The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-27
E. PEACHAM COUPLE
CELEBRATE THEIR
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark
Open House Past Week
at Blair's Hall
OUT OF TOWN GUESTS
Hundred and Twenty-Five Guests
Present to Offer Congratulations .
to Long Married Pair

The event of the week was the gol-
den wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Clark of East Peacham, which was
celebrated at Blair's hall on Tuesday.
January Fl. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark had
planned to have their children at din
ner on that day, but entirely without
their knowledge relatives and friends
were planning a more fitting cele-
bration for the event, and so quietly
and well was thea flair carried out
that MIR. and Mrs. Clark were COM
pletely in ignorance of the plans un-
til they were taken to the hall by
Conner Moore about noon and found
a company of about 125 present to
offer congratulations The hall was
beautifully trimmed with wreathes
and sprays of hemlock tied>with yell
low ribbon. These were in all the
windows. The piano was also de-
corated with the same colors and a
large ostrich plume fern donated for
the occasion by Mrs. George Smith.
When the couple reached the hall
they were escorted by their grand
son, Frances Churchill, to chairs also
trimmed with green and yellow. They
were followed by the other relatives
IN orded. Four other grandchildren,
Myrlee, Wendell and Martin Clark,
and Alma Churchill, heldslong- green
and yellow ribbons reaching from the
door to each chair AS the party en-
tered Mrs. Laura Palmer played the
welding march. A bountiful COLA
tious was served consisting of oysters,
crackers, sandwiches, cake, dough-
nuts and coffee. Mrs. Clark was
escorted to the table by her son,
Clinton Clark, and Mr.. Mr. Clark by
his daughter, Mrs Elsie Churchill.
The tables wer decorated with bou-
quets of hemlock and at each plate
were favors Of sprays of hemlock tied
with yellow ribbon. A program was
given as follows: Song, "Silver
Threads Among the Gold," sung by
Mrs. Oliver Cowan, accompanied on
the piano by Mrs. Palmer; graphic
phone selection by George Smith,
"Christ Arose" and Golden We'd
ding; remarks by Rev. Harold Hay
ward, pastor of the Methodist church !;
original poem by George Smith; !;
piano solo, Theresa Blain; song,
Mothers Bible," Mrs. Floriman
Churchill and Mrs. Palmer; graphic
phone selections, "When the Spring
time Brings the Roses" wedding
Bells" and "Stops Your Tickling
john original poem, Theresa
Blain; remarks by Rev. T. A. Carl
son, and presentation to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark of $50 in gold from the
community; response by Mr.. Clark.
In well fitting words he thanked them
all and called attention to the suit he
wore as the same worn by his grand
father, Jonathen Clark, as a wedding
vest 128 years ago. George Clark
and Lutheria (Wheeler) Clark were
married by O. N. Bouwell January
21, 1869, at the place where Herbert
Blair now lives. They lived there for
a time then moved to the Chapman
place and later Mr.. Clark built the
house where Charles Bradley now
lives. When Mr.. Clark's father died
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark moved to the
place where his son, Chester, now
lives, which is the old "Clark" place,
having been in the Clark family
about 1876 years, being first settled
by Jonathen Clark, who lived in a log
| house near where the present hose
now stands. The present house on
the place was built by Jonathan
Clark, later it became the home of
Jude and Sarah (Prine) Clark, then
Mr. and Mrs. George Clark, and at
present is the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Clark and four children. So
it will be seen that it is an interest
ing part of Peacham history which
the celebration of Tuesday has
brought to mind. Seven years ago
Mr. and Mrs. Clark moved to the
'sTrussell" place at East Peacham,
where they have lived alone, both are
in fairly good health, although Mr..
Clark has been sick at times and his
health is not of the best. Mrs. Clark
was the daughter of Henry and
Sophia (Gilnan) Wheeler and was
born in Peacham Aug. 9, 1S48.
George Clark was born at Newbury-
port, Mass, March 20, 1912. They
have three children, Mrs. Floriman
Churchill and Chester Clark of