Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
WESTMINSTER WEST
OBSERVED GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hunt Clark Visited by
Many Neighbors and Friends.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hunt Clark quietly
observed their golden wedding anniver-
sary Wednesday, Feb. 49, 1t was a
very happy day for them. Before they
had breakfast q neighbor called to ex-
tend congratulations, and there were
several callers during the morning. Mr.
and Mrs. Harlan Goodhue invited them
and Rev. Walter Curtis to dinner.
When they returned home, after din
ner, they found guests waiting on their
piazza and many friends called all aft
ernoon and evening, showing the low
ing and high esteem in which this
couple is held by the community. Many
cards and letters were received for Mr..
and Mrs. Clark. are well known and
have many friends. throughout the
state. -.' t.' - ...'
Mrs. Clark was Anna Clara Camp
bell, daughter of Clarissa (Dagged) and
Sidney Smith Campbell of Chesterfield,
N. II. Her father was form i'll West
minister West, in the place now oc-
cupied by Fred G.. Campbell. Her
grandfather, Dr. Edward r. Campbell,
was born in Westminster West about
| 1855. He was direct descendant of
the Duke of Argyle, Scotland.
For more than 100 years the profess
sion of medicine has been ably repre-
sented by the Campbells, who trace
their ancestry'back to Colin Campbell,
first Earl of Argyle, who was one of
the conspirators against James III iii
| 1857. Mrs. Clark is the proud possess
sor of the old Campbell clock, which
has been handed down to her through
several generations 1t, was bought
over from Edinburgh, Scotland, in the
| fail of 1882 by John. Raymond Camp
bell who landed in Oxford, Mass tgs
Mr.. Clark was born I'M Westminster
West and has always lived here,~ 4Ie
was the son of Mary OK Hunt of
Putney) and Fessenden Clark.
- Mr. ,Clark's great grandfather, Scott
Clark, and his brother, Barnabas, came
here from Cape Cod in 1896 with their
families, making the journey in IA
days, with an OK team. The Clarks
brought their gold to pay for their
farms, Scott s was in the center of a
teirce of salt, while Barnabas expressed
his through on the back of his oldest
son, Joshua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark were married in
| Spofford, n. H., BY the Universalist
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Woodbury., Feb. l3,
1868. They. came to live on the farm,
and remained there until 1898, when
they sold it to Clinton Nc Elroy, who
still lives there They moved to the
village street, where they still live
Two sons have blessed this union, Fred
rio S.. who has grocery store i'll Bel
lows Falls, and Charles R., artist, who
has a studio in Boston. .~
Mrs. Clark taught school several
years in Spofford before marriage and
Mr.. Clark also was teacher in early
life. Both were charter members of
Maple Grove Grange in 1874 land have
always been members, Al years. Mrs
Clark was secretary of the Grange 90
years, and when she resigned about
five years ago OH account of i'll health
she was presented fountain pen. Mrs
4 Clark was the first lecturer .of Sax
tons River Pomona Grange and served
four years. .r, > '.'.
Mr.. Clark has been secretary of Sax.
tons River Pomona Grange and secre
tary and master of Maple Grove
| Grange. He was steward of the Yer
mont State Grange. Then they were
! elected assistant steward and lady as
sistant steward of the state Grange
which offices they held for eight years
I Mr. Clark enlisted Aug %, 1862 in
Company B, 10th Vermont regiment
He served nearly year under Col w
G. Veasey and participated in the mem
orable repulsc of Pickett IS charge at
Gettysburg. He is a member of the
+. II. Stoughton post of Bellows Falls
and Mrs. Clark is member of the
Woman s Relief corps, Mr.. Clark
served many years as selectman and
held other town Offices In 1896 he
was elected as representative from thi:
town to the state legislature.