The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-18
SOMERSET PICK-uPs

a. burned THURSDAY mniuiHE al H.
Most of the furniture wss saved, hnt =
quantity OF clothing vas burned Loss
5000. No insurance
VS. Osborn Of Vest uartland. met
with quite a painful accident feeent ~.
While sharpening : uedge bis aas Clip
ped. striking his left baud IN such a
manner as TO partly sever the middle
fingers DR. blanchard dfesaed the
wound. taking Tom stitches ia one Hager
and three 10 the other
Wafkmen have been busy Tie last
week A. the Riverside Wooden MIL,
Pius6eld. comp citing the foundation Of
the new s0.hofse peser eugtne which
was SCI ny a fes days ago. BY intro
daeing the new engine plenty Of power
vii be had % run the entire mill
steadily. without depending much on
the water poser. AID shut downs On ao-
count II lo~ water siiI not occur.
Dennlson walker Of Pittsaeld has
gone To West swansey. n. H., where he
alll run i've act wooden mill his son,
hsfles. who has eeen learning the
woalsn business fer some time, accom-
panied BIN and Nili have charge Of one
II the departments IN the mill. Mr.
Walker will move bis family there as
saaa a. his children sho ara attending
Ne have flushed their course.
0a Tuesday evening Of last week, Dis
tfei Deputy, Mrs Lucy NJ Buck, as
sisted by b d Grand Marshal, Mary
hlfe. Installed The officers elect OF
Twilight RebekAh Lodge, Hartland, as
f5llo~ss n. G., Mrs. Alice NJ. seekins;
'. & Mrs Nottie Thompson; Rec. sec,
Mrs Alice NJ Cook, F. Sec, Mrs.
Bertha A Lougley; Treas Fronia Fraf-
ton, Trustees A ". Miller, Mrs. Eta
Barnes, Ais ado Cook.
The officers of Ira Berry Royal Arch
HAPPIER of Pittsfield elected at their an
nual meeting, Jan 10, are as follows:
II. T.. N G. Smith; King, A. N. smith;
Scribe, e. Maxteld; Treas c. Il.
Ylckery; Sec D. w. Mannock; Capt. of
Host, b. f Cornell; Prin. Sojourner, I.
f. b. Knowles; Il A. G., l.. Libby;
Master of Bird Vail, o. e Libby; Master
of 2nd Vail, II. w. Lancey; Master of
LIST Vail, F. w. Briggs; Nen., g. 5. Noble.
James w. Smith and Joseph Caro-
we're arrested on Arson side, Madison,
Saturday night, Jan. 9, for intoxication
and disturbing the peace and put into
the lock. up. The officers who took
them into custody were Deputy Sheriff
r. l.. Harding and Constables Arnold
and j. w. Foster. Monday morning
they were taken before Trial Justice j.
Frank Withee. They plead guilty and
Smith paid fine of ~ 90 Caro- also
paid and the Offenders we're discharged.
At recent meeting of the life men,
bers of the Somerset Agricultural So
ciety, the following officers were elect
ed: President, O Walker; vice presi-
dent, j. M. Hilton; secretary, j. +.
Withee; treasurer, G. A. WILDER; col
lector, j. M. Hilton; trustees, D. ).
Churchill, P. w. Merry, y. NJ. Hilton,
G. w. Luce, Ernest Hilton. After the
election of officers the trustees held
meeting and claimed the following dates
for 1900: June 9th and July 4th.
1t is understood from one Of the stock
holders that the required sum of $4,000
has been raised from the new corn fac
tory at Pittsfeld, and that the necessary
arrangements will soon be completed
with the Northern Maine Packing Co.
and work will soon be begun on the
new industry. 1t is understood that the
location has not been decided upon as
yet, but it will probably be On the land
near the Maine Central depot belonging
to the l. II. Lancey estate. The ousi-
ness men and farmers In this town are
highly pleased that the new industry is
to be started here, as they think it will
be great benefit to the town.
Early last Thursday morning the fine
set of buildings in Palmyra village, own
ed by c. f. Cookson, was discovered to
be on fire, resulting in total loss of the
house, ell, shed, carriage house and
barn, together with the contents, with
the exception of most of the furniture,
which was gotten out of the house be-
fore the flames reached the house. A
horse, cow and several pigs were also
burned. The fire caught in the barn
after the morning ct ores had been done
and was not discovered till after the
early morning breakfast had been
served. The loss will be quite heavy to
Mr.. Cookson, who we understand, did
not carry any insurance.
Mr. Everett Delbert Call and Miss
Lillian Leighton were Joined in the holy
bonds of marriage at Pittsfeld, on Tues
day evening, Jan. o, by Rev. L. w.
Coons, pastor of the Universalist church.
The bride is the daughter of George
Shorey of Alton, aud has been assistant
bookkeeper at the Office of the Pittsfield
Electric Light & Power Co. for some
time. The groom is we'll known and
popular young man, a son of George
Call, one of the pioneer settlers of the
town. For several years, owing TO the