The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-04
~OMEItSET PICK-UPA

viii Deering of Hartlanj one Of the
best known drivers and trainers in
Maine, has been engaged by e. T.. Libby
OF Burnham to take charge Of his fine
string of horses the coming season.
John {. Thompson, who has been
foreman Of the Advertiser office at
Pittstield for a number Of years. has
accepted the position of station agent
and expressman at the terminus Of the
> d M. railroad at Mainstream. He
commenced his duties, last week, and
will move his family there soon
One day recently several Of the friends
and neighbors called upon Mrs. Keziah
Hubbard of Palmyra, the occasion being
her 91st birthday. The day was enjoy
ably spent and a number Of presents
were left as a mark of esteem in which
Mrs Hubbard is held by her friends.
Twenty-Five congratulatory messages
were received.
| The summer schedule Of working
hours at the wooden mills at Pittsheld
will 90 into effect on April LIST, one
month earlier than usual. This change
gives the employees half holiday, Sat
urday afternoon. Work is rushing in
all of tile mills, some of the depart
ments working overtime several nights
each week to keep up with the orders
An accident occurred a. Ware mil in
/ Wlnsow, to Francis York Of Fairfield
SATURDAY. Mr. York "as employed M.
! loading car OF sawdust and feH oF.r
backwards, striking Oh the non raj.
/ His shoulder was dislocated and be re-
ceiyed many bruises. Dr. Hooper WIS
also called to attend M York. He vii
be laid up some time as result of the
accident
While Leonard Reynolds of Fairfield
was attempting some repairs on the
elevator at the mills of the Somer-
set & Kennebec Fibre Co.'S plant,
/ Saturday, il some manner the elevator.
containing about one thousand eight
hundred pounds of black ash, slipped
from its holdings and hit Mr. Reynolds.
pinning him into a space but few
inches wide. The attending physician
feared that Reynolds might be hurt in
ternally.
The program for Pittsfield Grange,
March 30, was: Song, choir; question,
Glow can the farmer get the most profit
from his cows?" opened by Bros
J. E. Kenney, John Pooler, Herbert
Whitman, George Frost, Sam Maxim,
and others; song, Sister Annie Frost !;
reading, Sister Sylvester; reading, Sister
futile; reading, Sister Kate Pulen
song, Hattie Goodrich; a talk, subject,
Orcharding, Bro. j. N Phinney; read
ing, Sister Fairbrother; reading, Sister
Eva Brooks; reading, Sister Edith
Phinney; song, choir.
Robert Parkin, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Parkin of Fairfield, died Sunday
from pneumonia. He had been sick but
a few days and his condition at first was
not considered dangerous. Besides a
father and mother, four sisters, Mrs. r.
b. Drisko, Mrs. Herbert Brown, Misses
Ella and Molle Parkin, and one brother,
John Parkin, all of whom reside here
with the exception of Mrs Drisko, sur
vive him. The funeral took place,
Tuesday, from his late home and was
conducted by Rev. Il. NJ. Ives of the
Baptist church.
The minor officers OF Pittsfied for the
ensuing year have been appointed as
follows: Constable, II. S. Nickerson
truant officers, {. B. Haskell, y c.
Corey, II. S. Nickerson; surveyors of
wood, bark, and lumber, w. A. Graves,
Ii. w. Gardner, T. 5, Dexter; weighers
of hay, grain and merchandise, a. P.
Nc Master, G. II. Hunter and c. E.
Frost; tythingmen, B. S. Mathews, Fl
J w. Gardner, A. W. Webb; fire wardens,
d NJ. Parks, H. c. Pooler, T. S. Dexter.
W. j. Macfarlane, c. NJ. Jersey, A. II.
Burse; sections, E. D. call, J. E. 81
monds, F. P. Davis pound keeper, {.
+. Getchell; sealer of weights and meas
ures, F. b. Dow.
One of the most social events of the
season was the donation party given
Rev. c. +. Peterson and wife at Hart
land one evening, recently, by - of
their friends and Pensioners As it
was intended as a surprise, they met at
the store of G, NJ. Laneey and marched
in body to the parsonage, where they
took possession of the house, Mr. and
Mrs. Peterson both being absent BY
the aid of the telephone MIR. Petersen
was summoned from st. Adams and the
evening very agreeably passed in games,
music and conversation. Refreshments
were served during the evening and
Mr.. and Mrs. Petersen made the re.
cipients of fruit, groceries and purse
of $40
The amount of freight now being
hauled over the Somerset & Moosehead
railroad, both up the line and that load
ed at the upper end, is of a much larger
volume than even the most sangune as
to the results to accrue from the extern
sion of the line have seemed to expect OF
prophesy. The people of Harmony and
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