The Somerset reporter., 1902-04-10
SOMERSET PIGK-UPS.

lambs Of the Horned Dorset breed. He
sold three recently for s35
Mis-. Hezekiah Hubbard Of Palmyra,
celebrated her 9Ist birthday recently.
Mrs. Hubbard is in feeble health.
Rev. L w. Coons, pastor Of the Uni
vefsalist church, Pitts6ed, has been Sc
cured by stephen Davis Post of that
town to deliver the address on Memorial
day.
The rural schools Of pitts6eld have
been assigned to teachers az follows:
District No. 9, Helen U. Names; No. :.
Ethel T. Humphrey; No. 2, Ethel B.
Morrill,; No 10, Blanche Rolfe; No. 8,
Mrs. Myrtle Gatchell.
Master Mellen, Of Madison, the four
year old son of A. A. Pierce was kicked
by horse while playing in the stable
one day recently, cutting bad cash
over his right eye. -Four stitches were
required to close the wound.
Rev. G. w. Hinckly, superintendent
of the Good Will Farm at East Fairfield.
Thursday, announced the receipt of a
contribution of check for $1,000 from
a Bangor party toward the Manual Train
ing fund. Mr.. Hinckly says that this
contribution reduces the amount needed
IN cash or pledges before May /, to 49,.
oOO, in order to save the pledge origin
ally made.
Extansiva repaiss hare 55151l made on
the High school building on Main street
at Madison and it is now in much better
condition than before the recent fire. A
considerable sum of money has been
used In the purchase of equipments for
the laboratory and it is now said to be
one of the best of its size in the state.
The institution of music under com.
petent teacher will be introduced the
coming year.
Cards have been received by friends
in Pittsfield announcing the marriage of
Urban George Willis, formerly of that
town and Miss Aimee Roderick of Bar
Harbor, which occurred in Chicago.
Thursday, March 81. Mr.. Willis is Pro.
lessor of Physical Training in a Chicago
University and is graduate of NJ. c. l.
of Pittstield and Bates College. MANY
friends in this section extend best wishes
to Mr.. and Mrs. Willis.
Mrs. Augusta, widow of the late B.
+. Lord of Ripley, passed away Friday,
March % after long and painful illness.
Funeral services were held at her late
home Sunday by the Rev II. j. Piper of
Dexter. She leaves one daughter, Mrs.
John Cooley of Ripley, also several
brothers. The friends and especially
the daughter who has been bereaved of
both parents within few months. have
the sincere sympathy of all in their sor-
row.
Capt. William l., Ross, who lives on
the badger farm in Palmyra, makes no
particular pretentions of being the best
farmer in this section, but he has got
about as profitable flock of sheep as is
to be found hereabouts. His flock of
nine sheep of the Oxford Downs breed
sheered at one steering an average of s
pounds and II ounces of wool. Five OF
his sheep thus far this spring have pro
duced nine lambs, seven ewes and two
bucks.
A daring but unsuccessful attempt to
rob the Fairfield post office was made by
two men early last Thursday morning
They were caught in the act of forcing
the front door, on Main street, and in
the chase up the street several shots
were exchanged between the robbers
and their pursuers. 1t is believed they
caught an eastbound Maine Contra
freight which was pulling out at the
time. The burglars left behind them a
complete set of tools which would have
enabled them to force the safe with ease