Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-10
version.
WOODEN WEDDING.

On Wednesday Evening, Jan. lst, the
house OF Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Hubbard
ofVernon, suddenly became til ed with their
relatives and many friends, who, wishing
TO give them New Years call, had come
to offer congratulations and celebrate the
9th anniversary of their wedding. The
happy couple welcomed all with warm
greetings; and goodlier company it has
not often been my pleasure to meet. Their
smiling faces and merry voices foretold an
evening of mirth and enjoyment. Though
cold, the sleghing was fine, and music of
the bells 1oated like waveIets on the chill
frosty air. After the company had been
assembled about an hour and the many
gifts, tokens of much deserved respect
from their friends, had been displayed on
large black walnut extension table,
which was one of the numerous gifts, Rev.
n. c. Hodgdon, in behalf of those present,
made short presentation speech, accom-
| panied by appropriate remarks, after which,
the solemn VOWS taken five years before
were renewed, and remarks were called
for from Roswell Wood, Esq, NJ. f.
| Reed, VIM. f. johnson, Chester Lee, Hen
ry Trask and f. f. Bedding. Then Miss
Hattie Wood, whom we always like to
hear, read beautifully very interesting
| epistle, written by ARENAS Washburn,
Esq, who, on account of poor health, did
not expect to be present. Soon after, all
were invited to partake of refreshments
from table beautifully spread. At about
IL o'clock the guests began to depart, after
| having paSSaH pyanipu fraiuhtpI with
much enjoyment, and one that will long
remain fresh in the memories of all pres
ent. T..
Mr.. ID. l.. Norton, who recently pur-
chased the John Hunt farm, has taken
down the part of the house built by Orlan-
do Brigham, who built Bridgman's Fort
in 1887 This house was supposed to be the
oldest house standing in town. Within a
few weeks Mr.. Norton has erected upon
the same site a two story house twenty
four by forty. We are informed he intends
to remove the front part for a more COM
modious one. The magnificent elm In the
front yard twenty-five years since measur-
ed one hundred and twenty feet in height,
and is still vigorous.
Mr.. j. o. Frost, an extensive dealer In
flour, whose averdupois is two hundred
and twenty pounds, is building barn for
ty feet by fifty on the site of one recently
blown down by high wind, and one
burnt only few months previous to this.
He is also building house upon the
place where he had an expensive one all
ready for the painters, when it was de-
stroyed by fire. and the year previous,
one newly repaired was consumed by the
devouring element AS he has fine, anna
BILE wife, and promising son we can but ad-
mire his courage and perseverance under
difficulties, and hope they may be more
successful in securing home.
Hon. N. F. Bryant sold two acres oil
tobacco on the poles, estimated at thirty
five hundred pounds, more or less, at eigh-
teen and one fourth cts, and allowing
three cts for stripping and boxing max es
it CID twenty-one and one-fourth cts
through.
Mr.. Bryant has bought of Eugene
Brown seventy-seven acres OF young
growth wood land adjoining his farm.
Consideration, one thousand dollars.