Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-12-27
Tin Wedding.

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A very agreeable and interesting oc-
casion took place at the residence of Mr..
E. E. Dewey, on Monday evening, it
being the tenth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey. Some two
hundred of their neighbors and friends
assembled who were received in very
pleasant and happy manner. The pres
ents we're very numerous, over two hun
dred different pieces, and while many
were useful many were also exceedingly
amusing, and the room in which they
were deposited constituted a prominent
attraction during the entire evening
Among these we cannot resist the temp
tation to mention few. A tin lantern
of very generous dimensions gave scin-
tillations of light from proportionate
sized candle inside, at the door. A tai
low candle of some six inches circum-
ference and two feet in length and tin
candlestick to match, was in great de-
mand. A huge spanking trumpet pre-
sented by some of the members of Abe
naqui Engine Co., of which Mr.. Dewey
is foreman, doomed up perhaps a little
less than four feet, sufficient to alarm or
notify the whole town; a crater " for
small nutmegs," but would do for a
starch mill tin cane little less in size
than the recipient; carving knife
which would do for broad sword va
rious articles of wearing apparel all Of
tin for both bride and bridegroom,
sacque, collars, bracelets, fan, necktie,
hats, slippers, combs, &C., in the manu-
facture of which much skill and inge-
nuity were shown sausage filler. large
enough for section of artillery; and a
watch of some ten inches in diameter
with regular working apparatus inside,
hunter case, full face and time marks
from one to thirteen, thus giving twenty
six hours per day or two more than or
binary mortals are allowed. The inven
tor who was present, explained the sci
ence exhausting system of his invention
that as it would gain time on the ole
plan, he had simply added 13 o'clock
and thus made it a perfect timer. 1t is
hardly necessary to add that a delicate
chain, charms, &C., accompanied thii
extraordinary mechanism which was O.
course very leading attraction of tn,
evening. The manufacturers names wei,
recorded on the face, Hadley & Bar
ker," and WILDE very readily recognized
and the demand from the enterprisins
manufacturers must be very great, a
this was numbered lit millionaire re
mainder of the figures we have forgotten
The house was beautifully decorated
with evergreens and in the room in which
the bride and bridegroom received, wer
neatly lettered the years 1862 ant
"1S72." AT about 103 o'clock stump
tuous entertainment was served, consist
ing OF the choicest viands which tn
season affords. 1t is rarely the good for
tune of any one to look upon such fnel.
adorned tables. After a thorough dis
cussion of these excellencies, the brid
and bridegroom we're arrayed in thei
tin attire, seeming like armored Greeks
and then music, a grand promenade anC
a general merrymaking followed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey were the recipi
ents of many warm congratulations iron
their friends, and it was pleasing cir
cumstance that so many we're present Oh
this occasion, who also attended thei
wedding reception ten years ago, AM
who now mingled with their kind wishe
the "reminiscences of that time.