The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

ih' Idth"IH fdfW HfHpdh} have f
sold their interests IN the Pittsheld
reamery to Messrs White d Gilman
# Boston, who will take possession of
the plant on February /.
Rev Mr. Walsh pastor Of the Baptist
{ hurch at Cambridge, has resigned and
is to 90 away at once. lie has been
there but a short time but has made
mauy friends who sincerely regret that
he il to leave
A ". Discock Of Pi7sfeld who has
for the past year been associated With
John y. Martin in the plumbing and
steam heating business, has sold ont his
interests to Mr.. Martin and has accepted
fine situation with a Leniston firm.
DR. j. II. Wilson and wife Of cam=
bridge started Monday morning for Dos.
ton; from there they will 60 to Baltimore
where the Doctor will take post gfadu.
ate course at the John Hopkins Uni
versity and Mrs. Nilsson will devote her
time to vocal culture. They Will be
away some six weeks or mole.
Blackwell & Roadway are making pre-.
paration to build block on their lot on
on Main street at Madison The build
ing will be 90x70 feet. Ninety feet on
the street and seventy feet deep, two
stories high and basement and vii
contain four stories. Plans are being
made for the building and work will
commence as soon as the snow goes off
in the spring.
Clarence Spauldng of Harmony who
lost part of his store and goods Ia the
freshet, has purchased the stand and
farm of Chas. Staples and moved his
goods that were saved, together with
some newly purchased, into the house,
where he will resume trade as soon as
he can get things arranged. Mr.. spauld
ing is an energetic man and does not
mean to let his misfortune crush him
George Gilman of Harmony has sold
the lumber on his south lot to Knowlton
& Small, who have put crew on to get
it out for their steam mill, which they
are to build at Manstream near the sta
, ton. W. f. Marble has also purchased
a lot of timber and pasture land of Mrs
Hadasseh Herrick, and Geo. Chadbourn
has bought the Knowles place in Vel
lington. Real estate is changing hands
fast in Harmony, some 5000 or $1,000
worth having changed hands recently.
Cambridge Grange held very inter
esting meeting Saturday evening, Jan.
18th. A large delegation from Dexter
Grange was present, as well as others
from Harmony and Parkman. class
of eight candidates was instructed in the
third and fourth degrees. The work
was finely done by the degree team of
Dexter Grange. After the degrees were
conferred the officers were installed by
brother Atkins, Master of Dexter grange
An oyster supper was served in Union
hall.
The annual communication of Me-
ridan Lodge, No. 1875, F. & A. M, of
Pittstield was held last Friday evening
The officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: W. NJ, L. L. Libby =;
s. W., F. R. Smith, j. W, A. F. Nelson
Treas, Grin Libby; Sec, o. 5. Haskell ;
S. D., II. W. Lancey; J. W, B. R. Math-
ewes; finance committee, o. 5. Haskell,
b. d. Bowden, F. r. smith; trustees,
Grin E. Libby, B. E. Cornell, c. Z. Wick
cry. The installation of the officers will
occur on Friday evening, Jan. 81.
The w. c. T. U. of Palmyra held an
interesting and profitable meeting Fri
day evening, Jan. 18th. The topic, rs
> woman a citizen?" was the incentive of
the hour and the animated discussion
was the means of later hour than usual
The majority of the members held she
was a citizen. Some of the following
questions were brought forth by the
I discussion. If woman is a citizen may
p she not claim the right of suffrage ac-
I cording to the 18th amendment? should
the nearly 10000 women tax payers OF
1 Maine refuse to pay their taxes, could
the State collect them?
] An Italian named Pasquale Yanditi.
I weile at work at the site Of the new
. paper mill at Madison Wednesday the
5 22d inst. was struck in the head 10y a
piece of rock which weighed over hali
, an ounce. The rock struck him in the
forehead just over the inner corner of
the right eye and crushed through The
skull to the brain. DIR. Milliken removed
the stone and the injured man was taken
to the Central Maine General Hospital in
- Lewiston Thursday. The cause Of the
= accident is unknown. II was due To an
explosion quite distance from where
any dynamite has been used and why
such an explosion should occur is a
mystery. His recovery is doubtful
Blown to Atoms
The old idea that the body sometimes
needs powerful, drastic, purgatye phi
has been pxDlode1. for DR. Kings New