The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-18
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.


been awarded the government contract
to manufacture over 1900 shawls.
Hartland will have a grand celebration
on the 4th of July this year. Two hun
dred dollars have been raised for local
expenses and prizes.
Contractor George v. Mansur has
been roofing the new :. q NJ. II. K. r.,
roundhouse at Pittsiield. 1t required
4 400 So feet of roofing to do the work.
Dr.. b. F. Lancaster of Madison, has
received the nomination from the
Populist Party. as Representative to
Congress- from the Third Congressional
District.
starks Grange conferred LIST and I'd
degrees upon two candidates at the
meeting June 3D.. Forty members
then sat down to the tables and enjoyed
social time.
f, S. Lawton OF Norridgewock, has a
contract with John Brown of Benton,
to furnish 10 yards Of grout and 80
yards of bed and build for the bridge
across the kennebec at Fairfield.
Palmyra Republicans held caucus
June 6 and elected as delegates to the
county convention J. 2. Longley, VIM
Mitchell, Walter Pratt, Joel Parkman
and Chas Homestead. They we're in
structed to vote for the nomination Of
f. a. Bean for eastern senator.
Nineteen returns from Somerset farm
ers to the June crop bulletin gives the
following: Condition of grass fields,
IS per cent; blossoms Ct apples, l25 per
cent; plnms, 80 per cent; strawberries,
IS per cent other small fruits, o per
cent. Varieties Of apples poisoning
most fully, Ben Davis, greening, russets
Acreage of potatoes, - per cent. Cost
of producing a ton of hay, in rotation,
S6.S2; as an exclusive crop, $40.
Ross N. Haggett was arrested at So.
Norridgewock, Thursday, charged with
entering the Quinnebasset House and
stealing cigars and placed under 500
bonds for his appearance for trial, the
next day, but during the. night he dis
appeared. ilaggett had lot of cigars
in his possession for some time. As
they We're of a good quality and all
branded when he began to sell them
to the boys around town for three cents
apiece it aroused suspicious. +. p.
King had a number Of boxes of cigars
stored in the Qunnebasset House,
which has been closed for some time.
When he found several were missing
and OF the same kind IIaggett had, a
warrant was made out for his arrest.
There have been several petty burg
lares around town the past year or two
and Haggett was suspected, but could
never he caught. He is Is or 20 years
old and lived with his adopted father,
who went his bonds. 1t is thought he
must have secured about / 900 cigars.
The twenty eighth commencement of
the Maine Central Institute at Pittslield
occurred last week, beginning Sunday
with the baccalaureate sermon by Rev.
G. l.. White. Monday evening occurred
the alumni prize declarations and reel
tations; Tuesday evening the Manson
prize orations and essays, the prizes
being awarded to Ivan Felker, Palmyra,
and Miss Ethel B. Yckery, Pittsiield :;
Wednesday evening came the alumni
reception, and Thursday, all day, the
exercises of the graduating class which
Plumbers 30 and is the largest ever grad
uated from the institution. The same
board of teachers was elected as instruc-
tors for the coming year: Prof. O. II.
Drake, A. NJ, principal; Prof. d. b.
Lothrop, A. B.. Augie L. Hanson, pre-
ceptress; Minnie A. Everett, principal
normal department; Dora E. Roberts,
A. b. Mrs. f. j. Taylor, director of the
music. The term of five of the old
board of trustees expires this year and
the trustees reelected two, j. c. Conner
and Gordon Dobson. The other three
vacancies will be filled by +. Il. State
Association next September at its an
nual meeting.