The Somerset reporter., 1899-04-20
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Al her late special town meeting, Mer
Ger promptly decided that she wanted
no tramp chairs.
Andrew Rowe lost two fingers from
his left hand while at work in the care
room at the Indian Spring Wooden mil
st Madison, recently.
The business men of North New Port
land have practically decided to erect &
pnblio hall which will be used by the
Grange and for other purposes.
Starks is puzzliug over the problem
whether, now that Mr.. N. P. Upper
the towns superintendent of schools
has moved to another town, Athens, he
can continue to hold the office.
The Phillips PhOnograph reports that
Granville Lishness of North New Port
land Is under bonds for appearance al
court on the charge of killing four deel
with his dogs aid, at Lexington last
week.
Thursday, Charles Blackwell of Madi
son, University of Maine, 80, while en-
gagged 10 practical work at the universe
ty, in the electrical engineering depart
ment, caught finger of his left hand or
planer Machine, njuring his finger SC
seriously that amputation was necessary
Prof. K. r. Dyer who has been princi
pal of the high school at Hartland foI
abe past Ave years, has accepted the po'
sition as principal of the high school il
Newport. His place will be taken by
Mr.. p. w. Virgins of Levant, who has
been hired to serve as principal of the
Hartland academy.
The relatives of Fred l.. Rhoades were
shocked to learn of his death which Oc
Cured in Palmyra, Wednesday, Apr. IL
from Bright's disease The funeral was
held, Thursday, at Palmyra. The de-
seased is a son of Mrs. Nancy Rhoades
and q brother of Mrs. G. F. Monk and
John r. Rhoades of Pttsfeld.
Rev. w. w. Hayden will preach the
anniversary sermon to the |. o. o. f.
at the Congregational Church, Sunday
afternoon, April 30th, at 2 o'clock
Canton Somerset of Skowhegan, will be
present and attend the service. Mem
bers of the order will meet at Odd
Fellows Hall, at O'clock.
Owing to the resignation of Capt. Ar,
thur Withee an election was held at the
regular meeting of W. s. Howe, Camr
s.. of ", Pittsfield, Tuesday evening, to
fill vacancies. The following officers
were elected: l., o. Haskell, Capt; s.
n. Foster, LIST Lieut.; Arthur Chad.
bourne, End Lieut.; Fred Stuart, Dele
gate; Arthur Chadbourne, 3rd Camp
Counsel. Maj. II. w. Carr installed the
served.
Bingham is pleased to be able to re-
port that its selectmen, town treasurer,
supervisor of schools and collector are
free from the use of liquor and tobacco
in any form. This ia an honor to Bling.
ham and the like might be said of many
another Maine town. And 1t is such
facts as these that show that Maine is a
bulwark for temperance, whatever
lapses from virtue may be reported in a
few Maine cities and towns, says the
Lewiston Journal.
Y. b. Wright, who about year age
obtained 500 from Pioneer Lodge, K. OF
p. of Pittsfield, by presenting fraudulent
drafts purporting to come from Wamesit
Lodge of Lowell, Mass, has been arrest
cd at Hagertown, Pa, and been convict
cd for forgery. He Is now in jail Pho
neer Lodge was the first to inform the
Massachusetts lodge of these irregu-
larities and 1t was through this notifica-
ton that the fellow was at last arrested,
but not till he had swindled other lodges
with like amounts which:foot up to over
500.
The corporation known ~ the Pitts
field Electric Light and Power Co. have
completed their organization with Off
GERS as follows: Arthur b. Lake, Old
Town, president; Frank l.. Smith, Pitts
field, treasurer; George H. Morse, Esq,
,Pittsfeld, clerk; board of directors, Ar
thur B. Lake, Frank L. Smith, George
Fl. Morse, Esq. The corporation has
purchased the entire property of Smith
h Conaut Bros. of Pittsfeld, and will
continue the business as heretofore,
Mr.. Smith will act as general manager
and Mr.. Lake as superintendent of the
plant.
The new grange which was instituted