The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-03
WEsT FAIRLEE CENTER
House Warning and Wedding Anniver-
sary at Badger Home.


A house warming and wedding ami.
versary were celebrated at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Badg-
err May 25. They had just moved into
their newly furnished house and Il
was also the 35th anniversary of their
marriage. Sixty people were present
including friends from Post Mills
West Fairlec and West Fairlee Cen
ter, as well as relatives from other
places. A generous purse and other
gifts were presented, and cake and cot.
fee were served. Music was furnished
by Mrs. Ada Godfrey and William and
Bessie Godfrey
G. A. Adams presented the gifts IN
behalf Of many friends and gave
spicy history Of the married life o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Badger.
Three ministers were present and
made remarks Rev. L. e. Upper and
Rev. William Douglass Of Post Mills
and Rev. Arthur H. Sargent OF West
Farrlee Center. The program closed
with prayer by Rev. William Doug
lass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Badge. have lived n
the town Of West Fairlee II years
They and their two aarried sons have
been active in the grange and other
community organizations. They do q
large business in dairying and raising
fruit and vegetables, their butter and
other products having high rcpuid-
ton. They i've nj the center Of 2
large district that is .1owded with
people during the sumner camping
season. Their many friends on az
s.des wish them many mere years q
hap mess am lsef'ilnss..
TJe annual SO, n oren's menu
rod was held in III" .@pnief church 4.
Monday evening Nearly 20 persons
we're present. Mrs u D Mor~.,l, { +
teacher Of Chs Cent? sthool, md
charge OF the exsrrisss. The Ladies q
the church ser Ell ice cream ard cake
and the proce.dS were voted to the
steeple repair fund.
The Sunday school picnic at the Kid
derhood grove last Saturday was at
tended BIZ rs people ana all hsc a
fine time.
The West Fairlee Center band
played at the Thetford town celebra-
tion Of Memorial day NJ Thetford Cen
ter. Their music gaze - cool sats-
faction that they were invited to play
next year. A number Of people from
The Center accompanied the band.
A. ri. Sonthworth j having new
shed built by Leslie Hill and Norris
Scott
The firm Of Moberg and Bergdoil has
been doing repair woR on tae build
ings Of a. j. Russ and G. A. Munns
Mrs. b. NJ. Ball has returned with
her children. Francis and Victoria, from
a visit Of several weeks at Hartford,
Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Nelson visited
Mr.. Nelson's old home at Canaan, \,
H., on Memorial day.
The Sunday evening prayer meeting,
June 4. viii be at the Beaver meadow
sciioolhouse. The band viii play at
the church service Sunday afternoon,
June H.
Nearly 80 persons we're present at
the neighbcrheod meeting in the South
Corinth scnoolhouse, Nav 30. The
room was decorated with flags and
floRers, and an organ and q phono-
graph were brought to help furnish
music for the occasion. The neighbor-
hood choir sang several selections and
Rotations on peace and patriotism
were given by Helen Sanborn, Althea
Jordan, Madeline Sanborn, Beatrice
Huntington and Dorothy Sanborn. Rev.
Arthur II. Sargent spoke on fulfilling
the ideals Of all patriots Of the past
by making our country and the. world
better in the future.