The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-10
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

The seyenty-fourth annual session of
the Somerset Congregational Conference
will meet with the church in Madison,
Tuesday and Wednesday, June and 9.
A large amount of wool is being re-
ceived at Pttsfeld, by the mills. With
in the past few days IA carloads have
been received by the Pioneer and
Waverly mills and Thursday six car
loads went up the line of the S. " NJ. to
the Linn Wooden Co. of Hartland.
There is some excitement over the
prospect of dam which is to be built
across the Sebasticook river at a point
three miles above Burnham. The bust
ness men of Pittsfeld have been looking
over the location and they call it one of
the best water powers in this part of the
State with a fall of from Is to d feet
They propose to erect an electric plant
in the near future for the benefit OF the
village.
There was a largely attended meeting
of the Good Templars at Pittsfeld Fri.
day. 1t was a meeting of the Somerset
district lodge, and it was opened at
l1:15 in the forenoon with f. {. Holt,
d. T., in the chair. Among those
present were Mrs. Emily E. Cain, past
grand superintendent of the Juvenile
Temple of this State. and Mrs. Mains of
Oakland, grand vice templar of the
grand lodge. The forenoon and after.
noon sessions were devoted to the bust.
ness of the meeting. In the evening,
Thanksgiving lodge exemplided the
work in the subordinate degree and the
district degree was conferred upon 30.
The Fairfield correspondent in the
kennebec journal says: 1t may not be
generally known that there are quite a
number of Revolutionary soldiers buried
in town, but such is the fact Many a
hero is buried beneath the pines OF the
old cemetery at Emery hill. 1t is stated
and is probably true. that a member OF
Washington staff lies there, The re-
port that this old burying ground had
been neglected is untrue for it is in ex-
cellent condition for one that is never
used and so little frequented as it is.
Not headstOne has fallen and not a
foot OF the fence is down The grass is
mown several times a year and every
thing is neat and clean. 1t will repay
any one 10 visit il.
The Somerset W. e. T. L. convention.
met At Fairfield, Wednesday and Thurs
day OF last week. Thursday evening a
mass meeting was held in the opera
house. The weather Was unfavorable,
but fairly good number attended The
Colby orchestra of seven pieces furnish
eS excellent music. The chief feature
of the evening, was the lecture ON "Nar-
eoties, by Mrs. Gleason, the national
y. [. T. L. lecturer. Mrs. Gleason ma.
every qualification for her high position
possessing a remarkably strong and
pleasing voice and charming manner
She showed a thorough and scientific
knowledge of her subject and enforced
her arguments with startling facts and
figures. The lecture was fitting close
to most successful convention.
,ol. ", e.. Morrill, of Pittsdeld. dis
posed OF a handsome span OF well
matched mares Friday. The animals
have been owned in town for some time
but were not hitched up together until
last week one was owned by Gordon
Dobson and the other by y. /. Perkins.
Mrs d. Annie Prescott of Plastow. y.
H.. came there few days ago and ex-
pressing a desire To- the colonel that 81 e
wished 10 obtain a span, the latter went
to the owners of the two animals. got
their permission to hitch them together.
and So favorable vas the impression
made on Mrs, Prescott that she pur-
chased the span after taking short
drive behind them. The colonel saws
that the pair stand lbs, are of seal
brown, each weigh 1850, and are hard Ia
beat.