The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-12-10
The Celebration of the Fiftieth Ami
yerSary of Mr. and Mrs Eugene
Smiths Marriage.

The evening of Dec. marks one
of the most enjoyable social events
that have taken place in our village
in many a year. About one hundred
friends of Mr. and Mrs Smith gather
ed at Unity Hall under the leader
ship of C A Powell and r A Powell,
assisted by others, whose names are
too numerous to mention, to cele-
brate this happy occasion. An
appropriate program was carried out,
lives of Mr. and Mrs Smith, followed
by echoes from the different fratern-
titles to which Mr. Smith belongs,
showing the high esteem in which
he is held Equally appreciative
tributes were paid Mrs Smith with
musical selections interpersed. The
program was brought to a climax by
a presentation of money to the
amount of one hundred and twenty
five dollars, a handkerchief, pie
knife, napkins and a choice cake bv
the Macfarlane family of this village.
Relatives and friends outside of our
community by whom Mr. and Mrs
Smith were remembered were: DR..
w E Smith, Franklin, N. H.; Mr. and
Mrs Fred Pettengill, Woodfords, Me-;
Mrs Frank Hosford, Monroe, N. H.;
Mr. and Mrs w B Chubb, Mrs Anna
Prescott, Mrs Amelia Clough and B
M Chubb of Boston and E P Bart
lett of Amherst, Mass. Special con-
tributions were received from the
Montague City Rod Co., The ] t
Quimby Camp Sons of Veterans and
Woman's Relief Corps.
Mr. Smith was born in log cabin
at Albany ON Oct. 8, 1851. At an
early age he came to West Fairlee
to live and worked in the Ely Copper
Mines until he was twenty-one years
of age, except the fractional part of
a year spent in school, In 1870 he
was united in marriage to Isadore
Manetta Marston, who then resided
at West Fairlee, by the Rev. A j
Copeland of Chelsea. In 1874 they
entered the employ of T H Chubb
Rod Co. with which they have been
connected ever since.
Mr. Smith has always been asso-
ciated with our church interests,
having been Sunday School Superin-
tendent five years, a member of the
Parish Committee seven years and
Church Treasurer ten years and has
also sung in the Choir thirty-fve
years
Constable and Justice of the Peace.
He has been connected with Cry
stal Lake Lodge since 1872, served
as Treasurer thirty-eight years and
has served as Noble Grand three
times. He is also a charter member
of Esther Rebekah Lodge No. 35 and
charter member Ridgely Encamp-
ment No. II. He has been a mem
Der of Jackson Lodge No. 60 at West
Fairlee thirty-nine years, serving as
Master two different times. He was
appointed District Deputy Grand
Master of the Ninth Masonic Dis
trict four years and has presided at
one hundred funerals. He is also
Past High Priest of Mt. Lebanon
Chapter Royal Arch Masons at Brad
ford and is Chaplain Of the j T
Quimby Camp Sons of Veterans.
Mrs Smith was born on Lake Ave-
of this village in a house long in
ruins, June 9, 1853. Her great grand
mother, on her fathers side, was a
sister Of Eldad Post, from whom
our village got its name, and her
great grandmother, on her mothers
side, was an Indian Squaw, of which
fact Mrs Smith is almost proud.
Mrs Smiths interests are largely
centered in her home to the outwaI d
observer, but she is generous, and
performs many kind deeds unobserv-
ed. She feels keenly and her influ-
ence is always strongly on the side
Of right, and those who know her
best, love her most.
Mr. and Mrs Smith have many
friends, as has been evidenced, by
this recent occasion, and they wish