The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-21
SOMERSET PICK-IPN

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Milett Of Durham The SAINT sefe s9ld
10 M NiiIettb b. l. I. Dainpasm Of 81.
AIbans.
ne" American Ezp4ess 5fIee bar
been esfablishea a Wan stream al,
the same VII be IN charge If 4. +.
Bradbury, station agent OF The :. d 81.
railfoa
The Great Northern Paper Company
has completed four new ptefs in -fhe
river below TIE railroad brldgs Al Madi-
son and a number Of others further ~
river.
The letter Of acceptance to cal Of the
! Congregational church Of Madison 10
Rev. c. +. Boothby Of Tbomas1on, .ae
read at the sunday service lat week
The society expects 70 erect patronage
the coming summer.
Rev. L ". Coous, pastor Of the Uni
versalist chruch in Pittsdeld, has been
obliged to leave his pastoral duties aud
seek change Of climate for the benefit
of his health He left this Thursday for
North Carolina. His pulpit will be
supplied during his absence.
Two old people of Somerset county.
Mrs. Lawrence Maxim aud Mrs. Philip
Hubbard of Palmyra were each 90 years
old the 18th OF March They are smart.
active Old ladies' Mrs Maxim lives .n
the southwest part Of the town aud Ms.
Hubbard in the southeast.
{. j. Worthen, St Albaus' thriving
horseman, is doug quite business the
present season, having already sold
fifteen fine horses, one a very valuable
PAGER, who could easily take a 2 20 clip.
Mr. Worthen recently had three more
fast horses arrive from Boston
As Chestley Sawyer of Madison was
at work saving wood with a power saw
recently, his left arm came in contact
with the saw, making wound, two
and one-half inches in length near the
elbow joint. 1t was very narrow
escape from very serious Injury.
Mr.. Benjamin Goodwin of Ripley died
March llth, after painful illness Of
several weeks, aged 10 years. He leaves
a widow, son Calvin, stepson and
daughter, Edward Skilings of Ripley
and Mrs. Leonard Stafford Of amblidge.
Funeral services were held at the Chris
tian church, " ednesday.
On sunday Of last week it was learned
that case of diphtheria had appeared
in Hartand the victim being a young
girl living in the family of Rev J +.
Lombard. The high school has been
stopped, the family quarantined and
every precaution taken to prevent the
spread of the disease.
On complaint of Rev. John b. Longley
the Weston House, the Howard House
and the Hilton of Madison were search
ed by the officers, F. L. Harding, Chas.
F. Dunbar and Elmore Walker. Liquors
were found at all the places seized and
put in the lookup. ednesday morn.
ing of last week, {. NJ. Hilton, Henry
Washburn and William Howard were
brought before Trial Justice, W W.
johnson. They each waived examina-
ton and appealed to the supreme Ju
dicial Court.
Mrs. Martha Bartlett, widow Of Dr.
Sias Bartlett, was found dead, Sunday
Mar, 10th, in her home in East Pitts
field, where she lived alone. She had
been dead several days when the body
was found by neighbors and it was de
cided that death was due to natural
causes. DR.. sIlas Bartlett was we'll
known throughout New England on
account of his mathematical work, the
most prominent features of which APP
peaIed in the maine Farmers Al
manacn
Mrs. Mildred ". Smith, who was
brought to the home of her brother. H
E. Shattuck, Pittsfield, several weeks
ago, died Wednesday afternoon, Mar. -
Mrs. Smith came directly from hos
pital in Boston where she had been re.
ceiving treatment for cancerous af
lection The funeral was held Friday
afternoon at o'clock from the home of
her brother. The deceased was the
daughter of a l.. Shattuck OF Pittstield
and passed her younger days IN that
town. She leaves a daughter, Matte, a
father and brother.
At the annual meeting of the Pitts
field Electric Light II Power Co. held
recently, the following officers were
elected; President, fhos. Kitchen:
treasurer, Frank L. smith clerk, George
II. Morse, Esq directors, Thomas
Kitchen, F. l. smith. b. d. Bowden,
II. 5. NickeIson. The report Of the
treasurer regarding the business done
by the company showed that the same
had been conducted prohtably and was
highly satisfactory to the stockholders.
The outlook for large increase in the
companys business for the coming year
is exceptionally good.
stephen Simpson, an old resident of
Fairfield, who has been i'll with bron-
ehial pneumonia, for the past few days,
died Thursday afternoon Nothing
serious was anticipated when Mr.. simp
son Was first taken sick but his sickness
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