The Somerset reporter., 1903-02-19
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

mail carrier, has an extension OF three
miles added In his usual delivery route
accommodating sixty persons, thirteen
families, which is much appreciated by
them. U. S. boxes will be set as soon
as the frost is ont of the ground.
Palmyra town meeting is to be held
March 2. There is an article in the
warrant to see if the town will purchase
a snow roller. Much talk is being made
about it, both for and against, some
going so far as to say they can make as
good roads with one horse and stick
as with ton roller.
Eugene Monks, a young man of Pitts
field died at that place Monday night
of last week, without means to defray
his funeral expenses. A purse of $40 70
was quickly raised among the towns
people and his friends at the Waverley
mill, where he was employed for several
years, when his health would permit
him to work. For the past year he has
body was taken to Burnham for burial.
Mrs. Charles Thompson of Madison
started for California Monday to join
her husband who is working at carpen.
ter trade in Los Angeles. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. W. Fish and family, Justin Fish, Mr.
and Mrs Amos Johnson, and Earl
Strickland all of Madison also went to
the land of sunshine and flowers on the
same train. They make up a happy
party and their many friends here wish
them a pleasant trip and the best OF
health.
The remains of Jacob Hatch former
resident of Harmony but recently OF
Lewiston, we're brought to Cambridge
Monday of last week for burial in Mt.
Pleasant cemetery. His death occurred
Feb. @, after few days illness, caused
by shingles and heart disease. His
age was so years and six months. His
son, Chas. Hatch, of Dedham, Mass,
accompanied the remains and they were
placed in the family lot beside his wife,
who was buried two years ago.
A district meeting of the Odd Fellows
Lodge of this district, comprising the
Skowhegan, Norridgewock and Madison
Lodges, and the district above, compris-
ing those at North Arson, Scion, Bing-
ham, New Portland, will be held with
Indian Spring Lodge No 1l5, Madison,
at their lodge rooms Friday evening,
Feb. 9th. There will be work in the
first and third degrees. The Grand
Master and Grand Warden and District
Deputy Grand Master are expected to
be present Refreshments will be serv-
ed in the banquet room by Sterling
Rebekah Lodge.
The newly organized orchestra of 10
pieces composed of Pittsfield musicians,
many of them being members of the
well-known U. r. K. p. orchestra, are
putting 10 lots of rehearsing preparatory
to giving one of their best concerts
which will be followed by calico ball
of the real old-fashioned kind. Union
Hall has been engaged for the event
which will be held on Monday evening,
March 8. A special effort will be made
by the committee of arrangements to
give one of the most pleasing musical
and social events of the winter, the net
proceeds to be used in purchasing need
ed new instruments.
meeting of the organization of a
Board of Trade for Pittsfield, was held
in the rooms of the Somerset club, Mon
day evening, the oh inst. This matter
has been talked up considerably among
the business men and it seemed that 1t
was the universal opinion of some fifty,
approached regarding the matter, that
an organization of this kind would be
of great benefit to the town in many
ways. 1t certainly will be good med
ium through which capitalists can learn
of the facilities that this town can offer
in any line of business. The following
off GERS were elected: President, Abel
Davis, Esq Vice President, c. F. Wick
cry; Secretary, o. II. Drake, Esq
Treasurer, j. N. Gilman; Board OF
Directors, r. G.. Lancey, William Dob
son, j. W. Manson, Esq, G. E. Frost,
FL. F. Libby.
Mr.. L. S. Merrill of Scion, and his
brother, A. G. Merrill, also of Scion,
were in Harmony, last week, making
arrangements to open a creamery there
The former is the manager of the Scion
Creamery CO., who are now operating
four creameries in Maine-those at
Scion, Norridgewock, North Arson and
Palermo. The greater part of Their
product is sweet cream, which is mar
keted largely in Boston, Lynn and Wor
cester This concern also manufactures
the well kno Sn Sparkling Spring
brand of butter, which is one of the
best selling gilt-edged brands produced
in Maine. The firms output last year
exceeded $50, 1000. What is known a'
the Smith building, on the banks of the
stream, has been leased, and will be
fitted at once for creamery purposes
This new enterprise, under the good
management which is assured in this
case, cannot fail to be great advantage
to many of the citizens of the town and
the surrounding country, and felt in