The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-02
GOLDEN
WEDDING
AT MCINDOES
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac S. Moore
Receive Many Friends
Monday Evening

Over 100 of the friends and neigh
bors of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac S. Moore
gathered at their hospitablc home
Monday evening to extend their
warmest congratulations upon their
fiftieth wedding anniversary. During
the afternoon relatives and friends
had sent in flowers, congratulatory
letters and $3.50 in gold, and at the
reception in the evening the happy
couple were presented with nearly
$50 more in gold. The presentation
speech was made by Rev. c. B. Bliss,
who expressed very happily the feel
ings and good will of the friends
present and absent.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Moore respond
ed very feelingly. Refreshments
were served during the evening. Re-
sides large attendanc of the people
of this villag, town and adjacent
towns of Monroe, there were present
Mrs. Moore's brother, Hale Mason,
of Boston, Mrs. Moore's NIECE, Mrs.
Wilson and her daughter from Brad
ford, and Mr.. Moorc's brothers wife
who resides in Barnet.
Mr.. Moore was born in Monroe,
Jan. 26, 1841, being the son of Ar
chbald and Nancy Moore Moore,
and the youngest of nine children.
Mrs. Moore was born in the same
town of April 6, 1850, being the
youngest of the II children of Philip
P. and Abigail adam Mason. They
were married Sept. 1, 1869. at the
parsonage in Vershire-the home of
Mr.. Moore's sister-by Rev. ]. d.
Cross. They returned to Monroe to
live with Mr. Moore's parents. On
August 19, 1897, their farm buildings
were struck by lightning and burned
to the ground. After that they
bought their present home in the
beautiful residential village of Nc
Indoes.
Mr.. Moore was the first from the
town of Monroe to respond to the
I, call for service in the Civil War, en-
listing May 81, 1861. On July Is
he was mustered into the army fol
three years service. His first smell
of powder was in the skirmish at
Lewinsville, Va. He was in nine en-
gagements during the war, including
the seven days fighting, Fair Oaks
Warwick Creek, etc, and wa
wounded at the battle of Fredericks
burg. After a hospital experience III
returned to his place in the lines ant
remained there until he was muster
ed out, July, 1864. His last engage
ment was at Chapin's Farm. Thre
of his brothers were also in the wa
with him.
! Mr.. Moore's father died in 1882 a
the advanced age of 80. His mothe
died two years later at the same agt
For as years he has been the las
survivor in his family. Mrs. M col
: has sister, Mrs. E. P. Herrin, g
Island Pond, brother, LaFayett
Mason, at Seven Oaks, Texas, an
another brother, Hale Mason, iii Bo'
ton. Lafayette Mason is the static
agent and postmaster of his tow
and the only white man within
miles. He is familiarly called "Ma
sa" Mason by the negroes of tn;
section.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe belon
to the North Monroe Methods
church and also belonged to Kut
Rebecca lodge, l. o. O. F., as Ion
as they lived in Monroe. He is no
member of the Connecticut Rive
Lodge, l. o. o. F., of Barnet. He
also a member of the Austin Goode
Post, No. Ct, G. A. R., of McIndot
and Monroe. Best of all they bot
belong to the royal order of goc
neighbors, and are highly esteeme
b,, oil 1ubo know them