The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Mrs. Olive Judkins OF Ripley was
chosen delegate to the W. {. T. L.
Convention at Biddeford.
Harmony grange held special
meeting, sept. 21st, with a programme
in the forenoon, basket dinner, and an
address by State Lecturer Thompson in
the afternoon.
will Caswell of North Arson was
brought before Trial Justice j. F.
Withee of Madison, Wednesday, Sept.
Is, charged with assault and battery.
He was found guilty and fined $500 and
costs.
The town schools of Ripley are in
session under the instruction of the fol-
lowing teachers: Dist No. /, Miss NJ.
Grace Farrar; No. 2, A. NJ. Pingree; No.
3, Miss f, NJ. Hoyt; No. 4, Miss Grace
Ross; No. 5, Mr. Dell Potter.
The committee on the Lecture Course
at Pittsfeld have arranged for the fol-
lowing: November 10, Prof, Frank K.
Robertson; December IL, H. X. Pierce
and wife; January /, T. <. Patterton;
January 20, Col. L. F. Copeland; Feb
ruary 3, Edward p Elliott.
A very pretty wedding occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rhoades at
Hartland, Wednesday evening, Sept II.
The contracting parties were Mr.. Will
Rhoades and Miss Annie Walker of
Pittsfeld. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. C. II. Johonnet, pastor of
the NJ. E. church.
T. G. Lancey of Pittsfeld has nine
acres of potatoes on his farm on the
Canaan road that are hard to beat in
that part of the State. 1t is estimated
by those who ought to know that this
field will yield on an average fully one
hundred bushels of tubers to the acre
1t is new ground, having been cleared
but short time ago.
The Brown family, according to their
usual custom, held their reunion Sept.
Ripley Not as many as usual were in
attendance but company of AZ met to
enjoy this annual feast of heart and flow
of soul. The afternoon was spent in
social chat, renewing old acquaintances
and such games as the heat permitted.
While returning from the memorial
service in memory of the late President
Mckinley at Oakland, Thursday even
ing, Hiram Morrison, farmer of La
rome, was thrown from his carriage by
the horse running away. Mr.. Morrison
sustained the fracture of the collar bone,
spraned ankle and dislocated elbow.
The injured man is over eighty years
old and the shock of the accident may
prove fatal.
Arthur Prescott of Larone was up
before Judge Shaw of the Waterville
municipal court, Friday, on the charge
of larceny of various articles to the
total value of S13 from the stable of
Alexander Y ates where he was employ
ed. He was fined SIS and costs, the
whole amounting to $27.50, or so days
In jail. The case was placed in the
hands of Deputy Sheriff Colby Getchell
of Waterville, who followed his man to
Larone and from there to Hsrtland,
where he found and arrested him.
At the annual meeting of the Union
Hall Company, Pittsfeld, the officers
for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: President, II. G. Pooler; vice
president, George II. Hunter; clerk and
treasurer, o. s. Haskell; directors,
Henry F. Libby, Gordon Dobson and E.
N. Shaw. The reports for the year just
passed show that the debt on the prop.
erty has been reduced about $500 and
that the earning capacity of the hall has
been greater than ever before. The
prospects for the coming year are that
the business will be even larger than for
the year just passed.
Mr., and Mrs. Chas. w. Hilton of
Starks started for Buffalo, Saturday.
Mr. Hilton has been selected as the sole
judge on Oxford Down sheep at the
Pan-American Exposition. They will
be gone two weeks and before their re-
turn will visit several towns in the sheep
raising district of Ontario. The fact
that Mr.. Hilton has been selected as
sole judge of this particular breed of
sheep speaks volumes for the position
he occupies as breeder of Oxford
Downs and the reputation he has
throughout the country.
Linwood Foss Martin, only child of
Fred Martin and wife of Hartland died
of tuberculosis, Thursday, Sept. IL,
aged months and two days. He was
sick five weeks but was not thought to
be dangerously i'll until about "a hours
before he died. The funeral services
we're held at the house, Saturday at 2
p. m. Rev. c. Fl. Johonnet conducted
the services. There was large guam
tity of beautiful flowers. The inter
ment took place at st. Adams cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin have the heartfelt
sympathy of large circle of friends in
their great bereavement.
Mr.. Henry Jones of Mercer is apple
king of Somerset county. He has in
his different orchards trees to the num-
har of 0100 In nnn orchard Mr. Innaa