The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-01

Good Will Farm closed, Friday. The
school has numbered 40.
Irving Towle of Pittsfield discovered
a freak of nature in an apple recently.
The apple was one of Ben Davis variety,
! erfectly sound, but when opened the
seeds all showed sprouts on them from
one half to an inch long.
w. W. Mayo, who for three years has
been the principal of the school at Good
viii and manager of the homes, has
resigned his position, the resignation to
take effect in July. MIR. Mayo has been
cessful teacher. His successor has not
been chosen.
The Sabasticook 4 Mooshead railroad
company will fit up Offices in the Osborn
block, Pittsfeld. A. b. Thompson who
has acted as conductor on the road for
a number of years, has been appointed
to the position of superintendent and
Charles Shaw of this place has taken
Mr.. Thompson's position as conductor.
Canaan wants mistake corrected
and deserves to have its wish attended
to at once. BY typographical error
Canaan's vote in the Third District
election of June 21st was given at y
for Bu1leigh, % for Plaisted; a mistake
of only 80 a. to the Burleigh vote, as the
vote stood II for Burleigh % for Plaist-
ed, this being the largest republican
majority ever known in Canaan.
At meeting of the stockholders of
Hartland Hall Association held Sat
urday, it was voted to rebuild IL Q
burned hall, and committees were chos-
en-. The building committee is Ii. C..
Fuller, Walter Moor and CALVIN Blake.
The following committee was chosen to
solicit funds; II. G.. Fuller, Prince
Thompson, T. A. Linn and G. w. Shaw.
The unanimous verdict of nearly all is
that the hall must be rebuilt.
Canaan Grange No. 239, was re-
Gently recognized with So charter
members. Bro. Lester Holway of
Victor Grange, Fairfield, was present
and duly installed the following. persons
as officers: E. J. Foster, M; w. G..
Fitzgerald, o; Mrs. l.. E. Crowell, Sect. !;
|. Crowell, Chap, II. B. Harris, Sec /;
l.. w. Shean, Treas; Fifield Mitchell
s.; G. II. Foster, A. s.; Mrs. f. j..
Foster, l.. A. s.. j. II. jenkins, G. X.
Friday evening last, the Ira Berry
chapter, K. A. Masons, Pittsfeld, which
has been working under a dispensation
since last November was duly instituted
The following officers were installed !:
f. r. Smith, IL. P; f. d. Jenkins, X;
c. E. Vickery, s.; Orrin Libby,
treasurer; d. W. Mannocks, secretary !;
O. II. Drake, chaplain; DR.. E, A. Porter,
c. of H.; w. l.. Parks, X. A. c.; L, c.
Morse, P. s.; A. N. Smith, Bird v; T. G.
Lancey, I'd V; II. w. Gardner, LIST V, !;
Granville Mansur, sentinel.
Chief Engineer D. NJ. Parks called a
meeting of the Pittsfeld fire companies
recently and recognized the depart
ment with the following officers:
D. d. Parks chief engineer; C. f. Wick
cry, LIST assistant; c. K. Frost, 2nd
assistant and secretary; Chas. McCaus-
land Bird assistant and captain of tub;
f, b. Farmer, 4th assistant; w, b. Mills
captain of hose carriage No. /; i. O..
Haskell, captain of hose carriage No. 2;
G. L. Vickery, captain of hose carriage
No. 3; Henry Warren, captain of hook
and ladder truck.
Mr.. r. G. Nichols of Detroit reports
the appearance of rather strange act
ing man at his farm, Monday. About
3 o'clock in the afternoon the man, APP
parently about 35 years of age, with a
dark sandy moustache, freckled, and
well dressed suddenly entered Mr.. Mich
OILS house, passed quietly through with
out addressing any of the inmates, going
out the back door and into pasture,
where he silently dropped a good sized
valce, walked around it several times
and disappeared across the fields. call
ing at other houses on the road. When
last seen he was on the road to Unity.
The valse contained quantity of cast-of
clothing. He did not speak in any of
the houses entered and acted very
mysterious indeed. Mr.. Nichols follow
ed the man, and after questioning him
for some time managed to elicit few
replies which seemed to show that he
was not wholly unfamiliar with the
locality. He seemed to be of derang-
ed mind.
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