The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-10-13
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

the winter.
The vested choir of the Universalist
church is making rapid progress under
the instruction of Mr.. Edward Wass,
of Augusta. The choir has been aug
mented the past week to over thirty
members and more will be added
soon.
Hon. E. G. Bryant was in Boston
recently to meet the promoters of a new
industry for the manufacture of patent
shoestring fastener, who are looking
about New England for suitable place
to locate large mandatory which they
propose to build next season. DIR. Bry-
ant made this trip as special committee
from the Board of Trade.
Diphtheria has made its appearance
in Madison The board of health are
making strenuous efforts to get control
of the situation without closing the
schools or prohibiting public gather
ings. Thsxter Townsend probably
contracted the disease in the town
OF Dexter The origin of the other
cases is at present unknown to the board
of health.
Henry Washburn of Bingham has an
old-fashioned thorough brace buggy,
nearly 100 years old. 1t is in good
state of preservation and he has recently
had it painted and vanished and it is
rather a pretty carriage and reminds
US of the pictures of our grand
mothers when riding with their best
fellows one hundred years ago. Mr.
Washburn prizes his carriage very
highly. There are few of them now in
existence.
Supt. Moses of the Northern Maine
Packing Co. factory at Pittsfield, offered
the first of the year cash prizes to the
farmers who would get the largest yield
of corn per acre this season. 1t has not
yet been officially announced but it is
conceded that II. G. Johonnett of Pal
myra won the first prize, having yield
of 8 100 to the acre, j. w. Norris of
Pittsfeld, second with about $50 to the
acre and Frank Dyer of West Palmyra,
third, with $40 yield per acre.
Building operations continue to be
brisk in Hartland and several new hous-
es are going up at the present time.
Mrs. Mary Fullers fine residence on Elm
street il nearly completed. Among
other buildings are the Williams
Brothers who are building a good
residence on Pleasant street, Frank
Ward, who has his house on Blake
street well under way, and A. Il. Mill
er and Fred Burrill who are, building a
double tenement house on Academy
street
The fourteenth annual banquet of the
Maine Gamma Alpha Chapter, Alpha
Tau Omega Fraternity of Colby college
was held this evening at the Lancey
House, Pttstield. The committee in
charge of the affair was composed
of David Al. Young, George K. MoVane
and Ray S. Morse. Following is a
list of the initiated: Victor Ray
Jones, Clifford Henry Libby, Fred AL
belt Lyford, Oscar Wilhelm Peter
son, William Fred eherburn, Walter
Delaney Spears
Joseph Norris, proprietor of the Has
kell farm, 80 called, located about two
miles from Pittsfield village, Is the
largest apple raiser in that section. He
has an immense orchard covering many
acres aud this year will harvest over 1000
barrels of marketable apples. He will
commence to harvest them soon and
ship them abroad Mr.. Norris also
raised the largest amount of sweet corn
of any farmer who has brought their
crop to the factory of the Northern
Name Packing Co. this season.
Progressive Pittsfield's latest improve
ment is the installation of a modern
fire alarm system. Several electricians
have been hustling the work along, the
past week, and general trial of the
system is expected soon. At the annual
town meeting a sufficient amount was
raised which together with what has
been saved from appropriation of
previous years for the fro department,
10 adequate to put in fire alarm
system which is thoroughly up to date.
There will be about 20 boxes located
in different parts of the village, which
will be decided improvement over the
present system of locating the fires
when the alarm Is sounded.
Deputy Fish and Game Warden John
Gilmore of Detroit have been in Pal
myra to post the notices of the closing
of Whites Pond for term of four
years, commencing Oct. 1, 1904 After
this date it will be unlawful to take fish
of any kind from this pond from Oct.
to May /, following. Mr.. Gilmore will
endeavor to carry out the wishes of
the fish and game commits sioners in re-
gard to Illegal fishing on this pond, and
parties attempting to fish there during
close time will do so at big risk, for
Mr.. Gilmore is a very diligent officer
and has made good record in keeping
an eye on the several bodies of inland
water which have been closed at certain
periods of the year.