The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-02-21
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Attorneys DIT law.
Rev. George ". Biekneli. D D. Of
Cambridge, Mass has been engaged b.
Stephen Davis Post, Pittsfeld, 10 deliver
the GRAFTON on next Memorial day. In
the evening Of the same day Dr. BIck
neil will give his famous illustrated
lecture, "Down in Dixie"
Mrs. Martha Preble, an old and much
respected citizen of Fairfield, passed
away Wednesday, Feb 18th, after an
illness lasting several weeks, due to a
cold which developed into pneumonia.
Mrs. Preble was the wife Of the late
Elder Henry Pret'e. She is survived by
one son.
Mrs. Georgia Tate, who is well known
in Fairfield, being the daughter Of Mrs
NJ. l.. Buck, who was for many years a
resident of that village, was married,
last week, to Surgeon Genera Robert
A. Blood, by Rev F. y. Merriam Dr.
and Mrs. Blood will reside at 80 High
street, Charlestowu, Mass.
The First National Bank at Pittsfeld
moved into their new quarters, Satur-
day. The bank directors room could
not be completed until after the bank
was occupied without delaying them
some time. The new rooms are excep
tionally fine and the change in quarters
will be agreeable in more respects than
one.
Mrs. Plummer Lowell Of Ripley died,
Monday, Feb. 4, aged = years. She
leaves four children to mourn her loss,
one daughter. Mrs Martha Hatch Of
Ripley, Sylvanus Lowell of Cambridge
and Henry Lowell, the guide at Moose
head Lake. On account of the storm
the funeral services were not held until
Saturday.
The Imperial club, composed of CON
mercial travellers throughout Maine,
Massachusetts and New York states,
held its annual banquet at The Gerald
in Fairfield on Friday night. The men,
beers of the club had been gathering at
that hostelry for the past three days and
when Friday morning arrived they were
nearly all present. The event was one
of the most successful in the history of
the club.
DR.. S. H. Nelke of Fairfield, just after
he and his wife had made a call, Tues
day afternoon of last week, met with
quite serious accident Both the doc
tor and his wife were thrown out of
their sleigh. DR.. Nelke suffered so bad
a dislocation of one shoulder, that DR..
Goodrich and DR.. Ames, who were
called to attend him, bad to administer
ether. Mrs. Nelke suffered no injury
beyond little shaking up.
The G. A. r. of Madison are congrat
ulating themselves on securing the ser.
vices of Rev. E. S. j. McAllister, of
Pine st. Church, Portland, as speaker
on Memorial day. Every one who has
listened to Mr.. NcAllister will under.
stand why the members of n. A. Weston
Post feel elated that they were the for
tunate ''early Bird this year, and oh.
tanned this speaker to address them on
May thirteth, says the Madison Bulletin.
The Sebasticook Il Moosehead rail
road experienced considerable trouble
on account of the last storm and the
drifting of snow for several days follow
ing. A new snow plow was purchased,
last fall, and it was expected that the
trials and fluctuations of the past on
account of the poor working of tie
pillow were over, but it proved ineffec-
tive in getting through the drifts and
left the irons at Thompson's crossing
with the engine attached. 1t was three
days before it was back on the rails and
it was too badly damaged to again at
tempt to use it.
Willie Mcdonald and Fred Davis of
Madison were sentenced to the Reform
School by Justice Withee of Madison,
for breaking and entering and larceny
at night. Tuesday night, Feb. 18th, they
broke in through a window in the rear
end of p. NJ. Norton's store and stole
what change was in the cash drawer, a
dozen pocket knives, and quantity of
cigars. The boys were detected trying
to dispose of the knives the next day.
They were arrested and confessed their
guilt. David Mcdonald. father of one
of the boys, refused 20 try 10 secure the
his sons release, AS he had been in
trouble before and he had to pay to get
him released The DAVIS boy had been
in town but a few days. His parents
reside in Bath but he had been working
in Yassalboro Both boys were fifteen
years old, and have borne bad names.
A matter that will probably receive
considerable attention at the coming
town meeting is whether the town will
accept the iron bridge constructed sew
eral years ago by W. r. Hunnewell
when he laid ont Hunnewell street
which leads from Main street near the
hotel to a point near the upper railroad
crossing, This thoroughfare is used
a great deal by the townspeople and
people coming into town by the way Of
Detroit Mr.. Hunnewell feels that as
he has constructed this street and erect
ed this substantial iron bridge which