The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-13
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

The Linn wooden mill, of Hartland, is
putting in two new sets of cards, which
will make it fourteen set mill.
Mrs. Sanford, of Pittsfield, Ora San
fords mother, fell and broke one bone
in her wrist lately. The fracture was
reduced and she is getting along nicely.
The eght-hour system has been adopt
ed in the paper-making department of
the pulp mill, at Madison. This is vol
untary act on the part of the company,
says the Bulletin.
Mrs, Rufus Burns, Mrs. L. o. Haskell,
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Haskell of Pitts
field, left Portland Friday afternoon,
with the Maine Legislative party for a
trip to Washington, d. q. They will be
absent abont ten days.
Wallace L. Conant, of Pittsfield, left
for New York Monday, whore he will
accept position as organist and devote
his time to music. On his way he attended
the Maine Wesleyan Seminary alumni
banquet at Hotel Vendome, Boston,
Monday evening.
The Young Mems Temperance Ath-
letic club, recently organized at Madi-
son, Is prospering. The old skating
rink on Arson side is to be fitted up for
a temporary gymnasium until new one
h. IF
the club was held on Wednesday even
ing.
The Masonic lodge in Madison is pros
pering. Special communications for
work In the degrees are held almost
weekly, On Monday evening at the re-
gular communication several names
were acted upon and four new names
proposed and the third degree was work
ed in the presence of large number of
brothers.
very pretty wedding occurred We'd
nesday, Feb. 20, at the home of Mrs.
Plummer T. Haskell in Hartland, when
her only daughter, Mabel, was joined in
marriage to Charles II. Lovejoy, at 7
o'clock the ceremony was performed by
Rev. G. Ii. Johonnett of Hartland in the
presence of immediate relatives and
friends. Immediately after the cere-
mony reception was held.
The home of Wilbur Tozier of Fairfield
Center, was damaged Wednesday, Mar
9Th, by fire. Mrs. Tozier was alone save
for her two little ones, and but for the
speedy arrival of help the buildings must
have burned to the ground. The cause
of the fire is unknown. Two beds were
destroyed, all the furniture in one room
was more or less scorched and the whole
house is blackened by smoke.
The ice went out for a short distance
above the dam at Madison, Sunday
morning, Mar. 2, taking the derrick gra-
mite, and other material being used in
construction of the pier for the new
bridge. The work will now have to be
postponed for several months at least
Three men who were at work raising the
flush board on the dam Saturday fore
noon, narrowly escaped death. The ice
on which they were standing broke off
and it was only by great exertion that
they escaped going over the dam.
Palmyra grange had very interesting
meeting Saturday night. The following
is the programme: Music; quotations
by the grange; reading, Bro. James
smith; song, Bro. Frank Farhnam; read
ing, S. K. d. Mcfarland; question, Re-
solved, that the farmer is at disadvan-
tage in the matrimonial market; song,
S. Edith Cook; reading, S. Lulu Millett;
music, brass quartette; reading, Bro.
Walter Towle; question, Resolved, that
farmers wife has to work harder than
any other lady professional; reading, S.
Edith Hanson; music.
John c. Thompson, formerly of Pitts.
field, died Monday March 8, the result
of an illness of several months of con
sumption, at the home of Hon. Henry
c. Friend at Etpa. The funeral was
held Wednesday afternoon at Etna; be-
ing under the auspices of Pittsfield Co.
No. ~, U. r. K. p, and Pioneer Lodge,
No Il, K. of p, Rev. L. w. Coons off.
ciating. A large delegation of members
of the above orders attended the funeral,
having special car on the 1853 express,
and returning with the remains on the
O'Clock train. The interment was at the
cemetery in this village.