Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-29

gested nothing else than universal sor-
row. Judge Simmons was q man en-
inently respected throughout the Sec
ton Of the county whore he resided.
and a. such he will be sincerely miss
ed in both the civic and social life Of
the various communities there The
quaint old New England homestead
where Judge Simmons has long resided
was filled to overlooking, large num-
Der Of people remaining in the yards
during the entire service. Rev.C. w.
Rogers. formerly pastor Of the Con-
gregational church here. now located in
Gray, close friend Of the deceased. de-
uvered the funeral eulogy. read the
scriptures and offered prayer. Inter
spersed with the scriptural readings
were selections from Tennyson. while
the eulogy included reference 70 the
Judges love for children, his jealous
activities a. a citizen. his ardent po-
iitical endeavors and his religious
faith. The body rested in the library
Of the dwelling in . favorite corner Of
the deceased and in the midst Of a
beautiful collection Of flowers. Mem
bers of Northern Star Lodge. F. and A.
NJ, Of which the deceased was a MEM
her,. attended in a body. as did a large
number of Knights from DeMolay
Commandery. The knights in full
dress uniform. followed by the Blue
Lodge members. escorted the funeral
cortege to Sunset cemetery, where the
interment occurred.
Out of town epople present We're: Mr..
and Mrs. John Tapley of Charleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bagg of Newton. Mass;
Miss Ellen Dunbar of Fairfield; Rev.
T. b. HIATT, Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Gipson,
Bingham; Ex-Sheriff Frank Thompson.
Rev. c. II. Mckinney, John L. Fish.
Skowhegan; DR.. Stanwood. Deputy
Sheriff Frank Harding and Charles
Clark, Madison. Members of the Som
erset County Bar present were: Hon.
George Weeks of Fairfield, Judge c. o.
Small, Madison, Judge Turner Boswell,
Scion, Bernard Gibbs, Madison. Ed
ward n. Merrill, Edward F. Merrill
and William Folsom Merrill of Show
hogan. There We're also large number
of visiting members of the Masonic
fraternity.
-hiSS -1iiSc Sdiill OIL SOItCOTu WIS un-
able to attend to her duties as first as
sistant in Arson Academy the latter
part of the week. owing to an attack OF
appendicitis. Her condition did not ap-
pear to be improving Saturday
The first division of Freshmen read
ings. Arson Academy. will be given in
Carabasset hall Friday evening, Nov.
3. The second division will give the
"Courtship of Myles Standish" in read
ings and tableaux, in the same hall on
Nov. %. The Seniors of the academy
have also begun to make plans for a
Senior play and fair to be given the
first of January to raise money for
their graduation.
The Womans Association of the
Congregational church which held A.
meeting last week at the home of Mrs.
r. w. Bunker, has decided to hold a
sale the first of November
Miss Ethel Stetson underwent an
operation for appendicitis in Augusta
Friday.
Martelle Tibbetts, a member of the
Senior class Of Arson Academy. has
volunteered for the navy and has been
accepted. He has already gone to yir-
be stationed.
1t is understood on good authority
that no further effort will be made to
raise money for the Improvement Of
the vacant lot Of land in the business
section of the village from which the
buildings were wiped out at the time
OF the big fire a few years ago. Hon.
u. D. Stewart of ST. Adams agreed 10
give the sum Of $4,000 if a similar
amount could be raised by the towns
people. A big community fair was held
last year for this purpose from which
q considerable sum was cleared The
money now on hand is being used to
beautify the town generally.
The basketball game between the
Arson Academy girls and the Kinsfie!d
High girls was postponed from Friday
night to Tuesday night owing to the
death of Judge Simmons.
The new water system Is practically
completed one short street In Anson
not having yet been connected, while
a few Of the houses have not been
connected. The hydrants are all in
place, however. and sufficient force for
fire fighting is assured. The water.
comes from Hancock pond as a foun-
tain head and is conveyed from there.
down through North Arson and An
son villages to Madison, covering a
distance of II miles.
There is movement on foot that
the Universalist church, which has for
some time been vacant, be taken over,
by Arson Academy. II successful, a,
gymnasium will be fitted up In the,
building which later will be used for.
q gymnasium in part, manual training
quarters and an assembly place for the
academy students. The church is pre-
tically on the academy campus and
but step from the teachers home.