The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-15
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.


bad accident, last Saturday, By losing
the finger on his left hand on a planning
machine il &. B. sOuthard's box factory.
A reunion Of the Johonnett and futile
families will be held at the home Of II.
g Johonnett in Palmyra, Wednesday,
August 2Ist. Picnic refresh ments will
be served.
Harmony grange has recently added
about thirty new books to their library,
including some Of the best publications.
as we as works Of Roe, Alcott, Arthur
Kellogg and other well known writer's.
The annual reunion of the 18th Maine
regiment association was held at Long
Island, Portland Harbor at 30 O'Clock,
Wednesday afternoon Leroy Harding
of Hartland was elected one Of the vice
presidents.
A. p. smith of Smithfield, and Two
daughters, Miss Gertrude Of Lancaster.
Mass, and Mrs. r. o. Cleaves of Bar
Harbor, were called to Randolph to
attend the funeral services of Mrs.
Walter smith, which were held, Thurs
day.
Monday morning of last week. F. T.
French of Palmyra, with crew of six
men, begun work to recover as much az
possible of the iron bridge that was car
RED from its foundation to the bed of
the Sebasticook, in the freshet last
spring.
Miss Ada Seekins of St. Adams. =
years old, moved one days last week,
with her colt, Bessie and another horse.
with six-foot cutter bar machine. three
acres OF grain in one hour and IS min
utes. She is very smart young lady
and stands at the head of her classes as
a scholar.
Theodore Dunn, chief engineer of the
Maine Central railroad company, has
been in Pittsfeld recently and made
survey west of the present depot to
present plans for the change which the
company will make at some date in the
future in the location of their freight
building.
j. 5, Hight of Harmony is large and
prosperous farmer. He has a very fine
apple orchard of some 1900 trees, large
portion of which are Baldwins. This
large orchard is very thrifty and shows
care and good handling. Mr.. Hight
father, IS years old, has set 1000
scions this spring.
The Good VIII Home Association now
has eighty-nine annual members. Last
year its annual members numbered fifty.
four. The annual fee is 81 90 and the
year begins June 20 There are now
ninety two life members of the associa
ton. A person can become life mem.
Der by the payment of $50 90 at one
time
William Murray, graduate of U. of
M. and son of Postmaster Murray of
Pittsfield, is being steadily advanced by
the officials of the western division of
the New York Central & Hudson River
railroad, where he has been employed
for the past year. He has recently been
promoted to assistant supervisor of
bridges.
Perley E. GRAHAM of Lewiston has
been engaged for the sub mastership of
the Madison high school Miss Blanche
Chadbourne of East Madison, has been
engaged for the 9th and 7th grades.
Miss Chadbourne has been teacher of
the East Madison schools for the past
six years The schools of Madison will
begin, Monday, Sept. I'd
The wedding of Mr.. Fred NJ Seekins
and Miss Olive Mcdonald, both of Pitts
field, occurred Wednesday evening at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs y. l.
Perkins of that place. The marriage
ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Coons, the ring service being used Mr.
Harry Seekins acted as best man and
Miss Angie Kenney as bridesmaid
The municipal officers of Pittsfeld
drew seven jurors at 10 o'clock, Thurs
day, as follows: For the supreme court
which sits at Skowhegan, September Il
Grand juror, Ralph a Baxter; trav.
erse jurors, Geo W Willis, George ".
Patten. For the U. 5 District court
which meets at Bath on September Sd
Grand jurors-Samuel 4. Paines, Calvin
Phinney; petit jurors, Horace Maxim
and J. d. NJ. Foster.
Capt. William x. Kreger of the scho Don
er, Nathaniel T Palmer, who has been
spending few days with his family at
Fairfield, left Friday, for Boston, from
whence he will sail for Newport News
He was accompanied from Fairfield by
Principal W. f Kenrick Of the Fairfield
high school, who with several others
from different places, will enjoy a trip
with the genial captain. Their Fairfield
friends wish them bon voyage"
Three hoboes made life miserable for
farmer on the Fairfield center road
early in the spring. The tramps allowed
that they would stay IN the farmers
barn as long and as often as they wanted
to. They hung around that farmer for
three days and only left when he went
to Fairfield village for an officer. The
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