The Somerset reporter., 1896-11-26
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

appointed Inspector Of factories and
workshops, is native oil 81. Adams.
He was born there in 1s47 and grew up
on farm,
They have canned at the st. Adams
corn factory z4lo bushels of apples,
making y, 600 gallon cans. \ crew of
nine labelers and two pastors labeled
most all Of them in one day.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of George T. Osborne and Miss Grace
Wilson Fuller of Hartland. Miss Full
Ter is the daughter of Il. {. Fuller, the
well-kuown wooden manufactures.
The Pittsdeld Advertiser says We
point with pride to the fact that
although there are five men employed
at the Maine Central station here not
one Of their number uses tobacco in any
form whatever. Probably there is not
another case like it on the entire road.
At the annual meeting of the Pitts
field Uniyersaist Meeting House Socie-
ty, officers were elected as follows
President, George II. Hunter; directors
and assessors, George Ii. Hunter, VIM.
Il. Hunnewell and Il. c. Pooler; clerk,
II. c. Pooler; treasurer, II. A. Morrell;
collector David f. Libby.
Frank G. Bracket, formerly of Pitts
field, died at the home OF his father c.
c. Bracket, in Palmyra, Saturday, Nov.
If, after an illness of nearly two Yeas
of Bright's disease His age was -
years. The funeral services were held
at the house, Tuesday, at 10 a. NJ, Rev.
j. w. Webster of Newport, Off chatting.
-Four more of the Italians, who labor
ed on the Sebastieook IL Moosehead ex-
tension and failed to get their pay of w.
+. Davis, the contractor, took the train
for Portland from this station Tuesday,
en- route to New York. They have been
at work for the farmers and earned
money enough to get home with, it is
said.
At business meeting of the Baptist
Pdllohi Il al iiolui rildaJ oFoHlhSJ ~ wac
unanimously voted to extend a call to
Rev. f. n. Fletcher of Monsoon. The
pastorate has been vacant since the
resignation of Rev. n. L. Dutton, who
gave up his work as minister to take
the field for special educational work
among Maine Baptists.
union f,ro nfro ~, odo NJ, of MAN arc
from Dexter, Exeter, St. Adams, Pal
myra, North Newport and Newport
oranges has been formed and holds
meeting once each month. Pittsfleld
grange has been invited to join. One
of the questions discussed at meeting
of the union was, (Which has done the
most for the farmers, the grange or
Orono college
Mrs. Thomas Downs of Harmony, was
stricken with paralysis on Saturday,
Oct. 81, and passed away on Monday.
without regaining consciousness. She
had been in poor health for many years,
but was able to be about and do the
most of her household work. She
leaves a husband and one daughter, who
resides in Massachusetts. The funeral
services were held on Wednesday after
noon, Rev. T. f. Ham of Cambridge
officiating.
The thirty-frst annual catalogue and
tIiennial of Maine Central Institute,
Pittsheld, shows "a very prosperous year
for the school, having the following
of pupils in the several depart
ments; Post graduates, B; graduates,
81 first class, 80; second class, 40; third
class, 95; fourth class, ID; stenography
and typewriting, y; music, 80; the total
actual attendance of pupils for each
term during the year was 234.
A dispensation has been granted for
the formation of a masonic chapter at
Pittsfeld. Papers to that effect were
received, Thursday night. 1t has been
four years since an effort was first made
to establish lodge there. The new Or
ganization starts in with a member
ship of % and its name will be known
as the Ira Berry Chapter, named for
Ira Berry, who so faithfully served for
many years as secretary of the grand
lodges in Maine, passing away in the
Goth year of his age, and to be succeed
ed in his duties, by his son, Stephen
Berry, who still acts in the same ca
pacity. The jurisdiction of the new
lodge will take in Hartland and Burn
ham villages, Detroit probably remain
ing within that of Stevens chapter at
Newport.
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