The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-21
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

The Pittsfeld Free Baptist church
celebrated its thlrtieth anniversary,
Jan'y ).
Things are lively at the Indian Spring
wooden mill at Madison. The operatives
are working overtime and some depart
ments have two crews.
The new Ira Berry Chapter at Pitts
field is in very prosperous condition.
Eleven candidates are taking their de-
grees at the present time.
Increasing business has made it neces-
sary for Bryant u Co. Of Pittsiield,
to purchase new machinery. They have
Just put in place a new b horse power
engine and 80 horse power boiler.
The Mfg. Investment Co. of Madison
has made general cut down in wages
of 10 per cent. This was done to pre-
vent complete shut down. The causes
assigned are low prices and small de
mand for their product.
District Deputy +. l.. Powers, with
j Jas. Bnrwood as z. q. N. W, and Add
son Gilman as q. q installed the off
GERS of Fall Brook Lodge A. o. L. W,
at Scion, Monday Jan. 9TH. The lodge
has gained over 20 per cent in member
ship during the past year.
The following officers will serve the
/ Pittsfeld national bank the ensuing year
A. p. McMaster, president; J. w. Man
son, vice president; A. ?. McMaster, Cor
don Dobson, + J. Taylor, J. ". Manson,
y. l.. Perkins, Il f. warmer, VIM K.
Hunnewell, Il. {. Fuller, L. Powers,
directors.
Mr.. Linwood Norcross has been elect
ed general secretary of the Fairfield Y.
NJ. c. A. by the board of directors to
succeed Mr. A. c. Hall resigned. Mr..
Norcross is well qualified for the posi-
ton to which he has been chosen and
the association should take rapid strides
forward under his care.
At the annual meeting of the Madison
Board of Trade the following officers
were elected: c. o. Small, Pres; A.
l.. Smith, Jr., 1st Vice Pres; c. A. Viii
Der, md Vice Pres; Geo. A. Herrick,
Bird Vice Pres. l.. A. Boardway, Sec;
Chas. c. Ellis, Treas; c. S. Humphreys,
| W. G. Sawyer, K. G. Henderson, w. l..
Remiek Samuel Yose, b. p. J. Weston,
f. \. Mantor, Board of Directors.
Mrs. Sarah L. Morrill, of Palmyra, a
lady 81 years of age, who has been keep
ing house for family in Pittsfield, met
with bad fall few days ago. She fell
down flight of steps, broke the lower
end of the right fibula, sprained the
right ankle and right shoulder, and also
her left wrist. The general shaking
up which she also experienced in addi
ton makes her case rather a serious
one.
Pittsfied Grange officers for the COM
ing year were installed recently, They
are master, Edgar E. johnson; oyerseer,
I hester A. Frost; lecturer James +.
Kenney; steward George A. Frost;
assistant steward, f. c. Pooler; chaplain,
Ruby j. Patten; treasurer, A. II. Felker;
secretary, Urania A. Sylvester; gate
keeper, Samuel Maxim; Pomona Mary
l.. Phillips; Flora, Ida A. Towle; Ceres,
Bertha A. Foster; lady assistant ste
ward, Annie f. Pooler.
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There was joint meeting of the di-
rectors and the members of the Good
| Will Home association at Wateryile,
Saturday. Among those present were
DR.. Dunn, Rev. G. w Hin3kley, Hon.
Walter NJ. Smith, Stamford, Ct; Hon.
g. c. Moses, Bangor; c. NJ. Bailey,
Winthrop; E. p Mayo and f. B. Phil
brick of Waterville. No business of a
public nature was considered, the meet
ing being called for the purpose of
planning the courses of work to be done
during the coming year,
Scarlet fever is causing scare at
Athens The younger members of the
families of James Poland and Hiram
Brown have become affected and as one
of the young ladies attended reception
the night before she was taken ill, it is
feared that the disease may have been
communicated to many. The board of
health has closed all the schools, ordered
all public halls to remain closed, notifi-
ed the churches that no services will be
allowed next Sunday, and forbidden the
assembling of parties for any purpose OF
upon any occasion whatever. Wesserun-
sett Lodge of Odd Fellows had planned
for the celebration, Friday, of the 18th
anniversary of the institution of the
lodge in that town, but the board of
health's order is imperative and the
anniversary exercises have been post
poned until such time as the health
officers say that such exercises may be
held.