The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-03
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

T B. Linn of Hartland, has shipped
Blackwood, horse that he has owned
for the past two years, standing 10
hands, weighing 100 and very stylish,
to C. NJ. Phillips of Boston.
The new Odd Fellows hall in Madison
will be dedicated, May 20. 1t is expect
ed that the officers of the Grand Lodge
and many prominent members of the
order will attend the ceremonies.
At meeting in Madison for the for
nation of lodge of Rebekahs, the fol
lowing officers were nominated for the
approval of the Grand Lodge: N. g.,
Mrs. c. o. Small; V. G., Mrs. Robert
Balentine; treasurer, Mrs. t. Ii. Spear,
AS Hiram Emery of East New Port.
land was at work in the saw mill of A.
W. starbird. Friday, piece OF plank
flew up from the saw, striking him un.
der his chin, cutting large cash,
necessitating the taking of over twenty
stitches to close the wound.
The Misses r. S. and :. j. Clark
(Sophie May and Penn Shirley of Nor
ridgewock, who passed the winter in
Boston. are guests at the Columbia,
Portland. Miss X. S. Clark recently
received letter from the Paris exposi-
ton asking for contribution OF some
of her works for the exhibition.
A movement is on foot in Madison to
have company of the National Guard
located there. Much interest is being
taken in the matter, and enough good
men to form full company can easily
be found in the village. Several of the
Young men of the town had experience
at the time of the Spanish war, and all
are anxious to enlist in the guard.
The Epworth League and M. Z.
church of Madison gave Rev. and Mrs.
S. e. Leech a rousing reception, We'd
nesday evening, April 25th. Over sew
enty persons were present, and the
evening was spent in social chat and
music. Cake, coffee and fruit were
served. A. D. Batchelder took two
flash light photographs of the company.
These are to be sold, the proceeds to be
added to the church building fund.
Gordon McTaggart. conductor on the
Is g. NJ. railroad, met with painful &C
cdent at the depot at Pittsfield, last
Thursday morning He was assisting in
transferring freight from the car to the
freight shed over a plank bridge aud
had gotten one of the large cases OF
goods from the Linn mill, weighing
about 400 pounds, nearly across when
the plank broke, letting the heavy case
lonto Mr. McTaggart in snch manner az
to badly injure his back and right leg.
T. G. Lancey of Pittsfeld has just
made two purchases Of fine horsefiesh
for his stable. One of them is very
promising young mare by Harbinger,
and from a standard bred dam. She
stands 1872 hands tall, goes in trotland
can show 2 So clip without any hand
ling. She is bright golden chestnut
and is pronounced by all to be as hand
some an animal as there is in town
The other one is by Harbinger and oil
the same color and with proper handling
will make fine driver.
Mrs. J. Robert Clark died of peritoni
tbs in Oakland at the home of her par
ents, saturday, April Fl, aged about 2
years, after an illness of but one week
She is survived by husband, sister
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. lark
were residents of Madison during the
past winter, making their home in the
family of his brother, f. c. Clark. She
went to Oakland five weeks ago to visit
her parents and was at that time ano
I'D to within a week of her death, il
good health, having never been sick il
her life.
Never in the memory of the oldest
inhabitant has the water in the Sebasti
cook river at Hartland been 80 high al
during this spring. Georgetown" hal
been completely submerged, Water street
and North street being impossible fol
teams and pedestrians being accommo
dated by temporary bridges built Of
planks, several feet above the level Of
the street. Mrs. Varney, who lives il
the house next to the bridge, was obliged
to move out. The Moor house or
North street was surrounded with water
with such a rapid current that it was q
perfect cascade on one side.
Cambridge Grange celebrated its first
anniversary recently and although the
weather was far from pleasant and the
travelling the worst that could be i'm
agined, there was a good attendance
The grange meeting was held in the
forenoon and the third and fourth de-
grees were conferred upon class of five
The harvest feast was served at noon
and very interesting program was
carried out In the afternoon which was
open to the public. Cambridge grange
has increased its membership nearly sc
per cent since it's organization one year
ago and it looks back with pardonable
pride from its first mile. stone.
The huge 15S-inch paper machine OF
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