The Somerset reporter., 1891-04-09


covered the dust Oh oar NAN street and
outside the village hlockel the roads in a
way which seriously iu,ertersi vita travel
In consequence Of til storm, the Farm
er s Institute held il vliaR Hal. SAtur-
LAY. Was not as wei attended a. II would
have been under mera favorable e'rcum-
stsncss The meeting was IA led to order
about IL A. NJ, Aaal DAYS Esq. vas
chosen Pres pro ten The morning
assembly wa not 'args ~ ! was composed
mostly Of citizens ia tB- I'll age Il. Ii.
Kuowton. Sec'y Stat genealogical Society.
gave an able and in ere-'iug address: Tn
Orchard as a Suiree 81 Profit Il was
full Of good suggestions and showed that
the Young men Of Maine need not "go
west to earn a living or accumulate for
tune. Patient industry can do that on tn
farms Of Maine.
Mr., Libby Of Newport, gave his ex
perience in cuitiyatlng small fruits, cur
rants. g1oseb rries, rsspberries. straw
berries az blsckberries. His rep1r'
show q tint thcs small fruits eau b cul
t.sal with success and With good n tit,
paving wei FOR the tue and labor expend
al On them
Questions were freely asked the speak
crs sud Irew OFT additional information
4 m8ch value TO the farmsr aud fruit
grower. At this point adjournment for
dinner was the order A 4 nner was pro-
| sidet il Gran Hail by the members Of
the local Grange aud goodly nunbsr par
I ticipetei in tie DO mites provided.
! In the afternoon the ATTENDANT was con
/ sii.rably Increased many ladio, being
/ pressnt ami more of the farmers being
/ present some If whom reported that it r.
Iuirei considerable shoye..inx to get
| through tie drifts
| Prof ". Bd.ntine IF the Maine State
Co 'lege, gave an address on IF utilization
and Fertilizers" ililst-ati his subject uy
| different samples of fertilizers. wLieh h.
brought vita hin for the purpose. To
1 the thinking farmer. not welded to Old
methods sud ideas. this address must have
been fnll Of practical suggest ons which.
put iuto nsa 81. pay we'll in increase 4
crops snd more profitable farming,
Tae ey ming session of the Institute was
| dispensed with aud the topic assigned fol
| She evening was taken up in the afternoon,
This topic wss An honest horse in aus
try speaker, b 7 Briggs of Maplr Grove,
Auburn. l ms address showed how an
honest horse industry might be cultivate
and sustained. wlila the demand for very
| -peedy horses might be limited and the
humber OF such h Uses might he limited
there was practically no limit for good
| gentiemen's driving horses. Atteuton
should be given to style, disposii ION ana
! good stock. These horses would always be
in good demand and could be raised with
profit.
Some good suggestions were given re-
garsiiug the management OF Fairs, show
ing how many of the evils at present at
tending these snnual gatherings might
be overcome AMI eventually put outside I;
thus raising fairs and horse trimming to a
higher standard, in principle and practice.
worthy Of tha ttention ard patronage OF
all good people.
| B. W. Mckeen, Pres. Of the Maine
| be ard of Agriculture, being absent. the
topic assigned To him, Cuisines Farming
was omitted
This is the first time the board hay,
tried to hold meeting here, and while the
attendance Vas not as large az was desired
good results will undoubtedly come from
this meeting, and ii another should be he'll
at a favorable time. the interest ami atteu
dance would nulou1tedl7 he much larger
Mr.. J. F. Common, at the meeting, CAV,
some very pertinent statistics on sheer
raising which showed what profit might y,
realized from this industry if properly
managed.
Mrs. Florence f. Drake, wife of Dr. T
\. Drake, and only danger Of the lat,
Going Hawthorn. died at her home here
last Sunday, ut the age Of 10 In Oct last
she went TO California for her health, bu
the trip was not as heultleial as desired
and early in the winter she came home [,
Pittsfied and has been SICK in bed most O
the time since then. At times nature woul,
rally It's forces and the prospect for her Re
covery would be more hopeful. then re
action would come and leave her lowe
than before But all hope of her recover,
WAS not given up till about four weeks ago
She continued to fail steadily and fnall
passed away, suffering very much towar,
the last Like her Father she was au earn
est, loyal niversalst. She was mem
Der Of the church, vice president of tn
Ladies Aid aud contributor to all the in
tere-ts of the church. One of her last ST.,
recent acts was the giving of valuable 10
on which to build parsonage.
AT the early age of thirteen she becam
orgauist in tie church, aud telcher in the
Sunday School. The former position sh
held for many years and continued q
teacher till failing health compelled her t,
res On. She was 10 love with the work an,
It was crest pleasure to her TO met VII
her Sunday School class. Her tende
sympathy for the suffering and distresse,
called forth many acts of Kindness O
which the world Will have no history.
DR.. Diake, her husband, WAS a faithful
watcher at her side night and day, whel
n OF away on professional duties Her deaf
is universal loss to the con N nit
The funeral was We luesiay, April Sth
at her home in Pittshed.
Harry II. johnson and Linn Harding ar
the two recent graduates of the Main
Central Institute,
One great need of Pittsiitld is Ere