The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-01
GOLDEN WEDDING
CELEBRATED AT
HOSPITAL
Many Friends Unite Tn Pre-
sentatiOn to Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. l.. HOvey


Hovey-Carpenter family ond Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark L. Hovey were following
family traditions when they celebrat-
cd cn Monday their ffticth anniyet-
sary of their marriage. Inat tie an
nNersary was celebrated al the st.
JOINS 0ury hospital where Mrs. Ho-
Vey mas Oeen 1or the past twelve wears
detlIcted in no way from the pleasure
OF the occasion. Rather 1t added TO II
1or me sisters OF the hospital SISTED
III making the affair d Aala one. lie
room OF the lnVahd blIQe was deco
rated with white and gold and from
the chandelier were suspended gold
en- numerals indicating the anuvei-
sagy. Flowers were everywhere, yei-
low jonQullS, carnations, potted plants
making me room a bower OF mowers
well suited for bride. And the bride
was happy, and 80 was the bride
groom, and who wouldn't be? More
than one hundred and fifty old friends
and nnelgk0ors united III celebrating
the event. Cards, letters and conclutl
latlons literally poured in. A little
company gathered in the invaG Is
room IN the afternoon and Rev K. +.
Grant OF East S.. JohnsbuIy present
ed Mr.. and mrs. Hovey with about
S273, the gift Of Old noighbors and
friends in hlby, Concord, Lyndon.
East 81. Jchnsbuly and St Johnsbury
Before the company dispersed we'd
ding cake sally decorated and sur-
mounted by two doves, was served.
The cake was made by the sisters Of
the hospital
Mr.. and Mrs Hovey were married
on the golden wedding day Of Mr..
hOyey's grandparents, MI and Mrs. ,
" llliam Hovey Of Waterford. That
was on February %, 1871. A sister OF
Mls. Hoyey, Mrs. W. H. Bowker, |
with Nh. Bowller, celebrated their
golden wedding in Lyndonville last
September ?I
Mr.. Hoyey VISA born in khby in |
1848, the son OF Abel Hoyey For
some time the family livediin what is
now the Chase and Hovey farm in
Eat st. bury. His bride, Hattie !
Carpenter, at the time Of their mar |
riage was a resident of Lyndon her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Carpenter |
having moved to Lyndon d short time
before her marriage. Like Mr. Hovey, |
MlS. Hovey was native Of Kirby 7,
and her young womanhood was spent |
in that place. Following the ceremony
OF fifty years ago at the Carpente"
residence in Lyndon, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Hovey went to Waterford to attend /
their grandparents wedding anniver-
sary.
The young couple settled on a farm /
in Kirby and success and happiness
were theirs. For twenty-five years the
farm was their home and here a fam
lly Of five sons was born. Two died
in infancy; one died while a student
at st. JOhnsbary academy and two
are living, Harry of Lyndonville and
Leonard whose home is in New Hamp
shire. Mr.. and Mrs Hovev have two
Ralph and Miss Doris
Hovey of Lyndonville. The latter ce.
ebrated her seventeenth birthday
Monday on her grandparents golden
day.
Mr.. Hoyey is 73, and is at his work
every day, regardless Of weather con-
l.tons He drives the school teams
and has been employed by the village
department. for some years. Mrs Ho-
yey though great sufferer from
asthma and rheumatism,
$ industrious and her beautiful tat
ing and other work have been the
source of considerable income She is
happily situated at st. JohrSbury hoe-
Dtal which has been her home for
Welve years The sisters at the hos
)tal consider that Mr. Hovey has the
'ecord for hospital visits. For the first
seven years Of Mrs. Hovey's confne-
nent to the hospital, he never missed
his daily visit. Another regular visitor
vas Mrs. Hovey's sister, Mrs W. II.
3owker of Lyndon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hovey are mcmhers
If the Congregational church in East
st, Johnzbuly and were helpful in
many capacities while residents OF
Kirby. Their friends in the church
we're conspirators in Mondays cele-
ration and Mr.. and Mrs. Hovey feel
deep sense of gratitude to them and
o all others whose thought of them \
,rought cheer and happiness.