Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-26
PITTSFIELD NEWS.
Knights Of Pythias Elect Officers for
New Uniform Rank.
Mourning Number for Pres. Geo. Washinqlon.
Of Ulster County Gazette.

Pittsfeld. Me-. Oct. 25-(Special).-At
the regular meeting of Pioneer Lodge.
No. Il. X. of p, Tuesday evening, the
Following officers for the Uniform Rank
We're elected: Captain, E. n. Shaw: 1st
heut., w. L. Pushor; ID lieut.. Fl. w. Fer :.
guson; recorder. c. NJ Rarbour., treas
urer. Col F. A. Noble; guard. H. Il. Shat.
tuck; sentinel. V. c. Bowman The ad
visibility of forming Uniform Rank in
connection with Pioneer Lodge has been
under consideration for several months
and at meeting of the lodge, a few
weeks ago. it was decided to form the
Rank, provided enough members could be
secured to meet the requirements. A com
mittee was appointed to canvass the lodge
and ascertain how many We're willing TO
join. This was done and 80 signtied their
intention of joining if Rank was formed
lhls assured success and the uniforms
and reSalia were ordered and are expect
ed to arrive by the first of November. 1t
is expected that wien the time comes
for mastering in the members, which will
occur in the first week in November. that
several more will Join. The outlook for
the Rank is among the best. as Pioneer
Lodge has log members in good standing
and is one of the most wide awake and
fourishing lodges in the State.
About so people from this station left
for Boston on the morning passenger
the Food fair.
a large audience greeted Hoyt l.. Con
airy of Boston. the impersonator, Ia
Union hall. Wednesday evening, in his
humorous entertainment entitled "Around
the Stove. This entertainment was
given under the management and for the
benefit of the Public Library, ara good
sum was realized from the evenings en-
tertanment.
Eben Thompson. for number of years
a resident of this town. left for Mime
ton.
Theodore G. Beckert, who has been de
signer in the Waverley Woolen Mill has
resigned his position and has accepted a
similar position with a woolen mill IN
T. 3. seekins and family have moved
back to this village They We're formerly
residents of this town. but for the last
year have been living on large farm IN
West Mills. Me.
Garfield Horne and Ray Neal are visit
ing friends and relatives in Liberty. They
are making the trip on their bicycles.
w. NJ. Harrington and II. c. Hunter
left for Boston on the afternoon train,
Yesterday. where they go to purchase
their stock of holiday goods.
S. p. Humphrey has a curiosity in the
shape of a newspaper which would make
could see it. 1t is a five column four
page weekly called the Ulster County Ga
zette. published at Kingston ulster
county,. by Samuel Freer & Son, Jan .
1900 thus making the paper nearly 100
years old. The one thing making TINS
edition exceptionally valuable is that IL
was a mourning number for President
George Washington, who died in Decem
ber. 1899 The columns devoted to this
distinguished person and the accounts oI
his death and funeral are inciosed with
large mourning rules. In those times ihe
letters used were not the same as now
used, one letter in particular being the
old fashioned - that looks very much
like the ''f'' rs used at the present time;
The paper is in a pretty good state OF
preservation and has been in the
humphrey family, so Mr.. Humphrey, the
present owner. states, upwards or ~
wears. at one time being owned by ms
great grandmother. Mr.. humphrey mas
received several good offers for IL. put mas
refused as he does not care TO sell II, as
there is only one other copy known To Pc
in the United States. that being IN ihe
Museum at Washington. p. c. The fol
lowing is a piece Of poetry copied from
the paper on the death of Washington as
written by a small girl at the 'hme ol ms
death. ana which MIR. Humphrey allowed
MS to copy for the benefit OF the Jourhai
readers No other quotations VIII De al
lowed from the paper at the present tlihe,
a, il is the intention OF Mr.. Humphrey
To have some copies printed from the
original in the near future