The Somerset reporter., 1898-09-22
SOMERSET PICK-UPg.


Commits sanitarium.
Orrin Libby, a registered guide of
Pittsfeld, sent TO Augusta, Thursday
last on the yankee for the fish and
game museum, pure white deer. Il is
Hastily mounted, and will make valu-
able addition to the collection
Albra Adams, North Madison, tn
celebrated breeder and shipper Of Thor
ough5red Ohio Improved Chester pigs.
has at the present writing, some - hog
kind on hand If any one wishes To see
good display Of swine they want to
call on Albra Adams
Among the candidates for President
Of the Maine Federation is the name If
Miss Lucia y. Connor, member Of the
Dial Club Of Fairfield Fairfield would
be greatly honored in having the office
filled by one Of her club women and
Miss Common would be an honor to vii
lage and State being in every way well
qualified for the position.
Among the recent acquisitions Of col.
W. G. morrill, Of Pittsheld, is a stallion
known as Elder Boone that obtained a
record at the Eastern fair Of z.z14 and
did a half in 1861 lie is one Of the
valuable pieces of horse flesh in tire
state and there are a few that can beat
him. He is said TO be the best racing
prospect IN the State now.
Charles Libby, who lives about one
mile from Pittsfield, on the Detroit road
was taken violently insane Monday and
on Tuesday was taken TO the insane
asylum. Mr.. Libby has been for several
years a representative Of the Associated
Press. He is one of the most worthy
and highly respected citizens Of Pitts
field and has large circle of friends
who hope for his speedy recovery.
n f. Bray of Concord, has one Of the
best intervale farms in this part of the
State. 1t contains 10 acres of land as
level as a house floor. He has harvested
s. tons of hay this season, and > two
horse loads of mixed grain from which
he expects some 800 bushels when
threshed. He also has - acres Of corn
planted for his sio. This corn is as tine
at this season Of the year as any he ever
raised.
| Df,,.u . 1,
fine flock of sheep and lambs, - in mum
Der. He keeps a thoroughbred Shrop.
shire buck He has five horses, among
which are pair of workers well mated.
good in any spot or place, weight 270C
pounds; also a five year-old and a two.
year old, both mares, which are hand
some. Mr.. Rines is raising six calves,
two heifers and four steers, a handsome
lot. His COWS are Durham and Here.
ford.
Favorable reports have been received
at Fairfield, from II. +. Wyer, who is IN
the Alaska gold fields. Each of his
party is averaging about 500 day
They have secured large number OF
claims and have worked two. The first
was improbable, but from the second
the day Mr.. Wyer wrote, his last letter
they had taken out over S1l3 The
working season had closed and the party
expected to leave from Juneau about
the last of September.
The farm buildings of Hiram Have,
situated about one mile north of the
village on the road to Harmony were
totally consumed by fire about midnight
Tuesday night, with all the hay and
hay and grain, 30 or 40 bushels of beans
700 pounds of wool, farming tools and
nearly all the furniture and clothing
There was no insurance, and it is very
heavy blow to Mr., Halves, who is about
SO years of age and to his son, harles
who lives with him. This was st
Adams second fire on Tuesday 18th.
The second annual meeting of the
Central Maine Association, Young PEG.
PIES Christian Union, was beld at the
Universalist church, Pittstield, " ednes.
day the 14th. The session opened at Il
o'clock with a prayer meeting led by
Mrs. o. 5. Haskell. The address OF
welcome was delivered by Miss Blanche
Withee Among the speakers on the
program were: Miss Hannah j. Powell
of linton, Miss Grace Libbey of Pitts
field and Rev. William J. Taylor OF
| Lewiston.
f. L. Howes, Concord, p. o. Address
Bingham, sold August 18th, a pair OF
four year.od Durham steers and two
year old Durham bull, and he has now
on hand a pair of oxen that grit : # i
in, pair of -year-old Durham steers
which are good ones, he keeps the Dur
ham and Holstein COWS. He has very
fine .months,old pig, which is said
by good judges to be heavy enough to
balance the scales on the 800 pound
notch. Mr.. Howe's crops are all look
ing nicely,