The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-06-11
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

Thursday, by James Y. Eglest9u Ut
Madison, individually ana AZ the hrn Of
j. Y. Eglestou Il Go.
l. ndIord Bradbury celebrated the
third anniversary Of the opening Of the
Gerald, Fairfield, sunday with speci.
al dinner which was pronounced very
line. There were about Is Of the towns
seopIe present. Mu-ic was furnished
by Kendall's orchestra.
Uita, he lttle daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs I. ". Greene Of Madison. fell out
OF an apple tree, a few days ago, stick
lng the stub Of branch INTO Ter cheek.
Her face was badly swollen tie other
day, but It ia thought tbat nothing
serious will result from The accident
band has recently been organized at
Hartland. The members are all odd
Fellows They made their second al
pearance in public On Memorial Day.
when they escorted the Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs to the cemetery to decorate
the graevs Of deceased members. They
SO furnished music for the exercises
at the Opera House in the evening.
The last issue Of the Lewiston Satur-
day Journal contains an interesting
sketch of the early history of Madison,
being paper read by Emma Folsom
Clark before the Sorosis Of Madison, OF
which she is president. 1t treats Of the
first settlers, early institutions and
events in the towns history, and is com.
piled from early record and reninis
cence.
The jury at the United States court at
Bangor on Friday returned a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff in the suit Of
United States VS. Daniel Il. Pooler Of
Palmyra. This was a civil action for
money had and received on which the
government sought to recover cash paid
Pooler in pensions alleged to have been
fraudulently received. The verdict was
for the sum of Sl492 so, without interest.
Rev. Arthur II. Curtis, who has been
in India as missionary for a number Of
years, has many friends in Fairfield and
vicinity who will be glad to know that
he and his family nave arrived safely in
New York and are now visiting Mrs
Curtis parents. They are expected to
arrive in Fairfield soon to spend the
summer with Mr.. Curtis mother, Mrs.
n. D. Curtis, and sisters, Miss Gertrude
Curtis and Mrs. Hugh r. Hatch
Ariel Jones, a well TO do and respect
ed citizen of North Fairfield, died Fri
day, aged II years. He leaves widow,
a son, Ed Jones of North Fairfield, and
two daughters, Mrs. Chas Boothby of
Lewiston and Mrs. Eugene CoVelle of
North Fairfield. The funeral took
place Monday afternoon at l o'clock,
and was attended by delegation from
Wateryille Lodge, No. 80, F. and A. M,
of which the deceased was member.
Rev. G. W. Hinckley preached the
sermon before the graduating class of
the Good viii high school in Moody
Memorial chapel, Sunday afternoon. a
large audience was present. Several
selections especially prepared for the
occas on were finely rendered by the
Good Will choir. In the introduction
to his discourse Mr.. Hinckley took oc
casion to utter an emphatic protest
against the action of a phianthropic
association in Michigan in naming its
work and property Good Will Farm"
| He stated that the field secretary repre-
senting Good viii Farm in Michigan
had recently called at his office in his
absence and that this was his first
knowledge that the name "Good Will
Farm" had been adopted by another as -,
ISOLATION.
A fire was set on canaan bog Sunday,
day, May 81, but was extinguished be-
fore any damage was done. Tuesday
night it broke out again and the strong
wind of Wednesday made it burn rapid
| ly and it soon got into timberland and
made rapid Roadway in the direction of
Burnham village. At one time the build
ings of Samuel Nash were threatened.
About 5000 acres were burned over. A
large amount of cord wood owned by
Parks Bros. of Pittsfield was destroyed.
A large force of men were fighting the
flames all day Wednesday but could do
but little good and the fire practically
burned itself out before any buildings of
any consequence were destroyed. The
flames drove some of the big game from
shelter, one moose and nine deer being
seen to come out of the woods.
The program for the Boys Encamp
ment in the Good Will Pines is pGacti-
cally completed. Ample provision has
been made for pleasure and profit
Among those who will be heard are Rev.
Wilbur Chapman, D. D. of New York,
Rev. Ford c. Ottman of Stamford, Conn,
Rev. Smith Baker, D. D., Portland, Me,
Prof. A. L. Lane, Pres. of Maine Audu-
bon Society, Prof. Leslie Lee of Bow
doin, Rev. VIM. T. McElveen of Boston
E. NJ. Robinson of International Y. NJ.
c. A. committee; Charles 5. Gilkey of
Harvard; c. c. Robinson of Trenton, n.
j, Pitt Parker, the trayon Artist,
Menander bennett, the humorist, Rev,