The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

non. ". '" Stetson, State SCpt. of +
Schools, is expected to deliver a lecture T
in the | o. o. r hall at Harmony,
Monday evening, Jan. 10Th, in behalf
of the grange. f
Chas. Perkins Of Madison was arrested F
LAST week by officer Perkins for in
toxieation Monday he was taken be
fore Trial Justice Nithee and sentenced T
to fifteen days in the county jail where /
he was there taken by Officer Harding. +
K NJ. Daslels of Pittsf4ld met With a
serious accident recently while assisting
IN getting load of hay from the barn
of VIII Mathews. He was binding the
load with rope when 1t broke, letting
him fall heavily on to the floor of tue
barn. striking on his head and should
ers in such manner as 10 paralyze his
whole body. He is slowly recovering.
George willard of Ripley trapped
Wild cat on Mainstream one day recent
~ he set small trap and when he
went 10 it he found something had eaten
what he caught, a mink he thought by
the appearance. He set it again with
the same result and still again, then he
got fox trap and set it near the small
one. When he went to look the wild
cat was in both traps, one foot in each
He was very angry to think be was
caught and growled fearfully. He was
safe as he was doubly caught.
R. Fl. Tibbetts of Pittsfield has an
old fashioned calf skin leather wallet
that is quite a curiosity. 1t was one
bought by his father, John Tibbetts,
in 1926 and although it shows that it
has been handled and used a great deal
it is still in a nice state of preservation
and shows that the quality of the
leather in the early days was superior
to what is used now for such things.
Mr.. Tibbetts also has an~old United
States coin, half cent, of the date 1904,
which he prizes very highly.
At the home of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Pease, in So. Canaan,
Sunday, Jan. 4, at 10 o'clock, occurred
the marriage of their daughter, Susie
Belle, to Perley D. Goodridge of Pitts
field. The services were conducted by
Rev. Perley Andrews of Monroe, in the
presence of the immediate relatives
and friends. The bride was very taste
fully arrayed in blue serge trimmed
with white satin and applique. Miss
sylvia NJ, Ramsdell acted as bridesmaid
and Cleveland Pease, brother of the
bride, as best man.
Charles Abbott of Pittsfeld was ser
iously injured on Tuesday of last week
He was assisting in tearing down a
building when without any warning it
suddenly gave way with a crash. Abb
OFT was caught under the roof and pin
ned to the ground. 1t required some
work to extrcate him and he was at
once taken to his home in an unconscious
condition where an examination showed
the right leg to be fractured close to
the hip joint, the left leg fractured in
two places between the knee and hip,
one rib fractured and several bad GUS
The unfortunate man Is 40 years old and
the sole support of wife and two
children and an aged mother who is
nearly blind.
Walter g. Mansur the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Granville Mansur of Pittsfeld died
Monday, January 9Th, after a short ILL
ness of la grippe, terminating in gastric
fever. He was graduate of Maine Cen.
trail Institute, class of 1900, being one of
in society as well as rank. His constitu-
ton, never of robust nature, was i'm
paired by hip disease, which did not
permit of bodily growth to keep pace
with his unusually brilliant mind. AT.
ter finishing his studies at the Institute,
be submitted to an operation at the
Maine General Hospital, which was very
successful, and enabled him to walk
around nicely with the aid of cane
At the time of his decease he was a stu.
dent at the Law School of the University
of Name.
Good Will Rebekah Lodge, No so, of
Fairfield held its annual installation,
, Thursday evening, when the officers for
the ensuing year were installed by Dis
trct Deputy President Vesta Written,
ossistad hv Grand Marshal Mrs Isahalla
Knowlton, Grand Warden Mrs Bessie
Brown, Grand Secretary Mrs. Mabel
Merrill and Grand Treasurer Mrs. Esther
Furber. The following are the officers
installed: n. g., Mabel Raekliff; vice
grand, Mrs. Elizabeth Poland Fin. Sec
Clara Marble; Rec, Sec Vesta Written
Treas, Mary Gary; warden, Jennie Ire
land; conductor, Josephine Gillette;
outside guardian, B. F. Rackliff; inside
guardian, Laura Richardson; chaplain,
A. A. Merrill; K S. n. G., Bessie Brown;
l. S. y. G., Adelia Scammon; R. 5. Y
G., Caddie Brown; L. :. Y e., Matte
Downs. During the past year, p have
Joined the order Refreshments were
served.
On the evening of the It'll instant al
Madison a joint installation of officers
of Indian Spring Lodge, l. o. o F. and
Sterling Rebekah Lodge was held. The
following list of Rebekah officers were
installed: y. G., Mrs. j. L. Pepper; V