The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-13
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

| with forgery OF pension CHUCK III lbo
grand Jury district court at Portland,
the 9th inst.
Miss Sadie +. Palmer, who has been
teaching in Natick, Mass, for several
years, has accepted a fine position in
Maiden, Mass Miss Palmer is the
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. G. K. Palmer
of Fairfield
A movement has been started in Madi-
son toward the formation of young
Mems Temperance Athletic club. 1t is
proposed to erect a building suitable for
a gymnasium, which will be conducted
as far as possible similar to the Y. NJ. G.
A.
Friday, A. n. Smith of Pittsfeld, one
of the Maine Centrars crew of carpen-
tiers engaged in building an ice house in
the railroad yard, at Bangor, fell from
the roof of the building to the ground,
a distance of 20 feet, fracturing his left
leg.
Mr. Elmer (. Clark of Norridgewock
of his barn Wednesday of last week.
He was beauty and measured SIT. Tin.
from tip to tip. Mr.. Clark says the
mate has been seen about there and is
pure white.
Mrs &. D. Clifford of Palmyra has quite
a reputation as a cheese maker. Dur
ing the year 1900 she made 200 cheeses
that weighed 1900 pounds; in 1901, 230
that weighed 1890 pounds. A part of
the time they had IL cows, the rest of
the time not so many.
L. W. Page Jr., and II. Z. Conant of
Hartland were in Waterville last week
taking measurements of window and fin
ish for the new city hall building there.
Two young men are employed by the
the Moore Lumber Co., who have secur-
ed the contract for the doors, windows
and interior finish
John Hammond, a much respected
citizen of Fair field, passed away at his
home on High street at 7 O'Clock, Satur-
day evening. Mr.. Hammond had not
been in good health for many years, but
had been sick only a few days during
his last sickness. The funeral was held
at his late home at 2 o'clock, Tuesday
Carrabassett Stock Farms has been Or
ganized at Oakland, for the purpose of
dealing in all kinds of live stock, doing
farming and ice business, with 100000
capital stock of which $500 is paid in.
The officers are: President, B f. Bailey
of North Arson; treasurer, c. V. Bailey
of North Arson. Certificate approved,
Feb. 6, 1901
A crew of men and boys of Ripley
went out to Dexter one day recently and
sawed, split and put in the shed several
cords of wood for F. L. Briggs, who has
been confined to the house for some
time Mr.. Briggs was former resident
and teacher of Ripley. Most of the
boys were former pupils Ripley people
are not the ones to forget old friends.
Miss Lulu Tracy and Mr.. Horace Civ
en- were united in marriage, Monday
evening, Feb. 8, at the home of the
brides brother Wallace Tracy in Smith
field. Miss Tracy resided for several
years in Oakland Mr.. Given is a we'll
known and prosperous farmer, living in
Newport, Me-, where the happy couple
went the day following their marriage,
to reside.
An interesting race was held on the
ice above Fairfield, Saturday afternoon
between horses owned by w. w. Nye
and Guy Hume, the former representing
Fairfield and the latter ohawmut. The
race was won for Shawmut by Mr..
EIume's horse in three straight heats.
The course on the ice is in good condi-
ton and exciting brushes are taking
place among the horsemen of Fairfield
and vicinity.
The firm of Bryant & 20. Pittsfeld has
just completed an addition to the side
of its main building which will give con-
siderable more space and make the
handling of the business of the firm
much easier in many respects. Frank
Bryant, who is the senior member of the
firm, has by perseverance, worked up
a splendid trade, and the enterprise fur
nishes employment to large force of
men the year round.
A petition has been sent from Pittsfield
to the Post Office Department at Wash
ington for the establishment of rural
free delivery route in that town. The
route as has been petltioned for extends
from the post office to William Dyer's
near Burnham, thence to the Webb
schoolhouse district, thence by way of
c. G.. Weeks to the Powers schoolhouse
district, thence by way of e. II. Tilton's
to Beams corner, thence to Nathan Bur
toms thence to West Pittsfield postoffice
and return to the Pittstield postoffice.
This route will take in a distance of
about u miles and accommodate a large
number of patrons.
A temporary injunction has been
granted by Judge William P. White.
house of the Maine supreme court to re.
strain the Fairfield junction Mill and
Water Power Company from raising its