The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

Starks Grange will observe their ami
versary by public meeting September
%. 1t is expected that State Master
Wiggin will be present and deliver AN
address.
Mr.. and Mys. Wesley Dutton Of starks.
celebrated the fortieth anniversary of
their marriage on Wednesday afternoon
and evening. Mr.. Dutton is 70 years old
and has been a resident of Starke all his
life.
The old locomotive that hauled the
first trains over the S. NJ. railroad
and of which the late Jessie Matthews
was engineer, was hauled to Pittsfield
Tuesday to be sent away to the shops to
be dismantled.
Congressman Burleigh and wife and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Burleigh and son
Edwin returned Tuesday from trip to
Parlin Pond and vicinity where they
passed about two weeks. They enjoyed
the outing immensely and had some fine
fishing.
Euclid lodge 1914, F. and A. M, Madi-
son, installed the following officers at
their annual meeting: Nyron Church.
til, w. M. 0. B. Eames, S. W. A. c.
Walton, J. W; l.. X. Williams, Treas. {;
l. l.. Russell, Sec. X. c. Gray, chaplain; {;
W. G. Sawyer, marshall; D. L. Church
i'll, S. D.; Everett Smell, j. D.; D. NJ.
Nichols, S. :; E. w. Adams, J. s.; A.
, {. Gilbert, T,
Colby University, Waterville, began
the college year last week, 43 freshmen
entering the mems college and 10 enter
ing the womens college. Ofthese there
entered from Somerset towns, Francis
Morgan Joseph, F. Maud Burleigh,
Marion Reed and Edward Cannon Rice
of Fairfield, Mabel Grace Farrar of
Ripley and Helen Frances simmons of
North Anson.
Hartland is pleased at the outlook of
prosperous business for the Linn
Wooden Co. Numerous orders are ahead
which indicates that the mill will be run
to its full capacity for a long time.
Some of the departments of the mill are
now running over time from o'clock in
ing 1t is thought that the new mill
will be fitted up with machinery before
long. When this is done it will give
employment to many more operatives,
which means an increase in the prosper
ity of the town.
The New England Telephone and Tel
egraph company have their lines COM
pleted as far as Madison, coming from
Skowhegan by the way of the Russell
road. 1t is one of the finest lines in the
State. 1t became necessary to replace
the small poles with larger ones. The
poles used were purchased in Aroostook
county and brought here at great ex.
pense as none could be bought in the
vicinity that were large and long enough
The company have a booth and long
distance telephone in the Western
, Union telegraph office. The line will be
extended to North Anson next month
says the Madison Bulletin.
The Bangor Commercial has the fol
lowing to say of the farm of F. F. Pen
nell of South Pittstield. Mr.. Pennell,
farm contains about 225 acres of gooc
land In one tillage field of 40 acrei
there are but very few rocks to be seer
and it is nearly level; but he has a 30-acrt
. field which is still better. Mr.. Pennel
: has cut 80 or 10 tons of hay this season
and has six acres of oats, two of Indii
: wheat, one of Hungarian, has raised {
. lot of early potatoes for market, one
} half acre of turnips and carrots, and 20C
: heads of cabbage. He keeps three
cows, four horses, 13 sheep, nearly &
, hens, Is chickens, two hogs and sever
7 pigs. Instead of making butter from
: them for veal He sells large amour
of hay each year.
fclJ phIhollS CasC 10 tuaA VI hOlhde
, Clair of Fairfield. 1t is said that year.
ago he worked hard and carefully saveC
/ all he could from his small earnings
! hoping to some day possess a home o
his own. He worked steadily year afte
year until at length he had accumulate,
: enough to purchase small farm.
place was found that pleased him and HI
, purchased, believing that at last hi
r Lopes were to be realized. All went wei
e for a time, but he soon found that h,
: had been grievOusly wronged. Tn,
owner of the land had no clear title ant
had sold what he did not own. Th
rightful owners took possession an,
: Clair lost the hard earnings of years
He then declared he would never agail
speak to any man and he has kept hi
/ resolution. He will only speak in
e whisper and then in the fewest possib
words, when absolutely necessary. Con
\ stant brooding over his misfortune un
4 settled his mind and he is now a harm
+ less lunatic. But he believes he still
l owns farm and spends hours in useles
labor upon it and in wandering over il
Neat piles of brush scattered throug
the woods indicate that Tom has bee
i at work If he chances to do any profit