Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-05
ADDISON COUPLE
welded u YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. Stukley Smith At
tain Unusual Anniversary
Whole Life in Same House

Middlebury. May 30.-On the 30th day
Of May. 1S41, there was a wedding cere- |
mony at the home Of the bride In Addison,
when Stukley W. Smith and Maria w.
Dorwyn took upon themselves the vows
of wedlock, pledging each other ''for
better for worse, until death us do
part And now after a lapse of u years
this couple, both in good health. are able
to receive congratulations on having
passed another wedding anniversary So
unusual an event should have been an
occasion of ceremony, but Mr. and Mrs.
Smith chose to spend 1t quietly. receiv-
ing congratulations Of a few relatives
and intimate friends at their home where
practically their entire married life has
been spent.
Stuke1y w. Smith was born in Addison,
within a mile of where he lives to-day,
February 10. 1925, the son of Amos and
Barbara (Westcott) Smith. When three
years old his parents moved to the house
which has been his home since. Mr..
Smith remembers very distinctly the
occasion Of moving to the new house and
and what he and his two elder brothers
did on that day. This place was formerly
the home Of Eli Squier, who was grand
father Of Mrs Smith. Mrs. Smith was
born Maria Dorwyn. the daughter of
Vida and Aurilla (squier) Dorwyn. She
was born in Hopknton. st. Lawrence
county, n. Y. September 81, 1926 her
parents having removed to that place
shortly before the birth, and returning
to Vermont while she was still an in
FAINT. AS Mrs. Smith expresses it, "she
went over to New York State to be
born" Her parents died when she was
very young and he went to live with her
aunt, Mrs. Seeger, grandmother of the
late Luman c. Seeger, now the home of
Charles Seeger. where she resided at the
time of her marriage to Mr.. Smith. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Mr. Evans, then pastor of the Addison
Church.
There is but one person living to-day
besides the bride and groom, who were
presnt at the ceremony 70 years ago.
That is Mrs. olin A. Smith Of Addison
who was thcS an infant in arms.
Mr.. Smiths father, Amos Smith. and
his grandfather. Henry Smith. were at
the battle Of Plattsburg, and received a
land warrant as soldiers of the war OF
1872.
Three children were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith, two sons living. They are
DR.. Melvin D. Smith. practicing ply
! sician Of Pelham, n. Y, and Mrs. Spen.
Hermon Smith. married a granddaughte,
of Mrs. Lydia Pinkham. and they have
one son.
Mr.. Smith has been a farmer all his
life and still looks after the broad acres
which for SO many years have beer
his own. In earlier years he was alst
n a cattle driver. and made frequent trip
n to Boston in connection with that line
which he carried on for u years. =,
1854 he made trip to Wisconsin. goint
with others to dispose Of soi.,e horses
and sheep. He took with him a prom
Using Blackhawk colt. which he tradet
for 100 acres of land. situated near tn
:, y city Of Madison. This land he sold abou
" three years later at a handsome profit
but which had he retained it, woul'
). to-day be worth small fortune to him
- Mrs. Smith accompanied him on thi
II trip.
Mr.. Smith remembers very we'll whe
the Rutland Railroad was built. it be
!" ing the year of his marriage. Ston
!. was quarried from a lodge at the foo
=. o. Grandview mountain for the bridg
- ., over the New Haven river near Brooks
. Vile. and eight Of the quarrymen board
ed at the Smith home.
" Mr.. Smith has held all the town Office
during his lifetime. His first vote wa
a. cast for Taylor for president in 1874
=, He voted for republican for a pres
. dent since the birth of the party
- 1856. He represented the town of Add
- son In the Legislature In 1859. the teri
- during which the late George f. Et
munds was speaker. Mr.. Smith Is IN
~ only surviving member Of that session.