The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-29
BETHEL
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Wilmot Were
Married so Years Ago To-day.

NNAAASA ~
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace vii
mot to-day reached the fiftieth anniyer
sary of their marriage. Several OF then
children were at the home yesterday x
congratulate them and to present then
$50 in gold. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmot came
here eight years ago and bought thu
Wing farm now owned by Mr. and Mrs
4. M. Carpenter; the Wilmots still living
in the original farm house. Mr., Wilmo'
was born 70 years ago in st. John, N. d
Mrs Wilmot, whose maiden name was
Emma Vannah, was born 65 years age
in Wardsboro, Me. They were married
July %, 1868, at Coaticook, Que. The
greater part of their married life was
spent at Island Pond, where Mr.. Wllmol
was engaged in numbering About IL
wears ago injuries to his hand and eye
resulted in his changing his occupation
to farming. The Wilmots are members
of the local Methodist parish. Ihey
have eight children living, as follows
Mrs. J. H. ,Cades of New York City, Mrs
Ernest NJ Carpenter and Miss Wlnitreo
Wilmot of Bethel, William b. Wllmot OF
White River Junction, Charles R. vii.
mot and Mrs. William V. Lawless OF
Springfield, Mass, Bernard l.. Wimot OF
Co C, 504 engineer service battalion
American expeditionary forces, and Dur
ward C. Wilmot of Barre. There are
three grandchildren, Miss Hazel Cades OF
New York, assistant to the fashion edi-
tor of the Womans Home Companion
Miss Winifred Lawless of Springfield
Mass, and Master Roger Wilmot OF
Barre. This happy couple, enjoying, good
health and the esteem of their nelghbors
and secure in the affection and loyalty
of their large family, after 90 years ex-
perience can testify that marriage is not
a failure.
Harry j. Graham has been called to
the u. s. navy radio school at Newport
r. l.. for which he enlisted some time
ago, and he went Friday
Horseshoers Arthur r. Newell and
Archie B. Williams, former near neigh
bors in the Christian hill neighborhood
are members of the l0lst ammunition
train and are working in the same BLACK
smith shop in France.
First Glass Private Bernard l.. Wilmot
writes that recently he met and shook
hands in France with Sergeant Mason w
Huse, former principal of Whitcomb high
school They were neighbors at White
River Junction.
Miss Josephine Cali of Mortified is a
guest of Miss Frances Southworth
E. P. Fisher, who works in store at
White River junction, comes home every
Sunday, riding with +. Nj. Carpenter
who is partner in a store at Claremont
n. H.
E. Z. Shepard led the Young Peoples
Christian league last evening A com
mittee from the league met later in the
evening and took action as to the addi-
ton of several stars to the service flag
which will be rededicated some time next
month when the proper additions have
been made to the flag and the CORE
spending roll of honor,
Mrs Emma Burnham of Woodsville
n H., is here to accompany home heI
daughter, Miss Ruth Burnham, who has
been guest two weeks at Robert Wyl
lies.
\ Claude B. Williamson has received his
call to the U. S. navy paymasters schoo
at Philadelphia, for which he enlisted re
Gently, and will go in two or three days
Archibald G. Porteous of Montreal il
here for moRth's vacation.