The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26
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FOR L6fOaU trOuDle6 anu arc 6oSshb
along nicely.
Mr.. Elmer Tobey is at home for
his Christmas vacation from Orono.
The merry Christmas season is with
us, the time of swapping presents
when everybody gets cheated but the
youngsters.
The regular monthly supper OF
Somerset Rebekah lodge will be held
in their dining hall on Friday evening
OF this week. q
The river has been full of anchor
ice during the past few days and
little colder weather will close 1t up
again. ,,.,,
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society in their rooms
in the library last Friday afternoon
had q good attendance. The subject
was Whittier and a large portrait OF
that popular author decorated the
walls. Interesting "reminiscences and
from his poems were
read. The meeting was in charge OF
Mrs. ID. G. Wood and Mrs. Cony
Russell.
DR.. J. B. Twaddelle was arrested
at Madison last week for trying to
hire parties to murder his Drother-
in law, Mr.. Fred knight of this place.
A hearing was held at Skowhegan
Friday but no decision was reached.
DR.. TwaddelIe was formerly in prac-
tice here and during bis residence
here his first wife died. He later
went to Cuba after the Spanish war
was over with an idea of lettering
his condition but did not find in that
place the gold mine he expected and
soon returned home. He later went
to Lewiston and then to Livermore
where he staid for awhile. About
four years ago he returned here and
hired the Hathaway house where he
opened sanitarium, this venture
also failed financially for lack of
support and was abandoned. some
time after this he married Miss Ida
knight. 1t is alleged that there was
some trouble about the properly
which consisted of a farm owned
Jointly by Miss Knight and her brother
Fred, and that this was the incentive
which caused the doctor to want him
disposed Of The hearing was before
Judge Bachelor of the Skowhegan
court. Two Witnesses,
Charles p. Stillings and Walter Lashon
both of North Arson testified that DR..
Twaddele had tried to prevail upon
them to kill his brother in law, Fred
Knight and also the latter's rather
and went into detail as to the method.
According to the witnesses Or.
Twaddelle planned to have Stllllngs
finish knight with club after the
''knock out" drops, bottle OF which
had been furnished by the doctor,
had got in their work and to make
death more certain the witness said
the doctor told him he might use
rifle If he thought that better than
club. He also said that the doctor
furnished him with rife. Twaddelle
was to pay him fifty dollars for carry
ing out the plan. Hon. Augustus
Simmons of North Arson, counsel Tor
the doctor did not introduce any
testimony and said he would rely
upon the improbability of the testi-
mony of the states witnesses for the
acquital Of his client. Upon request
of the DOCTORS counsel the judge
reserved his decision. For some
time past DIR. Twaddelle has lived
in Madison.
The Christmas exercises in the
Baptist church will be held in the
Baptist church on Christmas night.
The exercises will consist OF con-
cert which will be followed by the
of presents from the
tree.
The Christmas tree and entertain
ment at the Congregational church
has been given up on account OF the
epidemic of scarlet fever.
Mrs. o. F. Hall Is again able to be
out after a long sickness from
severe surgical operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Russell re-
turned last week from number of
days visit in Portland, Boston and
other places.
Mrs. Esther Fuller who recently
had a severe surgical operation per-
formed is getting along finely and it
Is expected that the trained nurse
who has been caring for her will
return to her home in Bangor this
week.
Mr.. A. d. Brackley has been doing
a good Job along Main street the past
week removing the dead trees.
OtV6Edl Ill ITOuU Vi ulb uOubO cho oio
residence of Mr.. H. G. Hussey we're
injured by the Are when the build
ings were burned on these lots a
number of years ago, and have been
gradually dying ever since. Main
street with it's many shade trees has
been one of the beauty spots of our
village and now that they are dying
out 1t would be good plan to set
out others to fill their places.
MIR. G. F. Hall and Mr.. Hamlin E.
Hale went to New Portland Saturday
to bring home a model Ex Stanley
Steamer, which Mr.. Hall recently
purchased Of his brother-in law, Mr..
John Metcah of that place. They
ran the machine home Sunday hav-
ing a very pleasant trip with mild
weather. 1t looks as though the
steam automobiles would outnumber
the gasoline machines here next
season at the present rate of arrival.
Quarantine has been removed from
a number of the houses where there
has been cases of scarlet fever, after
thorough fumigation. Mrs. BENZ.
Smith is among those with whom the
fever went hard. A young son of
Mr.. Huff on the Waterville road also
had it In a severe form.
The new Pianola for Quinnebasset
Lodge, 1. o. o. F., arrived Monday
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