The Somerset reporter., 1903-06-25
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

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session at the Advent hall in Fairfield
from Thursday, June IS yer the follow
ing Sunday.
Ground WAS broken Thursday for the
new Uniyersalist church TO be erected al
the corner of Weston avenue and Park
street, Madison. The ladies social cireIe
of the Universalist society cleared so
from their cold meat and salad supper
for the church fund.
The work upon the quarters for tie
Pittsfield Trust 0. is fast nearing com
/ pletion. heavy wall is being built
this week for the new vault, which viii
be one of the best in the state. Great
interest is manifested in this new enter
prise, and this interest is also token Of
the business prosperity of the town.
The marriage of Miss Charlotte Ger
tude Towne. assistant teacher in tie
Madison high school, and MIR. Thomas
Arthur Roberts, principal of the same
school, took place on Wednesday,
June oath, at the home of the brides
aunt, Mrs Mae f. Knight, 358 Main
street, Al burn. The reception occurred
on Wednesday afternoon, from half past
two to half past three O'clock They
will be at home to friends after Septem
Der the first in Madison.
The meeting of the Rockland District
Association was held last week with the
Manson street NJ. E. church in Pittsfeld
The program for the week was opened
Tuesday evening with a praise service
led by Rev. "A. K. Luce of Clinton, fol.
lowed by preaching by Rev. L. L. Har-
ris of East Pittson. At the close of the
sermon social meeting was held, in
which parts were taken by Revs. 7. F.
Jones, A. E. Morris, A. l.. Nutter, A. E
Luce and b. g. Seaboyer The program
for Wednesday forenoon was an inform
al service, which was followed by BUSH
ness meeting, at which time the associa-
ton organized with the following of
ficers: Rev. 7. F. Jones, president;
secretary and treasurer, Rev. A. l.. Nut
ter. Wednesday afternoon the follow
ing essays and discussions were respond
ed to as follows: The Relations of the
Outsider to the Church, A. l.. Nutter:
How to Make the most out of the Sun
day Evening Service, e. NJ. Bailey;
Eschalalogy, L. L, Harris; The Needs
and Value of Vacation, g. IL. Johon-
nett; Should the Rockland District AS
ISOLATION be Divided, if SO, How? A.
E. Luce. The meeting was not very
largely attended owing to the unfaYor.
able weather.
special meeting of the Madison
Village corporation was held Saturday
afternoon in FiIemans' Hall, to hear the
report of the electrical commission on
the amount of power and cost of a plant
at French Rips. The meeting was called
to order by the corporation clerk and X.
G. Gray was elected moderator. DR.. w.
g. Sawyer. chairman, read a report, the
list of which was, that 250 horse power
could be developed at mean low water,
and the cost of establishing a plant
would be about SAP, 900. 1t was estimat-
ed that incandescent lights for private
uses could be sold at So 60 per light per
year, which would give fair profit to
the corporation. This report will be
printed for circulation among the voters
of the corporation before the next meet
ing. 1t was voted to appoint commit
tee to see what arrangements could be
made in regard to floating bonds, where
and at what rates of interest the money
could be obtained, also to prepare a
j. Keefe, c. o. Small Esq and c. A.
WILDER ESQ.,, we're named as the commit
tee. 1t was voted to see what arrange
ments could be made in regard to the
purchase of surplus power of the Great
Northern Paper Co The meeting was
adjourned to July 11th.
There will be grand celebration for
July 4th at Hartland The officers of
the East Somerset Agricultural Society
have the matter in charge and gener
GUS sum of money has been raised for
the purpose. $500 dollars in purses and
prizes are offered The program of the
| day will be carried out as follows:
Patriotic salute of cannon at sunrise; at
eight O'Clock the parade of fantasies
will be formed on postoffice square and
Will pass through the principal streets
of the village, thence to the fair grounds
and there make a circle of the track,
where the awarding committee will
review the parade and award the prizes.
At ten o'clock game of baseball will be
played between good clubs. A t eleven
o'clock the racing will begin at the park,
the first race being minute wagon
race for purse of $25, half mile heats
best three in five. In the afternoon
there will be the 2 so class, trot and
pace, purse, 500; 2 20 class, trot and
pace, purse, $50; 2 p class, trot and
pace, purse, 5000. Three good bands
have been engaged to furnish music for
the day, the Third Regiment U. r. X p.
band of Pittsheld, the Odd Fellows
band of Hartland, and the Corinna
Cornet band of COrnna. In the evening
there will be a good display of tieworks.