The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-03
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.


opened feed store in Hartland. Mr..
Bigelow moved there last week.
l. j. NORM of Bound Brook, n. j.,
has succeeded George Niche, as boss
weaver in the Kennebec mills, Fairfield.
Fairfield schools will commence Sept.
ID. with the exception of the primary
school in Shawmut which will open
Sept. 7
The Ripley Methodist Sunday School
united with the Sunday School from
Dexter, Tuesday. in joint picnic in
Bridges grove, Dexter.
The yearly meeting of the Church of
God will be held in Palmyra, Me in
the Gale school house, so called, com
mencing Friday Sept, %, and continn-
ing over the Sabbath.
The Pittsfield National Bank will IL
crease it's circulation of bank notes at
once to the extent of 1880. This will
increase the volume of available cash in
that vicinity for while at least.
The baseball teams from Madison and
Jackman are to meet at The Forks Fri
day, sept 4, and one of the sharpest
games of the season is anticipated. The
game will be followed by grand ball
in the evening
Grant Pierce of Fairfield, who grad
uated from Bowdoin in June, has been
selected to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Herbert Grinwell
from the Westbrook High school faculty
as sub master.
Grant Brooks of Hartlsnd has recently
purchased from Hood Farm, Lowell,
Mass fine pair of Berkshire pigs
which should make the foundation of a
valuable herd. They carry some of the
best blood in that popular breed.
The Lake House Hotel, Flagstaff, has
changed hands, stephen c. Durrell, the
former proprietor, moving to Writings
Vile, Mass, where he will run large
hotel and boarding house. The new
proprietor of the Lake House is Charles
Savage.
The Jenkins store on Main st. Madi
son, occupied by Guy Lambert, has oeen
moved to Mr. jenkins lot on Pearl St.
A new building 24x40, two stories high,
will be erected on the lot vacated, and
when completed will be occupied by
Mr. Lambert.
The strong Dever-Foxcroft team won
from Pittsfleld at Hume we'll park, Sat
urday. The locals lost the game in the
first, when a combination of errors and
a timely hit netted the visitors six runs.
After that Pittsfeld played practically
an errorless game.
The Year Book of the Dial Club,
Fairfield, has jnst been issued and is a
fine looking book printed on white in
lavender ink. the club color. The study
for the year is Germany and from the
looks of the subjects the club will put
In hard winters work.
The Fairfield -Waterville series of 15
games opened auspiciously for Water
Vile; the team from that city winning
the first game by a score of to / The
next two games, however, went to Fair
field by narrow margins of to and
to 2. Both teams are playing fast ball.
T. A. Linn of Hartland was robbed of
roll of bills amounting to some $3.50
last Wednesday, while on the train 60
ing to the Bangor fair. Mr.. Linn did
not know when the theft was commit
ted Tut 1t is thought it was while he was
getting off the train at the Maine en-
tral station in Bangor. The police are
working on the case but as they have
nothing to start on 1t is rather doubtful
If the thief is caught.
Maine Central Institute will open for
the fall terms work Monday, Sept. 7.
The prospect indicates large attend
ance. The new dormitory is fast near
ing completion. This will have room
to accommodate about 40 girls. The
large dining hall will have place for
the boys also. All the rooms in the
dormitory will have steam heat and
electric lights. They will be newly
furnished with modern conviences.
Theodore C. Stephens and Miss Miner
val Goodale, both of Fairfield, were
married at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Crosby on Main street, Thursday
evening, in the presence of few invited
friends and relatives. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Harry W. Hale
of Watervile. The bride was attended
by her sister, Miss Ethel Goodae, and
the groom by Harry Keene. After the
ceremony the newly welded couple went
to their home on Main steeet, which
was awaiting them, where they will
reside.
The thirteenth annual campmeeting
at the North Anson camp ground which
closed Sunday night was one of the
most successful in years. A meeting oi
the association was held Thursday and
the following list of officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: President, J.
w. Packard of Skowhegan; vice-presi.
dent, l. j. Smith of Skowhegsn; secre-
tary, Willis {. Emery of North Anson;
treasurer, s. S. Vose of Madison: trus.