The Somerset reporter., 1903-03-12
SOMERSET pICK-UPS.


pressed in Harmony this winter for ship.
ment There are also something like
three thousand dozen u shovel handle
blocks being made
The NJ. Z Athletic Association Of
Pittsfieid recently elected Stuart Good
win, 'O3 manager Of the base ball team
for the coming season, and Albert Par.
fridge, % manager Of the tennis team
John Rhoades Of Pitisfeld suffered a
broken arm recently @h..e saving wood.
a stick being thrown from the machine.
hitting his right arm IN such a manner
as to break it half way between the
elbow and shoulder.
Miss Annis has resigned her position
in the post Office at nartland and Mi.s
lnez Vickery has accepted the position
Miss Vickery IS one IF HartIand's bright
young ladies', successful teacher and
well fitted for the work.
The class parts at N. {. 7. have been
assigned as follows: saiutatory, Eugene
FOSTER history, Car Il. stevens: propb-
ecN Stuart Goodwin; ode, Hugh Good
win, Sadie Gowen; presentation Wynona
Pushor; valedctorian, Rosie II. Lamb.
Speaking of the smart old ladies' Har-
mony can boast Of one. She is Nancy
Rhoades who is 81 years Of age. Besides
doing homework this winter she has
knit three pairs Of mittens. There are
43 people in Harmony who are over 70
years old. Maine Is the State Of long.
eyity.
company has recently been organic
ed to build an electric road from Fair.
/ field to Shawmut The following are
the directors: A. T. Gerald of Fairfield.
W. T. Haines, 6. Fred Terry, p. 5.
Heald and II. D. Eaton Of WatervilIe.
The work of surveying the road will be
begun at once.
Cambridge was well satisfied with her
town officers of last year aud with one
or two exceptions reelected the same
officers to look after the towns affairs
this year. Credit is due to S. G.. Ham
for the able manner in which he con
Quoted school affairs and he was again
secured as superintendent motto.
able fact that all the town officers are
grangers with the exception of two
members of the school board.
a wedding which was a considerable
surprise to the friends of the contracting
! parties occurred on Saturday evening,
February rs. Mr.. Frank Il. Hunter and
Miss Jennie NJ. Kerstead, two well known
young people of PNtsfied were united
in marriage by Rev. L. W. Coons. Mrs
Hunter is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Kierstead of Washington street
and Mr.. Hunter is the clerk at the Pitts.
field Market, and leading member of
the Oswego Club.
r. A. Stacy of Palmyra has stocked
his farm with quite number of COWS,
with the intention of selling milk to the
factory at Newport. The many friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy are glad to have
them back on the farm again. Monday
Mr.. Stacy was elected the first selectman
of the town. He has filled that office
before to the satisfaction of the town
but for the last few years would not
allow his name to be used as a candidate
for the office.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. BRIGHAM, who
have resided in St. Adams for the past
fifteen years, last week moved their
household furniture to Pittsfeld, where
they will reside. Mr.. BRIGHAM had
been during his stay a popular trader in
town. On Monday evening the Art club,
of which they are prominent members,
gave them surprise party and present.
ed them with a handsome couch as
token of esteem and friendship.
David T. Rines, a member of the Rines
Bros. Co, and leading business man of
Portland, died at II o'clock Thursday
evening of pneumonia. He was born in
/ Athens, Me-, in 1845 and began his bust
ness career in Bangor in 1868. He went
to Portland in 1878, where, with his
brother, Albert Rines, he laid the found
alton for what has since grown to be
one of the largest department stores
east of Boston. The Rines Bros. are
among the largest real estate owners in
the city.
ExGov. Burleigh has secured a new
batch of rural free delivery routes for
his district, three of which are in SOM
erset county, all to go into operation on
April l. One will be ont of Hartland
serving 4S9 people in 120 houses, the
distance to be travelled by the car
rier daily being almost p miles.
The route covers % square miles An
other is out of Scion, passing rs houses
in which dwell 4S3 people The route
will be 23t miles long, The third is out
of South Norridgewock, passes 100
houses and serves APO people, being 244
miles long.
Benjamin F. Fairbrother of Pittsfield
received telegram from Remove, Pa,
Feb. "a, announcing the death that day
at that place of his eldest brother.
Thomas C.. Farbrother He was the
of the family of thirteen children of
William and Mary Farbrother, He was