The Somerset reporter., 1905-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Spaulding of Cara
funk were in town, Tuesday last
Harry Williams of Caratunk VAS in
town, the first of the week
Village schools all began on Monday
with u good attendance in each The
primary school has quito number tax
ing their first term
Howard Russell has been out of town
for several days.
Mr. and Mrs Edgar King have return
ed from week spent among friends
down river.
A baby girl was born, March 80 to the
wife of Americas Nj. Bigellw OF Pleas
ant Ridge
Dr.. l. W. Jordan is expected to re-
turn from Greenville, this week.
Mrs Edward Butler and daughter of
W. Pennington have been guests of NJ:
aud Mrs Frank Merrill the past week,
Mrs. McTaggart Of Oakland has been
spending the past week in town.
Mrs. Joseph Whitney returned, last
week, from Skowhegan
Alice Goodrich was at North Anson
one day recently.
Fred Ennis and son, Harry, went to
Portland, " ednesdsy Of last week.
Mary Haunan is working for Mrs. j.
j. Lander
DIN and Zslma Taylor of North An.
son, recently spent few days with their
aunt, Mrs w. b. Goodrich.
Mrs. Thomas Mullen was at skowhe-
gan, last week.
Mrs. Fred Ennis started for Farming
ton on Friday morning and will undergo
"A surgical operation before her return.
Frank Hunnewel was at Skowhegan.
Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
Charlie Bean is now at the home of
MIR. and Mrs Reuben Bean Ia Concord
with Miss Pearl Hammond of Arson as
! his guest.
Mrs. Will Andrews has been very i'll
during the past week, DR.. Greene OF
Solon was called in consultation on
Tuesday.
Augustine simmons of North Arson
was in town, last week
A public examination of teachers ex
pecting to teach in town during the year
was held on saturday last at the High
School building w K. Jordan, super
visor, conducted the EXAMINATION which
as written and thorough and good
test for the applicants.
Walter Ennis has been spending
week with relatives in Pennington.
Daniel Holt ia boarding at Mrs. Byron
Smiths.
The road between Ed Berrys and
George Markham's was impossible for
part of the distance on account of the
Ice freshet few days last week. The
water has row drained off and a crew of
men have cut passage through the ice
cakes, which had been thrown into the
road. 1t is hoped that the ice will pass
Bingham without pausing; as it Is the
ice jams that cause back water to make
trouble here sometimes
Representatives of the S. S. Commit
tees of Athens, Concord, Pleasant Ridge,
Moscow, Carratunk, The Forks and W.
Forks met In joint session In Union Hall
in this village on Friday of last week
! and formed union of those towns and
plantations for the joint employment of
a superintendent of schools. Rev l.. G
| March of Athens was chosen chairman,
| Eugene Clark of Caratunk, secretary
1t was voted to apportion the superin-
dents time and salary as follows viz:
Athens seven twenty-tifths, Moscow,
| five twenty fifths, Concord, Caratunk,
! fhe Forks and " Forks, three twenty
ffths each and Pleasant Ridge one
twenty-fifth. g. E. Ball WIS unani-
mously elected superintendent at
salary of 5000 per year. Mr.. Ball must
devote his entire time to this work and
has resigned the care of those state
schools in the northern woods that he
has managed for the past six wears. lie
will hold public examination of teach
ers in the High school room in this vii
lage on Saturday, April 22nd, from a.
m to 4 p. m Among those in attend.
ance at the meeting IL Union Hall for
electing a superintendent OF schools
were Rev l. G March of Athens, Eu-
gene Clark of Caratunk, w. c. Little
field of Concord, j. E. Powell of The
Forks and l.. E. Piece of West Forks
JAMES REYNOLDS.
Mr.. James Reynolds died at his home
in Bingham village, Tuesday evening
March % The cause of his death was
pneumonia, made more severe by a
slight shock. His illness was very brief,
lasting only six days Prayers were
held at house and the funeral services
were in the Congregational Church
| The floral tributes were many and beau
tiful. Mr.. Reynolds leaves wife and
ten children. He was born in Quebec
in 1880. making him over seventy-fve
years of age at the time of his death.
He lived in tanada many years. moving
to Maine, and at last to Bingham, where
he lived to the time of his death. He
had family of eleven children, all of
whom are now living except George,
who died the Goth of August last.
Mr., Reynolds was one of the last of
the old gentlemen of this village. He
was man liked and respected by all
He could call no man his enemy. He
had kind word for young and old, and
though old in years, his age had not
dulled the kindness of his heart. His
place in the world he filled, and only
faith in the goodness of God and the
uiSdop, of hiS wava can reconcile those