The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-25
JACKSONVILLE.
Veteran Railroad Man a Native Of This
Town.

Samuel f. Stevens. one of the oldes,
railroad conductors in this section, died
Tuesday morning at his home in North
Adams, Mass, after less than n week s
illness of pneumonia. He ran his train
TO Troy as usual Thursday morning but
was obliged to give up and return home
Immediately after reaching that city.
Mr.. Stevens would have been SO years
old had he lived till May l. He was
born in Jacksonville, VT. and was the
son of Dennison W. and Sophia A. Stew.
ems. His ancestry was of Revolutionary
stock.
Mr.. Stevens began his railroad career
March |, 1869, as rakeman on a pas
senger train on the Troy and Boston
railroad, having been induced to enter
upon this line of work by his brotherin.
law. II. j. Clark, who was conductor
on the road
During his long term of service he had
run on the Bennington branch of the
Rutland road, with the Troy and Boston
railroad; he continued on the same road,
which later became part of the Fitch
burg system and still later part of the
Boston and Maine. Mr.. Stevens had
served on all parts of the line between
Troy and Boston. but for number of
years past his run had been between
North Adams and Troy, leaving North
Adams in the morning and returning in
the evening.
He had served under % different rail
road superintendent and had Travelled
over 100000 miles. A remarkable fact
in connection with his extended career
as a railroad man and one which en-
phasizes the care he constantly exer-
cised in the handling of his trains, is
that during his entire experience he
never had an accident that cost the rail
road companies single cent for inju
ries to persons. This is indeed a phe
record.
Mr.. Stevens wife was Miss Mary
Hunter of North Bennington whom he
married in 1876. She died three years
ago. He leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Mark W. Snyder and Mrs. Hall, wife
dams. He also leaves one granddaugh
ter, Mary Helen Hall, and a brother,
Thomas A. Stevens, of North Adams.
Mrs Beaudry has been i'll.
Frank Hancock was in Charlemont
asst week.
A. J. Faulkner is assisting Hoyt Bar
Der in sugaring.
The grange program has been post
,oned to April -.
Cora Plumb of Nottingham is working
It r. G. Barker's.
Mrs. Otis Reed visited at W. H. H.
barker s this week.
The present week has been an I'M
ommonly fine time for sugarmakers.
Miss Mildred Corse has returned from
everal weeks stay in Orange, Mass.
Walter Davis and George Chase of
orange, Mass, were over-Sunday visit
rs.
Miss Lottie Corse is visiting at her
Mr.. and Mrs. James Q.
orse.
Ed Roberts and C. E Coolidge of
range made short visit among friends
ne first of the week.
James Moore, who lives on the Orsan
opeland place, lost his house and horse
arm by fire last week. There was no
valid father.
The following is from a Pasadena,
a., newspaper: The ladies of the Helen
ould auxiliary of the Spanish War
eterans (of which Mrs. Thayer is sec
tary), and the men of the Ensign Bag
Y corps met with Mr.: and Mrs.
lloyd c. Thayer last week. Mrs. Thayer
an adept entertainer, being a fine
ader and impersonator. Mr.. Thayer is
,ry popular with the young people here.
ate in the evening the host and host
S were blindfolded and showered with
any presents. Mr.. Thayer is former
sident of this place, being the son of
. W. Thayer.