The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-07
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look. 1t measures IL II inches.
The youngest son Of sheldron Austin
of Ripley, recently fell off a load Of logs
and broke one of his legs and hurt his
arm quite badly.
The high school at 81. Adams taught
by Mr.. Jesse Bragg aud Miss Berthe
wilkins reports the largest attendance
of any term Tor the past ten Year,, Il
being registered.
After very successful term the Hart
land academy closed Friday with appro.
pirate exercises. The spring term will
commence March 13, with Prof. Wiggin
as principal and Miss Tfafton As as.
sistant.
A large amount Of cedar is being
brought to the mill of Hollis y eeks in
Palmyra. Chas. Holway and {. L. Hub.
bard will haul in enough for 200, 900 and
number of other small lots are being
brought in.
John Lowell of st. Adams, who lives
near the Palmyra line met with severe
accident recently. He was on hay
NOW in his barn and fearing that he
would fall, jumped to save himself and
in striking the floor injured his ankle
badly.
The annual meeting of the stock hold
ers OF the Linn Wooden 20. was held at
their office in Hartland, Tuesday of last
week. The books show that the bust
ness of the company has been prosperous
during the past year. The old board Of
officers was reelected
Frank Dyer Of Palmyra has recently
sold to V. c. Bowman Of Pittsfield
! valuable hay geldsog 6ye years SD,
standing II / 2 hands high and weigh
ing trifle over 1000 pounds The geld
ing is a handsome performer and well
bred, being by Harbinger dam by Almont
Ledo.
The Hollingsworth d Whitney Co. Is
having a 50-foot steamboat constructed
for towing logs in its operations in the
northern part of the State. A 10 horse
power boiler will furnish the motive
power This plan has been tried by the
Lawrence, Newhall, Page Co. of Shaw
NUT and was very successful. 1t is much
more rapid aud economical than the old
method of the raft aud capstan.
~omerset Pomona Grange met at Pitts.
field Tuesday Feb 20 at Grange hall and
there was a good attendance. The
meeting was called to order at ten
o'clock, and about the first work per.
formed was that of giving the degree
and adding the names of Mrs. Addie NJ
Holmes, Miss Kate Patten, Edith Phin.
ney and Fred Tuttle to the roll of mem
bership. This was done that they might
be able to be present at the exercises
which followed
Mrs. H. T. Cole of Cambridge who re
turned recently from Boston where she
has been to undergo treatment at the
Boothby hospital. is enjoying the best of
health. Considering the fact she under
went surgical operation for appended
tis and for tumor, the same being of
the most successful character, she has
good reason To feel pleased and her friends
gratitied over her condition. The ply
sclans, before she went to the hospital
could offer no encouragement that she
would live very long without the same
being performed.
AT the last regular meeting of Dirigo
Commandery, No 200, knights of Malta
of Pittsfield, the annual election was
held, resulting in the selection of the
following officers for the ensuing term:
Sir Knight Past Commander, Hon. F. c
Bryant; Sir Knight Commander, Oramel
Murray; Sir Knight Generalissimo, 5, L
Watson; Sir knight Captain General, {
l. Jackson; Sir Knight Prelate, Rev F
d. George; sir Knight Record Keeper,
w. G chamberlain; Sir Knight Assist
ant Record Keeper, E. W. Weeks; Sir
Knight Treasurer, l. o. HASKELL Sir
Knight Senior " arden, Philip Jackson
Bushrod ". Wellington, an old gentle
man who has been making his home for
the past year or more with a distant
relative, W |. Randlett of PIttsteld.
died Feb. 22d after an Illness Of the
grippe. The funeral services were held
Sunday, being under the direction of
Meridian Lodge, No. 125, f. & A. NJ
Mr.. Wellington was well known years
ago in railroad circles, having been for
about forty years the roadmaster Of the
Europeon and North American railroad
He was a member of Rising Virtue
Lodge of Bangor and was one Of the
| oldest Masons in the state.
The public library association Of Pitts
field held its annual meeting for the
election of officers Feb 25th Much in
terest was manifest and the following
new officers were elected: President,
o. Il. Drake; vice president, Abel Davis,
secretary and treasurer, 4. 6 kimball;
executive committee Mrs. Anna Osborn.
Mrs J. W Manson, Mrs. G. B. Land
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