The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-05-02
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Through the diligent efforts of one OF
the leading women of Hartland money
has been raised to defray the expense OF
painting the Baptist church. Work will
begin at once.
Mr.. and Mrs A. p. Foster and Mr.
and Mrs. Lynn sampson moved to
Livermore Fails, Monday where they
will engage in farming. MIR. Foster has
been overseer of the spinning room of
the Indian Spring Wooden Company for
the past eleven years and goes onto
farm for his health
| :. W. Walker was obliged to resort to
/ law to remove a tenant from one of his
/ houses on the Arson side last week.
yrns Norton had occupied Mr. Walker &
house for some time and did not yacate
when notified to do so. Mr. Walker
put writ of ejectment in Deputy
sheriff Hardings hands and Norton
moved the next day.
SCHOOLS began throughout Palmyra
Monday of last week, with the following
teachers: Village, }. Noodsie Folsom;
ell. Alice K. Homestead; gale, Addie
Davis; So. Union, Maude Goodrich
Warren hill, Nellie Hanson; Egypt,
Emma Johonnett; Parkman district,
Lula Millett; Madawaska, Merrie Fol
som; Goodwin, Thena Lowe.
The spring term of school at st.
Adams, began Monday, with the follow
ing teachers: Miss Berle Williams,
high school; Miss Fossie wilkins, pri-
mary; Mr. Oscar Bigelow, Merrill Dist !
Mrs Ethel Badger, Hopkins Dist; Mrs.
Mrs. Vertine Ellis, Lyford Dist; Miss
Nora Clark, Brick schoolhouse Dist.
Miss Elsie Grant, Lang Dist; Miss Alice
Lincoln, Five Corners; Miss Vestie
Hilton, Tanney Dist; Miss Minnie
southland, Tracy Dist
Mrs. Orrington Williams of Madison
has bottle of preserved Strawberries
which she put up about twenty-five
years ago. These berries are in as good
condition as when put up. The pecul.
lar part of this story is the fact that they
were picked in the fall, the third day OF
October. 1t was very warm fall and
the strawberry plants produced second
crop. The day following that on which
these berries were picked there came a
froat tho Il rsf for thp seaSDn
Cyrus Bryant and Mrs Susan Totman,
twin brother and sister, passed the 83rd
milestone of their lives, Thursday.
They received the congratulations of
their numerous friends and dined with
their nephew, Hon. V. r. Common, in
honor of the event Both Mr.. Bryant
and Mrs. Totman wear the weight of
their years very gracefully. Mr.. Bryant
is noted for the many tricks which he is
able to perform which would puzzle
many one of younger years.
The interior and exterior of the Law
renee library at Fairfield is now com
pleted. The work of grading up about
the grounds has not yet been com
menced, but will probably be soon. The
books at the library rooms on Main
street are nearly all catalogued, and
work will be commenced at the library
proper in a short time. The time for
dedication has not been decided as it
will take some time to finish the cata-
logueing of the books About three
fourths of the books recently ordered
have been received.
A new engine has been purchased by
the Sebasticook and Moosehead railroad
to be used on the gravel train, this sum
mer. The work of ballasting and re-
pairing will be commenced soon. The
company owns a splendid gravel pit
short distance from Hartland, practical.
ly midway between both ends of the
road The box culvert at Thompson's
crossing will receive further repairs,
directly, or as soon as the water goes
down sufficiently to admit. A box Gull
vert was put in, last fall, but it was only
about half large enough to handle the
volume of water it was called upon to
do, resulting in a washout of the sand
used in making the fill.
The Hathorn Farm Company of Ellis.
worth and Pittsfield, has about closed
the sale of the CT eamery at Ellsworth,
fine farm at Trenton, six miles from
Ellsworth, with some of the stock there.
on, to P. V. Allen of Maiden, Mass.
Mr.. Allen recently purchased Linden.
hurst farm at Lakewood, Ellsworth, one
of the finest farms in Hancock county.
He intends to run both farms in
connection with his creamery. The
Hathorn farm company will give its en-
tire attention to the Pittsfield creamery
and farm Mr.. Gordon, superintendent
of the Ellsworth creamery, who now
divides his time between Pittsfeld and
Ellsworth, will give all his time to the
Pittsfield creamery.
The safe of the Purington & Pratt
Manufacturing Co. of Fairfield, was
broken into Wednesday night of last
week, and thoroughly ransacked MIR.
Vickery of the firm was down street,
Thursday, and was informed by parties
that tin drawer and other articles
belonging to a safe had been found,
some of the papers being receipts be.