The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-06-07
SOMERSET PICI<-Ups.

A - ~ o'ld5 IlbInlIR lfti u II "dnhEE. ~ is
to attend the biennial session Of the
general Federation Of Women Clubs
Mrs Powers il one Of the eight delegatee
to % from Maine.
II. w Ferguson Of Pittsfeld was in
Madison, recently, in the interests Of the
/ Uniformed Rank, K. Of 2 new com
pany Is soon TO be formed in that town
which will probably be assigned to the
Third Regiment.
There will be a horse trot on the
grounds Of the Somerset Agricultural
Society at Madison Saturday, June Q
1925 are offered in purses. The races
will start at O'Clock sharp. Half fare
has been arranged on all regular trains
on the Somerset railway and somerset
Traction line.
The poles for the telephone line be-
tween Pttsfield and Hartland are ar
irving and the New England Telephone
company will commence the work Of
setting the poles az soon as the water is
not quite 50 conspicuous in the soil and
sufficient to bother the men about Dig.
ging the holes.
W. A. Murray of Pttsdeld. graduate
of the University of Name in the class
Of '99. and who has for the past year
been assistant in civil engineering at
that institute, left sunday for Buffalo 10
take position in the engineering corps
of the New York Central i Hudson
River railroad.
On Tuesday evening Of LAST week the
Madison adet band gave a concert and
ball in Union Hall. The band appeared
in their new uniforms for the first time
The uniforms are made of tine blue
cloth trimmed with black braid and are
very pretty. The evenings entertain.
ment was first class and netted good
sum to the band
The friends of Rev and Mrs. Carl Z
Petersen of Hartland, gave them a very
pleasant surprise party recently at the
/ parsonage. MIR. and Mrs Petersen were
the recipients of a very fine gift in the
form of a beautiful chair. Ice cream
and cake were served and the guests
departed, having passed most enjoya-
BILE evening.
A river driver named Hamilton had
the most miraculous escape, last Tues
day, on record in the base stream sec
ton. He went through the "dog hole, -
roaring waterfall with a drop of 40
feet, in advance of big drive of logs,
and came out alive and uninjured. No
man before him, it is said, ever went
through the "dog hole and lived.
Mrs. Lovina Hunter of Pittsfed, who
has been in poor health for several
years, died Tuesday after a lingering
illness. The funeral was held on sat.
urday at l o'clock. She leaves, besides
an aged mother, Mrs. Everline Burse,
two sons, H. G. and Frank, one daugh
ter, Blanche, two brothers, A. Fl and
Walter Burse, and one sister, Mrs Rose
Wiley.
c. s. Moses, manager of the corn
factory in Pittsfeld, has received fine
20 horse hover engine for use at the
plant. The factory there and at foIinna
have contracted acreage OF $40 acIes
This is quite a large amount and will
mean about l, loo, 900 cans If the season
is an average one. 1t will require about
175 bushels of corn to plant the crop, all
of which Mr.. Moses furnishes.
The two new vapor launches which
T. A. Linn and II. c. Fuller of Hartland,
have been contemplating purchasing for
some time, arrived one day last week
They are beauties and will add greatly
to the pleasure obtained by these gentle
men, their families aud friends at their
fine cottages on the shores of Moose
pond. The boats are Is feet long and
have the very latest propelling mocha
nism.
B. A. Luce, Arson, sold last year 100
barrels of apples. 1t was the best bear
ing year for him for a long time He
has sprayed his trees for a number of
years and he thinks this had something
to do with the nice smooth apples raised
last year. Mr. Luce also has a fine sap
orchard from which he made this year
1l5 gallons of syrup He has the ham
pion evaporation and is we'll fitted up for
the business.
AT the regular annual meeting of The
East Somerset Agricultural Society at
Hartland the following officers were
elected Pres, John Finsou; LIST Vice
Pres, John Field 2nd Vice Pres. 5. :
Goodrich Sec, j. A. Goodrich; Asst.
Sec, {. II Bradbury; Treas Chas
Rowell; trustees, NJ. Dyer, ". Il. Moore,
W. II. Bradbury, Il. Estes. y " Good
rich. The date of the annual far this
fall will be sept. Il. II, -.
Charles ekillings Of Madison recently
found a small cross in the ground az Cd
Point. on the site of the old Indian
+ Camping Ground. The cross is about
an inch and one half in height and three
fourths of an inch wide with two cross
pieces 1t is thin and flat, and on both
sides are engraved a hammer pinehers,
ladder, spears, circles, bird, sword
I and two tOTC hes In the tom ie small