Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-25
BUSY PlTTSFIELD.
Closing Exercises of Somerset
Educational Meeting.
Mills Rushed and Town Never in More
Prosperous Condition.
Old Fashioned Husking Bee Halloween
Party Evening Of Oct. 81.

it''hNio ~ tiiN -hriiiit Nthtidi iiSti-
tute, and the exercises throughout the
day We're attended by large number
Following is the programme as carried
out:
TUESDAY FORENOON.
Paper. Defects in Our Common Schools"
T. K. Longley, principal st. Adams
High school
Discussion of same. opened by G.. IL.
Morse, Esq. Pittstield.
Query Box.
Paper. How TO Teach Physiology in Tn
graded Schools l.. ii. Blanchard, Nj.
D., Hartland.
Discussion, "Penmanship in school,
opened by Miss NJ. f. Fogg, Cambridge.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Paper. Decoration and Improvement of
School Grounds" F. J. Hussey. cam
bridge.
Paper. ''On Teaching Geography" Miss
Lula G. Millett. Palmyra.
Closing exercises.
The wooden mills in this village are
a very busy place at the present time.
For the past year the wooden business
in this vicinity has been very dull. but
now the business is booming and all
three of the mills are being worked to
their utmost capacity. The Pioneer
mill has a large number of orders and
are working night and day to meet
them. The strike which was threaten
ing this mill a short time ago has ut
terly subsidized. The Riverside mill is
having a fine run. and since the change
in management. is doing a rushing
business. and it too is obliged to run
night and day to meet the large orders.
,,-l,; Oh Iaa .,
burden on the hands Of the stockhold-
ers since its erection, is assuming a
more businesslke air and at the pres
ent, time is having all the orders it
can attend to. BY the boom in the
wooden business the town in general IS
greatly benefited, and as a whole,
Pittsfield was never in better condi-
ton than it is at the present time.
The report comes to this village that
Parks Bros. had 1000 cords of dry hard
wood consumed in forest fire on the
shores of Moose pond, yesterday. If
this report is true. it will mean a loss
of between $4,000 and $4,000 to the own
ers.
Miss Grace Is. Palmer has been
spending several days at her home in
Benton Falls.
one of the most enjoyable occasions
of the season was the old fashioned
huSkng bee held at the home of Per
ley Goodrich in Palmyra Tuesday
evening. \ general invitation to all
was given and a party of Il from this
village attended. They We're conveyed
to the home of Goodrich by two large
buckboards driven by T.. G. Weymouth
and Fred Gilman. A large amount Of
corn was husked amidst the never
ceasing merriment Of the party. Dur
ing the evening refreshments of n sub
stantiaI nature was served by mine
host" The gray light of morning was
breaking before the party disbanded,
all pronouncing it to be one of the most
enjoyable occasions of the season.
Mr.. c. +. Frost of the firm of Hunter,
McMaster & Co. accompanied by his
wife. left for Boston. Tuesday, where
they will attend the Food fair.
Eugene .. Staples of Harmony.
graduate from Maine Central Institute,
class of '97, has been visiting in town
for several days.
Mrs. w. l. Neal spent Monday with
friends and relatives in Bangor.
Miss May Neal of Gardiner, is visit
ing in town. the guest of her cousin.
Mrs. n. l.. Spauding.
According to the present arrange
ments the Maine Central Institute foot
ball eleven will play a return game
with the Dexter High School eleven on
the Institute campus. Saturday. The
Dexter eleven was defeated at Dexter,
two weeks ago by the NJ. c. Is, and
the game, Saturday. promises TO be
very exciting.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maxfeld ard
son. Enrol, have been visiting in Show
hogan for several days.
T. A. Linn of Hartland. was in town
on business, Tuesday.
A Halloween entertainment will be
given by the Willing Workers of the
Free Baptist church on the night of
oct. 81, at Union hall. Plenty of fun
for all. The ghosts and witches once
supposed to walk the earth on that
night are expected to be out in full
force No admission fee for any one
but all who decline to watch OUT
with the COLLINS must deposit dime
before he or she can leave. Following
is the programme:
The Mystic Call.
The Witches Herald.
Piano Duet by Two Witches.
Ghost Walk.
Ghost Story.
Ghost Band.
Duet THE Gipsey Countess" by the
Gipsey and the Earl.
Vocal Solo. Halloween Has Come"
Ghost Story.
song. Witches Big Dog Male quartet
The Weird March.
Ghost Story.
Song. 'The Owl and the Pussy Cat.
Male Quartet
Duet. "The Witches Flight by the
Witches.
The Last Echo.
After the programme there Will be
games. refreshments and general
good time Refreshments will consist
of Witches broth. fried fortunes, baked
fortunes, pop corn. etc.
This promises to be one of the Lead
ing entertainments of the season in this
village and as this is the first Of its