The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-05
OBSERVED THEIR
4OTH ANNIVERSARY
MIR. and Mrs. David T. Perry Center o.
Group of Over SO in Their Home
in West Brattleboro.

District Highway Commissioner David
t. Perry and Mrs. Perry observed their
40th wedding anniversary last evening,
when over so members of the Perry and
Miller families and a few invited guests
gathered in their home in West Brattle-
boro in recognition of the event. Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry received their guests from 8
until 1890 with Mr. and Mrs George p
Miller of Guilford, Mrs. Fred Wilder and
Mrs. Bert o. Ware in the receiving line
with them. Their young grandson, Ralph
Perry was at the door Throughout the
evening music was rendered by the man
dolin club, including Miss Emily R. Clapp,
piano, Mrs. George w. Clapp, mandolin,
Miss Marion Simonds, mandolin, Mrs. FL.
P. White, violin. Miss Katherine Stock
well also accompanied on the piano.
The decorations were in ruby color,
the ruby being the emblem for the 10th
anniversary, and the color scheme was
carried out in an effective manner In
| the dining room streamers of ruby col
ored crepe paper were festooned from the
chandelier to the fodr corners of the dim
ing table and the same colored candles
with ruby shades afforded the light.
/ NNNdluS NdNc, NHICIl was HIduc ny
the BRIDE decorated with ruby roses and
the dates lSS0-l920, was cut by Mrs.
Perry. The three little grandchildren
| Madeline and Perry Wilder and Evelyn
Perry, assisted in serving the wedding
cake. A large bouquet of American
Beauty roses, the gift of the bridegroom
also was on the table. A. E. Miller ca
tered. Later in the evening the children
gave little entertainment consisting OF
dancing, music and recitations. Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry were presented a sum Of
money and several other gifts, including
an electric lamp.
The out of town guests were, DR.. anC
Msr. ]. c. Perry of Shelburne Falls
Mass, and Mrs. Ernest |. Perry of Green
field. Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry were married Feb
t. 1880, in the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John B. Miller, in West Brattle
boro. Rev. Henry Davis, pastor of tht
Baptist church, officated. They havl
been residents of West Brattleboro con
tinuously since their marriage. Fou
children have been born to them, all o
whom are living: Irene F.. wife of A
c. Blodgett of North Yakima, Wash
Archie G. Perry, who is assistant to tn
road commissioner in Greenfield; Harol
B. Perry of Philadelphia; Lucille F., wifi
of Fred Wilder of West BrattleborC
! They also have four grandchildren. Mrs
Perry's maiden name was Eva j. Miller
She was born on the well-known Mile
farm in West Brattleboro and her entir
life has ben spent in that village. Sh
taught school, also music number c
| ha i how nf thn or
. tive Grange and of the West Brattlebor
: Baptist church.
Mr.. Perry was born in Ferrisbur
! VT, son of Mr.. and Mrs. David I
8 Perry, ST. He moved when small bo
I with his parents to North Adams, Mass
and later to Shelburne Falls, whert the
s made their home several years. He grad
s uated from Arms academy in Shelburn
. | Falls. In 1877 they moved to West Brat
3 tleboro, his father buying the so-calle
8 Perry stock farm. The elder Mr. PER-
: was a contractor and after the Yves
s River highway in this town was washe
: away by the freshet in 1869 he rebuilt i
about half being in new location
His son was only Is years of age at I'll
8 ! lime and assisted his father in this worl
s He bought Of his father a part of til
s Perry stock farm and built the building
{ which adjoin it, living there numbc
6 of years.
Mr. Perry has held the position of di.
s trict highway commissioner, which il
8 cludes Windham county, the past
9 years. Previous to that time he was roa
s commissioner for the town of Brattl'
boro nine years and selectman six year
8 He was school director in West Brattl
8 boro six years. He is Mason and Cd
81 Fellow and member of Protectis
g Grange, of which organization he Wa
8 master three years.