The Somerset reporter., 1905-04-20
SOMERSET PICK. UPS.

Amos Heald of Pttsfied passed away
Saturday evening, April Sth, having
been confined to his bed about six
weeks He was tenderly cared for by
his nephew, {. J. Staples of Harmony,
with whom he has made his home for
several years, and everything was done
for his comfort that could be done Mr..
Heald was born in New Portland 70
years ago.
A very interesting business meeting of
Pittsfeld Grange was held at it's last
session, at which five candidates re
ceived the first and second degrees. The
next meeting will occur April %, and
will be observed as gentleman's day
There will be special meeting at 10 a.
m, for work in the third and fourth de-
grees A bountiful dinner will be
served at noon exclusively by the
brothers. II is hoped that every sister
will be present, as there will be nothing
for them to do that day but to eat,
drink and be merry In the afternoon a
fine entertainment will also be given by
the gentlemen.
A most remarkable family of boys ia
now together for the first time in IA
years They are the sons of John r.
aud Susan p Myer, of Fairfield and have
been called home by the serious illness
of their mother The Wyer boys are all
sta wart men, whose average weight is
1915 pounds, the lightest weighing ITO
pounds, the heaviest $50, with a total of
1870 pounds William W. Wyer is the
oldest son. AZ years of age He is EN-
ploved by the Gardiner Beef Company.
Charles F. Wyer is Al and is the pro-
prietOr of lark's Hotel in Houlton.
The others are alvin =. age 80, Bos-
ton police force; Hugh K age 81, night
foreman in the weaving room
II w Smith, one of the most uenevo.
lent and energetic farmer gardeners of
Pittsfield, who owns a nice farm short
distance from the village, proposes to
give the working men of Pittstield an
exceedingly fine opportunity to have a
garueu of their own at his place this
summer If a sufficient number avail
themselves OF this opportunity, Mr..
Smith will have large piece of his
land ploughed and put in first class con
ditipn for gardening purposes and then
check 1t off into small parcels and let
the workingmen have the use of the
same AT five cents per square rod, which
will just about pay for the work of
getting the ground into condition. This
offer of Mr.. smiths will give many
people there a good chance to put in
their spare time during the summer at a
good profit, who heretofore have had no
chance for small garden of their own.
The transfer of the Lawrence. New
hall < Page Co = plant at Shawmut to
the Shawmut Manufacturing company
was finally contaminated, Saturday, by
the recording of the instruments of
transfer at the Somerset registry, Show
hogan. The conveyance bears the date
of January 2, but was not acknowledged
until April 8. The entire property of
the old corporation in Fairfield, Benton
and Clinton, with few small excep-
lions, passes to the new holder, the
Shawmut Manufacturing company, by
this deed This corporation was or
ganized December last, with capital of
$780, all common stock. The fol-
lowing are the officers of the corpora
ton: President, Edward J Lawrence
of Fairfield; treasurer Rudolph Pagsn-
stalker of New York; clerk, Leslie Cor
nish of Augusta Mr. pagenstaker holds
a controlling interest. The directors
are the three allowed named and john
c Brocklebank of Chicago, Ill, and
Archibald 4. Scremgiour of Brooklyn,
\. Y. Fourteen specific parcels of real
estate under the conveyance have been
transferred, and also three parcels in
Benton and Clinton, together with the
entire plant water rights, dams, ma
chinery, power and othe- appurtenanees
of the property are transferred