The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-05-22
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Mrs. Fred Wyman of Hartland, who
has been very sick with appendicitis. is
improving and will soon go to the Hos
pital for an operation.
A special town meeting was called in
Palmyra rece tly for the purpose of
the school in Carr district. Miss Blan-
chic Varnum Of Vest Palmyra has been
elected to teach the spring term.
The water in the river has subsidized
sufficiently to permit resumption of
the work on the new mill of the Great
Northern Paper Company at Madison
aud about sixty laborers are at work
upon the rock excavations for the wheel
pit and tail-race.
Mas Vac L. Johnson of Pittsfeld left
Nedbesday night of last week for
Wichita, Kan, where she has a fine posi-
ton as teacher awaiting her. Miss
johnson has taught in the west for sew
eral years but came home during the
sickness and death of Der parents
An employe at be Pioneer wooden
mill at Pittsfeld, was taken suddenly in
sane while at his v ork Friday forenoon,
and created considerable excitement at
the mill. 1t is said his mind became
unbalanced on account of the deep in
terest he has taken in religious matters
The people of Ripley to the number
of sixty or more gathered at the home
of MIR. Fred Tibbetts Tuesday evening
of last week to welcome Rev. and Mrs.
Horace B. Haskell back to their church
A most enjoyable evening, consisting of
music, Rotations, games and refresh
meuts, were passed.
At a meeting of the selectmen of St
Adams and Manager Moulton of the St.
Adams and Hartland Telephone Com
pany held recently in the selectmen's of
fee it was decided to extend the line of
the telephone company on every road in
town. The work of setting poles has be-
gun on the road leading to the east part
of the town.
w. oObh ~ LObE i09f lOl liiCi DdslOl
of the Baptist church in Arson, now
pastor of the Baptist church at East
Machias was taken to the Eastern Maine
Hospital at Bangor for treatment April
rs. Since that time he has undergone
two operations both believed to be sue
cessful. Although Mr. Longley is a
very sick man he is reported to be gain
ing.
1t is now given out that the trustees
of the Fairfield cemetery will not answer
to the injunction proceedings which
have been instituted by MIR. G. q.
Weeks, restraining the trustees from en-
larging the cemetery southwark in &C
cordance with instructions of the viii
lage corporation meeting until the Sep
TENDER term of the superior court. The
trustees feel badly over the injunction
because it was their pet scheme to have
the cemetery enlarged and greatly beau
titled this year.
Monday evening, May II, occurred the
marriage of Mr.. William A. Haywood
and Miss Lena A. Adams of Madison at
home of MIR. Edwin H. Adams, the
father of the bride. The ceremony was
performed at O'clock in the parlor,
within a bower of lace and evergreen,
! by Rev. S. E. Leech. The bride was
beautifully gowned and carried a
cluster of white roses, while every guest
was provided with carnations. The
couple will reside on Park street, Madi
sou.
The friends of Miss Margaret Koch
well known in the eastern part of the
country where she has supplied the pull.
pit of the Baptist Church, Hartland
much of the time for the past year, will
be interested to learn that she and her
sister, Miss thristian Koch, of North
Dakota, are to have charge of the de-
partment of physical culture and express
sion in the summer school which is to
I be held at Yarmouth from July sth to
the 10Th, under the auspices of the State
Christian Endeayor Society.
! A lodge of the American Benefit So
ciety was organized in Madison on Mon.
day evening, May Z, and the following
officers installed by supreme President
William H, Carberry of Boston, Mass ,
assisted by Grand Deputy A. a. Thurs,
ton of Augusta: President. S. E. Leech
vice president, c. P. Rideout; secretary,
Mr.. Raymond; treasurer, w. II. Kenni-
son; orator, George Brown; marshal,
Maurice Frost; chaplain, Mr.. Sewall
warden, d. Brown; sentry, Mr. Meserve.
Monday in June, and it is expected that
several new members will be received.