Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-02-14

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rooms below, when Mr.. Il. c. dsywar
by very appropriate remarks, congrat
lated the bride and groom upon I he hapl
ness and success OF their married. life, al
presented them with many and vauab
gifts, as mementoes of the con: ,ratulatit
I and esteem of their many frien DIS.
Among the presents was an extensie
table from the near relatives of the gro on
and handsome silver butter dish and kni
from Mrs. Samuel Luke and Mrs. Jane
Canning of Montpelier; a large rockin
chair, bed spreads, table spreads. toll,
sets, vases, etc.; but, perhaps. SURPRISING
| all was a tin box in which, standn
obliquely and little overlapping. wer
twenty silver dollars, accompanied by
plate upon which were engraved the name
of the donors, including the proprietor
and workmen in the foundry of Lane
Pitkin & Brock, where Mr.. Reed wa
employed few years ago. After tn
presentation the following poem, from
one of the sisters, was read by Mrs. c. H
Stewart:
Father. mother, brothers. sisters
Friends and neizhbors, gather near
While tell You in these.verses
For what reason are here.
Just ten years ago tonight
Some OF US were left in doubt
How Hattie d get along with Henry
And We are here to Just find out
Butif we form our opinions
or their lives from what we see,
Gossip will be disappointed,
For fear that they agree.
Yet, as there are other subjects,
None of US need shed tear,
For there's plenty for scandal
If We fail TO find it hero.
Ten years of 10y and sorrow.
Ten years of health and pain,
Ye have journeyed through together
Since God made oneof the twain.
Oft times have you found rough places,
Sill have helped each other,
And although you've lost some battles
Yet the greater part were
Through these years there came to bless you.
johnny Black, and Jimmie too,
Ye. these are not all the offspring
That Just Time has brought to you,
For there is one here this evening
That you call the Gippie queen
And another, always near her,
You address as Dade Dean.
Bat one form we miss to- nSzht
From our circle gathered Mere,
Ole whom n.days gone by
To each OF us was very dear.
And we feel 50 sad tonight
For We'll meet on earth no more,
Ye: We know that he is safe
on the heavenly shore.
Brother Henry sister Hattie
May your lives how.gently on
In the years that are TO follow
AS they have in years now gone
May your lives be long and happy
May no sorrow come to you,
May fortune smile upon you ever
As it seems inclined to do.
In the future years that come
May God bless you one and all,
Until at length to each of us
Shall come the final call
AMI when we leave this earth below
For that heavenly land so fair,
May we meet once more together,
Meet and know each other there.
Cake and coffee were bountifully served.
As the roads were almost impossible and
he wind still raging, no one cared to ven
ure out in the darkness, so they again
'epaired to the hall. where they tripped
the light fantastic" until the day appeared
o aid them on thoir journey homeward.
The company dispersed, feeling that they
lad enjoyed themselves much and male
'fr. and Mrs. Reed happy by the expires.
ion of their congratulations over the past
nd well-wishes for the years to come.
ANDoyER.-Elmer Dimmiok recently
ost nice two years old colt, by blind
taggers.
The Simonsville school district at the
nd of a county court law suit, have learn.
d that prudential committees order is
God, This suit was one in which Miss
fannie Stoddard collected pay on an order
which she held against the district for
ervices rendered as teacher in said school.
he district defence was that the commit
ee had turned out former teacher (as
hey, the district, considered without lust
ause) had no right to hire another teacher
0 finish the unfinished term. Some of
hem it is to be hoped have learned les.
on. The suit has cost the district over two
undred and fifty dollars. What makes
bis case more aggravating, is that while
liss Stoddard was teaching the school
be windows were all stolen, being taken
ut in the night. Every window from the
ouse being taken. At another time the
Kinney was filled up so as to stop the
raught, and to the shame OF the town no
ction was taken to punish the rascals
Hiss Stoddard was an Andover girl and
teacher of good standing.
A Mr.. Peryham, of Charleston, N.
as bought tho Dodge farm near the Old
entire, for eighteen hundred dollars.
EAST CALAIs.-Mrs. Willard Lilley is
cry sick, and II. E. Burnap has an
laammatory sore throat.
w. E. Stoddard moves to Greensboro in
few weeks to work on the farm of his
lies father, Mr.. Spofford. {
Ezekiel Gray says his two years old
uctioneer colt trotted quarter of mile G
As seconds. :
W. c. Peck has bought the saw m and /
ready to buy hard wood lumber. I
There is to be an old folks dance at 4
orth Calais, Wednesday February 2lst.
oyster supper at a reasonable price, I
ID good time is expected. S
Albert George has sold his gray horse
a Boston man for $500 {