The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-02-04
SOMERSET PICK-UPS

The postofice department announces
the appointment of Calvin H. Allen and
Dana +. Anbin, as carrier and substitute
respectively for the new free delivery
route out of Mercer, Me,
Clyde Keefe, junior in the Madison
High school, started for Worcester,
Mass, Wednesday morning, where he
will attend the winter term of tie pre-
paratory school of the Holy Cross Col
lege.
The Pittsfeld and Canaan stage line
has changed hands again, George Var
ney, who recently bought it, has sold it,
to Frank Crowell, who will in the future
look after the wants of the people on
that route.
DR.. A. G. Young of the State board of
health was at Madison last week and
pronounced a man, who had come out of
the woods and was at William Mahoney's,
sick with small pox. The house was
quarantined.
S. A. Parsons OF Dead River, who was
arrested last summer for killing deer
that were destroying his crops, intends
to fight the matter to the bitter end.
He estimates the damage done his crops
by protected wild animals at $770
At the annual meeting of the Board of
Trade of Pittsfield, the following Off
GERS we're elected for the ensuing year {:
President, Abel Davis, Esq vice presi-
dent, c. E. Vickery; sec, and treas, j.
Matt Gilman; directors, T. G. Lancey,
William Dobson, j. w. Manson, Esq, c.
f. Frost, H. F. Libby.
The members of the Methodist church
of Pittsfield are now engaged in the
work of securing places of entertainment
for the members of the Fast Maine Con
ference, which meets there April G. 1t
is quite necessary that this matter
should be attended to soon, so that the
directory can be printed and mailed at
least one month before the conference
meets.
The loss on the saw mill of Lawrence
Newhall & Page, in the fire at Shawmut,
is fixed at about $1,000 he mill was
scorched but little and the loss seems to
be mostly on saws, pulleys, etc. The
company has just placed two fine pumps
in the mill, and they were of great ser
vice at the time of the fire. New insur-
ance policies had just been taken out on
Wednesday morning.
George w. Vining, who was interest
ed IN the stage business before the war
Of 1861, but later of Seattle Washington,
has now returned to st. Adams and &C
cepted position with Geo. w. Martin
to drive stage and care for his horses.
Nothing could possibly look more natur-
al to the old settlers. 1t looks now as if
he had accepted this position for life, as
he is continually heard to say TO himself
At the annual meeting of the board of
trustees Of HartIand Academy held in
the library rooms last Wednesday, the
following officers were elected Presi.
dent, j. 5. Page sec and treas A. "
Miller; executive committee, G. VI Lam
cey, Clyde II. Smith and Dr.. c. A. Moul-
ton Carl Randlette was made one of
the trustees, to fill the vacancy made by
the withdrawal of Thomas Fuller, who
is unable for further service in this line.
Fred BuIrill was chosen in place Of
Henry {. Fuller, deceased
1t is now expected that the new NUM-
cipal electric light plant in Madison will
be ready for operation March /. The
outside work on the power station is
about completed and the workmeu are
now busy finishing up the inside The
wiring for the street lights is now practj-
cally completed and nothing remains to
be done but hang the arc lights. The
stores, churches and many private resi-
dences have also been wired and all that
remains To be done is to turn on the
power. Nine hundred incandaseent
lights have been contracted for at this
date.
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used for over sixty years by millions of mothers
for their children while teethiug, with perfect