The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-03-19
SOMERSET PICK-tPs.

n.y.. u BOothDy vii deliver the
Memorial day address at Madison
Tie engagement Of Miss Emily Whit.
comb and Nj. scott E Blackstone both
of Fairfield Is announced
A. A. Richardson Of Madison. who
las been cooking IN the woods on
fockertown, returned recently. The
crew has finished logging, having cut
and landed ZOO, 600 feet
The funeral of Col Miilett of Gorbam
occurred, Friday afternoon. Besides
his brother, Joseph c. Of Palmyra. he
leaves three other brothers and two
sisters. He was a native of Palmyra
March 9th, occurred the death of Mrs.
Ellen, wife Of Gustayus Berry of Ripley.
Mrs. Berry has been in falling health
Tor several months but was thought to
be improving until a few hours before
her death. She leaves husband.
E. j. 1ibbetts of Harmony has sold
his saw and grist mill to Arthur Cooley,
who has taken posse ssion and began
saving last week. Mr.. Cooley has
crew making shovel blocks on Charles
Cromwell's farm, where he will make
from 300 to 1900.
Mrs. W. Z Emerson of West Pittsfeld
has broken the record of butter making.
She took the mornings milk, which she
had separated with a separator. churned
and dressed the butter, then drove TO
the village distance of six miles, and
reached there in time for her customers
to have the butter for dinner.
Word has been received from DR.. w.
{, Marden of Piitsfield that he had ar
rived safely at his destination, Prescott
Arz. He was somewhat weak and tired
from the effects of his long journey. A
committee of Odd Fellows and DR.. Saw
yer, formerly of Bangor. met him upon
his arrival and saw him comfortably
quartered in his hotel.
Mrs. Salley Maxwell formerly of Lew
iston, died at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Marcellus Wood of Madison on
Wednesday the 18th instant. Mrs. Max
we'll was very old, and had been in fail.
ing health for number of weeks. She
leaves several children, including Mr..
Howard Maxwell of Lewiston, and Mr..
Alexander Maxwell of Worcester, Mass.
The interment was in Madison.
The lovers of music in Madison are
just now exhibiting a good deal of in
terest in perfecting future plans for the
Choral Society, which was organized a
little earlier in the season. The man
agement announces that with fifty voices
already pledged, the outlook is good for
ultimately securing an hundred voices
Rehearsals are to be resumed shortly
under direction of Mr. Elmer Town.
John F. Chandler, R. F. D. carrier
has been obliged to returned home by
way of Norridgewock instead of com.
ing through Starks and Arson as his
route was laid out on account of the
recent rain which has raised the water
In the Sandy river making the ice unsafe
to cross. On his return home, Tuesday
night he counted so crows in one tree
near the home of L. F. Brown in Nor
ridgewock says the Madison Bulletin.
The remains of W. Sanford Dunlap
were brought to Ripley for interment
last week. Mr.. Dunlap died suddenly
In Lawrence, Mass. March 4th. He
was former resident of Ripley but has
resided in Lawrence most of the time
for the past % years He leaves a
widow and one son, " alter of Dexter.
two brothers, Francis of Canaan and
Horace of Ripley, one sister Hannah,
wife of Amasa Yarney of st. Adams.
Funeral services were held at the Metho.
dist church sunday, conducted by Rev
H. B. Haskell of Dexter His age was
"a years.
Ghas. 7. Wyman of Stratton has just
finished job of yarding 100000 spruce
fir, cedar and poplar for E. 2. Yiles and
VIM. Shaw. He worked on 1.-THE hubble
so called, at Bigelow; he had two teams
yarding, and hauled from the yard witt
eight horses. He cut only trees which
would limb out twenty-four feet and OF
six inches in diameter at the top. This
timber will be run down the forks of thu
Dead river into the Kennebec anC
among the timber are 100000 of poplar
which will be run with the rest as al
experiment, without being peeled. Mr.
Wyman said that his men received from
$50 to $35 per month
The Odd Fellows lodges of Fairfield
Oakland, Clinton and Yassaboro wen
J to Wateryille, Thursday evening, to at
tend the district meeting with Samar
itan lodge. Grand Master Leon F. Hig
gins of Brewer was present as were alsC
Grand Secretary Russell g. Dyer OF
Portland, Grand Warden Leon ) Mer
rill of Scion and Grand Representative
solomon ?. Felker of Clinton. Another
brother whom the boys were glad tt
have with them was c. L. Buchanan OF
Yarmouth, Grand Chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias. Fairfield team per
formed work in the first degree and the
Oakland team the third. The Rebekah:
served a banquet at the close of the