The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-03
Silver Wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Atkins.

The most refined Of Greek dramas the
" utdipus Tyrannus," concludes its action
with the valuable advice that "no man
should be counted happy until he reach the
end of life." 1t is upon the happy issue of
an affair, so Sophocles would have us know,
that man should be congratulated And
as to no day more Importance is attached or
greater happiness ascribed than to the we'd
ding day, so upon the issue of no event may
one friend more earnestly congratulate his
fellow-friend than that which commemo-
rates, after long lapse of time the un-
broken anniversary of his entrance upon
home-life in the married state. II was with
this natural sympathy of feeling that nearly
four hundred friends assembled last Thurs
day evening, at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Atkins to celebrate with them
their silver wedding Introduced to their
civilities by Mr. A. j. Sibley and Mr. f. ID.
Blackwell, the Editor and Mrs. Atkins
warmly greeted each of their friends with
pleasant word, and, in turn, with evident
joy received appropriate congratulations.
Mrs. E. F. Kimball mother of Mrs. At
kins, and Captain o. ID. Clark and wife
aided in the reception of guests. Every
arrangement that could give charm or in
terest TO the occasion had been made. The
lawn was brilliantly illuminated by two
arc lights. The interior was made bright by
numerous incandescent lamps and rendered
beautiful by festOons of evergreen, decora-
tions OF ferns and sweet-smeling bouquets
of flowers everywhere distributed. Within
the dining-room were great pyramids of
roses, while from the latticed piazzas came
the pleasing strains of instrumental music
But of course the interest centered in the
guests, and their interest, after their hosts
had been greeted, centered in the display of
presents, which were beautiful costly and
many. These gifts of bronze and silver
represented the substantial affection of
those who have in former days enjoyed the
friendship and hospitality of the Editor and
Mrs Atkins. The music, the conversation
and the ample refreshments were enioyed
until late in the evening, and then, one after
another, the guests retired, after again wish
ing their hosts abundant joys in the future
and the hope of wedding that shall be
golden.
PERSONAL.
All ages and ranks of towns-people were
invited and were represented in the large
company that thronged the apartments of
the spacious residence. An enumeration of
the prominent towns-people who paid their
respects to the bride and groom of quarter
of century would much exceed the limits
of the space at our command. Among
those from out of town who were present
were Governor w. 7. Dillingham; of Water
bury, Alexander Cochrane and wife of Rye
gate Qt may be remarked, in passing, that
Mrs. Cochrane, who is the daughter of Hon.
|. n. Hall of Groton, a staunch republican,
is something of political hereto, and is the
only lady that accompanied the Vermont
delegation to the last democratic national
convention), Miss j. B. Atkins of Pough-
keepsie, sister of Hiram Atkins Hon. f. b.
Baldwin and daughter of Sharon, Henry
Nj. Kimball of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. George
W. Kimball Fred III. Kimball, wife and
son OF Bellows Falls, making, with Mrs.
Ezra F. Kimball the mother of Henry and
George Kimball and Mrs. Hiram Atkins,
four generations of the Kimball family rep
resented. Colonel b. b. Smaley and Miss
Smalley of Burlington came Thursday
noon, but by reason of MIR. Smalley's ILL
health, returned in the afternoon.
Among those who sent their regrets were
Colonel and Mrs Kittredge Haskins and
Colonel and Mrs. G. W. Hooker of Brattle-
boro; S. w. Cummings, general passenger
agent of the Central Vermont railroad and
wife; Rev. Andrew Oliver, ID, professor
OF ST. Stephens College, Annandale, n. Y,
who was rector of Emmanuel church, Bel
lows Falls, at the time of the marriage of
Mr. and Mrs. Atkins, and performed the
ceremony; Milton Atwood, room clerk at
Hotel Vendome, Boston, and holding for
the season the same Office at the Profile
house, White Mountains; w. E. Bryant
night editor of the Boston Journal; Jesse
Burdette, superintendent of the Rutland di-
vision of the Central Vermont railroad, and
Mrs. Burdette, who, at the last moment,
were prevented from attending by the sud-
den illness of the latter; and many others,
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and New York, who, by letter and telegram,
expressed regrets for enforced absence and
conveyed their congratulations and good
wishes for host and hostess. Fine roses
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. j. V. Babcock' S
congratulations, and cordial letters of re-
gret came from Senator j. S. Morrill, and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Levi X. Fuller.
LIST OF PRESENTS.
One dozen solid silver, gold-lined ice
cream spoons and knife, in satin-lined plush
case, Colonel and Mrs. B. b. Smalley, Bur-
lington; gold-lined berry-spoon, George w.
Smith, White River Junction; oxidized
oyster-fork, Miss Carrie Smalley, Burling-
tom silver asparagus-fork, Morris f, At
kins, Montpelier; gold-lned bon-bon dish,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Atkins, Montpelier
pair silver tablespoons, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Stowell, Montpelier; gold-lined sardine-
fork, Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Cory, Montpelier;
Edam cheese-dish and tongs, Alexander
Bertrand, United States consul at st. Johns,
and III. f. Brigham, United States consul at
Stanbrdge, p. g.. gold-lined lettuce-fork,
Miss Mary Wood, Boston; Longfellow's Nu-
remberg, DIR. and Mrs. j. NJ. Comegys, st. AL
bans; silver salad-bowl, twenty-four of the
employees of the Argus and Patriot office
steel engraving of Max's Madonna and
Child, in silver frame, Mr.. and Mrs. w. IL.
III. Bingham, Stowe; toilet set, in silver
standard, Mr.. and Mrs. f. e. Sargent, St.
Johnsbury; silver olive dish and tongs, w.
| H. Squires, Boston; decorated vase, Mr.
and Mrs Il. g. Barrows and Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Peck, Montpelier; gold-lined
tooth-pick holder, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Barnard, Montpelier; gold-lned after-din-
ner coffee sugar-dish and tongs, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. p. Pitkin, Montpelier; gold-lined
spoon-holder, with roosters engraved
thereon, George E. Eaton, Troy, n. Y; one
half dozen after-dnner coffee. poons, Mr..
and Mrs. L. p Gleason, Montpeler silver
sugar-tongs, Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. McGettrick,
st. Albans; pair silver tablespoons, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. w Dudley, Montpelier; oxidized
silver lettuce-fork, Mr.. and Mrs. Collins
Blakely, Montpelier; oxidlzed silver bon
bon dish and tongs, the Misses Tromblee,
Montpelier; bouquet of flowers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A, Barnard; silver and glass
berry-dishes, Henry and Frank b. Gillett,
Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Coch-
rane, Ryegate, II. IL. Bishop, Bolton, Mr..
and Mrs. S, G. Shurtletf, Montpelier, each
different; crystal and silverized cream-set,
Mr.. and Mrs. John III. Senter, Montpelier
silver tea-set, Mrs. Ezra f. Kimball, Mont
pelier, and Henry NJ. Kimball, Boston
silver after-dinner cofee-pot Mr.. and
Mrs. George W. Kimball, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred II. Kimball and George w. Kimball
Jr., all of Bellows Falls; silver ice-pail and
| spoon, Master Dewitt Atkins Clark, Mont