The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-15
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

serial parlor outfit.
C. NJ. Hersey is in Boston, to buy new
machinery for his large machine shop,
which is nearly completed in Pittsfield.
He intends to build large foundry next
year.
The fair at St. Albans, held in Town
hall, Dec. 7 and 8, was a great success,
both socially and financially. All of the
fancy articles were sold with the excep-
tion of one quilt. The receipts were
$101.90
Miss Annie Helen Judkins of Pitts
field, who has recently completed a
course of study in Christian Science in
New York, has located at Augusta,
where she will begin practice healing by
the methods advocated by the Scientists.
Harry Finsen of Battery c, End Maine
Volunteers, formerly student of the
NJ. C. l., who has been confined at his
home in Bangor with sickness, is visit
ing his friends in Pittstield. He expects
to join his battery in Savannah the
latter part of next week.
Col. Elisha Knowles of Cambridge,
died suddenly, Thursday, while entering
a sleigh to drive home. MIR. Knowles
was for years prominent in the political
affairs of ambrdge and served his class
in the legislature one or more terms,
He was a veteran of the Civil war.
The pen and not the rod is the instru-
ment for punishment of naughty boys
at Good Will Farm. A caller lately
noticed little fellow diligently working
out his penance which was to sit apart
from his fellows and write the sentence
81 had better mind my own business, "
and before the little chap had finished
he had come to the conclusion that it
was pretty good advice to follow.
Hon. l. Nj. Weston of Grand Rapids,
Mich, died Saturday at ST. Vincent hos
pital IN New York. MIR. Weston was a
native of Madison and was influential in
causing the Manufacturing Investment
company to locate its plant at that place.
In the West Mr.. Weston has been a
prominent banker and politician, mem
Der of the democratic state committee
and delegate to the National Conven-
tion IN st. Louis few years ago.
News has been received of the death
of Joseph &. Brown of Pasadena, CAL,
a former resident of Palmyra, Me. He
had been sick two years, but was con-
fined to the house only one week. His
age was 72 years and 7 months. His
wife has also been stricken with
paralysis and is not expected to live but
a short time, but should she recover,
which is very doubtful, she intends to
return to Maine with her husbands s
nephew, Joseph Kelley.
A large and, enthusiastic meeting of
the musical people of Pittsfeld, was
held, Friday, at the Office of DR.. E. A.
Porter, the object being to organize
SoClCtJ duh ShOi 10 III hiN w ~
DIR. E. A. Porter was chosen president
and III. E. Ordway, secretary and treas
urer. The society decided to engage a
first class conductor although it is not
their intention to join either of the fes-
tival choruses or to take up festival
music
Election of officers of North Somerset
Grange, Scion, occurred, Saturday.
when the following officers were elected :
George Patten, master; Asa Walker,
overseer; Mrs. Moses Thompson, lect-
urer; Mrs. Ella Smith, chaplain; William
Rowell, steward; John McCollor, assis-
tant steward; Moses Thompson, treas
urer; 2. S. Longley, secretary; Charles
Tuscan. gatekeeper; Mrs. Patten, ceres;
Mrs. Walker, Pomona; Mrs. Rowell,
Flora; Mrs. Warren Rice, lady assistant
steward.
o. M. Rogers, Flagstaff, has contract
ed to get out this winter 400 cords of
birch for barrel hoops; these hoops are
made from all sizes of trees, some of
them are IS inches through; they are
sawed first into plank II inches thick,
then they go into the stripper and are
stripped into pieces large enough for
two hoops, then they are steamed and
coiled into punches, with 10 in a bunch,
ready for shipment. These are the first
made in this part of the State from such
heavy timber.
At the meeting recently held in Hart
land of the Eastern Somerset Education
al Association, the following were elect
ed officers of the association for the en-
suing year: President, o. Fl. Drake,
Pittsfeld; vice president, S. G. Ham,
Cambridge; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. W. III. Burton, Pittsfeld; executive
committee, E. P. Dyer, Hartland, Vim.
Mclaughlin, M. D. Harmony, Mrs. G. E.
Libbey, Palmyra; E. L. Cook, Mrs,
Lucelia Stafford, l. o. Bragg, committee
A gentleman writes to the Maine Far
mer: / had the pleasure of meeting
with the Bingham grange the 26th and
was much pleased to learn that they
have very flourishiug grange. The
first and second degrees were conferred
on two candidates in very fine form,
the officers understanding their business
and attending to IL PROMPTLY. The mas