The Somerset reporter., 1903-05-07

SOMERSET PICK-Ups.

Whit faced steers is a par 7 feet. in.
IN the Pirth. His cows and heifers are
ali perfect whitefaees.
The Bookoyers library have decided
to locate their services in PittsGeld
1r. Convey OF Portland is now in Hart.
land making arrangements to locate a
service there and will return to Pittstield
in about week to commence work
there.
Mrs. F. p. Collins Athens, has lately
built a new house and barn with modern
improvements. They are starting with
good young stock and everything around
them looks prosperous They cut las,
season l20 horse loads of hay and
grain.
NJ. l.. Hutchins Of New Portland lost
horse in a strange manner recently. 1t
had been ailing while and 30 thew
turned it out. 1t appeared as well and
better than usual, in TACT quite coltish.
1t commenced to cough and strangIed
TO death.
Daniel c. Hall, director of the First
National bank and prominent citizen.
Fairfield, died Friday, Of heart trouble
lie had held leading town Offices and
for number of years was first select
man. His wife died two years ago.
He was eighty-three years old.
North Somerset grange, solon, held a
regular meeting April Is with 30 mem
beers present Two applications were
accepted. The question Of the silo was
discussed by number of the members.
most of whom were in it's favor Brother
Ellis said that no farmer having corn
land could afford to be without one.
Alfred H. Witham, Smithfeld, is a
young farmer that will have 20 COWS
this summer and send his cream to the
creamery. He got out last winter the
lumber to repair his buildings, which he
Intends to do the coming season. Mr..
Nitham is the owner of a chestnut mare
that stands 16 hands tall, strip in face
and white ankles behind. He has been
offered $3.50 for this mare.
The Palmyra grange contest has closed
Mr.. Goodrich's side winning by about
400 points. May 2 the third and fourth
degrees were conferred upon a class of
three after which there was a harvest
feast. The question, "N hich will paw
the best, 100 hens or a $50 COW" was
discussed, Tuesday evening. MAY 20
Canaan grange will meet with Palmyra
grange, fill the chairs and furnish the
program.
The Arson Literary Club were enter
tanned by Mrs Il. May Lawrence, Tues
day afternoon, May 5th, at ? o'clock
Following is the program: Instrumental
music, Mrs. Conant; quartette, Mrs.
Raymond, Mrs. Baxter, Mrs. Rogers,
Mrs. Conant; scripture reading and
prayer; roll call; secretary's report;
sketch, selected, Mrs. Rogers; reading,
Msr. Gordon; poem, Mrs. Ida E. Otis;
reading, Mrs. Adams; recitation, Mrs.
II. May Lawrence; recess; exercises in
physical culture; closing exercises.
Consic cradle interest is manifested
among lumbermen in an experiment
that is now being made on Kennebec
river by +. P. Viles of Skowhegan and
M 6. Shaw Of Bath in the driving of
green poplar logs. 1t has always been
believed that poplar logs will not float
unless seasoned and stripped of the
bark, but Messrs Yiles and Shaw have
this spring put into Stratton brook drive
on Dead river, about 100000 feet of
these logs just as they came from the
woods, and are making the attemp, to
drive them to Gardiner with the regular
drive of spruce and pine.
The quarry of Cyr Bros, located
few miles below Mainstream, is shipping
from two to three carloads of granite
each day. The Maine Central railroad
is securing quite supply of the firm
for its culVert work and for general
bridge work, and a contract has been
taken by the firm to build piers to a
bridge in Oakland that will require a
large amount of granite. The Cyr Bros.
have an excellent quarry and the out
look for the firm the present season is
such to insure a great deal of freight for
the Sebasticook & Moosehead railroad.
At the annual town meeting at Hart
land $50 was appropriated to be used
for public library. Mrs. Anna F.
| Osborn, Mrs NJ. Schwartz, A. W. Miller,
g. M. Lancey, were chosen trustees
The trustees have organized with Mrs
Osborn, chairman, Mrs. schwartz, sec.
rotary and treasurer. The work Of
classifying and cataloging the books
| already in the hands of the committt 9,
has begun. 1t is hoped that about $50
books will be ready for the public by
the middle of May. Then Hartlaud viii
be numbered with the towns having
! public libraries.
We frequently see accounts of the
work accomplished by smart ola ladies'
Especially worthy of mention is the
work done by an old lady of whom we
have recently heard Mrs Sabrina
Parkman of Palmyra, So years Of age,
during last fall and winter. snup doub-