The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-08-07
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Inc mil at Mainstream, Harmony. is
now running under full steam and gives
employment 10 about twenty men They
are, at present, saving spool bars to be
shipped to Scotland.
q. II. Bryant of Oakland attended the
annual meeting Of the Madison Wooden
Co., held last week. Mr. Bryant is
auditor Of accounts for the company, a
position which he has held since the
mill started in 1882
Mrs. Diantha, wife of Benjamin Dayis
OF Harmony, passed away July 28, after
an illness of about three months, aged
81 years. She leaves beside the aged
companion with whom she had lived for
over fifty years, several grandchildren
to mourn for her.
Miss Lydia Millett of Pittsfeld died
Wednesday afternoon July 70, at 2
O'Clock, at her home on Pleasant street,
after a short illness OF pneumonia. The
funeral was held at the Free Baptist
church, Friday, Aug. LIST, at p. M,
Rev. Nj. Tracy officiating.
Mr.. Joseph A Quincy and Miss Lottie
q. Hamilton of Pittsfield were married
at the Universalst parsonage, Forres.
st. on Saturday afternoon July 20, at 2
O'Clock. Rev. L. W. Coons was the Off
ciating clergyman, using the ring in the
service. Both parties are well known
in Pittsfed.
AT the Republican class convention
composed of the towns of Pittsfield,
Palmyra and Detroit, held in Union
Hall, Pittsfeld the 31st inst. for the nom
nation of candidate for representative
to the legislature, J. W. Manson, ESQ
OF Pittsfield was nominated.
/ Freeman Daniels of Hartland who hat
been in the hospital at Bangor toi
several weeks for an operation for ap.
pendicitis, returned home Saturday
afternoon. The operation was very
successful and Mr.. Daniels numerous
friends here expect to see him fully re
covered soon.
Rev. L. w. Coons and wife of Pittsfield
are on five weeks vacation trip. While
away they will visit Old Orchard, Boston
Philadelphia, Washington, Richmond
and Charlottesville, Va. Two weeks vii
be spent at Mr.. Coons's home in E
Dorado, Ohio, and then they will return
by Niagara Falls to visit Mrs Coons
people in New York. They expect Il
return to Pittsfield about Sept l.
Mrs. Hannah Sedgwick died Sunday
July u, at her home in Palmyra, at thu
age of 70 years. The funeral was hello
at the house on Tuesday, Rev. T. S
Ross of Newport officiating, the buria
being at the village cemetery. Tn,
deceased leaves a husband, three sons
Matthew Sedgwick of Camden, JOSEPH
Sedgwick of New port and Fred Sedgwicl
of this town, and three daughters, Mrs
Belle Smith of Tampa, Fla, Miss Eliza
beth Sedgwick and Mrs. j. B. Kenne,
of Pittsfield. All of the children excep
Mrs. Smith attended the funeral.
The monthly meeting of the Lawrenc,
Library Association was held at tn,
library rooms, Friday evening. Ate
the routine business had been transact
ed, Mr.. E. j. Lawrence, the donor o
he library, sprung a very pleasant sur
prise upon the meeting. He said tina
for long time it had been apparen
that the library to do its best worl
should have fund for the purchase O.
new books as they appear, so as Il
keep the library up to date in every par
ticular. He said that he had conferred
with his associate, Mrs. Newhall, in re
gard to this pressing need and they ha,
decided to donate $1,000 each fol- the pur
chase of books, making $1,000. and thi
money was to the credit of the associa
ton, if accepted, to be used in sucl
amounts and at such times as tn
trustees thought best.