Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-25
BARToNsvILLE.
AN EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY.

AN EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
"A private visit given in honor of
Mrs. H. Hopkins S0th birthday, at the
house of Mrs. E. III. jackson"
The house Of Mrs. jackson on the Sth
inst, was an occasion of much pleasure
and import. A few friends and rela-
tives'of Mrs. Hopkins, formerly Mrs.
Enoch Wetherby,) made visit in honor
of the S0th anniversary of her birthday.
Several novel features were introduced,
among which were several ancient relics
belonging to Mrs. H., which were duly
introduced at the supper table in poetry
composed by the owner. First On the
list is a large wooden spoon, accompanied
by the following:
You rough looking thing
can hardly call you spoon,
You are chip from the block,
And would burn very soon;
Your age is two hundred, and that without
We will sell you by weight for what you will
fetch.
I'd. A pewter porringer filed with
candies, was passed round as memorial.
This nice useful dish out of pewter was made,
With open work wrought, handle as fat a spade
It is useful in sickness and in health.
It. l. viii hold one ne pint and set on the shelf
1t looks like good silver and not much like gold.
Sd. To the pitcher.
This little brown pitcher will soon make you laugh
lis two hundred old without any staff
It will hold beer or cider. or water so free.
o. Ora sweet pitcher Of milk e drink in your tea;
10 the next generation, sing this new song
We had the pleasure of drinking from
this wonderful pitcher, not only tea but
pure and soft water from the ever flow.
ing fountain of silver spring.
Baked beans were served from a pew
ter platter, imported by Mrs j. ances-
tors two hundred years ago. The tables
groaned under their weight of "good
things" each representative doing ample
justice to the food placed before him.
Each one joined in bringing their repast
After the inner mar" had been salts.
fed, toasts were offered. We have space
but for one, which is as follows: May
you all live till your hairs are as large
as a goose quil1.' After this we adj
journed to the parlor, where we enjoyed
being seated in chair over one hundred
years old, as we recorded our names and
ages in book prepared for the occasion
which amounted to 775 years. If al
who were expected had been present
over 1000 years would have been repre-.
sented. Their absence was regretted
very much. One pleasant feature in the
afternoon wss the music and singing by
the young misses present. One lady I'M
able to be present, sent her represeE ia.
tive in the form of cord of wood. Mr.
and Mrs. Hopkins rendered their thanks
in a beautiful note, to the company for
their kindness, and left at an early hour
On returning home they found another
load of wood which some kind friend
had left during their absence.
In the evening the time was occupied
with lively and interesting topics, inter
spersed with music suited to the occasion.
in which all joined with the organ also
several ancient games in which the "old
platter" and stand one hundred years
old were called into requisition. Ii
seemed as though each We'd with the 9th,
er to see how happy they could make
them. Mrs. II. is very feeble, her hus-
band decrepit Thus if any are disap-
pointed in not being present, the door is
open to remember them. We parted al
at night with the pleased feeling that we
had made the hearts of the two happy
with pleasant memories of the occasion
with all who participated
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
The extreme height of misery is q
small boy with new pair of rubber