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i a Mi* !*.;•'f/.f!i- ?AMr.V-• j. vT t.*.lt;and Mrs. Read Nichols• • *,.r;ge I Celebrated Sixtieth Wedding An-* ■ •niversry Yesterday' i.ayUdLdetanur-lantheItsacelarSixty years wed is the remarkableattainment of Mr. and Mrs. Read• . «Nichols, who celebrated this event yesterday at their cosy home - on Washington street, by holding a reception to their many friends during the afternoon and evening. The house was beautifully decorated for. the occasion by friends-who cbhtift-- ■ • •••■.lt; - -- •• • . . . i • •• •• ..... 'i-buted many floral gifts and large plants for the occasion, .while theaged couple received friends in i a', . . .joyous manner. Punch, cake andices were served and it was a mb-lt; •nforable event for all, and the congratulations and .best wishes .'formany more such happy occasions* . »»were expressed by all./ Mr. and ;Mrs. Nichols were surrounded throughout the day by their two children, Charles L. Nichols and Mrs. Emma Pierce and their families, and .the event was one long to be remembered. • -Mr. Nichols was born in the town of Bowdoin, March 11, 1822, son of Benjamin Nichols,, a farmer.' Mr. Nichols was one of nine children of whom he is the only survivor. He came to this city in 1839 and started to learn the mason's trade with the late Joseph Corliss; father of Wil-fery l iiam Corliss, who for years managed a blacksmith shop in this city.aM„ itiss. Ta^nK .Kno) late' My! Jacfo^‘fcnoiyitoh,* the day iiin6, • in’d ' the tenth Wed versary of their granddau Drew, that; having occurr Year'a Day.A TEMPORARY LAuthorized by City Coimclal Session.liesledim.dr-ufdA.ra.oneoustheur-rar-;oldallyon-phsandngetheBditprlival-hocthehasherwelich?on-anoto-iaryioz-In a few years he had learned all the points of the trade which hemade his vocation. When in com-* . •fortable circumstances'in 1846 he married the present Mrs. Nichols, then Miss Rachel Ann Little, daughter of the late Capt. Charles Littlewho sailed vessels for Charles and.William Crooker of this city for twenty years and In all that time never lost a man, a-more notable record in those days than now. Mrs. Nichols had one sister, Sarah, who married Solomon Reed.Mr. and Mrs. Nichols were married at the Little homestead which was situated on the site where their present home is located. A peculiar circumstance is that Mrs. Nichols has. i . *lived in a house on this site nearly all her life. She was born in Read-tteld, Dec; 13, 1827, and moved here when she was five years old; Mr. Nichols celebrates his eighty-fourth iary | birthday March 11.Although Mr. and Mrs Nichols have lived on the site of th*Jr ; present home all through their married life, they have occupied two houses. The old house was moved to Batb street and ift now occupied by George Oliver. The present house was built nineteen years ago and at that time was one of the finest in the city. It is a large, roomy house, well ventilated and built for convenience.One year after their marriage Mr.•NicholS and-the late Splomon Reed,* «. •husband of Mrs. Nichols’ sister, formed a partnership and had headquarter? in a little , shop on Water Best t street where they manufactured ce-j ment pipes and did masonry. This will . Was In 1847. In 1869 Mr. Reed diedAt a special meeting lt;*1 « * •council Thursday eveningwas passed authorizing ;standing committee on .• * —borrow $10*000 in antic Jaxes at the. lowest possl interest, and that the loai from money cdllected for no part of which shall be( of the permanent city di have been , paid slowly o active steps are to' be tal to collect them.The aldermen granted circulated by Ernest F. bearing 153 signatures, a yes and no vote at t municipal election on the of the Morey law which i screens at the voting boc this is passed, at the spr: they will’.he “given their the September election.• iEAST HARPSWIi’eb-ictras.onsilkdie.10irel-onKtra31irg-t at weIwillthetheponcentar-aub-mchthetheCan anyone tell the. ti without looking in the ol Almanac? Ice and sno and ah ocean of mud * no Ice’in the New Meadov boats passing up and dow in summer. Some peopliGulf stream is some 200 i* •than ever before and say counts for the warm wint .We had an invitationtertain the Johnny Rebs.’60s and came home on On the 7th of January th fell. One month later thlt; feet of snow on the levefirst of March the fence:•ered. So keep up you there is time for snow yet The herring and cod h: shore and men go off 1with thirty lines of trawl$5.00 worth of cod everyring never were known s winter in Casco Bay.Professor Rockwood li ed an Edison phonograp the latest records is prei tertain his many friends.Sidney W. Holbrook v on Sunday.A number of our peop cally sick, viz., Mrs. Am Francis J. Orr and Mrs. . ander.BATH MARKElose heir culd emoradeboy gest hese , 50 for iths,1 be cent the time lined mera rotesthosetantstheyand Mr. Nichols managed the business up to a short time ago when the corporation, the Read Nichols Co., was organised, Frank M. Harnden becoming a stockholder. Mr. Nichols' son, Charles L. Nichols, is also a member of the company.Fine testimonials to Mr. Nichols' ability as a mason. are the HydeBlock on the corner of Front and* ■ • -Broad streets' the Center Streetlt;school and tile Cpurt House, at the head of Center street, the best constructed building jp the city.In 1876 Mr. Nichols purchased the present headquarters on Commercial street. The change greatlyi Increased the business of the firm and proved one of the best investments that he ever made. The property includes a fine wharf and the M. C. R. R. track runs up Commercial street to the firm’s storehouse.Mr. Nichols has held several public offices. He was overseer of the poor for twelve years, a member of the Common. Council several terms and has been all through the fire department from handling the hose toChief Engineer, which position he .held two years. He was an able fireman and when he resigned from the department he was reappaointed, soA quiet week is repo Bath market and there hi little fluctuation in the although the prices are at all high and are consreasonable for the seast■year.Eggs are very plenty a cents a dozen, and had for the fact that the coi ing has been very hard week, it is likely that th have been flooded with \ Potatoes are inclined i on the market and any lt;be purchased for 50 cent Beets, carrots and c reported at 1 cent a pon Good squash can be p' 1% cents a pound. Parsnips 2 cents a po Onions are still holdii It a bushel and there is for them.Butter, good dairy quoted at 20 and 22 ce with supply limited., Excellent ‘hot he greens are brought to cents a bushel. The sar lettuce costs 50 cents a Chickens are quoted 1 a pound.Fowl 15 and 16 cents Lamb 10 and 11 cents Veal 9, 9% and 10 ce Round hog 6% centsdesirouB were the citizens for his.*•services.Mr. and Mrs. Nichols were blessed i and 1 with eight children of whom six have tever|gone to the Great Beyond, leaving ason, Charles ,L. Nichols, and a daughter, Mrs. Emma A. Pierce, who resides with her parents.- The grandchildren living in this city are Miss Clara Pierce, Stanley Pierce, Arthur, Fred, Randall, Helen and Rachel Nichols, George Nichols of Quincy,Mass.. and Mrs. MarvReed Drew ofTHE BROWN-TAILS Dik for sameerBon l this 1 justE. E. Phllbrlck, a Maine Department of A|the suppression of thlt;moth, was in feath yest. .ing to Augusta from a ti town, Riggsville, Popha Point. He reports plentj through that territory, moat cordial reception i‘ . ' . ipeople were anxious to was necessary to kill.-qfl The matter will be t the annual town meetii is tio question but libe: tions will be made to
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Bath Independent and Enterprise
Bath, Maine, US
Sat, Jan 27, 1906
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