The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-04

Windsor saying that, "No person by the
name of Clarence Patterson has ever
been convict 10 this prison, as appears
by the prison register" This is the
person rejected from the check list OF
voters in town meeting, by tho board OF
civil authority of Cornwall, because OF a
rumor that he had been in state prison
for a crime committed at St. Adams, Vt.
JUsTIcE.
Chief among the items Of interest in
our staid town was quiet wedding at
tho home of A. Ii. Taylor, brother Of the
bride. On Thursday, March l6, at half.
past eleven A. NJ, Mr.. Samuel r. Hitch.
cock of West Haven, VT, to Miss Myra
s. Taylor, formerly of Williamsport, Pa.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. @.
d. Craft of West Haven, in his happiest
manner. Then followed congratulations
and kind wishes from the few friends as
sembled Soon came the wedding dinner
of oysters, biscuits, cold ham and turkey,
sauces, pickles, tea and coffee, pies, and
lastly, nice cakes in their snowy frost.
work, all cit for an epicure of the highest
order. In a little time we missed from
our midst the little bride in her silvery
gray, but she soon returned, neatly robed
in quiet brown. Cautious friends soon
advised the happy pair of the lateness of
the hour and bad state of the roads, so
trunk and travelling bag were hastily
locked and strapped, wraps put on and
away went the party up the hill and
through the wood, which echoed back the
merry good wishes aud CHEEKY good byes
thrown after them by their friends left
behind, in lieu of the traditional slipper,
which could not be found. Nice presents
10 silver, butter dish, butter knife, sugar
spoon, picklefork, nice castor with call
bell attached attracted much notice, also
set Of gold jewelry, a present from the
groom. Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock will
spend few days 10 Montreal thence to
West Haven, their permanent home. Thus
has como and gone one Of the pleasant in
cidcnts of lifetime, always TO me q
pleasing memory.
And il came 10 pass in the year oil
our Lord, 1876, ia the Centennial year
Of our nations history, in the fourth yeal
of the second presidential term OF Ulysses
S. Grant eighteenth president of these
United States, in tho second month and
goth day of the month, that Dea. Dan
Warner attained unto his majority, thai
being his twenty first birthday. He wat
born Fab. 90, 1900. - Ellington in III.
good old state Of Conn. There are few
remarkable facts connected with his com
ing Of age. lie has been married three
tines Has had nine children born unit
him, twenty.siz grandchildren and si1
great grandchildren, So the children o
the tribe of Dan came and said ono t.
another, Go to now, let us all 60 up t.
Cornwall, to the house Of ouf father Oh
his twenty first birthday and do him hon
or and reverence, as becometh us hi
children, Then they all said, we will 90
but we will keep this thing from gu
father, lest he plan to provide for on
coming, So they kept it hid in thei
hearts, and they said, We will each tax
our sacks and our baskets well filled wit
the fruits of the land as the Lord hat
prospersd US, wherewith to make merr,
and gladden. cur fathers heart. And tn
preparation went on, each at his home
busy at their sclfappointcd labor of Low
10 making ready. The day came in, glow
ing with brightness and beauty, and a
something noteworthy, sustained seren
aspect the whole day. 1t was goodl
company. Early came mysteriou
sleigh, laden with something conceale
from view, which proved to be P. L
Warmers Gne.toned organ, with whicl
with Susie as organist, some sweet melC
dies were finely rendered. Then cam
5 Hannah and her family, Buel and h
family, Henry and his family. Tw
daughters, widows, with their tamilio
were not present, being too far away, on
at the East the other at tho West. Th
hewildering influx Of sacks and basket
as the sequel proved, were filled, not ex
= actly with what was brought to David {
D Mahanaim. neither oxen nor sheep, bl
there were oysters in plenty from til
! deep, deep sea, turkey of huge prportion
o chicken pie, lordly dish, buildings (
2 immense size, pics, cakes, tea, coffee an
= all the ct ceteras pertaining to s1mpt'
0 Gus repsst They stormed the castl
: The house was taken, but as no hosti
intentions were manifest. like petite
0 children they had their own way A
Q sembIed, they all gathered around ii
. organ, when the old ancestral roof TaI
4 again with the same voices that in lor
7 years ago had echoed 10 wild and child;
S glee.
What history lies wrapped ia Il
- eighty.fcur years Of the chief guest
C this family gathering, First married
70 1873, his eldest child then present W
p over sixty years Of age. The pastor car
up with the family to DO honor to Il
u eldest deacon of his church now livir
~ He has served the church as Deacon f
u ty years. The hours sped pleasantly {
w when ever and anon, came fragrant ode
a Of an appetiziOg nature from the dinir
room. At length dinner was announce
4 when 10, banquet that might tempt
appetite Of the gods and upon ca
guest was enjoined the grave responsit
ity OF doing justice to the occasion TIL
endeayored to comply, yet there vs.
er baskets full left at the conclusion OF I
OF feast Two noble scions of the house
x, Dan DID the festive honors Of the table
H. a right loyal manner. And it came
e. pass as the guests we're filled and sat
Is. fed and before they had Withdrawn fir
the table; that the aged patriarch soul
-. -. words gherewith to address his childr
~ but the emotions Of his heart choked th
y utteranco, therefore he said to his paste
nc nc "read what have to say" aud he did
uo giving them sketch of family histol
W with his charge to his children, ito !
In peace and harmony with each 9th