The Somerset reporter., 1901-05-23
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Miss bradbury OF Hartlau1 met With
peculiar accident, last week. BY sticking
the point Of a par Of SCISSORS in her
SIDE. making an ugly wound tina, neees-
stated tie AID Of physician.
Friday the 10th inst Deputy sheriff
Harding and officer e ;. Dunbar seized
two barrels Of beer aud two half barrels
Of ale at the Arson station. The liquors
were marked TO VIM Howard, and we're
taken to the lookup and libeled
A robbery was committed at the Park
House, Hartland, Thursday u ght about
10 O'Clock, and at time when the lights
Of the house were not all out As near
as can be estimated about SZ5 was taken,
the sum being in tray in the cigar case
A. w. Miller Of Hartand met with a
serious accident recently, when he fell
from the staging Of his house and was
taken up unconscious and remained SO
for some time. 1t was at first feared he
had sustained internal injuries but has
since recovered.
Mrs. L. A. Fdrnham Of Pittsfeld
died Thursday Of last week, at Il .
after lingering illness, at the age of
62 years. The funeral services were
held at the Methodist church, Sunday
afternoon conducted by Rev. A, f. Luce
of Boothbay Harbor, assisted by Rev II
l.. Williams, pastor of the church at
pittsfield.
Married, in Cambridge, Saturday even
ing, May l1th, by Rev. T. Ernest Ham,
Mr.. Joshua B. Gould and Miss Julia B.
Hargill both of Cambridge Mr.. and
Mrs. Gould are soon to occupy their new
home and their many friends extend to
them their best wishes, hoping that
much of happiness and prosperity await
them in their new relations.
The work of surfacing on the Sebasti-
cook d Moosehead railroad is progress
ing rapidly under the direction of Z T
Mitchell, Windham Junction, y. H.
The work is confined between Hartland
and Main Stream for the present and it
is expected that it will be completed this
week The entire road bed will be
placed in an excellent condition.
Samuel A. Bennett, one of the oldest
residents of Palmyra, died Sunday, after
a lingering illness. The funeral was
held at the Baptist church, Pittstield,
Sunday, May 10, under the auspices of
Phentoma lodge, 1. O. Q. F., Of Pitts
field. Mr.. Bennett leaves four children,
G. E. Bennett of Danforth, Mrs. ". p.
Hemmenway of Tacoma, Wash, J. K.
Bennett of Palmyra and Mrs, c. F.
Bryant of Bangor. The services were
conducted by Rev. Y. D. sweetland.
A handsome crayon portrait of A. P.
McMaster was hung in the directors
room of the bank at Pitsfield, last week.
The picture is a gift of the directors and
is mark of respect to the first presi-
dent of the bank, who served in the
capacity for ten years. The bank was
organized in 1882 and at the conclusion
of ten years services, Mr. McMaster de.
clined to further act in this capacity and
j. w. Manson, Esq, was elected his sue
cessor.
The trustees of the Lawrence Library
Association of Fairfield received a letter
from State Librarian Carver, last week,
acknowledging the receipt of the prop
erly filled blanks setting forth the legal
organization of the library and inform
ing them that the State librarian is
ready to fill the orders for SlC0 worth of
books guaranteed by the State to each
public library, thus endorsing the pre-.
liminary steps taken by the Lawrence
Library Association.
The death of Frank B. Prilay of Pitts
field occurred, Wednesday, at the Maine
General Hospital in Portland, the result
of an operation for the removal of
tumor from his back. He was 10 years
of age, young man of most exemplary
character and member of the class of
1900 of Maine Central Institute. The
remains were taken to East Dixmont,
where the funeral was held, Thursday
forenoon, the interment being in the
village cemete.y at Pttsfield.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Tibbetts of
Ripley took place, Friday, May 10th,
Rev. IL. b. Haskell conducting the ser
vices, The remains were taken t Her
mon for burial. Mrs Tibbetts would
have been 90 years of age had she lived
until May %. Her death was due to the
result of fall and but for which, she
would in all probability have lived To be
a centenarian. Up to the time of the
accident she was in full possession of
her faculties. She left three children,
l.. II. Tibbetts of Ripley, Mrs Lowe of
New York and Mrs J. II. Wiggin of
Kittery Point
Abner Strout of Ripley died, Friday
forenoon, May 10th, from heart trouble.
Mr.. Strout was up about Friday morn
ing, doing his chores and afterwards
entered the house, telling the inmates
that he did not feel we'll His son,
Leslie, who lives near by, came in and
considering his fathers condition seri
Gus started for physician. He had
! been gone from the house but a short
! time when the father expired seated in "A