The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-10
Golden Wedding.

Thursday evening of this week was
the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Seymour of this
village, and the interesting occasion was
duly celebrated by about thirty of their
neighbors and friends assembled nj their
residence. BY the skillfl management
of The younger portion of the family,
neither of the aged couple had any sus-
piciOn of what was to occur until about
an hour before the time appointed for
the friends TO appear, and they were
therefore very a%greenbly surprised.
The guests also shared their surprise,
for none of them, excepting three or
ionr. had any knowledge that IL WIS
an anniversary of any kind, until after
their arrival, and consequently they had
no opportunity to express their friend
ship in any more material way than by
golden wishes, which were plentiful and
heartily given.
The most ofthose who met OH the joy-
Gus occasion had been acquainted with
and enjoyed the friendship and society
of Mr.. and Mrs. s., for the thirtv-three
years of their residence here, and others
fora still longer time, and the meeting
wa on that account the more ENJOYABLE.
After a season of social converse the
guests were introduced to q table loaded
with a plentiful supply of wedding-cakc
of various kinds, crowned with wreaths
and ornamcntcd with flowers the CEN
trail, or brides loaf, bearing proudly
aloft a model bride and groom fashion
ably dressed and appropriately sweet.
Oysters and other substantials, with tea,
coffee, and fruit, furnished n feast fit fol
sovereigns. The tests of sight and taste
applied to the viands prepared by the
hands Of the Juniors proved that thoy
were worthy successors Of the senior
housekeeper, whose culinary skill has
long been known and celebrated
throughout this whole region. The fcaBI
was followed by a few hours of pleasant
conversation, intcrspersed with lively
stories and sallies of wit, richly |cnioyot
by all present, and the guests then DIR
parted, leaving their hosts apparent,
highly gratified by this evidence of tho
love and esteem of their old friends anC
neighbors. Had there been sufiicien'
room many more would have delighted
to join in the festivities and congratulh
tons of the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour are natives .
Vermont, he being the son of Hon
Horatio Seymour, formerly L. 5. Sena
tor from that state, and she the daugh
ter of Judge Larrabec of Shoreham
Vermont. They were married at tn,
residence of her father, delightfully."- sit
uated on the shore of Lake Champlain
Immediately opposite the old Fort II
conderoga, and almost within the shad
ow of Mounts Defiance and Indcpend
cnce. For fifty years they have LIVED
and laborcd together in various places
sometimes struggling against advcrsit,
and sometimes rejoicing In prosperity
In 1843 they came to Wisconsin and set
tied in Geneva, where. they have eve
since resided, winning and enjoying tn,
friendship of all their neighbors and &C
Quaintances. Many, and especially
many young men Of the early settlers o
this place, have occasion to remembel
with gratitude the numerous favors re
ceived from them, and can now replac,
with them in the comforts provided fol
their old age.
In their pleasant home on the bordeI
Of the lake, in their comfortable circum
stances and surroundings, and in tn,
deep love and devotion oftheir children
and grandchildren, and the affection
and esteem Of their friends, they hav,
many sources of happiness; and 1t is tn
feryent wish of all that, in health ant
prosperity, they may long live to enjo,
them here, and in the future may attaii
to higher and more enduring joys
Geneva, (Wis.,) paper.