The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-11
Somerset Pick-Ups.

The required number of subscribers
for local telephone exchange at Pitts
field have been secured, and it is hoped
to have it in operation in the course of
six weeks.
Fire, early Friday morning, destroyed
the house and its contents belonging to
Joseph Dulac of Fairfield. The family
barely escaped in their night clothes.
Loss, $1,000.
Walter Hilton and Lyndon William
son, who formed the battery of the Mad
ison base ball team last season, have
received ilattering offers to play this
season with the Camden team.
John o. Hilton of Madison, who has
been severe sufferer from cancer on
his nee , for the past few months, started
for the Maine General hospital Tuesday
morning accompanied by James Briggs.
Rev. G. w. Hinckley certainly has a
busy colony at his Good Will Home,
East Fairfield. Trere are now 50 bright
boys there. Their school commenced
Monday after one weeks vacation, to
continue into the month of June.
a large Rochester lamp dropped from
its frame in Hunter, McMaster d Co. S
Office, Pittstield, as the store was being
closed Monday evening. The prompt
ness of Clarence Frost prevented bad
fire. He succeeded in combining the
blaze to a small area and soon eXtin-
guished it.
Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. keziah
Hubbard of Palmyra, 81 years of age,
widow Of the late Phillip Hubbard, rode
up from her home two miles to the Town
hall, and joined the Palmyra Grange.
She is quite active for one of her age,
and seemed to enjoy the occasion very
much.
one day last week Wilson Bigelow's
team of ST. Adams, started up the pond
after wood, the driver having no idea
that the ice was unsafe, when all at
once down went horse, sled and all.
With the prompt assistance OF some peo-
pie near by the horse was saved, but
several people broke through and had
to be hauled out.
Starks Grange held a special meeting
March y. 1t was ~ Dung Peoples Day
and an especially appropriate and pleas
ing program was carried out. "How
shall we keep our boys and girls on the
farm was discussed in way which
showed much thought. The young peo-
pie filled the chairs credita5ly.
Mrs. {. G. Goodwin of st. Adams, met
with "A severe accident few days ago.
While attempting to return two kicking
horses to their stalls, one suddenly
turned and kicked her in the face. The
blow knocked her down and several
teeth were displaced. She pluckily
IA. fpl1 M no xia n1tG
animal by the name led him to his stall.
The Kennebec journal tells a wise
A pril fool Joke, and that kind you know,
is not common. Some good friend re-
moved the oil from the can from which
a Shawmut man was accustomed to
kindle his fire and replaced it with
water, The victim poured the whole
gallon upon the fire he would light and
wasn't blown into the next county when
he touched match to it.
The pewholders of Palmyra free meet
ing house held their annual meeting last
week, and raised 500 to repair and re-
model the house. They will re-shingle
the roof and reset the underpinning.
This house was built 81 years ago when
the refreshments at a church or barn
raising were new rum and molasses in
place of baked beans and brown bread
as at the present time.
Fairfield business men are hustling to
meet the offer of Sampson N Williams,
the wooden manufacturers of North
Nassalboro, who say if Fairfield will
build them worsted mill 10Ox200 feet,
they will pay the interest at per cent
on the necessary $40, 900 for building it,
furnish it with machinery and give EN-
ployment to 80 hands to start with. II
is suggested, that as the proposed fac
tory will only need two stories, the
structure be carried up another story
and this extra room let for some other
industry
Palmyra Grange had Ladies'
Night" on the evening of March 23rd,
and the gen lemeu were shown how the
ladies would manage were il necessary.
The officers chairs were filled by the
sisters, Mrs. J. c. Milett acting as Mas
ter and Mrs. l.. b. Hanson as Lecturer.
The entertainment was of a high order
and with one or two exceptions was
furnished entirely by the sisters. Music
was furnished by the Palmyra cornet
band which numbers twenty-four pieces.
"Gentlemen's Night will occur April
Is, when the brothers will endeavor to
excel the sisters in the entertainment