The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-17
SOMERSET PICK-UPS


occupied by him on Maple street.
Freight trains and on the Somerset
railway have been cancelled for the
winter owing to depression of business
on account of low water.
Miss Florence Palmer, assistant in the
Fail field high school, is at present in
charge of the girls basketball team. A
good deal of interest Is being taken in
the game with them.
The lake is lower than the Oldest set
tiers have ever known it to be. The
worsted mill at East Madison is running
on two-thirds time with an engine to
encourage the water-wheel.
Angus Campbell while chopping wood
In Arson, last week, fell on his side
across log breaking rib. he sustain
ed injuries that will make him unable
to work for several weeks.
Mr.. Morse, treasurer of the L. W.
Cleveland Co of Portland, was in Madi-
ia, her Keasley in regard to wiring the
new Roman Catholic church. He has
also looked over and given estimates on
other buildings.
The following officers were elected at
the meeting of the Maccsbees at Madi.
son: Com, j. w. Thompson; Lieut.
Com, Alonzo Otis; Rec. and Fin
Keeper, G. D. Perkins; Char. Alonzo
Brown; Sarg., Edgar Perry; Master al
Arms Leon WEIGH; LIST Master OF
Guard, James Brown; I'd Master OF
Guard, Charles Farnham, Sentinel, Geo
Ordway; Picket, Ed Maxim.
The work on the Municipal Electric
Light plant at French Rips for Madison
is progressing quite rapidly. Only one
small gap in the dam now remains to be
filled and it is now expected by the
electrical commissioners that the plant
will be ready for operation about the
middle of January. 1t is said that In
spite of the present drought that there
will be ample power to run the plant.
At the monthly business meeting oil
the Epworth League held at the Metho-
dist church at Hartand, December Z
the following officers we're elected fol
the ensuing year: President, Walter
Cowan; LIST vice president, Pearl Chap
man; End vice president, Jennie L.
v ithee; 3rd vice president, Mrs. Fannie
Cowan; 4th vice president, Mrs. Rose
Titcomb; secretary, Mary Fl Hutton
Il easurer, Cora Brooks; junior superin'
tendent, Mrs. b. L Fitzgerald.
G. G. Woodruff is probably one of the
busiest all the year round farmers In
Pittsfield. He has a nice farm in the
western part of the town and has prac'
teal way of making everything count
aud is very busy man from early
spring He cultivates a large amount
of choice vegetables and markets them
himself, having teams which make reg
ular trips to Pittsf1eld village and ad-
joining towns nearly all the year round
Last year Mr.. Woodruff ground anG
pressed 1000 bushels of apples. This
year, since sept. IA, this mill has ground
and pressed 11,52S bushels of apples
which make 40, 348 gallons of pure cider
all custom work Besides this he hat
bought l 900 bushels of apples, ground
and pressed them for vinegar. He sells
about 80 barrels of vinegar each year.
The members of Pttsfield Grange art
congratulating themselves over the com
pletion of their new hall and over the
success of the fair held in the fine build
ing Wednesday and Thursday of las
week. The fair was great success
financially. The new hall is located OF
a fine lot on Easy street, one of the new
streets recently opened up by T. G. anC
II. w, Lancey, almost within a stones
throw of postoffice square and MAR
street. 1t is 38x70 and is two stories
high with basement under the entire
structure. A spacious piazza extends
across the front of the building. The
lower floor is taken up by large dining
room which extends nearly the whole
length of the building and a oommo
dious and we'll appointed kitchen. On
the second floor Is the main hall which
occupies the entire floor
Rev. j. j. Hull, financial agent of the
Maine Cent? al institute, is meeting with
success in his attempts to raise an en-.
dowment fund of $50 600 for the school
He has already raised and received
pledges for $4,000, as follows: B. c.
Jordan of Alfred, $1,000; Hon. G. A.
Milliken of Augusta, $500; William
and Gordon Dobson of Pittsfield, Sc, 900;
Frank l.. Bessey of linton, $4,000; Fl.
W. Berry of Boston, $1,000; Judge F. A.
Powers of Houlton, $500; Hon. Ansel
Lumbert of Boston, $500; Augustus
Loud of Boston, 500; DR. M. T. Dodge
of Troy, 500; DR.. K. G. Bryant of Pitts.
field, 800; DR.. +. j. Taylor of Pittsfield,
500; beside 5000 collected in small
amounts. The money raised for the
new dormitory, which has just been
completed, was a eparate work and not
connected with the endowment fund