The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-23
SOMERSET pICK-UIsS.

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6fatfix. Y l., Nrs Maxim: = J. I.
Mrs. Nary hartman see. alorz9
GfatrHi A. :, + ayIeI; F =. Arthur
Taylor; Tres- I. J. Tucker; p. T
N NJ pear; G., L K Kdwards n. J..
Y. Thompson.
When lawyer gets touch Of speed
fever. II is apt h % hand VIII hun.
THE is the case with A Simmons. r..
W. Anson, WHO. having very promIs-
ing and beautiful I. roix nIy, Las
now added another and vii probably
have string ready for the early races
within a few years. The best Of tie
story is that the individuals are choice.
1he relatives Of Mrs. Esther Merii.
field Of Canaan, were panied TO hear q
her death which occurred recently Al
her home in Falls Church. Va Mrs.
Merrifield was a native Of anaan ia Lef
youth and visited there three years ago,
although 81 years old. Three children
survive her, two Of whom I'LL govern.
ment offices in Washington, D. {.
Saturday Of last week there was re
ceived at the railway station at soIon,
thirty-tiye empty oil barrels to be filled
with the ore that is being taken from
the "klondike' mine IN oneord. This
ore has been assayed and has been
found to contain silver and lead in pay
ing quantities. The ore will be barreled
and sent to Rhode Island or Connecticut
to be crushed and separated.
The ~armest contest promised at the
coming town meeting at Fairfield, is
over the election of road commissioner
There are already five candidates n tie
field and the friends Of each are work
ing hard Almost all Of the candidates
have held the Office before or been nom
inees and this fact makes the coming
contest much more interesting No one
seems to be able to guess which viii
prove the strongest
A. J Libby Of Embden, the well
known breeder of White Faces has gone
into a new industry and that is the
breeding of Shetland ponies He has a
good start and is. looking for a goodly
number of .foals this spring. The >het-
land. is the children's delight ana the
demand for them increases every year.
Mr.. Libby says he could sell ten times
as many as he produces every season at
remuneratiye prices.
Messrs. Baker 4 Stuart of Scion, have
the record for the largest carload OF corn
that ever came up the kennebec river as
we'll as the largest ever handled by the
Somerset Railway, The car contained
], 167 bushels. The largest cars hereto.
fore have been all the way from 15n To
s56 bushels. The freight on this car
from the west WAS quite an item in it.
self, being $1,000 This firm received
the same day carload Of oats contain
ing 600 bushels
There seems to be very little doubt
says the Nateryille Mail that the com
ing summer will see an extension Of the
Somerset Railroad from its northern ter
minus at Bingham into the woods
toward Moosehead lake. The exteu-
sion will probably be made with view
OF opening a lumber section for tina
present rather than to gain a connection
with the Canadian Pacific road at Green
vile, thing that may not come for
three or four years.
Miss Ena Tucker of West Pittsheld.
closed her school at that place last Fri
day. She furnished a treat of candy
and gave each pupil handkerchief.
Jane Willis, for excellug in spelling,
anu Dena MeAllster for number work.
each received pretty cup and saucer
Although this was Miss fuckers first
term She succeeded III maintaining good
order and the pupils made RAPID adj
vancement under her instruction. She
is wide awake, live teacher
The Grand Domain of Maine, Knights
of Pythias, has recently been divided
into districts which hold meetings Al
stated intervals for the advancement IT
Pythiauism In this state The 18TH iii,
trict, which consists Of the lodges of
Dexter, Belfast, Dover, Pittstie'd,
Brooks and Abbott village will meet
with Pioneer No. II Of Pittsheld, ou
Tuesday, February .. Extensive pre-
paratons are being made To entertain
large number Of visiting knights and an
interesting programme will be carried
out.
The annual senior defamation con
test, the rs prlze speaking, took place,
Friday evening IN Memorial hall AT
Bowdoin college. Frank Leslie button
of North Auson. WAS awarded the prize
of $40 which the class of ISIS gives an
nually for the best written and spoken
Grafton The Judges were a. b Henry,
d. d, OF Bath. PROT \. ". Anthony ot
cobb Divinity school aud X. ". Eaton
of Brunswick. Prot Woodruff presided
over a large aud enthusiastic audience.
Music was furnished lay the college
orchestra
The dealers in spoolwood IN Pittsheid
and st. Adams predict great boom in
their business the coming year. The