Chester County PA Archives News.....Silver Wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Col F. B. Speakman January 7, 1882
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Silver Wedding  Surprise 
Col. F. B. Speakman and wife of Coatesville were surprised on Friday evening 
of last week, by a party of relatives and friends who called suddenly and 
unexpectedly upon them at  about eight o'clock in the evening. The party was 
comprised of the Coatesville Presbyerian Church. The evening marked the twenty 
fifth wedding or silver anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Speakman 
and they had contend to allow the occasion to pass quietly by.  But imagine 
their surprise  when the guest came pouring in upon them! Still greater was 
when the Rev. Mr. Rogers step forward adn in a neat little speech in which he 
wished the happy twain joy at least another quarter of a century, presented 
them with a magnificent siler table service of many pieces, a gift from the 
party. A number of other rich and costly represnting the special rememberance 
of relatives and friends not present, and in such numbers that the top of the 
piano was literally covered and heaped with costly and elegant gifts. Colonel 
Speakman, although considerably overcome by suprise,responed to the 
presentation remarks, in a fitting and happy matter. An evening of general 
enjoyment then followed by , and at 10 o'clock the visitors took  charge of 
the dining room and soon had the table laden with refreshment they had brought 
with them, of which all partook. The party had met earlier at the residence of 
A.D. Harlan and everything was conducted so privately that the suprised did 
not even suspect the object of their friends. Among those present were persons 
from reading and other distant places.

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