The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-08
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

- Ut ; 4inIiJ ~ bc Uld16 tue
coming summer
\. l.. Perkins, who for the past .
years has been one Of the leading dry
goods merchants Of Pitts6eld has sold
out his business 70 f. K. Marcy Of
Bangor, formerly Of the firm Of Leayitt
Il Marcy Of that city
The wedding Of Mr. Frank Weeks and
Miss Sophronia Z. McCausland occurred
at the home Of the brides brother,
Walter B. Ne ausland, in PittsdeId, On
Wednesday evening, Dec. 24th Key.
Mr.. Morris, pastor Of the Methodist
church, performed the ceremony in the
presence of the immediate relatives.
Amos Carr, one Of the old settlers Of
Pittsfeld, died Wednesday Dec 81, at
the home of his daughter Mrs. D. 0.
Browning, the cause Of death being the
infirmitiges OF old age, being confined
to his bed only about ten days. The
funeral was held at the Browning home.
Rev. o. Il. Tracy Of the Free Baptist
church officiating The remains were
placed in the tomb at the village GENE
terry.
The death Of Homer Boston. son Of
MI and Mrs. Roger Boston Of Yelling
ton, occurred Friday in Madison. where
he was visiting for a few days. His
death was caused by appendicitis and
after but a brief Illness He was 10
years of age and was a student at the
public schools in Wellington. Mr. and
Mrs Boston are among the most promin.
ent and wealthy residents of Wellington
are completely Frustrated by their sons
death.
At the regular meeting of Pioneer
Lodge, No. II, K of p, Pittsield, held
Tuesday night, Dec. Goth, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
term: NJ. of w, J, F. Tracy; c. c,
Charles a. Libby; V. c. Laforrest Pat
ten P, A. B. Douglass K. of R. & s.,
II. II. Johnson; NJ, of F., II. W. Fergu-
son; NJ. of E., w. /. Pushor; NJ. at A,
c. A. Walker; Representative to the
Grand Lodge, John F. Tracy; alternate,
John OReilly.
Ivan l. Felker of Palmyra, a graduate
of NJ. c. L, who has been sub-master at
the Westbrook High School for some
time, has recently resigned his position
there to accept more lucrative one as
teacher of sciences at an academy at
East Greenwich, r. |. In speaking of
the work of Mr.. Felker at Westbrook,
the Portland papers say that he has
gained warm spot in the affections of
the faculty and students of that school
both as teacher and friend.
Knox Loyal Orange Lodge No 166 of
Madison elected officers at its last regu-
lar meeting on Friday evening Dec. 20.
Following is list of the officers elected
W. NJ, Allen d. Copp; D. M, Alexan-
der Richards; Rec. Sec, Moses Knox;
Chap, Cyrus Durrah; D, of c., Elisha
Knox; f. g. Edwin I. Small; l. T., G.
w. Porter; o. T., Edward Mahaffey !;
Trustees, Moses Knox, Alexander Rich
ards, Cyrus Durrah; Rep. to Grand
Lodge, Moses Knox; alternate, Alexan.
der Richards.
Mrs Maria Clement of Cambridge,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Andrew Bailey, Saturday morning, Dec
9th, after a long illness. She leaves
three children, two brothers and a
sister. She was an estimable woman
and will be greatly missed by large
number of friends. The funeral was
held in the Baptist church the Monday
morning following, at 10 o'clock, Rev.
II. b. Woods of Dexter officiating. The
burial was in Cambridge cemetery.
The death of Mrs. Clarissa Babbidge
at the advanced age of 50 years, occur
red at the home of her daughter, Mrs
j. F. Tracy, in Pittsfeld, Saturday, Dec.
81, 1902. The deceased was born in
Old Town, Me, Nov 4, 1920 and passed
her early life in that section. For many
years she lived in Rockland aud has
resided in Pittsfeld during the past
seven years with her daughter. The
funeral services were held Monday, Dec
Goth at o'clock p. IN, at the Tracy
home, Rev. L. W. Coons, pastor of the
Universslist church officiating.
Mrs. Lucinda Ames, one Of the oldest,
if not the oldest resident Of Fairfield,
died at her home on Main street, Thurs
day, at the age of % years, nine months
aud twenty-four days Mrs, Ames was
born in the town of Dresden, March 8
1910. She had been a resident of Fair
field over thirty years, and a member OF
the Methodist church for seventy-seyeu
years. She was the mother of fifteen
children, six of whom are still living
They are Mrs. Celestia A. Carr, Pitts
! field; Charles ". Ames, Fairfield Fran
ces K. Runnells, Shawmut; Arvilla j,
Rowell, Benton; John Ames, Sebastopo
Cal, and Egeline Bridges, Augusta.
U. Il. Harding, one of the well known
citizens of st. Adams, has recently pur
chased a half interes; in the grst mil
and grocery business of his brother al
Lisbon Falls, and has moved his family
there. Mr. Harding has been one Of
the stauneh citizens Of that town. He
was engaged in the creamery bushes,