The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

Mr. Gilman leaves two daughters and
one son.
The members of the Pittsield eornet
band have decided that they will give a
series of social dances in Osborne's Hall
on Friday evenings beginning this
week. The band is taking this means
of raising a sum of money to help pay
for the new and very neat uniforms
which were purchased for them last
summer.
The wedding of Emmons d. Lombard
and Miss Ada <. Southland occurred Jan.
18th, at the Union church, st. Adams,
followed by reception at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. b.
Southland. Mr.. Lombard is superinten-
dent of the corn shop for the Baxter
Bros, and Miss Southland has had charge
of the primary school at ST. Adams for
the past year.
An interesting and exciting contest
Ell schoohouse for several weeks, at
Palmyra, and has served as a drawing
card to attract large audiences at the
meetings each Monday evening. 1t
came to a close Monday evening, Jan. g.,
The captains were Miss Mertie Sinclair
and Miss Maude Goodrich, Miss Sin
clair's side winning by over 500 points.
David Keasted, who received such a
serious injury by the breaking of the
eccentric rod of the engine last week
while employed in Bryant's mill, Pitts
field, is recovering. The doctor who
attended him trepanned the skull, re-
moving several sections and lifting the
bone that was depressed and bearing
upon the brain. His injury will keep
him off duty several weeks.
The coach horse BILLY owned by G..
G. Small of Fairfield, is specialist in
his business Thursday last lie was
standing in the stable ready to start
when passenger No. 80 whisted at the
lower crossings. No driver appeared so
the horse. fearing doubtless that custom
might be lost, started off unguded and
went to his place at the station as well
as any one could have driven him, and
quietly waited for passengers.
AT Pittsfield Thursday afternoon, tho
fire department was called out for a
blaze in the buildings on the Kicker
farm near the Waverley mill, now owned
by A. =. McMaster and occupied by Jas.
Towle and a family named Jordan.
After about two hours of hard fighting
the fire was under control. The loss on
the buildings was covered by insurance,
but there was no insurance on the
household goods. This is the first fire
in Pittsfield for about a year.
At the annual communication of Me-
ridian lodge, + and A. NJ. of Pittstield,
which was held at Masonic hall on
Friday evening the officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows: o.
f. Libbey, ". NJ; o. IL. Drake, S. NJ {;
A. s. Maxfield, j. w; Orrin Libby,
treasurer; l.. l.. Libby, secretary; A. N.
Smith, S. d l.. o. Haskell, j. d. The
installation will occur at a special com
munication which will be held on Fri
day evening, Feb. 8, at the hall,
The officers of Court Pine Tree of
Pittsfield, were installed Thursday even
ing by d. d. II. C. R., Prof. 0. III. Drake
as follows: C. r., E. G. Weymouth; V.
G, R, w. II Farrell, r. s c. E. Smiley
F. -, NJ. l.. Damon; treasurer, James
Bailey; 5. W., Charles Riley; j. w,
Daniel Gallagher; S. b., f. K. Kierstead
J.B, David Kierstead; p c. r., F. w.
Began; chaplain, Samuel Patterson
court physician, DR.. K. F. Goodrich.
The court meetings are held in G. A. r.
Hall.
Col. w. G.. Morrill, of Pittsfield, has
made up his mind as to the stake races
which he will have the coming summer.
The classes follow: A 2.35, purse $500;
2.37, purse $500; 2 %, purse 90; 90,
purse $500. These classes are all for
trotters and PAGERS, the trotters to have
the advantage of two seconds over the
PAGERS; that is, a trotter with a record
of 2,33 will be eligible to the 2.35 class
and trotter record 2.2l will be eligible
to the 2.23 class. This is a new scheme
with the colonel and he believes that it
is justifiable on the grounds that the
chances are evener. The stake races
will come off at the August meeting and
probably a week before the Eastern
Maine State Fair. At these races the
colonel will have A. II. Merrill of DAN
vers, Mass, as starter and Mr.. Merrill
is widely known as one of the best
judges ever placed in a stand in this
State. His popularity in this vicinity has
been such that the attendance has been
much larger at the park for all who go
there realize there is less jockeying
when he is in the stand and that it is
business and not scoring that they are
to see in front of the grand stand, says
the Pittsfield Advertiser.