The Somerset reporter., 1902-02-20
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

liza S. Barker, Athens, S12, and Philura
Hight, Madison, S12.
The aged mother of Perry Furbush
died at her home in Palmyra, Feb, 10.
Had MIS- Furbush lived until April she
would have been 80 years of age.
The Colby Glee Club of Waterville
gave concert at the opera house IN
Hartland, Friday evening, Feb IA. The
proceeds will be used for the benefit of
the academy library.
Geo. w. Tate of Madison has purchas-
ed the furniture of Roadway & Remiek,
/ formerly the w. f. Greene stock in Odd
Fellows block and will move his crock
cry and carpert line from the Greene
block 10 his new place of business.
George Varney of Palmyra has return
ed from California. He seems to think
{ aliforpia is not much better than Name
after all. Many places there seems to
be overpopulated, a state of things there
is not the least danger of in Maine, es-
/ pbCldllJ Tue DhCA pidbObs
The Primary and intermediate schools
of Hartland have closed their winter
under the instruction of Mrs. Trafton
and Mrs. Wiggin. The Academy is still
in session The trustees are very for
tunate in having two such able teachers
as Mr. Thompson and Miss Foss. Both
are doing excellent work.
at the annual meeting of the Pittsfield
Library Association held In the library
rooms on Monday of this week, the fol.
lowing officers we're elected for the en-
suing year: Pres, o. Ii. Drake, ESQ.,;
Vice Pres, A bel Davis, ESQ.,; Sec MISS
Mertie Hanson; Treas, G. E. Frost; FIX.
Com, Mrs. j. W. Manson, chairman,
Mrs. r. U. Laudman, Mrs. Joseph Nc
Kachnie.
! Mrs. Clara Metcalf ofMadison has knit
two pairs of wooden hose and one pair of
double mittens this winter besides per
forming other household duties. We
consider this quite remarkable consid-
ering her age which will be 81 next DC
tober. She lives about two miles from
the village, enjoying very good health
and retaining her faculties to a degree
seldom seen.
An interesting and novel feature fur.
nished much amusement at recent
meeting of Detroit grange. 1t was
| lady's woOdsawing contest, and consist
ed of number OF participants competing
in regulation style of saving off four
inch stick of wood in the quickest pos
sibe time. The longest time taken was
02 seconds, and shortest IL seconds for
which prize of silver berry spoon was
given.
The Post Office Department has given
notice that a rural free delivery route
will be established April l, out OF North
Arson, Me-, and that the post Office of
Concord and Emblem Center will be
abolished on the same day. stephen
NORM will be carrier and Star Route No.
| Ito Will Oo uIbCOulluucu. no l0uk III
of the route will be 90 miles. the area of
country covered 20 square miles, in which
there are 428 people, living in 102 houses.
S. A. Nye of Fairfield has lately sold
some fine horses, one of which, a six
year old PAGER by Alcantara was by pur-
chased by Geo. Sherman of Port Henry,
N Y. This green horse went mile in
2 204 after only four weeks of track work
and it is thought that another season he
will make record of Is under a COM
petent trainer. MIR. Sherman also bought
Kentucky Frank, 10, of Guy Edwards.
This horse has made a mile in 10. Mr..
| Nye now has in his stables a handsome
pair, Charlie wilkes and Nutwood, which
will trot mile easily together in 2.25
and either alone will make it 10 2.20
They attract much attention when dTiv-
en- on the streets.
j. Fl. Davis of Pittsfeld has some par
ticularly valuable timber on his Oak Val
ley Farm, located near the forks of the
Sebasticook river in Detroit He has a
large number of white oak trees of VAR
GUS sizes, most of them of big growth.
He hauled two cuts of one tree to this
village Que day this week, the whole
load weighing 2400 pounds, the large end
girting feet and inches. Mr.. Davis
estimates that this tree alone is worth
$50 CO.. Being curious as to the probable
age of this tree, Mr.. Davis counted the
number of rings marking each years
growth of the tree, going over the same
with the aid of magnifying glass and
| found that 1t was at least 175 years old
Pittsfield Grange is contemplating the
building of new hall and the matter is
now being fully discussed at the meet
ings The present quarters in G. A. X.
Hall, although having been recently fit.
ted up with new interior finish, electric
| lights, etc., does not give ample room
when there is large attendance of the
members, and the work of comforting
the degrees is somewhat interfered with.
Quite number of the prominent mem
bers are very enthusiastic over the idea
and have already signified their inten-
ton to contribute literally toward the
the building fund and help out the
grange financially should they decide to