The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-24
NORRlDGeWOCk.
Cold again

~ Maine It was reported as low as 5
degrees below zero which Is the coldes
we ever remember of hearing of il
Maine.
Mrs Esther Carr still continues to i'm
prove.
Mr.. and Nrs. Granville Durrell ant
Mrs Durrell's grandmother Mrs. Tut
tie, left here, Tuesday, for Camdei
where they will make it their home II
the future. MI. Dnrrel has lived IL
town for number of years. working il
Brackett K Russelis store and has madi
everybody his friend by his pleasan
ways and we regret that he has To leave
Next sunday morning Mr Z Jamel
| Cody, acting pastor of the Baphs
church will deliver sermon on the tex
"All things are ready-come," and a
the social evening at 7 p IN. will speai
on the subj ct "Naaman the syrian
The eight days revival meetings To bt
| held in town by Mr.. Colby FiIl com
mence sunday morning, February 3rd
and close Februar 10Th The week daJ
meetings will BE- IN the nature of union
meetings with the congregational
church, the first three will be in the
| Congregational church, the Sunday re
vival meetings being held ia the Baptist
church. Al are cordially invited To
these meetings and large attendance
is confidently expected.
The following act which has been pre-
scented before the present legislature IL
of peculiar interest To our citizens and
Will If it becomes a law, provide way
for freeing our bridge AN act to pro-
vide way to free our toll bridges"
Section l. The county commissioners of
any county in which toll bridge exists or
may hereafter exist, are hereby authorized to
lay out county road across any toll bridge
and approaches thereto, in their county, upon
petition therefor after a notice and hearing
In the manner required by the general law
of the State, regulating hige ways. Such pc
tition shall bear the signatures OF not less
than twenty tax payers, qualified voters OF
said county, representing that said bridge IS
necessary to the accommodation OF public
travel and that the payment OF tolls over
such bridge is burdensome to the travelling
public, and praying that the same shall be
taken as county bridge. The damages for
laying out the said highway shall be ascer-
tanned and determined and paid in the same
manner as in taxing land for highways, and
persons and corporations aggrieved shall have
the same rights of appeal to be enforced IN
the same manner in the case of highways.
Section ii. In the event that the county
commissioners shall d eide to make said
bridge a county bridge, said commissioners
may, for the purpose OF defraying the cost
or damage for taking and repairs OF SAID
bridge, maintain the same for period not
exceeding six years, as toll bridge, II, In
their opinion, such is necessary and Tor the
best interests of the county. All money re-
ceived for tolls after such taking shall be set
aside as fast as accumulated. together with
interest and accretions and shall constitute a
sinking fund for the payment OF any bonds
or other Indebtedness incurred by the county
for damages or expenses in taking said
bridge.
Section III. For the foregoing purposes,
as soon as the County commissioners shall
certify to the Governor and Council that they
have laid out pablo way across said toll
bridge and paid the damages therefor as in
the case of highways and abolished the tolls
thereof, the Governor and Council shall draw
! their warrant for one third of the sum SO ex-
pended for damages aside from toll received,
not exceeding $4,000 for any one bridge.
and thereafter such bridge and its approaches
shall be public highway, and shall be kept
| safe and convenient for public travel by said
commissioners, and maintained by the county
| free of toll.
| Section ~ When petition is presented
respecting a toll bridge in two counties, etc,
etc.
| Section " This act shall take effect when
approved by the Governor
The installation ceremonies of Cedar
Chapter o. f s.. No. 90 occurred in
their hall last Friday evening with about
one hundred and twenty of the members
and invited guests present. d. ID u M,
Mrs. Mabel 4. Merrill of Fairfield was
present and selected as her assistants
Miss Musa Hale, G. NJ, and Mrs Minnie
Emory as G. Chab. The officers install
ed were: Mrs Annie Vaughn, W. M;
Mr.. O. r. Hall, w. P; Mrs Grace Mar
cha Associate Matron; Mrs. Blanche
+. Ward, sec.; Mrs Lila Hall, Treas
Mrs Annie Burgess, Cond.; Mrs. Minnie
Emory, Chap; Miss Musette Hale, Mar
shall; Mrs Jennie Whiting, Organst
Mrs Grace Smith, Ada; Mrs. Gilman
Ruth; Miss Florence Davis Esther;
Mrs. Georgia Farrand, Martha; Mrs.
Ellen Pierce Eeota; Mrs. Helen M.
Pierce, Warder. Mr.. Charles Ward. Sen
final After the installation refresh
ments of sand wiches, cake, coffee and
doughnuts were served and by the
sound out in the ante room the old boys
belonging to the Masons must have had
the goat loose. Charles Whiting says
all the noise was made by Ed. Vaughan
but we haven't heard Mr.. Vaughan's
version of the affair. The installation
work was prettily performed and every
one had good time.
Miss Alice johnson left this week to
make a short visit with her sister II
Waltham, Mass. She was accompanied
as far as Lewiston by Miss Bell Adam'
who Ia spending q short time with hel
uncle at that place.
Mrs D G. Wood and Mrs. Cony Rus
sell are attending the Federation of Wo
mans Clubs at Augusta this week
Mrs. William Longley made bust
ness trip to Augusta, Gardiner and Hal
lowell one day of last week.
The week of prayer which was t.
have been the last of this month ha
been deferred by the churches until thu
week commencing Feb. 3rd.
| Mrs Catherine II Lewis of So Der