The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-06-23
SOMERSET PICK-UPS


mbers 81 and the exercises were held
on Thursday commencing at 10 O'Clock.
Fourteen horses passed through Madi-
son, last week, for Bingham. They are
sent through to be used upon the north
ern extension of the Somerset Railway.
W. l. Randlett with his crew of con
creters have put in a fine piece of con-
crete walk extending from q. B. War
ner's store to the depot platform in
Pittsf1eld.
The experimenting school committee
of Fairfield has received the resignation
of Guy K. Healey, the principal of Fair
field High School. Mr.. Healey resigns
to pursue studies leading to his chosen
vocation, the law.
Hiram Moore OF Madison went to
Mayfield Wednesday, of last week, on a
two weeks exploring expedition in the
timber lands of the Great Northern
Paper Co. He is on the line of the new
extension of the Somerset Railway.
The Sunday School at the Universal
ist church, Madison, has had an exceed
ingly rapid growth. 1t was organized
the first of January with twenty-seven
members. Now it numbers about one
hundred, says the Bulletin.
George Davis who is running Hiram
Moore Il Sons new Aroostook potato
planting machinery has just finished
planting and cultivating sixteen acres OF
potatoes for them, at Madison, besides
planting many acres for others.
The graduating exercises of the Madi.
son High School take place in Union
Hall, today A small admission fee was
charged to help defray expenses. The
class numbers 16 members and is the
largest ever graduated from the
school.
Pittsteld people were greatly shocked
the 18th instant, by the sudden death of
Mr.. Thomas E B. Knowles, a prominent
business man of this place, which oc-
CURED at Monson, Mass, at an early
hour on that day. Death was caused by
neuralgia of the heart, terminating
fatally after brief Illness. Mr.. Knowles
was one of the best-known men in the
State, and for the past few months has
been in Massach ussetts looking after the
interests of Messrs. T. G.. & Fl. w. Lam
cey of this place, in their textile mill at
Monson.
The age limit for borrowers from the
Public Library at Hartland is II years.
This age limit is found necessary by the
trustees until they have 1900 volumes on
their shelves. To reach the children
under this age children's reading room
has been opened at the library. 1t will
be open every Saturday from 2 to 8
O'Clock. Persons will be present to
entertain the children by reading or tell
ing stories. Children's books and maya
zines will be on the tables for their
special use, Everything will be done TO
interest the children in good reading
It,
Madison woman owns an ancient
marble top table with marble base ee-
gantly carved, and the whole top beau
tifully illustrating a scene from 1.-THE
Golfers, Saturday night" 1t was brought
to this country from Scotland by an old
sea captain seventy five years ago, and is
a rich piece of ancient and artistic fur
niture which will delight the eyes of
of collectors of ancient articles The
top is 33 inches in diameter and sur
rounded by beautiful fl raj border.
Covering the centre and extending to
near the edges, is the picture illustrat
ing the poem. Ii is doubtful if there is
another like it in the United States.
Forest Commissioner Ring, on his re-
turn from a trip last week through the
woods states that the rests were not
dry enough to make a general conflagra-
ton probably but reports are coming in
of isolated forest fires in various parts
of the great woods. The most serious
fire reported is in Somerset county from
Fire Warden Fl, A. McKenpa of Jack
man. He thinks that the fire started
Friday in Township No. 3, Range 7, on
land owned by the Lawrence Bros and
up to the time of his report on Satur
day. 200 acres have been swept over.
At the time he made the report the fire
was not under control and high wind
was blowing. The land ia well timber
ed and the damage will be heavy.
Warren Davis lost sum of $500
Thursday night some time between the
hours of 9 80 and $50 o'clock. He had
this sum locked up in his trunk in his
room at his boarding place in Pittsned.
He was out on the street in the evening
and did not return until about Q O'Clock
when he discovered that his trunk was
missing He went down stairs and in
formed the landlady of the fact and
search was Immediately made for the
same After short search the missing
trunk was found in another room where
the thieves had taken it and used an axe
to break it open, the contents being
scattered about the room The money
was not found nor is there any clue to
the thieves.
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