The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
SOMERSET PIcK-UPs.

FOR new Dfick block 70 6s erected Oh
Main street Madison mex 70 Manter's
drug sore by Mr. George Kent.
Pittsde!d Grange ,oted at tie last
meeting 70 suspend meetings uutii Aug.
ust j., when the third and fourth de.
grees will be conferred, followed by the
harvest feast
town meeting at Ripley was called
Monday, July 9Th to see if they would
accept the road laid on. from -. Adams
line across the land Of Edgar jones. A
few met and adjourned to NEE on cleo.
ton day in September.
] vii surman, a young man from Pitts
field, who has been serving for the past
three years in the END Infantry Of tie
regular army which had been stationed
in the Philippines. returned home, " ed
nesday night of last week, his term Of
Office having expired.
J. Matt Gilman, manager Of the som
erset creamery, Pittsfeld, met with a
painful accident Tuesday Of last week
He was assisting in moving one of the
heavy cans of cream when il slipped il
such a manner as to fall on his hand
cutting several of the fingers badly.
Amos Melvin has closed his black.
smith shop in Pittsfeld and has gone to
Portland where be will open a shop.
Mr.. Melvin has been a respected citizen
of that town for many years and his
many friends will be sorry to learn that
! he has decided to give up the business
e there.
The people of New Portland are high
, ly pleased with the work of their LIST
4 selectman, John Knowlton, who has
constructed the finest roads the town
has ever had. The meadow on the river
road between East and West New Port
i land is an example of what can be done
. when the right man is in charge.
[ Charles Baker of Hartland met with
e quite serious accident recently. He is
: the driver for the big team of the Linn
Co. and was unloading some machinery
into the new mill when the horses start
6 ed suddenly, throwing Mr.. Baker out OF
: the cart. He fell in such manner as to
+ injure his back so that it will be a long
/. time before he will be able to do any
d work.
: The iron for the new bridge across the
= Kennebec at Madison arrived last week.
t The middle pier for the bridge is yet to
e be constructed before the iron can be
: placed in position and the villages OF
o Madison and Arson reunited. The com.
e pletion and opening of the new bridge
8 should be an occasion for a grand cele-
). bration. Business on both sides of the
/. river has suffered considerably on &C
count of the loss of the old bridge.
: The trustees of the Agricultural socie-
! ty at Hartland are to commence at once
). to rebuild the track at the park. The
d turns will be laid up and the stretches
:, made so that the track will be in the
, best possible shape and be in a condition
y to dry off quickly when it rains. The
Q OMS0lb VI IhC ocoONldblOu Lllb 1bhl al {
planning to give the biggest and most
). successful fair ever held by the associa'
e ton The exhibition hall on the
+ grounds has been repaired extensively
John Gibson of Pittsfield died Sunday,
July 9th at 10 o'clock at the home OF
Patrick O'Rielly where he has been
tanIarl1 1,,r; o,aly
q ness caused by creeping paralysis. The
Y funeral was held from the O'Rielly home
n on Tuesday afternoon, following Rev
: l.. W. Coons, pastor of the Universalist
church officiating. The burial took
t place at the village cemetery. Mr.. Glib
e son has been a resident of that town fol
the past fifteen years and for many years
4 was the night Waterman at the River
O side wooden mill when it was operated
o by Dennson Walker. No near relatives
survive the deceased,
= The following are the assignments fol-
II the Madison rural schools, Fail term
: 1902; Pooler Bridge, Nettie Adams
q Patterson Bridge, Ada Davis; Ward Hill
n Ava Viles; Blackwell Hill, James Wills
It White, Ida B. Greene; Twelve Corners
II Maud Ross; Pugh Corner, Mabel Davis
y East Madison, Allen E. Dyer. There
e will be no change in the village schools
n Teachers meeting and examinations
Saturday, Aug. so at o'clock, p. m.
n high school building. Subjects Theor!
i and Practice of Teaching (Page); alsC
e arithmetic and English grammar ant
: best method of teaching the same.
= Sunday morning at the NJ. E church
e at Madison Rev 5. f. Leech took fo
the subject of his discourse, christian
ity versus Political Slavery" In thi
course of the address two letters wert
read; one was from Mr. Leech to Mr.
a A. H. Lang, the democratic nominee 70
l. sheriff of Somerset Co., asking wha
1t stand he would take in regard to TIL
" enforcement of the prohibitory law j
n elected. In replying Mr.. Lang said tina
,r he is heartily in favor of the strict en-
.e forcement of the prohibitory law, and i
10 elected will take oath of office withou
q any mental reservation, and will appoin
I l. y Ia,