Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-09
Goifcn :;r1diHy oT fElaad HoH
0nd Mrs. D0ND 7. IuW

Inc LCllnuigtCn TuHaCr Oh the otn
gives the following interesting account
of the golden wedding of e Gov. Hill
md, and his wife, of North Bcnnng-
ton:
On the cloudless Oct. afternoon of last
week Tuesday, nearly three hu ldred
quests assembled at the palatial mansion
OF len. I. w. Park, Gov. Halls son-in-
aw---free cars ald clr.i gos, generously
,endcred y the host, running at frequent
intervals to and from the house: and
choice refreshments Icing served in
super abundance, but without the Gun
hat inebriates.
TO NEE, and congratulate Gov. and
Mrs.. Hall on so memorable an event a.
he fittieth anniversary OF their wedding
lay, was the attraction. Next TO tbs
here were two unique features of the
Gathering that deserve prominent re-
ord: First, there were no gifts, the dis
play of which has seemed inscperable
upon such occasions No presents re-
cgtrcd was the mandate III Oh he ele
can't cards OF invitation. These who
inoW Cove nor Hall were not aiken by
urprise at this; s condly. it was q long
% be remembered reunion Of old ac-
luaintanoes, friends, and townsmen,
ma Of old time neighbors. a former
school-tcachcr, for two years of Cover
nor Hall aged 50, schoOlmate aged ~
TWO who were present at his wedding,
which was at Rockingham, over the
mCuntain, aged respectively 70 and 60
The gentlemen present We're requested
@ record their names and ages of those
who did so, one was 70, two II, two 70,
three rs, two a, two rs, four y, one Z,
thirteen 60, fifteen t0-G4. Unfor-
tunatelJ for those under so, they were
Xcluded by the rule of invitation.
Cards were sent to many friends abroad
and several kind and valued responses
received.
Rev. Isaac jennings offered prayer.
Governor Hall read to his guests from
paper on the genealogy of the family
sign Fl caEtly emarL lag tina re- pectlble
ancestors will not avali much 10 our
own responsibility five are not respect
able ourselves. 1t appears, he is the
ourth generation to whom the golden
wedding" has been uccessivelypermitt-
ted by kind Providence, as follows
Inland Hall and Dolly Tuttle Davis m.
Oct. y, 1878; his father and mother,
Deacon Nathaniel Hall and Abigail
Hubbard, who lived together 81 years
and months; his grand parents, Ihos.
Hall and Phebe Blachley, who lived to-
sethcr5l years and months; his great |
grand parents, Inland Hall and Rachel
Bishop, who lived together Sc years and |
months. Mrs. Halls parents, Henry
Davis and Mary futile lived together |
30 years lacking three days-he was in |
he battle of Bunker's Hill, and served |
1t West Point, and at other places, sew
eral ye'rs during the revolutionary war
Mr.. Jennings read the 3lst HAPPIER o.
Proverbs fro " verse 10 to the close OF
the chal te:. with personal reference to
Mrs. Ha !, the beautiful appropriateness.
of which was warmly accorded by those
present. He mentioned in illustration
Of verses 49, 20, the fact that during the
late war Mrs. Hall knit hundreds
pairs socks with yarn spun by herself,
sending large part of them with o hel
Kings. to tn. soldiers; and since tina
me she had cut and made up scores
yards OF cloth into garments for poor
children. Five sons with their wives.
ando grant children were present al
this to them, proud and g ateful ami
had tended, watched over, cared for,
'Oiled for, and prayed for To those
looking upon her there, still fair as any
youthful bride, the SAFETY and happi-
ness OF al earnest mothers life must
have commended itself in comparison
with that of those whc repudate such
duties in Obedi to some fashionable
notions OF the present day.
1t may be added that Governor Hall
still in good health and with intellectu-
al vgor, looks back upon an honored
'areer of public service allotted to but
few. a representative OF III s town in
-he General Assembly; States Attor-
ley Member of Congress for 10 years
J Judge of the Supreme Court, years
Con troler of the U. S. Treasury under {
President Fillmore u. S. Land COM
missioner in California; Governor of {
his state 2yeaIs; President OF the Yer
mont Historical Society until his resig- |
lltion, q years. He has alsojust issued
his Early History of Vermont. pro- j
iounced by Rev. Pliny H. White the
'p.est contribution 10 lne history OF the {