The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02

were unable to get all the loes and left
upwards of 400, 600 in the woods.
Owing to the increase in the number
of students entering the Madison high
school, it will be impossible to accom-
modate any more out of town students.
The entering class from the village and
rural schools will number at least thirty.
making the attendance nearly one hun.
dred students.
Herbert Lewis of Hartland and Lettie
Dore of Skowhegan were married by
Rev Mr.. Johonnet, Saturday evening,
March IA, at the Methodist parsonage at
Hartland. On the same evening Frank
Raymond of Palmyra and Addie Davis,
daughter of Nelson Davis of Palmyra
were married at the parsonage
Mrs. James knight died at her home
on Somerset Avenue, Pittsfeld, Tuesday
noon of last week, after long and Sc.
we're illness. Mrs. Knights death has
been expected for some time and many
friends of Mr.. Knight will deeply sym.
pathize with him in this great loss Her
age was 65 years and 10 months.
The six masted schooner Addie NJ.
Lawrence, captained by Capt. Will am
II, Kregar of Fairfield. arrived in Port
land, Thursday afternoon, with 1880
tons of coal for Randall & McAllister.
after a rough voyage, from Norfolk
This vessel is the queen of all sailing
vessels now coming to Portland.
Business at the quarry of the Cyr
Bros, at the upper end of the Sebasti-
cook & Moosehead railroad has been
good all winter and the business of the
firm the coming summer is expected to
be the largest in its history. The Maine
Central has been using quite a quantity
of late in bridge and culvert work taken
from this quarry.
George Bragg of Palmyra, who was
arrested in Bangor by his father for
stealing, pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned As the case was beyond the
jurisdiction of the Bangor municipal
court the respondent was bound over to
the August term of the supreme court
in the sum of 800. He was unable to
furnish bail and was committed to Jail
to await the action OF the grand jury.
Bert Josslyn, Pittsfeld's fayorite base
ball pitcher, has engaged with the New
England League and will play on the
New Bedford team the coming season.
He will leave the first of this month to
join the team and play in practice games
until about the middle of May when the
real seasons work will begin Mr..
Josslyn did excellent work on the Vinal-
haven team last summer and made quite
a name for himself in the baseball
world.
N. F. Woodcock of Ripley sold his
handsome, speedy gelding, Octavus, to
MIR. H. Murphy CT Boston, Mass, re-
Gently. Mr.. Woodcock sold half sister
to this gelding to Mr.. Worthley OF
Massachusetts, for 5000 few years age
and also several others to other parties
and now has fine bred, brood mare
and matched pair of yearlings which
are hard to beat in the state, having
refused 500 apiece last fall at Exeter
fair.
Messrs. Fuller & Libby of Pittsfeld
| hn hn l,,v, at Moi
stream last winter are to do quite a bus
mess there this season. They have
acquired some timber land In that yicin
ity, and although they have experienced
the common difficulty the past winter OF
not being able to get as many men a,
they wanted in their operations n the
woods have some over 1000, GOO feet
yarded. This amount will be increased
by other lots cut Sin the vicinity, pro-
badly.
Alder Stream drive of about 400,0o(
feet of Lawrence, Newhall Il Page got
out, Thursday It was the shortest
drive on record there, the numbering
operations being finished only the week
before, The usual driving season there
lasts from u to 20 days. The crew
which has been driving there cut across
country to Holeb aud are assisting iu
getting out the drive on Moose river
about 100000 all told, which the com
pany has contracted to de Alder
Stream logs will probably be caught at
/ the Shawmut boom within a week.
Roxford Olmar, infant son of Nj. and
Mrs. Joseph Shaw of Madison, died
Monday, March 10th, of pneumonia and
! brain trouble. The little fellow has
been sick for nearly year and suffered
greatly. The funeral was held at the
Free Baptist church, Wednesday, March
/ 18TH at , o'clock. The remains were
entombed to await the opening of spring
when they will be laid at rest in Forest
Hill cemetery. The bereaved family
has the sympathy of a wide circle of
friends. This is a great blow to Mr.
and Mrs, Shaw, it being their only child.
MIR. and Mrs. f. S. Damon and son,
Sammie, of South Pittsfeld made their
farewell visit last week as Mr. Damon