The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-08
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afternoons.
The Congregational society will
have sociable in their vestry on
Thursday evening of this week. They
are planning to have an entertain
ment called the "Kindergarten.'
The remains of our old townsman
and friend, Mr.. Corydon E. Veasie,
arrived here from La Junta, Col,
Sunday morning. Members of Leban-
on Lodge F. and A. NJ. were present
at the station and took charge. The
funeral was held in the Cong1. vestry
Rev. J. H. Gould attending. The
service was very simple and appro-
pirate. The burial ceremonies of the
Masonic society were performed after
which friends were given chance to
to take their last leave of the deceas
ed. Mrs. Veasie and his daughter-in
law, Mrs. Perley Veasie accompanied
the remains here while his daughter
Miss Addie joined them at Wateryille
she having been in Maine at the time
of his death, on a visit. Several
members of the Waterville lodge OF
Elks also came up from there with
the party and rendered kindly assist
ance. The party left here in the af-
ternoon with teams for New Portland
where the interment took place. Mr..
Veasie was born Feb "a, 1854 and
was therefore SO years of age. During
the period of his stay here no man
among us had greater circle of true
friends or was the true friend of so
many people as Mr.. Veasie, and be-
fore his death he made the request
that the services should be held here
among his old friends and under the
auspices of Lebanon Lodge, and al
though the weather of Sunday was
very inclement, the seating capacity
of the vestry was filled with those
who wished to pay their last respects
to their friend.
The Village Improvement Society
will meet on Friday afternoon of this
week with the subject, New Eng
land in the old Colonial times" The
meeting will be in charge of Mrs.
Hathaway and Miss Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper Allen and
Rev. and Mrs. H. l.. Mccain and
daughter, Eugene have returned
from the pond and are staying with
Mrs. Sara Frederic.
Mrs. Rose McKenney Haywood
died Wednesday night of last week
after a sickness extending over three
months. She was 80 years of age the
18th of last month and was born in
Paris, Me. She was one of family
of nine children five of whom were
boys and only two of whom are now
alive, Mrs. Nj. A. Watson of Boston
and Frank P. McKenney of West
Paris. Miss McKenney was married
to Rev. Otis b. Rawson, a Baptist
minister, in the year of 1870. Mr.
Rawson died in 1865 and two years
later she married Mr.. Haywood also a
Baptist minister and has been his
faithful companion for nearly q
years. Several years ago they moved
to this place and since being here she
has won the friendship of everyone
by her kindly ways and ready sym
pathy and it was a sad blow to all
when she was taken very suddenly SC
seriously i'll while attending church
several months ago. Friends have
anxiously been inquiring for her
health since hoping that the report
would be that she was better, but
during the past few weeks she devel-
oped a serious heart trouble which
finally ended fatally. The funeral
services were held Friday and the re-
mains were taken to West Paris for
interment. Her husband, Rev. II
M. Haywood is left alone in his home
and has the sympathy of all in his
great bereavement.
Mrs. May Ray returned from Som
erville Monday to spend the remain
der of her vacation in the Fernside
Bungalow.
The county commissioners met yes
terday in relation to the toll bridge
matter. A number of interested citi-
zens met them and they proceeded to
the bridge where careful examina-
ton was made Of the structure after
which they adjourned to the Grange
hall and listened to the arguments of
the petitioners. Everyone was in
favor of having the bridge free. The
commissioners adjourned the meeting
after promising to take the matter in
to consideration.
Mrs. Sidney Knowlton was injured
at Waterville Monday night by being
thrown from a carriage. The horse
was frightened at an auto.