The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
COUNTY NE WIS.

At the annual meeting Of Northern Star
Lodge, + L A. NJ, North Arson, the fol-
| lowing officers were elected: Fred 7.
| Blackwell, w. NJ. Ben S. Collins, s. W;
Leonard p Lincoln, J. W.: Columbus S.
Mantor, Treas. WILDER G. Simmons, Sec;
w. Scott Jones, S. d.. Hiram L. Harris,
]. d.
Deacon Daniel Reed living at East
| Madison was l0l years old Saturday last.
| He retains his faculties well for one Of
| his years and converses freely with those
who call. His sight l. good, his voice
strong and general health more than the
| average.
MADIsoN-The brick work OF the new
| mill at Maids on, which was laid by the
thousand, has been measured and the
number of bricks computed to be over
| 300, 900. The windows are all In and
most OF the floors are laid in the building,
| while the machinery is daily expected to
arrive. During the past season, TWEEN
ty-four dwelling houses, one store, post
office, printing office, AMI a church have
| been built within the limits of Madison
village.
ST. ALBANs.-Thc village schools have
commenced the winter terms. Miss Fan
ME Marble is teaching in the grammar and
Miss Ada Turner in the primary depart
ments The creamery is manufacturing
| about twelve hundred pounds of butter Il
week now. THE q. a. X. post have
| elected the following officers Com J. S.
Parker; S. V. c.. S. S. Parker; J. V. c.,
Edwin French; Surgeon, 4. T. Field; Of
tcer of the day. w. c. Crafts. Chaplain,
Russell NJ. Nye: q. NJ, W. IL. Morse;
| Officer of the guard, +. 5. Field.
| FAIRFIELD.-About two weeks ago
George b. Chase of Providence, X. l..
who shot his wife formerly Lillian Mer
rill of Benton) visited Fairfed and called
on an aunt Of his wife. The aunt in
formed him where his wife was, and he
returned to Rhode Island, searched her
out and committed the ohense. No doubt
his errand here was to learn her where
abOuts and commit the crime, EVIDENTLY
long premcditated Mrs Chase 5 remains
were sent to her father for int rInent and
were buried on Saturday Dec. 18th.
HARMoNY.-Joscph Bacheldcr, while
skating on Moose Pond last Saturday, fell
and injured his left hip very severely. He
was alone at the time, and being unable
to get up, was obliged to lie on the ice for
five hours when couple of men who were
| crossing the pond on their way to llar-
mony, discovered him, and carried him
| home. Dr. Pushor was summoned by
telephone to attend to his injuries. The
DR.. says that the fall produced very Sc
| we're bruises and that it will be weeks be-
fore he will be himself again. PiHsdeld
| .fdrertisir.
NORTH ANsoN.-The friends and par
ishoners of Rev. Mr.. Freese, pastor of the
Free Baptist church, met at his home a
few nights since, and spent the evening
very pleasantly, leaving as tokens of es-
teen for him over $50 dollars in valuables
including present of Il barrel of four
from the Odd Fellows society. - The
Somerset District Lodge, |. Q. G. I. held
an enthusiastic and largely attended SEES
sion Dec. H. The lodges are reported in
prosperous condition, two new lodges
having been added lately. The Arson
Free Baptist quarterly meeting held its
| December term with the church at No
Arson Dec. lib. Rev. Mr.. Freese was
chosen moderator, and Rev. l.. Hutchns
clerk.
NORTH New PORTLAND.-Our cores
| pondent writes More business is done on
Dead River than the most of US are aware
| of, plans are made for 600 men, and 400
horses and oxen will soon be at work.
The men are nearly all there now and they
are only waiting for snow before sending
] along the teams. For the past few win
tiers there has been general migration
! from New Portland and Lexington, the
men go into the woods and the young
women to the straw shops in Framing
ham and Foxboro, Mass. An observing
man passing through Lexington hears
the rafting threshing machine and the
grooming hay press, and is surprised to
meet so many lumber operators, among
whom are Chase and Boyington Bros.
Churchill and Moody and Frank L. Nor
ton. These together haul not far from five
million and employ at least 100 men and
comprise about one sixth of the business
done on the river. The schools are all
closed and have been on the whole quite
successful, Miss Fostie A. Chase of N.
New Portland, a graduate of the Nichols
Latin School of Lewiston, has just fin
ished very successful term. Miss Chase
is said to be a good dsciplinarian and ac-
complished a great amount of work with
her school,