The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-10-16
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Daniel Weeks of ST. Adams, who was
reported SO very Ill, died Sept. 20. All
his relatives were present at the funeral.
The interment was in Palmyra village
cemetery.
Laforrest Hobbs of Madison, who has
been suffering from appendicitis was
operated upon Monday, Oct. @. DR.. j.
L. Pepper performed the operation, as
sisted by DR.. L. A. Dascombe of Show
hogan, and DR.. w. 5. Sawyer.
Robert Kierstead, who has been en-
ployed in the Linn Mills at HartlaEd for
the past two years as fxer, has taken a
like situation in the Riverside Mill at
Pittsfeld. Mr.. Kierstead will move his
family there as soon as he is able to
obtain rent.
The W. c. T. U. of Hartland which
was organized by Mrs. Nellie Burger
has chosen the name of The Frances
handler w, c. T. U. of Hartland in
honor of the county secretary of st.
Adams, who so kindly helped them get
into working order.
The total pack of the Pittsfeld corn
factory this season is about 100000 cans,
which is about one-fourth of the usual
amount. Owing to the shortage of the
amount packed this year all over the
State, the corn crop next season will
bring higher price.
The first meeting of the Tuesday Club
of Pittsfield for the Calendar of 1902 8
was held last week with Miss Nellie NJ
Gould. A most enjoyable program was
presented, having for side talk "Vaca
ton Echoes" During the session the
resignation of Mrs. w. r. Hunnewell,
president, and Mrs. Estella o. Nc
Kechnie, vice president, and Mrs. A. n.
Conant were read ana relunctantly &C
cepted. Mrs. o. s. Haskell was elected
to the presidency of the club and Mrs.
L. w. Coons, vice president.
AT the regular meeting of Dirigo Com
mandery, No. 300, K. of NJ, of Pittsfield
the following officers were installed by
D. D. S. K. c., E. II. Haney of Belfast
Sir Knight Commander, W. <. Spear;
Generalisimo, Joel Wright; Capt. Gen,
F. r. Marsh; Prelate, F. w. Blaisdell;
Sen. Warden, F. S. Glidden; Jun. War
den, Fl. w. Carr; sword Bearer, II. w.
Rolfe; Standard Bearer, e. S. Cowan;
1st Guard, J. W. Burse; End Guard, w.
Fl. Seekins; Warden, j. II. Gilman /;
Sentinel, II. L. Seekins. Following the
installation the Malta Degree was con-
ferred upon w. e. Towne of Newport.
An oyster supper was served during the
evening.
Pittsfeld reports that the tax col
lector has collected between $17, 900 and
$50 of the 1926 900 committed to him
last May. OF the balance due, the
greater portion is payable by those who
are amply able to meet the same when
ing very we'll indeed over his work thus
far. The Pittsfeld System" of collect
ing taxes can hardly be improved upon.
For further proof of this the town
records may be cited to show that there
is very small amount of unpaid taxes
covering the period since the system
was adopted and the town does not lose
these, the collectors each having to
shoulder the responsibility of the taxes
remaining unpaid.
Alton E. Ames Of East Fairfield hunt
ing with his friend Harry Kicker of
Mainstream, Harmony, shot a fine two
year old buck near Harmony Castle on
Thursday of last week. Mr.. Ames was
out on trip with his uncle, Prof. Emery,
recently from Wyoming, who spent hat
day on Moose pond with Edward Bell of
Boston and caught a fine string OF
pickerel. The other game bagged was
a fox, partridge and two gray squirrels.
Few hunters or fishermen return empty
handed from this locality. Owing dou BIT
less to the wet spring and summer there
there were fewer partridge than usual
raised this year, and this game bird does
not form so large a part Of the sports
mems bag as common.
AS the early East bound train was
pulling out of Waterville, Friday morn
ing, Joseph Cummings of Fairfield, met
with a painful accident. He had been
in Waterville and was about to return
home by the way of Benton. He at
attempted to board the train after it
was in motion and apparently did not
notice that the vestibule doors had been
closed. He was thrown to the ground
between the station platform and the
track and one foot came in contact
with the car wheels. He was taken to
The City Hospital and Drs Merrill and
Boyer were called. The foot was so
badly mangled that the doctors found
1t necessary to amputate part of it.
They succeeded in saving the heel in
tact. Besides the injury to his foot he
received some painful but not serious
scalp wounds
A3 Pity