The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, January 29, 1886 Reading 1/29/1886 Reading Centre has a new smith. M. E. HAPGOOD is at home. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. SUMNER and daughter Mabel have been visiting for the past two weeks in town. Several social gatherings since last correspondence. The friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. NICHOLS, to the number of eighty-six, taking with them tea, coffee, eatables, nice presents, and best of wishes, met at their home, on the evening of Jan. 14th. The occasion was suggestive of their fifteenth wedding anniversary. On the following 22d, the eldest daughter, Della, gave an invitation to classmates, and about forty were present. While on Monday (anniversary occurring the 24th) the friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. NEWTON, to the number of 106, assembled at an early hour to remind them that it was the twentieth anniversary of their married life, and many nice and useful presents, presented by C. M. FAY and kindly responded to by Mr. NEWTON, were left as tokens of their friends' esteem. The band discoursed excellent music for a few figures, but left space for the quartette club of Felchville to render a few jolly songs, and after partaking of pork and beans and fine pastry, all shortly took their leave, wishing in both instances that all be spared in blessedness to the latest possible degree. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT