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The agricultural Society is going ahead in good earnest - The Singing school don't amount to much - I do not go - none of our folks go - The Lycum is the best thing here this winter - The Ladies are doing much to keep it up by their paper called the Ladies Gazett - Tis very well managed and is very interesting. All the ministers are on the next debate - Question "Which does the most to reform & civilize the world Religion or Education" - We have them in the vestry and when tis pleasant the vestry is crowded full - But we may not have many more. Probably 3 or 4 more & close - Rev John G has lectured twice & Rev Bridge once. Mary has read the paper twice Miss Amayo once - Maria Goldsburg reads next time - Any one writes for the paper - Joseph Pierce's preparing to build in the spring in. Widow Joseph Stevens has moved in to her old house - Maria is with her - They will remain a while probably - Have not seen them. Things in the uper village not much changed - Mary Hatch is taking music lessons at Greenfield every other week - Miss Cook is in England - People in the uper village well generally - They had a surprise party at Rev M Bridges last Wednes Eve - The orthodox people made Mrs B a present of cake sprinkled with 5 or 6 dollars worth of silver consisting of half Quarters, ten cents, ? & smaller coins - The band was there and furnished fine music I suppose - Mrs Fisk is still here but will leave soon probably before March - Mother says she would like to write & intends to - I am going to make her a Quill pen - She says she could write with one - She says she has been pretty well this winter, excepting she has felt trouble about Abby's being way off out there and she wishes she could see you - She would like to talk with you considerable - She wants you to enclose a note especially to her and for her to read first in so you must comply by writing a plain large hand and send it Hermetically Sealed (same as they do other choice things) especially for her benefit - Talk to her as you would were she near to listen to your words. She wishes me to tell you to do thus - It would do her a great deal of good to thus year from you - She will try and write to you - Mary is expecting a letter from you every mail - Emilys letter was very interesting - Remember me to Mr Kendall With love goodby Charles Reed

[written on the left-hand side of the page] Mother & Mary send much love to you and Mr. Kendall - Hoping you are quite welI again soon goodby