The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-07
NORRIDGEWOCk.

fined to the house for number of days
with the grip is again able to be about.
Mr. Cooley ia continuing his Monday
night meetings in the chapel OF the Bap.
ust church They partake Of the nature
of a social meeting for men
There Is some talk of parties coming
To town to operate Dodlin on an extern
sive scal,. We hope that this may prove
to be true.
y. b. Cleaves received a second severe
shock ON saturday morn ing of last week
and is in a critical condition.
II. G.. Hussey aud H. 5. Whiting were
overturned sunday by drifted place in
the road while returning from the fun
erai of Charles smith.
Steward Wing returned bone last week
from the woods where he has been
spending the winter scaling.
Dorothea Folsom who has been con-
fined to the house for "A number OF weeks
by sickness and who has been cDnvaieS-
ing, has not been as well for the past
few days having contracted severe
cold.
The high and grammar schools closed
on Monday afternoon in order that the
teachers and scholars might attend the
town meeting if they 80 wished.
Rev. II Il. Haywood attended a fun
eral in Mercer Sunday morning.
Mr.. Goldey preached in the Bethany
Baptist church at Skowhegan on Sunday
evening and two of the converts of the
recent revival meetings, Miss Lila and
Mr.. Ogdon Traviss we're baptized.
Mr.. George Simonds was In town from
A OF IA
of John Spaulding.
Rev. j. II Gould attended the meet
ing of the Kennebec, Somerset and Wal
do Ministerial Association at Waterville
on Tuesday of this week and furnished
part of the program.
Our community was shocked last Fri
day afternoon by the report that MT.
John Spaulding had been run over by
the freight train at the station here, aud
instantly killed, which proved to be
true Mr.. Spaulding had just returned
home from Madison on the afternoon
freight known ss number with Frank
Jones, conductor. The train in stopping
had passed slightly past the station and
had been given the order to back. when
In looking back the conductor was
Mortified to see Mr Spaulding lying on
the track Just few feet back OF the rear
car. He immediately signalled the engl-
neer to stop but as there 10 quite a
curve and the signal had TO be repeated,
the train did not come to standstlli IN
iii 1t had run well on to Mr.. Spaulding' q
body. The tram was Immediately
pulled off and DIR Ames telephoned for
but death was apparently instantaneous
AS near as could be- learned Mr.. Spauld-
ing either stepped off the train and
started along the platform toward home
and fell from the platform on to the
track or he fell from the steps OF the
rear car while trying to get of No one
saw him fall except very small boy
who was in Mr.. Taylor's stone shed at
the time and he afterward became con
fused in the matter. From severe
scalp wound found on his head 1t Is
thought that the fall must have stunned
him 30 that he was unconscious when
the train struck him. Coroner Addition
of Skowhegsn was Immediately notified
and came up the next morning to inter-
view the train hands and bystanders and
after careful inquiry decided that the
death was entirely accidental and did
not hold an inques, The funeral was
held Monday forenoon at III O'CLOCK
under the auspices of Qni lneba Set
Lodge O. O. r. of which he was a
member Mr.. Goldey of the Baptist and
Rev. J. II. Gould of the Congregational
church officiating. The service consist
cd of prayer. Mr.. Spaulding was a
native of Norridgewock and bis home
was the home place of his father. For
many years be drove team In the
woods winters and worked about town
summers. He will be greatly missed by
a large circle of friends. He leaves a
widow to mourn his loss. He was about
SO years of age.
The first entertainment in competi-
ton in the Somerset Rebekah Lodge
will be held on Friday evening of this
week when each side will half an hour
try at it. Even the presence of the
mem bers count for their side certain
amount
The initiatory degree will be con-
ferred in Quinnebasset Lodge, l. o o. f.
on Monday evening of next week.
The district meeting of the l. o. o f.
will be held in Madison on Friday even
ing of this mouth, arrangements will be
completed in our local lodge next Mon
day evening for the attendance of the
members here
Mr. Charles Smith, whose sickness we
noted last week, died last Thursday
He was IA years of age and leaves
daughter and granddaughter to mourn
him, also brother, Mr.. George Smith
and several nephews and nieces, The
The funeral services We're held at the
house on Sunday afternoon under the
auspices of Lebanon Lodge +. & A. M,
of which he was "a member Mr.. Smith
was always man of energy and push
and for a number of years past has done
a large business in the manufacture of
picker sticks. Always pleasant in the
home and genial where ever you met
him he will be sadly missed by his rela-
tves and fri ends. The services we're
attended by Rev. j. II. Gould of the
Congregational church.
The communion in the Congregational
church was postponed last Sunday
morning and will take place on next
Sunday morning
Mrs. Harold Boardman returned to her
home in Bangor last week Friday.
Monday was an ideal day for the
annual town meeting and in the after
noon there was a large attendance when
the meeting was called to order at 2
o'clock. DR. B F.Lancaster was chosen
moderator. The old board of town off
GERS were reelected as follows Clerk, o.
F. Hall; Selectmen, Assessors and Over
seers of the Poor, D. g. Wood, Fl. s,
Whiting and G. ! Savage; Treasurer,
Cony Russell: Road Commissioners, Fl