The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-02
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Mrs. Lena Lewis, an aged resident of
Wateryille committed suicide, sunday,
by hanging
AT the annual reunion of the First
Maine Cavalry held in Bangor, last week
William Fl. Lombard of Ripley was the
choice for president.
McKenzie's new block on Maple street
Madison is being finished inside. Il is
large two story brick block and was lit
ted up for a clothing store.
c. P. Weston of Madison returned to
Columbia college last week, where he is
taking special course in mathematics,
preparatory to becoming professor.
An unknown man was killed by
wild engine on the Grand Trunk Rail-
road near Waterhouse crossing a mile
from Mechanic 3 Falls, Sunday afternoon.
A kindergarten has been opened in
Pittsfield with a good attendance of
small folks. Miss Julia Bradstreet of
Hallowell is teacher and Miss Eva joss
lyn Is assisting.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Witham of Madison
expect to go to Colorado soon to spend
the winter. Mr.. Witham has been in
poor health for some time and it ia
thought that . change of climate will
prove beneficial.
The literary society of Hartland
Academy had an election of officers re-
Gently. The following officers were
chosen: President, Johnny Fish; vice
president, Louise Eadie; secretary,
Gertrude Burton.
The dates for the holding of the SOM
erset County Fair at Madison have been
changed from Oct. lat and End to Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 10th and 11th. The
new iron bridge across the Kennebec
will be completed by that date.
The Free Baptist Association are hold
ing their l4th annual session at Pitts
field this week which began, Tuesday,
Sept. 80, continuing three days. Rev.
Lewis Malvern of Portland, Rev. o. 81.
Tracy of Pittsfeld and Rev. S. C. Whit
comb of Bangor, constituted the pro-
gram committee and prominent people
from all over the State took part in the
exercises.
The new hall which has been recently
fitted up in the Hamilton block on Main
street, Madison, was dedicated by Knox
Lodge, No. l66, l.. o. L Friday evening
with appropriate exercises. The room
was tastefully decorated with flags and
bunting, and an interesting program was
carried out Ice cream and cake were
on sale at the close and the balance of
the evening passed in social intercourse
The first entertainment of the Peoples
Entertainment and Lecture Course of
Pittsfield will be given in Union Hall
on Saturday evening, Oct. 4. Miss Ber-
tha Webb, the yiolinist, is a Maine girl,
and is pronounced the finest woman
violinist in America. Miss Lillian Pierce
the reader, is an artist of first ability,
and the lighter and brighter parts of
the evening will be given by three
Pickaninnies, chief of whom is Little
Phil, the singer and comedian.
On Sunday evening, Sept. IA, at seven
o'clock, Hattie Marie Blsisdell of Pal
myra and Densmore Stuart Emerson of
st. Albans, were united in marriage by
Rev. Y. D. Sweetland. The ceremony
was performed at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Blaisdell, at Palmyra, in the
presence of few friends and relatives
of the contracting parties. The bride,
who was given away by her father, was
dressed in white, with trimmings of lace
and ribbon and carried a bouquet OF
white flowers. After the wedding and the
congratulations of friends, refreshments
of ice cream, cake, coffee and fruit were
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson received
many beautiful and useful gifts
Crop reports in Somerset County, ac.
cording to Commissioner Gilman, are as
follows: Amount of hay crop, l05 per
cent. Condition of grain, los per cent
Condition of fruit, 81 per cent. Amount
of apple crop as compared with last
year, 81 per cent, condition of the corn
crop: sweet, 80 per cent; yellow, Al pei
cent. Acreage of corn; sweet, "a pei
cent; yellow, 81 per cent. Condition OF
potatoes, 55 per cent. Potatoes are
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badly. They have been sprayed with
Bordeaux mixture to some extent, but
in most cases with less effect than US
ual, probably due to rainy season. New
insecticides used; Arsenate of Lead anC
Bowkers Boxal, with good results.