Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-24
Col. Hopkins Silver Wedding.

Friday evening of last week, at the fine
residence of Col. H. D. and Mrs. Hopkins
on Baldwin Street, there occurred one of
the most pleasant and notable gatherings
of the season. The occasion was the silver
of our esteemed townsman and
his estimable lady, who twenty-five years
before had united their fortunes in
matrimonial venture which has proved
happy and successful beyond even the
rosy. anticipations of youthful hopes,
and on that evening brought to them
silver freighted bill of lading pleasant to
gaze upon and doubly blessed to realize,
when they remembered they were thought
worthy to be made its recipients Formal
cards of invitation had been issued to a
large number, the high and the lowly of
Mr.. Hopkins acquaintance and associates
during the busy period of quarter of
century, and some two hundred responded
in person. Letters of regret that they
could not be present at the marriage feast,
but filled with congratulations for the Colo
mel and his lady, were received from Hon.
S. N. Stockwell and other members of the
editorial staff of the Boston Journal, Col
George S. Merrill of the Lawrence Anaeri-
ca,a, George A. Marden, Esq, of the Low
ell Courier, Col Albert Clarke of the St.
Adams Messenger, Hon. and Mrs. j. Gre
CORY Smith of St. Adams, William H,
Cottrell, Esq, of the Plankinton House,
Milw aukie, Hon. J. P. G.. Cottrell of Mil
waukie, Hon. A. c. May of Milwaukee.
and number of others. Judge Redfield,
DR.. Dewey, Hon. B. F. Fitield, Hon. Joseph
Poland and Hon. Charles Dewey; with
many other of our citizens occupying per-
haps equally high and honorable positions
in our social and political affairs, were
present and added largely to the enjoy
ment and success of the evening entertain
ment Another pleasant feature was the
presence of all the brothers-H. D., Silas
of East Berkshire, Daniel 'of Waterbury
Henry of East Berkshire, Ben d. of St.
Adams, and Stephen d. of Burlington
The six brothers had not before had 4
meeting under the same roof for twenty
two years. Mr.. Spalding and Mrs. IL. w
Drew, of Burlington, brother and sister o.
| Mrs Hopkins, We're also in attendance
being, we believe, the only witnesses of the
first wedding present. There were other
relatives gathered. and nearly a carload
of friends from Burlington. St. Adams
Rutland. Waterbury, St. Johnsbury and
Concord, \. H., came in to pay their re
Spects and testify their esteem for TIT
worthy couple. The arrangements ut th
house and about the grounds were yer.
tasteful and fine. Chinese lanterns LIGHTED
up and gave n brilliant and unique beauty
to the trees and shrubbery. The refresh
ments were excellent and served in abund
ance These were provided by the ladie
of Bethany hurch, who insisted upon dom!
this as some slight recognition of tn
value of Mr.. Hopkins services rs lea Ter 0
the choir, and in the Sunday School, a
well as Mrs Hopkins faithful AMI unoS
tentatious labors in the benevolent and Sc
cal enterprises of the society. Durin
the evening the four younger brothers o
the family sung with fine effect n swee
four plrt song written specially for tn
occasion by George II. Fullerton and sc
to music by II. c. Eddy, the former organ
ist at Be hany Church. The presents wer
rich and beautiful, and many of them rar
and unique. There We're over one hur
y dred different articles. and not a chea
or tawdry one among them, and bat fey
. duplicates. The donors numbered FL
, half hundred and they seemed much nor
happy to give. than it was possible for til
p Colonel and his lady to feel in being :
o bountifully remembered. In brief, it wa
>. one of those most beautiful and forcibl
exemplifcations of the complete realiz;
@ ton of the .Scriptural trusm, that it is int
+ nitely more blessed to give than to receive
\ albeit the favored couple could not Who'll
conceal the genuine pleasure they eNpel
# enced in being counted worthy all the
beautiful and rich gifts.