The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-09-09
LUNEN BURG
5oth WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
On Wednesday evening, Sept. 1st.
nearly one hundred guests gathered
IN the spacious parlors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwll l.. Balch's home to greet
MI and Mrs. Gardner II. Balch, who
reached the fiftieth anniversary of
I thelr marriage that evening.
The rooms were dainty decorated
with feStoons of yellow and white,
BRIDE roses and golden glows the
BRIDE and Groom receiving their
friends seated under and arch of
gold and white. On table near was
a. wedding cake, made by Mrs. Ernes-
tine Balch Kelly, in the form of two
hearts joined, iced with red and
bearing the words 1.-TWO hearts that
beat as one" and on the point of
each heart the dates 1870-192O.
The cake was pierced by two gold
tipped arrows, bound with a golden
ring from which swung a wedding
we'll of gold. The cake was cut later
in the evening by the bride and each
guest received slice, while the
daughter-inlaw, Mrs Bernice and
Mrs. Olga Balch assisted by their
husbands served assorted cakes and
punch. Previously Mrs. H. T. Silsby
played two piano solos in her finish
ed maner, Miss Louisa Kelley, a
granddaughter, gave two readings,
Miss Grace Cole and Harold Mason
sang Put on your old gray bonnet"
with words appropriately arranged
for the occasion, Miss Perry read
selections in dialect and Miss Ruth
Cole gave reading to musical ac-
compartment, by Mrs. E. C. Jewell.
Gifts of so dollars in gold and cur
rency, amounting to seventy dollars
golden jewell case and gold wrap
ped chocolates, kilograms and let
tiers from absent relatives attested to
the love and good wishes of their
friends. Rev. G. w. Douglas spoke
of the wedding trip to st. Johnsbury
fifty years ago, in a buggy when the
spring broke soon after leaving the
village obliging them to return and
borrow one which took them safely
to the home Of Bishop Parker, who
married them, and of their pleasant
home life in all these years, and pre-
scented the gifts their son-inlaw,
Stephen Kelley, responding for Mr..
and Mrs. Balch. There were pre-
sent Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Kelley of
Littleton and four children, Mrs.
Lucy Pease of North Woodstock,
Mrs. Elmore Derby of Bethlehem,
Mrs. Nelson Derby of Littleton Miss
Lila Hartshorn of Littlcton sisters,
and Eugene Hartshorn, brother of
Mrs. Balch, Mrs. Lucy Blandin, sis
ter of Mr.. Balch, Mr.. and Mrs. Ly-
man Blandin, Mrs. Nettie Balch of
LANCASTER, also r. B. Smith. The
affair was very pleasant throughout
and the children who arranged such
delightful gathering are to be con
graduated. The guests left with
wishes for many more years of life
together for the bride and groom of
fifty years.
The maple sugar exhibit at the
Caledonia county fair at St. Johns
bury Sept IA, Is and 1G will be the
biggest ever seen in Vermont. Don't
miss it. adv
The schools of the town are to open
on Monday morning, Sept. 18th, for
the year
M L. anu MIS-. oylNcSlcl llol IWCii
and Master Charles returned home
the week from ten days visit with
relatives in Mclndoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. James King took
little Katherine and Evelyn King to
St. Johnsbury on Monday where they
enter Mt. st. Joseph Academy.
The Board of Civil Authority met
at the town hall on Thursday even
ing at which time all women over Il
years of age, whoh ave been residents
Of the state for one year, and young
men who have attained their majority
may take the Freeman's oath and reg
lister and become eligible for voting
at the September primaries.
A comedy entitled Sentimental
Sarahs" by Harold Hale is to be
given at the Town hall on Friday eve
ming, Sept. 10th, by the Upstreamers
and B. BIS.
The entertainment by the guests OF
the Heights House last week was
well attended, the receipts being
S37.37, which was given by the talent
for the benefit of the community.
The Surprise dance given by the
Hill Novelty orchestra of st, Johns
bury at UneU OWN 1dll OI l. iiudy CNC.
ming was well attended, but was end
ed early by the alarm of fire from the
bobbin mill. The lucky couple who
won were Mr.. and Mrs. James Woods
of Fitzdale. -,
Misses Florence Day and Mia OIL
colt motored from st. Johnsbury on
Friday afternoon taking tea with the
Misses Cole and later returning, &C,
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Turner and Master Billy Canaan who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
w. Turner.
Fred Simonds of St. Johnsbury was
the week end guest of his mother ana
brother, Mrs. Sarah and Warren 81
monds.
Among recent Lunenburg people
who visited st. Johnsbury have been
Mrs. H. f. Kimball, DIR. and Mrs: W;
M Bronson, the Julian Bells; >; Z
Smith and the Carl Phelps Of Water
town Mass