The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-11-07
ATHENS.

Somerset Academy closed last Fri
day for vacation of two weeks.
Last Wednesday evening shortly be-
fore eleven O'Clock, the village was
aroused by the alarm of fire. This
was soon located at Clark * Pratt's
saw and planning mill. Despite the
fact that the several business places
had been closed but a short time, the
fire was beyond all control as far as
the mill property was concerned,
when the men, who were first to re-
spond to the alarm, reached the spot.
Fortunately the wind had "gone down
with the sum- and the rain which fell
two days before, had left the wood
and lumber lying about the mill yard
in a condition highly favorable to pre-
vent the fire spreading. The prompt,
effective and systematic work of the
men upon the near by roofs kept the
fire from catching elsewhere, and,
what at first looked like most dis
asterous blaze to the town, was reso-
lutely held in check. So effectively
did the men work, that after the first
alarm had been given, hardly an I'M
usual sound disturbed the evenings
calm. The telephones were made to
do some good work, however, by the
ladies' who could give no better aid
and in short time fighting crew OF
about fifty men were on hand. Cause
of the fire unknown. Total loss to
both parties.
The Forward Movement Club is to
unite with the ladies of the M. q. b.
Society for Joint meeting of the two
societies one week from next Friday
evening. The meeting will be held at
Wesserrunsett Hall. The M. BIS
will furnish the supper while the
young people will furnish the enter
tainment This will consist of the
popular play, 1.-THE Only Young Man
in Town.
The NJ. E. B. Society will meet with
Mrs. II. N Flanders this week, Fri
day. The society will hold it's annual
Church Fair sometime next month.
G.F. Aver, of the firm Hight & Aver,
has been quite sick for the past two
weeks. Typhoid fever was feared at
first
Supt. G. E. Ball was in town last
week looking after his schools. He
also attended the dedication of the
new Grange Hall on Friday last.
OBITUARY.
David Foss was born in Kingsbury,
Me-, Oct. 25, 1912, and died in Athens,
Me-, Oct. 81, 1907. He commenced his
business life in the town of Brighton,
in 1854, and continued there in trade
a number of years. He was married
to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Bunker, in
the spring of 1855. After the death of
his father he moved to the town of
Athens, where he has since resided
Besides his wife and daughter, Miner
va, and nephew, Merton Foss, who
was as son to him, the brothers,
Alva W., of Athens, Dexter s., of
Scion, illiam A., of Athens, and sis
ters, Mrs. M. A. Whittier, OF Athens,
Mrs. M. Hilton, of Greenville, Mrs. A.
F. Fish, of Hartland, and Mrs. E. s.
Ward, of Athens, there are host of
friends and neighbors who will miss
him. The only order with which Mr..
Foss was connected was the Grange.
He will ever be remembered as de-
voted husband, loving father, a
faithful brother, a good neighbor, a
respected citizen. The funeral ser
vices were held Sunday, Nov. 3, at his
late home and were conducted by
Rev. l.. G. March, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. The beauti-
full flowers and large number of people
gathered on Sabbath afternoon, not
withstanding the inclement weather,
speaks louder than words of the place
that he held in the thought and life of
the community where he had resided
for over quarter of century.