Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-03-23
Golden Wedding.

wednesday, the 10th inst, at the pleasant resi-
aence OF ~ G. Bacon, Esq, on Barre street,
which was kindly rendered for the purpose
Few and evil " are said to be the days of our
allotment but certainly the experience of the
above named couple furnishes a rare exception to
the rule. II would be difficult to find another in.
stance in which the inevitable burdens Of half O
century Of welded liie-including the rearing Of
six sons and daughters all of whom are in perfect
health, and present on this occasion-haye been
80 cheeriuy borne, and left So few moumful
traces Capt Somorby now, at the age of %
years, Is as erect and active as any young man
upon our streets, and we trust the day is far dis
tant when the wheel shall be broken al the els.
tern Much Of this unusual yigor il doubles.
attributable TO his strictly temperate and active
manner Of life. With the exception Of six OF
eight years, Mr.. Somerly has been @ resident of
Montpelier during the whole period of biz, mar
ried life; and though he has most industrousiy
followed the laborious mechanical trade OF brick
mason, for more than thirty years he has who'll,
abstaned from the use of ardent spirits in all it-
forms, and even from the mildor stimulus OF ten
and coffee OF spotess chamcter and habt.-at
peace with God and all manknd-why should
not the accumulation of years rest lightly upon
him. and his old age be crowned with the reflected
glory Of the setting sum Mrs Somerby has ais,
devoted Chrig,;an 80 ','''.''' ''''' u
and call her blessed"
,roro' - e.
N,icbi,.,n aai n,,,,i - ''o','''-s'''' W." TOTE
cbildren and ono ,..a.. 't,1 ''N 5'",'D
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"'u'u io'l "n''" he must az
,t,,,i. 81 a.; ,:r
u'ouaS "'eu MS ave uy escaping INTO the
cellar when a Wisconsin tUruadl .tyept bi. IYit.f
c- t. rt..
ments
At the original wedding which tl.k pI4ee
,t ,to -. ~ > p,
in Berlin. March I6 Is2o erry .,o.t. ,,,,, ,.,.,.
''' ''-"i "'N 7u''la "cit pi''
emit OF whom seven are living. OF this number
4 Ed,vords p,rr;,, t n a,
Hobart. and Ord y Deve, ,,er. ,,-o.o,, ~,
a..
thls occasion.
Rev lanes tt,b.rt a.;.t,l. ::i
wedding, and a son-in-law of " Priest Hobart Pr,
Pev u T. I'LL q trnt.
NV T. f. btIhard, OF W llllum~tuWn, con-
Quoted the % polden " ser,.i,es
The guests assembled from t,-p NJ ro
e.o.t,.,o. g.. III. 80, r, ,
Hesullen'a peing seredRt - lhe tables, crown
ed with the indispensable loaf were b1untifrIlv
supplied and beautifully orderei--as all in Mont
r,alier ,vortJ L,,o,,- f.. Al c....t. ~ a. 90
~" 'i'ii '''' i"'l thal hi'. n. H.
STRArTOS had those matter in CHARGE The ev-
ercises consisted OF singing hymn which was
sung at the ORIGINAL ,ve1Iiu, ,,,.,,...- mi . t:r
- ''7' f'"5 'i "'lN "lio'
auuress ny rev MT. barnard, after which DR..
D. H. dewey read the following exceedingly neat
and appropriate poem written for the ,.e,.,7, t,.
' ''''''' ''' '''' "N0''''''' ny
il7 WIG -
On this eyentiai owe we meet
tut Vui t atloua', WIN IN loli we soy
mao w .ue promise sweet
nay ''N's "'l'S
B7! where are all the friends who came,
iuivush piercing Winl anu snow,
- ~',u XII, 70 we vow. we made
'u'' "' years ago
ask myself ask my love
, a ul, you 70 declare
i!rrI wait no voice rephe'i
us echo hhs"cfs-i04'rf'
The earliest twis upon the branch,
n ~ 4eAt 20 ali' stut chnE.i
hI,i tAe hra whose song De- sung.
'u'' Io~uy 10 taAe "lu7'i
The fr'i Of an named in the ring
God lies. "4 her y, wi isy 70 carih .o cline.
Ana bless her e'emore.
And .tIll see the lony brow.
one brother. p5w MIX s.,IyerJo,l.
Whose year. do count iour-'core.
The morning Of our little dav.
Nes fI rp n1sI 5 R1ys S9n5 9sr Tonnd
Now winters snowy crown.
We've travelled long. and travelled far.
o si. mountain ut, al. . h,ll a l PLAIN
springtime and autumn rain.
Yet not alone the p,tb Of Ma.
Have We been do9ned @ Tread
Now crown OUT hoary head
rdoti,lr.o,. ,,,,-o,, c.i..,......
Like buds upon the stem
VIII surely carr I'M, 1' t Jui ''''
Thanh mn p.,,o- c..,.t..
This day, a behold
in paimy D da, s' Of Old menus '''''
u.,.-,,
And Lance. tbTiil INV s' .'r Iu 'n''
Ny children and my children twice,
That lie i long whose course 8. marked
by WISDOM not by years
After the reading OF several letters from absent
relatives another hymn closed the formal eXer-
cises.
Among the presents we noticed set OF iurs' a
silver butter-dish case OF god-lined sat-cellars,
a $50 gold bond, two $50 drafts several cold nieces
and ,reenhacks n sill dross far tr;do t,r,,,,;.
e. at1 '"' P""'
OF goiu-po"eu spectacles presented by the grand