smith)
Moore, and was born March 10, 1913,
in the house now occupied by Horace
Hescock and son in Dover, although
at that time that part OF Dover was
in Somerset.
Mrs. Moore also was born in Somer-
set on the farm now occupied by Wal
lace Bartlett, in Dover, being one of
the four children of Daniel and Lau-
rinda (Riee) Hill.
OF Mr.. Moore s brothers and sisters
there are now living one brother,
Lester of Wilmington, and three sis
ters, Mrs. Emily Loring, of Garden
City, Mimi, Mrs. Sarah Dennison and
Mrs Clara Corbett, both of Whining
| ton. A brother, Albert, died about 80
| years ago Of Mrs. Moore s family,
there remain only one brother, Ozro
| Z. Hill, and a foster-brother, Sherwin
L. Hill, both of whom live on the old
| farm III West Dover occupied for many
years, until his death, by Daniel Hill.
On April p, 1866, Ransom II. Moore
and Miss Elvina NJ. Hill, accompanied
| by Albert Moore and Miss Abbie
Dean, Ozro Hill and Miss Celestia
! Stanclift, drove to Jacksonville and
were united in marriage by Rev.
| Hosea Ballou, returning to Mr.. Hill s
to stay that night. They began house
keeping on the farm where Mr.. Moore
was born and lived in Dover until
1898, then moving to Wilmington,
where they owned and carried on a
farm until five or six years ago when
they bought a house in the village
in which they live at the present
time. To them were born four chill
dren. Gilbert, Frank, Olive. and
Lewis, the two Oldest having died at
the age of five years and not quite two
years respectively. The daughter Olive,
: now Mrs. Arthur Buffum. and the son,
Lewis, both live on farms in vii
mington. There are also three grand
! children. Miss Mary Butfum of the
= senior class in the Wilmington high
school and Howard and Gertrude
. Moore, and several nieces and nephews
A number of gifts were presented as
Mr.. and Mrs Moore are held, among
them being a sum of money in gold
7 An original poem written for the Oc
% IcasiOn by Mrs. Emily Loriug was read
= and communications were received
I from other absent friends. Among tn,
gifts was q picture copied in pencil boy
| Mrs. Loring from a drawing made b,
|, her 81 years ago. This picture repre-
. scented winter scene, showing tn
, old Moore homestead, with "Fathe
: and Mother Moore in "the old re,
! pung,' Albert near the horses head
/ Ransom in the yard and Emily her
self standing in the doorway Will
II Baby Clara in her arms. Many Incl
I dents of long ago were recalled, an
= Mrs. Corbett created amusement b.
. telling how she and her brother. Lester
II aud his son Merle Moore, all were Dor
F in the same-old house and all thTe
i born in three different towns. the ex
5 PLANTATION being as follows: At tn
! time of Mrs. Corbett 5 birth the HON
r. was in Somerset, then that part o
= Somerset was set onto Wilmington
\ and afterWard that part of Whining
l. ton, known as The Handle, was set il
=, to Dover.
" During the afternoon. ice-creau
a cake and coffee were served. and tn
{ guests departed, leaving with Mr.. an
- Mrs. Moore their best wishes for man
h more years Of happiness The guest
p present at the gathering were Mr.. an
g Mrs. 4. NJ. Buifum and daughter, NJ
e. and Mrs. L. II. Moore and two chi
ID dren. Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Corbett an
daughter. Mrs. Rose Wellman, LestC
Moore. Ozro Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. S ]
Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Moore, NJ
and Mrs. Fred May, and Mr.. and Mr.
III J. J. Snow.