The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-08-24
SOMERSET PIGK-UPS.

Owing to a misunderstanding in ie-
gard to the letting Of the contract Of
remodelling the Baptist church Al Far
field, now bids are to be again called
for.
The new opera chairs which viii be
put into the knights Of Pythias hal.
Pittstield, when the improvements
which are being made are completed,
have arrived. They are Of a late pat
tern Of opera chairs and have the ap-
pearance Of being very comfortable
Somerset county takes the honor Of
calling out the largest attendance to
greet National Master Jones, with Ken
nebec second. Androscoggin aud saea-
dahoc suffered because Of rain His
coming has stirred the State as It has
not been stirred for years, and more
active grange work will follow.
Mrs. Albion Mace Fairfield. met with an
accident, Saturday She had been fry
ing doughnuts and had poured the hot
grease into tin pail In another pal
exactly like the first one were some
raisins and while reaching for some Of
these she by mistake dipped her hand
into the wrong pail and her hand was
severely burned by the hot lard.
Athens Grange held very interesting
meeting Aug, >, at their hall in the VII
lage. A class was instructed in tie first
and second degrees. At their next
regular meeting there will be cIass Of
twelve instructed in the third and fourth
degrees. This grange is growing very
fast, having taken in 80 new members
since April and now numbers well Mp to
go
a large crew Of men are NOW al work
on the Riverside wooden mil, Pittsfeld,
repairing and getting the mil ia con
dition to start. The management think
that they will be al ready 10 begin
work in about a week, and Will make
fine line of ladies sklrtines. This is "a
new department and will add one
more class of goods to the different lines
which are made at the different mills In
this town.
Two well-contested races were trotted
over the course of the Eat somerset
Agricultural Society, at Hartland sat
urday, in the presence of a large .crowd.
Lady Dustmont easily had the speed of
her party in the ? IS class. Flossie :.
lacked the endurance to win the Is
race, and Andrews captured that also
with Miss McGinty. A bicycle race for
purse of $50 was won in slow time by
A. D. Rogers of Skowhegan.
The plate glass front in WILDER 4
Clarke's new building is the largest and
handsomest in Madison. The two front
lights are each 9x11 feet and the side
lights are 6x9 feet. The lights in the
doors and transom are also of plate
glass. The thresholds are of cast iron
| The floors are birch and the counters
and finish are southern pine. This is
the finest store in town. AS soon as
completed it win be occupied by Soper
& Co.
Miss Annie Bailey of Harmony, the
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P.
Bailey, was burned to death, about =
o'clock Friday morning. She felt i'll
and arose and went down stairs. When
in the well room it is supposed she
tainted and fell, the burning oil from
the lamp quickly spreading and set fire
to her clothing. When aid reached her
she was burned so that she died about
o'clock. She is survived by a father,
mother and two brothers. She was
loved and respected by all who knew
her.
A town meeting was held Thursday
afternoon at Union Hall, Pittstield.
The principal article in the warrent Was
to see if the town will vote to guarantee
the payment of four per cent interest on
fifty thousand dollars, par value Of pre-
ferred stock of the Automatic Heel
Machine Co., of Lynn, Mass, for term
of II yearas on condition that the said
Automatic Heel Co, will locate its
factory in Pittsfeld; and if SO, to APP
point a committee of three men to make
such contract with the Automatic Heel
Machine Co. as they in their judgement
shall deem most advantageous to the
town. j. W. Manson was elected moder-
ator and after a general discussion of