Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03
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SilYcr Wedding.

RyidaY evening iase, o. Wv =
n. smith, Esq, the weli-known and effi-
.;,rt treasurer of the Rutland County
Agricultural Society, it being the S5th
anniversary of his marriage AT an
early Gour large number Of his neigh
bors aud friends began to assemble at his
hospitable mansion, to enjoy the festivities
of the first celebration of a silver we'd
,Nng that had taken place in that COM
munity After an hour of social CONVEX
sati6n and congratulation, about 9 o'clock
Mr. Smith and lady appeared among their
friends, and were appropriately addressed
by Rev. j. P. Stone, pastor, in pleasing
and amusing remarks, recounting the
Joys and sorrows of married life, and con-
graduating them upon having arrived at
one of those interesting way-marks in
life, where it was pleasant and profitable
to both to review the past and rejoice at
the present. He concluded by an invoca-
ton of the Divine blessing upon the &C.
casion, and the future of those who now
appeared before them to renew their vows.
At the conclusion of this ceremony, sew
eral of the leading citizens of Dandy en-
tered the room, bering with them silver
tea service, which was presented to Mr..
and Mrs Smith in behalf of their neigh
boris and friends, by Henry Clark of Rut-
land. This took the parties by complete
surprise and establishment, as they had no
inti7nation of such a purpose from any
source. Although surprised, Mr.. Smith
made Acknowledgements for himself and
wife, in brief and feeling terms. express
ing their appreciation of this testimonial,
coming as it did from those among whom
they had lived and associated from
earliest childhood.
A rich repast was then seryed which
had been prepared for their guests by the
good house wife and bride of twenty five
years. 1t is well known that Mr. Smith
is among the largest and most celebrated
manufacturers Of maple sugar and syrup
in Western Vermont, which has a more
than local reputation, and on this occa-
sion nothing hat maple sugar was used in
the preparations for the table, even to the
adornment of the cake, which was as
white as snow. We mako mention of this
fact from its novelty Mr.. Smith, too,
makes use of no other kind OF sugar in
his household The supper over, the house
passed genially and happily along until
early morning, when the guests took their
departure, grateful for the opportunity of
celebrating with them the silver era, and
hoping that their united lives may pass
on happily until the golden era.
Augustus D. Smith and Charity s. Her
rick, we're united in the bonds of matri-
nony at WalIinXford, January 23th, 1915,
by Gen Robertson Hail. a Justice of the
Peace The absence of clergy man at
the frat marriage, or that the ceremony
wds not performed in accordance with the
customs Of the Friends, is accounted for
in the fact that one OF the parties was
from the family OF a Quaker and the other
not. This of course was at the time an
inconvenience of the customs of that sect,
and therefore the civil magistrate was
Ghlleu upon, lnhI Iue SERVICE lhlgub De
made simple and agreeable to the
friends of one of the parties az possible.
The occasion was one of rare interest
and pleasure to those present and it af-
torded us not only the qualification of ex-
pressing with his neighbors and friends
our personal esteem to one whom
had long been our associate in public Ia
Dor, i'll various relations, but also gave us
the additional opportunity of meeting SO
large number of the Intelligent and
substantial citizens of that town. 1t has
rarely been our privilege in any of our
communities to meet such a social, agreea-
BILE, and genial company as there was
present on thiS occasion; and the impress
sions received and the pleasant reunion
enjoyed, will long linger with us among
the agreeable "reminiscences of life.
MANCHEsTER.-A party of twenty