The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-11-11
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

NIb' oiids poOIRe Oi maulbOn, mas a
chrysanthemum which has 300 buds.
Among the sixty-one fourth-class post
masters appointed, Friday, was Fred
Clark at Carratunk.
Ex-Attorney General Fred A. Powers
has been engaged to give the memorial
address in Pittsfield, in IS.
Henry Stevens farm house, with con-
tents, at South Norridgewock, was
burned, Thursday morning. LOSS,
$1,000; insurance 500. Cause unknown.
Samuel Watts, at one time a promi-
nent business man, died at his residence
in South Norridgewock, Friday morn
ing, from heart failure. lie was 80
years old.
According to the Maine Medical
Registers compilation of physicians in
Maine, showing the number in each
county, Somerset has - for a popula-
ton of 81, 627.
A cow belonging to James Preble on
the Arson side, Madison, was shot for a
deer one day last week, but not killed.
Eden Gray, two miles east of the viii
lage, found a good steer shot in his
pasture recently.
The Jewett Granite quarries just
above Hartland, operated by Henry
Baker, have the finest gray rock yet
opened near that village. 1t is il
boundless quantities and easily accessi
BILE as it lays in distinct strata and is
found from one to twelve feet thick.
Deputy Sheriff Haskell of Pittsfeld
was in Wateryille, Thursday, looking
for Billy Burns, alias Armstrong, who ii
wanted at Pittsfeld, for being at thu
bottom of a number of disturbances there
Wednesday night Burns was the ont
man in the crowd who escaped arrest
He was caught in Newport, Thursday
but escaped. He was last seen in Pitts
field.
Rev. and Mrs. G. II. Hamilton 0
| Pttstield, celebrated the silver anniver
sary of their marriage, November 8
About 300 guests were present and tn,
affair was held in the Methodist church
of which Mr.. Hamilton is pastor. Among
the presents were a silver service, cas-,
chair, and generous sums of money.
Charles Hanson of Palmyra, has TIVE
grade Jersey cows of which he has rea
son to be proud. He says that from
July 20 to Oct. III days-they mad,
203 pounds of nice butter, besides fur
nishing sufficient milk and cream for
family of four, including company, anC
all on pasture feed. In one week, the,
made 23t lbs. Mr.. Hanson sends mucl
of his butter to Portland.
The new front has been put int
Hatchs shoe store in the Bryant block
The store will be remodeled Throughout
and tinised in modern style. Mr.. Hatcl
has moved his goods into the smalle
store of the block during the change
The block is nearly completed on tn,
outside and very materially adds to tn,
looks of the street says the PittsfielC
Advertiser.
Program for Pittsteld grange Satur
day, Nov. 13: Music, choir; recitation
sister Ada Noble; music, sister Cor;
Mosher; question, Does it pay to be
long to the grange?" Sister Mar,
Phillips, brother j. d. NJ. Foster siste
A. II. Felker, brother Geo. Frost anC
others; recitation, sister Alice Cola
more; paper, "Do women want t,
vote?' sister r. j. Patten; reading, sis
ter Bertha Foster; music, choir.
The Somerset Pomona has thus fa
had twelve meetings during the yea
and will probably hold four more befor
the year ends, as it proposes to NEE
with each of the sixteen subordinate
oranges once year. Each grange look
forward to the meeting of the Pomoni
with interest, and strives to give tn
visiting members a cordial welcome
1t is at the Pomona meetings that on
obtains broader view of the work tina
the grange is doing in bringing tn
farmers together for mental instruction
wider acquaintance and deeper fellow
ship. Patrons should do all possible t.
make the Pomona meetings a success