The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-03


by the Rebekah Assembly president
who was present at the meeting. The
Norridgewock delegation was quite
large In addition to the members of
the staff.
Mr.. William Whitney has COM
menced operations on the extension
of his potato house at the Somerset
railroad yard,
William Stevens has accepted a
position with the Rickers of Poland
Spring House to drive Stanley
Steamer for them this summer.
Mr.. o. f. Hall has sold his residence
on Waterville road to G. II. Lane of
Monmouth but will not vacate until
some time next fall probably, when
he expects to move to a section where
the winters will be less severe, prob
ably somew here in the west. Mr..
Lane, who is the purchaser, is a
brot of Mrs. Orrin Jones and will
therefore become a near neighbor of
his sister.
MIR. G.. s. Jewett is at Scion super
intending the erection of big corn
canning plant for the Northern Pack
ing Company. Mr.. Arthur Rogers is
also working at carpenter work at
this plant.
Mr.. Henry Tappan of Waterville
was in town, Monday of this week.
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE.
AS though nature was in sympathy,
little spits of rain marked the after
noon of decoration day Oh Monday Of
this week, the tears OF the nation fol-
lowed by beautiful broken rainbow
which might be taken, that in
the great beyond, the great army
were waiting the home coming of the
regiments still on the shores of time,
to complete glorious reunion which
would last forever. AT one O'Clock
in the afternoon the veterans started
the line of march from their hall on
Mechanic street with an escort or
guard of honor of the Spanish war
veterans and led by the Norridge-
wock Cadet Band. Veteran b. b.
Wells was the officer of the day.
The pace was slow and the march up
Main street occupied some time but
was full fast enough for the old COM
rades. At Grange Hall halt was
made and the wreaths were given out
to the various details for decorating.
The march was then continued to the
South Cemetery where the cere-
monies usual for the occasions were
performed and the wreaths placed up
on the respective graves. The march
from the cemetery back to the SOL
dier's monument was then made and
the last salute fired, then to the
Grange Hall where Rev. F. A. Leitch
of Skowhegan delivered the Grafton
of the day. Something in regard to
Bates Post at this time would seem
appropriate. 1t now has 81 members
on Its roster. DIR. j. N. Harris, who
met with them on last Memorial day,
apparently well and hearty, has been
called away. The remaining mem
bers are feeling the infirmities of age
and the line of march will all too soon
be beyond their strength or at least
the strength of the Oldest ones. 1t
has been suggested to us that this
should now be made an event in
which the citizens of the later gener-
ations should take active interest and
plan the events of the day, giving
the veterans the post of honor and
that the matter of decorating be ar
ranged so that the school children be
the ones to place the wreathes upon
the graves and thus bring the patri-
otto feeling to more mature fullness
with them so that in after years this
beautiful custom will not be lost.
The guard of honor were William
Soule, Frank Wade of Mercer, John
Otis and Selden Adams, Spanish war
veterans. The veterans of the Civil
War we're: B. B. Wells, H. E. Hale,
Albert Longley, Charles Brown, Frank
Wade, Fred Woodsum, Samuel Allen,
r. B. Sawyer, II. K. Sawyer, Jonas
Varney, Warren Chapman, William
Hobbs, James Haynes, Samuel Albee,
Steward Wing, G. A. Tobey, P. II.
Butler and Henry George. The num-
Der of graves decorated are as fol-
lows: North side cemetery %; which
includes the soldiers of the Revolu
tionary, 1912, Mexican and Civil wars;
at the South Cemetery "a OF the Civil
War, of the Spanish War and 8 of
1912; Smirhfield, 25; Gould school
house 70; Mercer, %; East Mercer, IL.
There are also 18 graves of members
of the Relief Corps In the So. Gene
terry which were decorated.