The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-25
som ERSET PICK-UPs.

cordwoo1 and logs above Hartland
several miles and will ship By rail all
that the crew cuts.
Fred Romeo, son Of George Romeo.
who has been Ill for a number Of weeks.
passed away at his home at Fairfield.
wednesday OF last week A widow and
several children survive him Nj.
Romeo was born there and had ALWAYS
resided in that town. He was an in us.
trious young man, and respected by all.
His aye was Is years
}. Nat Gilman, manager Of the SOM
efset County Creamery at Pittsfield. is
feeling well pleased over the fine show.
ing that the exhibit of the product of
his creamery made at the recent meet
ing of the Maine State Dairymen held
at Wateryille. The print butter exhib-
tied by the creamery took second prize
out of list of 100 entries, getting
record of 98f points.
The scholars and parents are sorry to
learn that Mrs Frank Dnsmore of Mad.
ison has resigned her position as teacher
OF music. When music was introduced
into the schools at the beginning of the
last summer term, Mrs. Dinsmore was
elected to the position as teacher. and
she deserves much credit for the very
successful manner in which she took up
and carried on the work. All are hop.
ing that since such commendable pro.
gress has been already made. a new
teacher may be secured and the study
coatinued.
Many of the Chapter Masons in Pitts
field are looking forward to the district
meeting of Chapters to be held in New
port, Jan. 90, with considerable interest.
1t is understood that the most excel
ent degree will be worked by Ira Berry
Chapter of Pittsfeld; that st. Johns
OF Dexter will work the past master
and that Piscataquis Chapter of Dover
will work the mark master. The royal
arch degree will of course be worked
by Stevens Chapter of Newport, as his
has been the custom followed each wear
OF having the local chapter where the
gathering is held work the royal arch.
Mrs. Flora Churchill, wife of Llewel.
Ign Churchill, formerly of Madison,
but more recently of Starks, died at her
home on Saturday, Dec. 18th, after
only few weeks illness. The funeral
services were held at the Nj. E. church
in Starks at 10 a. m, Tuesday following.
| The Rev. S. E. Leech of Madison oficia.
ted. Mrs. Churchill was widely known
and universally beloved. She was for
some years a member of the Methodist
church, first at Madison and later at
Starks. The floral offerings were very
numerous and beautiful Mrs. Church.
i'll was "A years old. The body was en-
tombed at Madison.
Henry Bradbury, one of the old and
most respected citizens of Hartland.
passed away Monday Dec. 18th. after a
brief illness, the result of injuries
received by being thrown from loaded
team several weeks ago The funeral
was held the following Wednesday at
the home of the deceased, the services
being under the direction of the Odd
Fellows of this place, of which he was
prominent member. Rev. L. W.
Coons, pastor of the Uniyersalist
church of Pittsfield officiated The
floral offerings were profuse and beauti-
full. Mr.. Bradbury leaves a widow,
two daughters and one son
Forrest Williams of Concord froze
his feet and hands so badly that ampu
tatlon may be necessary, while max
ing his way to lumber camp on the
Dead river the first of last week. He
was employed as a swamper and got
lost, wandering about all of Monday
and part of Tuesday. He finally came
to an abandoned camp where he was
found Wednesday. The rescuers travel.
ed all day Thursday with the unlucky
man on stretcher, and reached the
upper end of 1.-THE Flats at Lexington,
in the evening. The surgeon who was
called Friday fears that Williams must
lose both feet and hands.
The fall of snow has made a good in
crease in the freight business of the
Sebasticook & Moosehead railroad
Among the shipments to be made over
the line this winter will be about 100
carloads of poplar pulpwood and prob
ably number Of spruce Quite an
amount of cordwood will also be loaded
at the upper end of the line as well as
logs, including considerable basswood
for shipment. There is quite a terri
tory adjacent to the railroad and ia the
vicinity of Mainstream which will fur
nish much material for years to come in
this line. The business of the road has
increased each year and this winter ii is
probable that more satisfactory bust
ness will be done than ever before. The
past summer much work has been done
to the roadbed and the equipment is
better able to grapple with the condi-
tons of winter. There will be fewer
cases of the line being tied up because
of big storms than before in its history.