The Somerset reporter., 1898-06-23
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

Delu In O. A. IL. nail. oROWnegan, Dat
urday, June % at / o'clock p. IN.
The Linn Wooden Co., of Hartland
have been awarded a contract TO supply
the Indians of the west and northwest
with shaws.
The {. {. [. baseball team of Water
vile played game of ball at Pittsfeld
Wednesday defeating that team by a
score of 10 to /.
DR.. W. q. Sawyer of Madison is get
ting to 6e an expert apiaiist. He
now has nine swarms of bees and new
ones are coming out every pleasant day
DIR. Chas. Small of Pittsfield claims
the largest catch of trout reported in
that vicinity. 1t is said that he caught
81 of the speckled beauties one day
last week.
The prize for the best Grafton at
Maine Central Institute, Pittsfeld
was awarded to Harry Leigh Cornforth
of Pittsfeld, and for the best essay to
Viola Josephine Turner of Palermo.
Thursday nights practice of the fire
company of Madison, speaks we'll for the
boys. The hose company made record
thus: Four men started from ahydrant,
laid $50 feet of hose, two of the men
uncoupling at 100 feet and attaching
nozzle, the other two returning and at
taehing hose to hydrant and getting
water, having run distance of 800 feet.
Whole time taken was 25 seconds.
A caucus was held at VIM. b. Browns
office Hartland last week for the pur-
pose of nominating candidate for
that legislative district. There were
three candidates, G. II. Smith, K. Z.
Dyer and H. W. Stewart, Esq. The bal
lot stood so for Smith, Is for Dyer, 8
for Stewart. C. II. Smith is young
man not quite % years of age and is in
the hardware business in this place.
The controlling power of the S. & NJ.
railroad is again vested in the person of
Il. D. Lancaster. This change was
brought about Thursday of last week.
A. B. Thompson, who has served as su-
perintendent for the trustees is out of a
Job by the change. The inside history
of the affair covers a period of number
of months. 1t is probable that the last
change made is one that will be perma-
nent, or at least it is understood that
Mr.. Lancaster has expressed his deter
mination in rather an emphatic manner
to continue in control.
The Pittsfield Grange program for
June % is: Song, choir; roll call, Long
fellow; recitation, Sister Minnie Pat
ten; select reading, Sister May Phillips:
song, Sister Helen Maine; duet, Bros.
George Patten and A. j. Goodrich !;
question, subject, It's there larger
profit in sheep than in cows, the same
amount of money being invested?
Opened by Bro. Oramel Murray and
further discussed by James Kenney,
John Pooler, o. E. Libby and others.
Three minute speech, subject, "a wom-
ans work in the grange Sister An
ME NJ. Frost.
Col. George E. Leighton, commander
of the Maine Division, Sons of Veterans,
has made the following appointments
on his staff which is now complete.
Surgeon, Maj. Edward H. Smith, West.
brook; chaplain, Capt. Ii. l. Holt,
Cushing; adjutant, Lieut.. Eugene w.
Crawford, Skowhegan quartermaster,
Lieut.. Chester H. Mills, Skowhegan;
Judge advocate, Lieut. William H.
Looney, Portland; inspector, Lieut.,
Fred E. Hooper, Bath; mastering officer,
Lieut. George II. Hamilton, Bucksport;
assistant inspector with rank as such,
E. N. Coursan, Brunswick; H. A. Lowell,
Pennington.
The following have been elected Off
GERS and teachers of the Maine Central
Institute for the ensuing year; Trustees,
Rev. S. G. Whitcomb, president; Ansel
Lumbert, T. S. Dexter, w. e. Maybury,
NOV. JdHltS DOyu, IIOI' IL VI. JOIudIl,
DR., F. j. Taylor, Hon. Llewellyn Pow
ers, w. II. Blackwell, Hon. Hiram
Knowlton, B. c. Jordan, John Scott, f.
w. Hovey, G. c. Chase, Rev. Z. G..
Mosher, Jesse G. Connor, H. A. Bennett,
William Dobson, Rev. G. l.. White, Cor
don Dobson, f. d. Wade, E. c. Bryant,
Hon. X. w. shaw, DR.. M. t. Dodge,
Hon. c. A Milliken; secretary and
treasurer, E. c. Bryant; executive COM
mittee, j. c. Connor, T. S. Dexter, F. j.
Taylor, E. c. Bryant Gordon Dobson;
visiting committee, Rev. S. G. Whit
comb and Prof II. r. Purington; school
janitor, Albert l.. Webber; teachers,
principal, o. II. Drake; assistant, F. U.
Landman; preceptress, Angie E. Han
son; assistant, Minnie A. Everett and
Carrie E. Libby; music, Mrs. F. j. Tay
lor; shorthand, Mrs. E. c. Bryant; elo-
cuton, Miss Agnes Hersey.
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