The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-03
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.
Of Wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Abial II.
SIayton Of Stowe Yesterday.

Stowe, June 3,-Abial Harrington
Slayton and Miss Almira Lorana Smith
were married by the Rev George
Whitney at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage in Stowe June 2, 1861. Yes
terclay afternoon and evening large
number of friends from Stowe and other
places gathered at their home in the
main road to Waterbury in honor Of
the 50th anniversary Of that event.
Refreshments were served and the oc'
casion proved to be pleasant one
dir Slayton's parents came to Stowe
from Woodstock III 1921 and Mr. Slav.
ton who is 50 years Of age, is the last
survivor of five children. lie was born
on the place which has always besl
his hcme The. mansion built by h's
father of brick made from clay on The
iarm is one of the nest attractive
homes on the road from Waterbury to
lis brother, Jereme Slayton, joined the
tllrcng Of gold seekers to California
going ty way Of the istlunus whtn
they cross N foot lie f,.scd for
years in California with varied "a.
,berienees and success, returning home
once and going back after two
months stay.
In 1857 he discovered traces of gold
on the banks of a stream near his farm
in Stowe known since as Gold brook
Purchasing the farm on which the gold
was found, he worked it to some ex-
tent and secured several hundred dol
lars worth of gold and has heavy
gold watch chain and other articles OF
jewelry made from it Mr. Slayton
says there is gold still to be found
there, but not in paying quantities
In the summer of 1862 Mr. Slayton
engaged in recruiting company for the
9th Vermont regiment and was mustered
in as captain of Company II July 9,
1862 He was surrendered with his
regiment 10 the enemy to Colonel Miles
at Harper's Ferry in September lie
was paroled and in December sent in
his resignation and was discharged.
For the greater part of his life he
has been a prosperous farmer and is
probably one of the oldest men in the
state who is actively engaged in farm
ing. He carried on his home sugar
place last spring and has plowed many |
hours day, holding the pillow and
driving the team himself He has al /
ways been respected citizen and rep /
resented the town in the legislature Of
1876.
Mr. Slayton married in early life I
Miss Mary Wilson, who died in about I
a year leaving daughter who died in
His nephews and nieces are
Miss Helen Slayton OF California, How
ard Thomas of Superior, Wis, Mrs
w. v Bryan of Waterbury,, Mrs. G
NJ. Watts, Mrs. Flora Cushman, Miss
Laura Thomas, Mrs c. H. Chaplin
and w. A. Slayton Of Stowe, and
three sons Of bis sister, Mrs. H. u.
Wood, residing in the West
Mrs Slayton was the daughter OF
Horace and Nancy Montgomery Smith
md was born on the home farm in
'towe Hollow, now owned by L B
smith Her home has always been
II Stowe She has two brothers, Tru
nan B. Smith Of Steve and Harrison
smith Of Morrisville and two sisters.
Mrs Elisha Moody of Waterbury and
Mrs James Howe OF Rutland She
las for many years been identified with
he Methodist Episcopal church and
while health permitted was an active
worker Her health has been frail for
,everal wears The three children born
o MIR and Mrs. Slayton died in in
aney.