The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-23
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

George all, Who Las been ss1fou #
tie village cemetery at rittsdeld. FOR
the past twenty eight years, has paFsed
IN his resignation 10 the seleefmen in
favor Of his son, Everett all.
Jesse HUFF aged about 30 Yeas Of
Pittsheld, died very suddenly Of pueu.
monia early Saturday morning lie re.
sided here for several years and leaves a
widow and two children.
Harriet, the wife Of John Weymouth
Of Pittsheld died early Monday morning
aged "a Death was caused by tumor.
She was prominent ". K. G.. member.
Funeral occurred on Wednesday,
Scion is one Of the towns that it will
pay to keep an eye on. That place is
said TO have good prospect Of a new pa
per mill, and the town has just voted
5000 for handsome three.room school.
house for the village.
The Indian spring Wooden Company
of Madison, recently received an invita-
ton to join the trust or to name a price
upon its plant. The company has fatty
refused to do either. 1t is successful
mill and its managers are satisfied to
remain outside of the trust.
Mrs. Benjamin Thompson met with a
painful accident, Tuesday afternoon, by
slipping on the icy sidewalk on Main
street, Pttsfield, falling in such man
ner as to break the small bone Of her
right arm near the wrist Joint. The
fracture was reduced and she now is
comfortable.
The trustees Of the Somerset Agricul-
tural society at Madison Bridge, held
meeting, March Eth, and voted to build
a new grand stand and chose the follow
ing dates: June 18th, purses and classes
to be announced later, and for the an
nual cattle show and fair, sept. 9TH aud
/ 2Sth.
Chas. Baker, who lives about mile
from HaItland on the st Adams road,
/ lost two of his children last week.
Their death was caused by malignant
scarlet fever. a rigid quarantine is
maintained by the board of health and
/ it is hoped that the disease will be con-
fined to this one home.
Lawrence, Newhall Il Co, are build.
ing a steamboat for the log driving com
pauy to be used on the Brassan. The
boat will be constructed in pieces at
Shawmut, then shipped up river and
put together. The work is being push
ed as rapidly as possible SO as To have
the boat ready for the spring driving
George Tappan has charge of the work.
There is an awakening of business in
/ Fairfield A new store is in antlcpa-
ton. Nye Il PuTington, furniture man
ufacturers, are buying large lots of lum-
Der for future use The keudrick fur
niture firm is still alive, The Parlor
Furniture Co. is enlarging its list Of
orders. Some of theiI frames are made
in Michigan, others such as Morris
chairs are made in Gardinr.
There is now much stir about the tex
tile mil at Falfheldi loads OF wool
arrive at the mil also caIo9Hs 81 ACIDS.
Teams arrive from the Vassalboro
wooden mill with spools which are filled
with yarn mere ana returned to NaSsai-
por". All but the thlrty-RVe looms
winch are III nee repair foI weaving
are sui ldle' looking FORWARD l" 1he
day "heh they 700 VIII De moving
At meeting of the school board OF
Pittsield, which was held at the office
of the superintendent of schools, George
II. Morse, on saturday afternoon the
teachers for the country schools for the
year were elected as follows; plS'ile'
o. Miss Milne Robinson Detroiti district
IL, Miss Ena IaekeTi carr school house,
Miss Helen Names Webb school house
Miss Emma Rogers browne school
mousse Wins 'fa"iora'
The organization of the Plttsdeld Ii
brary Association was perfected at the
meeting held in Osborn block, Monday
evening, Mar. 18th. The following otli-
GERS were elected: President Dir. F. ].
Taylor; vice president, j. W Manson;
secretary and treasurer, Miss arc L.
Murray; executive committee, Prot. O.