The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
SOMERSET PICK-UPs

stephen Lander, AeN Portland. has a
fancy pair Of colts, one by 81 Cfoix, the
other by Redwood foone; also lar
pair Of heavy horses Nj Lander is
one Of the forehauded farmers 81 New
Portland
Mrs. Mary Viles Of North New Port
land aged 80 years, widow Of the late
Wentworth Yiles and sister Of Gathers
Drummond, who died in Pennington a
few days ago aged 90 years, il recover
ing from pneumonia.
J. =. johnson Of ReadGed, aged -,
died at North Arson, Thursday morn
ing, from the grip he was visiting his
daughter, who is the wife Of supt.
Fairbrother He was mason and be
longed t. the lodge at Resdheld The
burial took place at Readheld.
Miss Edith NJ. Gardner has closed her
duties as head salesiady at y. L. Per
kins', Pltsfield, where she has been
employed for the past six years, and has
accepted a position in the cloak depart
ment at Hoyey's in Boston Miss Gard
ner leaves for her new position the first
of March
Frank Farnum of Hartland says. A
gentleman came to my house, Tuesday,
wanted To know if | would sell any OF
my sheep. Later he left SO with me
and took away seven sheep. If | had
not made a speciality of sheep / could
not have possibly received SO for the
number sold.
/ An overheated funnel passing through
partition came near causing serious
| fire at the farm house of j. NJ. Taylor at
Palmyra, one day last week. AS it was,
the fire had gained but little headway
and was soon extingnsbed with a few
pals of water. The damage was slight,
mostly resulting from the water.
1 Charles Rowe of Mercer, arrived in
/ Wateryile, Thursday, driving a poor
wreck of what was formerly a fine horse
| Chairman Redington of the board of
prevention of cruelty to animals heard
of the arrival, visited the horse and
found him unable to eat, and as be
states, unfit for further work. The
horse was seized.
The carpenters are now making good
progress upon the interior of the Uni
versalst church at Pittstield. The
hardwood floor Is being laid in the YES
try, one having alread. been laid in the
auditorium. The best of every kind OF
material is being used and the basement
is to be finished in Carolina pine. Ii
has been decided to hold the dedicatory
exercises on May |.
One of the prominent lumbermen on
the Kennebec, this winter, is A F.
| Donigan of Bingham, formerly of Orono.
He is cutting about 1000 cords of pulp
! for the Mo0sehead Pulp mill at Scion,
80, 600 feet of spruce, and 5,000 feet of
birch for the Mckay Company and 60
600 of maple for last blocks, besides
some logs for Bracket X Andrews He
| has been running since September, four
camps, and has now at work about 50
/ horses
At the annual meeting of the Literary
! Club of Arson, held at the home of MI.
and Mrs. Mark Getchell, the following
officers were elected and installed
/ President, Mrs. Addie Getchell; vice
! president, Mrs. Georgiana Norton; sec
rotary, Mrs. Carl Baxter; assistant sec
rotary, Mrs. Della Tinkham; treasurer
Mrs. Annie Adams; executive commit
tee, Mr. Mark Getchell, MI. Alonzo
/ Otis, Mrs. Flora Baxter Mrs. Georgiana
/ Norton, Mrs. Charlotte Titus; organist
/ Mrs. Della Tnkham.
MIR !. +. Kicker. Flagstaff, keeps a
pair Of we'll mated heavy horses, and an
S-year-old mare for driving purposes
has valuable 3 year old chestnut geld
ing, sired by Bronze Boone, dam 10y
Black Monitor; this gelding stands II :
/ hands tall, and for symmetry of finish
and uniform action, there are none bet
| ter. His name is Prince and he is
worthy To stand in any horsemau 5
stable. Mr. Kicker has home farm of
1870 acres, and 200 acres of land away
from home He does general farming
and makes i success of il.
About 200 Masons and members of
the Order of the Eastern Star Of Pitts
| field, gathered at Union hall, Thursday
evening, enjoyed fine spread and after.
wards entered the Masonic hall where
/ ladies OF Bethlehem chapter produced
to the delight and amusement OF all,
that exceedingly laughable farce, Ell
/ titled "Female Masonry Mrs. q. :.
Haskell took the principal part and was
/ assisted by Miss Bertha MaNtield, Mrs
T. Nj. Griffin, Miss May Walker, Mrs
Leon Libby, Mrs. Frank smith, Mrs
Ed. Libby and others.
d. D., g. NJ. Coos Of Hartland, with
Frank Buck As grand marshall, installed
the officers of phlentoma lodge, |. .. O.
f. Pittsfeld Monday evening of last
week The names OF the officers fol
low: y C., F. " Buxton; '. c..
Stewart Salley; Sec, ". c. Chamber