The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-05-01
SOMERSET PICK-UPS

~ z'o'iS CSbtia d ItdIlIodl Id The
plumbers department.
Charles Perry Of Emblem has Two
horses BY Kenton that are in line with
the best Of them. One is two this
spring, stands Isl, bay n color, nice
formed one, and the other year old
that is large and the right style aud
shape.
The village schools Of >. a bans have
been assigned to Lena Butler and Ethel
Laughton, the latter taking her Old
place as primary teacher and Mss Bas-
Ier tRe grammar Both young ladies'
are graduates Of n. {. /. AM are very
successful teachers.
Leslie Johonnett, who has been work
ing for the past year for the American
Bridge Company n Vermont, is taking
vel earned rest with his father, II ..
Johonnett, in Palmyra. He is soon 10
60 TO New York where he will be en-
ployed by the same company.
The Ladies Aid of HartIand met re.
Gently with Mrs. William Linn. 1t var
the annual meeting and the following
officers were elected: Pres, Mrs. A. Il.
Buck; Vice Pres, Mrs. Eta Barnes; sec.
and Treas, Mrs Maggie johnson. The
Aid has raised during the past year
about s170
Three crews are at work between
Newport and Waterville raising and
leyeling the track of the Maine Central
where needed. Gravel used in the work
is from the Emery hill above Fairfield
village, where an exceptional quality il
found. The worst places have already
been repaired.
The class parts for the Seniors at the
Maine Central Institute have been award.
ed and are as follows: Salutatorv. joseph
H. Doyle, Franklin, Maine; presentation
Miss Alice L. Dow, Brooks: history
Miss Edith F. Furbush, Hartland; pro
phecy, Orel NJ. Bean, Hartland, vaedic.
tory, Miss Edith NJ Goodwin, Pittsfield
Fairfield is to be represented at the
biennial convention of the Maine Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, which is tc
be held in Los Angeles, Cal, by MIS-,
Elizabeth Connor of the Dial Club Mis-
Common left, Wednesday, Apr 23d fol
Boston. with the rest Of the Maine dele
CATION, who join the Massachusetts, dele
cation, and reached Los Angeles OF
the last day of April.
w. S. Moses, who has been at worl
at Comma for the past three months
making cans at the corn factory, vii
have the same force at the factory a
Pittstield for the same length of tim,
manufacturing cans for the factory a
that point. Already an acreage of Il
acres or more has been booked for tn,
factory there and 100000 cans will bt
made for use at that point.
Rev, H. L. Williams, pastor of tn,
Methodist church in Plttstield for tn,
past year, left Tuesday the I'D inst. fo
Bangor and thence to Castine where b,
will join his wife, no is passing a few
days with relatives at that place previou
to accompanying her husband to Fit. At
kinson, Wis. MIR Williams has beef
obliged to go to Wisconsin ON accoun
of the i'll health of his mother. He vii
probably reside in the west in the future
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Fish of Arson
the 50th anniversary OF whose marriag,
occurs May I, will celebrate the even
by a reception to their friends on tia
date afternoon and evening. Mr. an,
Mrs. Fish are well known in that vicinity
Mr.. Fish having lived at Madison 70
more than 30 years. and no doubt
large number of friends will be presen
to wish them continued health and pros
perity and many happy returns Of th
day
A misunderstanding exists in reEar,
to the difficulty at the Dodlin Grant,
Works, Norridgewock, and the effect %
the same on the construction Of III
Madison bridge. The financial embar
rassment is of HeaGan 4 Groves, VII,
are simply lessees of the works. and III
consequent lein attachments of tn
workmen are but to hold their claim O
wages good till matters can be ad justed
1t will in no way retard the progress O
the bridge building.
On the evening of April 22nd the It
latives and friends to the number OF 4
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. SAN
uel Maxim, Palmyra, it being in honor q
their son Gays birthday. During III
evening refreshments were served coI
ssting of ice cream and cake, banana
and corn balls, furnished by Mr.. an
Mrs. Maxim The fine presents tina
were left included a gold ring given b
Chas. Foster, and a diamond shirt stu
by his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mr.,
Horace Maxim.
Mrs. Sarah Holt Of Fairfield passe
away at the home of her son, 4. z. Hol'
at Q 80 Thursday morning Mrs Hoi
had not been in good health for som
time, but her death was unexpected.
was due 10 a general breaking down O
the system. She leaves two sons an,
two daughters, {. T. of Fairfield. wit
whom she made her home aud Eugen
Holt of Madison, and two daughter.
Mrs Phillips Plaisted and MIS-. Marth
ChaSa alp, ,f tbat gift-