The Somerset reporter., 1888-03-07
CORRESPONDENCE
PALMYRA.


Town meeting, held last Monday, re-
suited in the election of the following
officers for the current year: II | Web
her moderator was chosen unanimously
j. r. Harvey was also chosen clerk unaui-
mousk. For selcCtmvn and assessors,
John z. Adams received lbs votes out of
a total vote Of 100 for LIST seectman for
2nd l.. II. Thompson received 1873 vote
out of Isl; for 3rd selectman w. II. Miles
received lnl out of Il total vote of l6l
+. q. Frost was unanimously elected
treas. b. 7. Hanson was chosen sup
ervisor by vote of Y To -. Sl0l6.sd
was raised for support of schools $500
/ for town charges and SIS was appropriat-
ed for Memorial Day All town officers
are republicans except 2nd selectman.
The question of building Soldiers
Memorial Monument was discussed, aud
a committee of eight was drawn up to
make further arrangement regarding the
matter. The article relative To appropiat-
ing money to aid a free high school was
voted down As has been the usual practice
in such cases.
4 donation for the benefit of Rev Mr.
Timing, takes place at the Union church
next Friday eve. A programme consist
ing reading, declarations, rccitations.
singing and etc, will be presented.
Warren Farnham has most of his lumb.
er on the spot for his new house, to be
= built in the spring His cellar is dry and
stoned with nice split stone, Mr.. +. build.
/ ings now set some twenty rods from the
, road when his house is up and the barn
, moved ont To the road he Will have a
4 very nice set Of buildings.
Many are busy hauling their cord wood
o and getting lumber to the mill,
+, Some farmers are short of hay, while
others have some to spare.
The next quarterly session of the
{ Maine Eastern Christian Conference will
! hc held with the Christian church at New
u Port village, commencing Friday Marcel
r 10th, at 10 \. NJ. and continue over tn,
e sabbath. This is Union house, and i
y is the desire of all irre> pective of dcnom
&c nations that this shall be one of union
T. Rev +. $ Weeks has labpred with thi>
l. people nearly one year To good accept
r. ancce The Freewil Baptist will be rep
i' resented by the ministry and society.
!, good time is anticipated. \ cordial in
u vitation is extended to all
~, The FurbuSh Brothers, few years aga
~, undertook to dig them n well. As tn
~ dirt was rather shoal. the digging wa
A. very Sloh. CtNFHlN -HNt lttI VI lilpi
were reached with no prospect of water
g.. aud given up. This well IS within Il fey
-, feet of their long barn Cutters were pu
:, on to the barn the water conducted int
r, the well making a first class ci>tern al
-, fOrding plenty of water for their larg
= stock the year around Last fall
- drilling machine was in town, and the
+, proposed to get water for Mr.. Furbu>l
A few feet from the old well hole dri
led down - feet, and given up As la
b. job Mr. f. has put in pump and get
-. what water he wants for his house. /
pals full in "a hours runs in.
Re Joseph Humphry of Yarmouth is stop
v ping at +. Bachclder's for a few days
ID The sociable at the hall Friday nigh
IL was a very successful aRtir Anothe
IL one will take place Mar. Ii.
Geo. Mills has gone to Boston where II
} has secured work His family will sooi
= 90.
=, Miss Eda VI Xix and Miss Lila McFar
/. land are at home on two weeks vacation
t. from NJ. c. /.
Ie Several young folks from Pittstcld an
Is Newport attended the soeiablc Friday
&c The refreshments which were servct
d were excellent and the proceeds from tn
It pies were between four and five dollars
n pie carried by Miss Nettie Pattcn tool
ID the "cake" of the evening, it being sol
: for Sl.Ul