The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-05
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Mrs, A. L. Merriam formerly Mrs.
A. l.. Maxwell was taken i'll very
suddenly in Athens, Saturday Nov.
%. She was moved to Cornyille,
Wednesday where she rested for two
DAYS. Saturday she was moved on
bed to Norridgewock to the home OF
her son -in-l law Mr.. Charles futile,
where she is critically ill.
Slick wheeling. 1t isn't often that
the sleighing holds off 80 late AZ this.
There has been good skating on the
mill stream above the railroad bridge
for number of days and the young
people have been making the most oil
It. Fred Spaulding says that his legs
nearly refuse to work he has skated
80 much, guess there are other boys
in the same fix.
A good crew of men are at Work on
the Somerset railroad, relaying the
track with much heavier steel. They
began work Sunday and got a good
start through the yard. The several
switches make the matter ratner
complicated and nearly every rail has
to be bent to conform with the quite
short curve at this point. The new
rails are considerably heavier than
those laid year ago from Oakland TO
this place. About twenty five cars OF
heavy lumber have also been unloaded
at the ends of the railroad bridge
across the Kennebec and will be used
for strengthening the bridge. 1t was
found that the present bridge was IN
very good condition and with the
proper amount of strengthening it
would do good service for the heavier
traffic which ia being sent over this
section of the Maine Central System.
Mrs. William Whitney is on the
sick list this week, confined to the
house.
Mr. Ralph Whitney has purchased
the Danforth store on the north side
of the river and will remodel it for a
dwelling house.
The annual fair and sale of the
Baptist society will be held in their
yestry on Thursday afternoon and
evening of this week. A fine supper
will be served in their dining room at
from half past six to half past seven.
The usual amount Of fancy and useful
articles will be on sale.
Prof. s. G. Beane and wife spent
Thanksgiving week in Waterville
with Mrs. Beane's parents.
DIR. 9. E. H Beane and wife spent
Thanksgiving with DR.. Beane's par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Emory Beane
of Hallowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder Ward, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Pierce, and Mr.. Louis Whit
ing and Miss Josie Mills attended the
dance at the Milburn Club rooms at
Skowhegan on Friday evening.
Mr.. Fred Davis and MIR. Elmer
Tobey were in town from the Maine
State College to spend their Thanks
giving vacation, returning to the col
lege Monday.
Miss Blanche Smith of Madison
spent her vacation with her friend
Mrs. George Porter Of this place.
DR.. ]. N. Harris and wife, s. K.
Fuller and family, w. J. Harris and
DIR. w. F. Brown and family and Miss
Annette Spaulding took their Thanks
giving dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Frye.
Mr.. E. 8. Miller returned home from
Pleasant pond last week with one
deer Mr.. Miller did not have go
good luck as he commonly does and
he was "back to the woods" for some
time before he got his deer but 1t
wouldn't be like him to give it up and
come home without one.
Mr.. Stevie Mills is at work driving
the delivery team for the w. II. Ward
Company.
DR.. Charles F. Dole returned to his
home In Jamaica Plain, Mass, last
week. While in Maine he delivered
a lecture in Waterville upon the
Religion of the future.
Mr.. Charles Fuller is attending the
meeting of the State Dairy Associa
ton at Auburn this week
Miss Bell Adams and Miss Alice
Johnson spent Thanksgiving with
relatives in Madison.
Our community was saddened by
the death of Harry Simonds, who was
killed In the train wreck which oc-
cured in Carmel on Wednesday night
of last week. Mr.. Simonds was a
boy having moved
here with his father, Mr.. George
Simonds, when only few years of
age and spent the years of his youth
and early manhood here whore he at.
tended our schools and made many
sincere friends. When he arrived at
the age where he was to decide his
calling In life, the attraction Of rail-
reading wooed him and he secured a
position with the Maine Central at
Waterville where he afterward made
1t his home. Here he met the young
lady who afterward became his wife.
For number Of years he has held
the position OF fireman and at times
has been assigned to the scoot which
runs between Waterville and Oak
land, at other times has been assigned
to specials, but wherever the place,
he was q faithful worker and was on
the line to promotion. Last week his
father Joined the family and they
were planning a pleasant Thanksgiv-