The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-12
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

iron bridge, removed By the freshet
from It's piers earY II he spring 10 a
point down river, removed # IN The
water. It II not yet known whether II
viii be Of much value or not.
Elsie Sutter Of Ripley Was thrown
from horse one day last week and hurt
one Of her feet very badly; 10 bones
broken, but dislocated Dr. Thatcher
was called and put them in place. She
is doing as well az could be expected
Leander Green Of Hartland, who is at
work for the Cyr Bros, met with quite
an accident one day recently While at
work a piece Of iron slipped, hitting him
in the face and injnring his nose 30 a.
to require the aid Of physician
The Maine Central Institute at Pitts
field opened on Monday morning, Sept.
:, for the school year. In the entering
class are fifty and the school will have
about one hundred scholars for the
year. Everything looks especially
bright for the NJ. c. /.
The village schools at St A lbans began
Monday, Aug 70. The high school il
under the instruction of Miss Nellie
Robertson Of Detroit. The teacher of
the primary school is Miss Vyvyan
Laughton of that village. Both teach.
ers are graduates Of the NJ {. I.
Charles z. Hale and wife of Cambridge
held reception at their home on satur.
day evening. Aug 81. The house was
filled to overlooking by the large com
pany who were present The evening
was passed in social way and there
was music and singing by the young
people present.
Miss Ethel B. Vickery of Pittsdeld
has been engaged TO fill the position as
assistant in the Calais high school and
is to teach Latin and Greek. Miss
Vckery is graduate of Bates, '01, and
is especially well qualified to fill the
position to which she is going. She
commenced her labors, Sept 8.
tO Aoii ACi III VI L1dl llduu aEdutl11
commenced, Monday, Sept 9th, and will
continue L weeks under the instruction
of Ernest Peacock, Bates 81, and Miss
Lydia Foss, Colby '01. The interme-
diate school will be taught by Mrs F.
{. Wggin of Levant and the primary
school by Mrs. Fronia Trafton.
Pow 8
State secretary of the Universaist sun
day School Association. has the program
for the State Convention to be held at
Rockland, on Oct 3, 9, and 10, nearly
completed. This program will be one
of the most interesting that has ever
been gotten out for a State convention.
Mr.. C. ". Hilton, Starks, the we'll
known Oxford Down breeder, whose
sheep have excited so much admiration
at our fairs for years has been invited
to judge this breed at the Pan American
Exposition next month. This is a fit
ting recognition to the skill of Mr..
Hilton and a compliment to Maine
sheep breeders.
The annual meeting of the Union
Hall Co of Pittsfield was held Tuesday
night of last week and the following
officers elected: II. c. Pooler, presi-
dent; George II. Hunter, vice president;
o. S. Haskell, clerk and treasurer; H.
F. Libby, Gordon Dobson, E y. Shaw,
directors. The debt of the association
has been reduced $3.50 the past year and
the hall has earned more money in the
past y months than ever before in
like period.
The funeral of Prince w. Thompson
of Pttsfield took place Wednesday.
Rev. L. w. Coons officiating. Mr..
Thompson was for many years a resi-
dent of Hartland and for number of
years in company with Charles F. Han
son of Ripley, buying stock. He Was
well known to large number of people
in central Maine and as thoroughly
honest. His death though not unex.
pected was learned with much regret
by large number
Henry Arnold and Albert Pratt Of
Fairfield, who have been employed the
past week in Clinton, doing some paint
ing for parties there, met with the loss
of SIS in money and watch, the same
being left in another part of the build
ing, and stolen while the men were
away from the room Suspicion seems
to rest on certain individuals there, who
bear unsayory regulations, and the
guilty parties will sooner OF later suffer.
The money belonged to Mr.. Arnold and
the watch to Mr.. Pratt.
Frank Mitchell and wife of Derry, y.
H., who were married in the spring and
have been visiting his people at Har-
mony, gave a reception to their friends
at the home of his sister, Mrs Lee
Collins one evening, recently. The
house was filled and very pleasant
time enjoyed by all. A short program
was presented, which with music.
games, and social conversation, made