The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-02-16
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

! to replace the one carried away oy tue
freshet in the summer of 1897. The
contract has been let for the same.
| Another orchestra looms up on the
] musical horizon of the State this time
from Fairfield way. 1t is composed OF
the following Fairfield musicians: Miss
Kate bradbury, 1st violin; w. Z. Bell,
I'd violin; Charles Gibson, clarinet; w.
f. Smell, cornet; Virgil Bell, trombone
Arobine Hatch, pianist.
The Moosehead company of Scion,
have finished hauling pulp wood from
Bingham as the yard room at the mill
is filled up. In all about 1000 cords
have been freigbted up from the river.
Besides this there have been about 700
cords hauled from North Arson and the
country adjacent to the mill
Martin Farm at Pittsfield, is we'll
stocked with horses this winter, aud
many of them show proof of being win
ming stock on the turf next season.
One of these will be Gov. Bodwell, a
black stallion, years old and l5t hands
high, is by Mahlon; dam by Winthrop
Morrill,; I'd dam by Whalebone Knox.
J.H. McGorrill of Clinton, will es-
tablish a tailoring business in Fairfield
in the store and rooms recently vacated
by l.. X. Brown MIR. McGorrill has
been in the business many years in
Clinton, first going there as foreman of
the pant shop and afterward going into
business for himself as merchant tailor
which he has carried on for many years.
The Lancy street and Hartland avenue
schools of Pittsfeld, closed Friday with
appropriate exercises after successful
term of nine weeks, There will be a
vacation of seven weeks before the be-
ginning of the spring term. The River
side schools will continue for one week
as the beginning of the term was delayed
one week owing to several cases of
diphtheria in the vicinity of the school.
The Amphionic chorus which was or
ganized at Pittsfied for instruction in
vocal music, has now had six rehearsals
and an increasing interest is manifested
by its members. 1t Las been decided TO
give concert Feb. % in Union hall.
The full chorus will render number of
selections assisted by Prof. E. s. Pitcher
and wife of Belfast, soloists, Miss AIDE
laid b. WEIGH, reader, and oiher first
class talent.
f. II. Greeley of Ellsworth, one of the
owners OF Hathorn Stock Farm at Pitts
field, has large number of his fast
horses at the farm and will bring more
of them here at an early date. Mr..
Greeley will soon ship his very proms-
ing colt by Bingen to the farm as well
as Leavitt and number of other good
ones. Mr.. Fisher, the trainer, says
that all the horses are wintering in ex-
cellent shape.
At the annual meeting the trustees
of Hartland academy the following Off
GERS were elected: President, W. H..
Steward; secretary and treasurer, A. w.
Miller; committee on repairs of build
ings, etc, Calvin Blake, G.. NJ. LanceY,
r. A. Linn; trustees, Thomas Fuller. A:
w. Miller, Calvin Blake, e. NJ, Lancey,
I. A Linn, Chas Rowell b. f. Davis,
G. f. Pratt, II. c. Fuller, A. d. Baird
L. Fish, j. =. Page, H. w. Stewart, G.
A. Moulton.
George Toppan, chief engineer for
Lawrence, Newhall & Co, Shawmut,
reports that the work of rebuilding the
steamer, which was burned last fall is
now well along and that but a little
boat back in good shape as she was be.
fore the fire. This boat is one of the
fleet which belongs to this company and
is used by them to tow logs to the mill
from the different booms on the river
where the logs for this company are
held.
A L. 5 marshall in New York made
the arrests, Friday afternoon, of a man
and two women, who, it is said by the
police inspectors, are connected with
the Fairfield Floral Co., of Fairfield, a
concern organized for obtaining money
from the readers of alluring advertise.
ments Those arrested are VIM. r.
skinner, who has an Office in New York,
Mrs. Viola II. Rae, proprietor of the
Helen Marke Co, a suIerfluous hair re-
moving concern, and her mother, Mrs.
A. II Wing The latte furnished bond
and the other two were unable to do so
and were sent to Jail.
Wentworth Yarney, one of Palmyra 8
oldest citizens, died Wednesday at the
home of his son, G. w. Varney, at the
advanced age of So years. Mr., Varney
was born in Pittsheld and has always
made his home in this county. During
an eventful life he had accumulated con
siderable property by his shrewd and
characteristic ways Although the In
firmities of age impaired his health dur
ing the latter part of his life he still
insisted in following his pursuits in a
small ways. His eccentricities have
made him familiar character in this
section and he will be missed. The fun
eral WAS held at the home of his son
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