The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

carding mil and water privilege 70
William Linn, Jr., Of Hanland, who is
to build a wooden mill and make new
industry for that village and utilize the
water power there.
Rev. w. " Hayden has received
cal to the Free BAPTIST church in Milo
and will move to that place soon. Mr.
Hayden was formerly pastor Of the Free
Baptist church at Madison and is super
intendent Of the public schools.
Fairfield hopes that Prof a. X. P.
Small Of the University Of Chicago, for
merly professor ia colby, vii be the
orator Of the day at the dedication ex-
ercses Of the beautiful new Lawrence
library in that town early in July.
Mrs. Albert Hatch Of Fairfield receive
ed news, Saturday, Of the death Of her
sister, Mrs James Dickey Of Clinton,
who died that morning, after al illness
of several months, with disease which
physicians have been unable 70 name.
She leaves a husband and one son.
The commencement exercises Of the
Fairfield high school wi take place al
the Opera House On Friday, June Z.
The junior exhibition occurs IN the
afternoon at 2 90 p. m Music viii be
furnished by the Crescent Club. The
graduating exercises occur al : 30. The
Utopian Quartet Of Watefyilie furnishes
music.
One half interest in the Weston
House in Madison vas sold at auc-
ton, saturday. to Nj. Chas Horne of
Bingham. The price paid was $4,000
i The present proprietors, Nessrs. Harry
Hilton and Henry Washburn have run
the house for the past three years Mr.
Hilton still remains as one Of the pro-
pretors.
The Somerset students in the class Of
1901 of the University Of Maine who
have taken the regular four years
course and graduated are: Charles Will
lam Bartlett, No. New Portland; John
Harold Bixby and Oscar Merrill Bi1by,
Arson. From the law school Ernest
Clifford Butler Of skowhegan is among
the number.
The second appointed hearing in the
Fairfield Floral Co. case was held be-
fore Hon. ". c. Philbrook, the 7th
instant These hearings are held for
the purpose Of proving claims against
the company. Hose winch Mr. Phil
brook decides are legal and just must be
paid. Al both meetings only the pro-
tested check cases were brought up.
These are incontestabe and will have to
be paid Some 800 claims have been
examined thus far and as there are still
more the hearing was adjourned to a
future date which will be decided upon
by Mr.. Philbrook. Hon. ", T. Hanes
is appearing for the company.
The graduation exercises of Harthnd
high school were held at the Opera
House, Thursday evening, June 9Th. the
hall being tastefully decorated and ar
ranged for the occasion The sneakers
were Carrie Gertrude Brown, Prince
William Finlayson, Eva Nae Dore, Fred
sewell Fuller, Marion Myrtle Baird.
EVE Narie Dearborn. scott Aaron
Barnes, Iuez Emma Tilton, Gertrude
Mae Burton, Herman Richardson, Eva
a'Aeriue Libby, Irez Alberta yicke1y,
the first ten being promoted from the
grammar school and the last two gradu-
ating from tie high school. Friday
evening the Lotus Quartet Of Lewiston.
assisted by Miss Koch of Wateryille as
reader, and the st Albans Gornet Band
gave the anniversary concert. They
drew a crowded house and gave a ire
program
Mrs. Nellie Burger, national organizer
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Association, who gave the principal ad.
dress at the Somerset county convention
at Fairfield last week, referred Ia Mrs.
arrie Nation in the course of her ad-
dress Mrs Burger SAID that she was
personally acquainted with Mrs. Nation
and much that has been said OF her in
the reports which have appeared from
time to time in the press Of the country
is as false as anything can be. She told
the story of Mrs. Nations life, how
when she was young woman she had
married young man who in less than
two years from the time If their mar
riage she had seen him die from the
effects of liquor which Of course ac-
counts for Mrs. Nations zeal in the
work of temperance.
The new boom house Of The Great
Northern Paper Company "a, Madison is
one OF the best on the river. The build.
ing is 52x2G, story and one lalt high,
with piazza in front and annex 1Sx>-
designed for the cook flee and sleep
ing room. There is nicely appointed
wash room in 'front.', back Of this is the
dining room. 28x2} with six tables. hay
ing a seating capacity for nifty men. In
the rear of he dining room is the cook
room and store room. The upper floor
Is designed for the sleeping apartment
for the men with a row # hunks upon
each SIDE The floors are of hard pine
and the whole building is kept neat and
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