The Somerset reporter., 1903-02-12
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

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buried in the old cemetery.
AT a meeting of Pittsfield company,
No. 81, Uniform Rank, Knights of
Pythias, held Wednesday evening, Feb.
4th, the degree was conferred upon five
candidates.
Bailey & Chad bourne's steam saw
mill at Cambridge is doing good bust
ness this winter, with all the logs they
can saw for the present. Many are
hauling logs to the mill.
News have been received at Cam.
bridge of the death of Royal Grant, for
mer aged citizen. He lived in Con
necticut with his daughter. He has
one brother living in Cambridge, John
Grant who is 90 years old.
The relatives and friends of Ben. F.
Chase formerly of Slab City but for the
last % years of Lyonsville, California
may be interested to learn that he has
! bought saw mill at Manton, California,
and moved his family there recently.
John Macfarlane, who has been en-
ployed for the past six years in the dye
house OF the pioneer mill at Pittsfeld,
has gone to Dexter, where he has been
offered a good situation in the same
capacity in the Wassookeag mill at that
place.
One of the smart old ladies of this
county is Mrs. Saphronia Staples who
is stopping with her daughter in Main
stream. She has in the past two months
knitted two large rugs and sewed
patchwork for two large quilts. Her
age is 80 years.
Many of the citizens of Palmyra,
friends of Ii. M. Johonnett, recently
turned out to assist in cutting, hauling
and putting up his winters supply of
ice Mr.. Johonnett has had severe
sickness of pneumonia but is now slowly
recovering. Both are very graceful
for the kindness shown them.
Mrs. Hayden died at an advanced age
at her home on Garfield street, Madison
Tuesday morning of last week. The
forenoon by Rev. Mabel c. Andrews.
Three daughters, Mrs. w. H. Blackwell,
Mrs. Augusta Nutting and Mrs. Alfred
Moore, all of that town survive her.
Detroit grange loses one of its most
active members and officers and the town
prominent citizen by the death OF
William Young, the first Master OF
Detroit grange. Such men exert wide
influence and their death is severe
loss to the entire community. The
sympathy of a wide circle of friends
will be extended the bereaved family.
The business at the lumber mill al
Mainstream village will undoubtedly be
exceptionally large during the spring
and summer. A. E Libby one of the
owners of the mill, who came there from
New Hampshire and purchased the
property short time ago, is buying a
large amount of logs. Many owning
land alongside of Mainstream are haul
j, ing logs and yarding them on the ice.
Hon. D D. Stewart of st. Adams,
was 10 Portland last week LOOKING over
the papers in the recent pension case
of Daniel Fl. Pooler who was found
guilty in the United States district court
of having drawn fraudulent pension
for several years. 1.-THE case has been
taken to the circuit court of appeals
and l think that it will be again tried
in Boston next October" said Mr.. Stew.
art, who is attorney for Mr.. Pooler.
One of the finest pieces of game
mounting We have ever seen has just
been placed ia the o. U. A. M. hall.
1t was executed by F. l.. Berry and
consists of an eagle mounted on gilded
ball with cannon on each side and our
national shield for background To
say that it is good, does not do it justice.
1t is a work of art and the order have
shown their good taste in securing it
for their hall, says the Madison Bulletin.
c. G. Hume of Shawmut, young
man with lots of business, being con-
nected with the large lumber firm of
Lawrence, Newhall & Page Co, finds
time to drive some pretty good animals
which he owns. First there is Dempsey,
10t, with most creditable string of
winnings to his credit; not always first,
his record shows that the others have
had to step we'll invariably to land
ahead of him. Then there is Long
Point, 210t; Deacon, 2 lot, and Dictator
Maid, 2.264, Maine bred mare. These
are all PAGERS
Robert Dunlap Rice died at his home
in Fairfield Center, Thursday night from
Bright's disease He was born in Oak.
land about 81 years ago and was the son
of James Rice. He was farmer all his
life and conducted one of the most
prosperous places in this vicinity. He
had an interest in other business affairs,
but farming was his life work and he
made great success of it. He married
Martha Upper of Oakland, who sur.
wives him, with one son, Edward C.
| Rice, Colby, '01, now studying law in