The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-09
SOM ERsET PICK-UPS.

Mrs. Bethany Maxim, one Of tho old
est people In Palmyra, died Friday even
Ing after brief illness. Mrs Maxim at
the time of her oeath lacked but a few
months of being 50 years old.
Rev. &. q Mosher of Bangor has been
engaged to deliver the annual anniyer
sary day sermon for Indian Spring
Lodge, |. o o. r., Madison. Mr.. mosher
was formerly pastor of the Free Bsptist
church there some years ago
"E NJ. Fletcher, feeling that ten years
OF continuous service as chairman Of
selectmen is enough, be declines t. &C
cept another term, though entreated to
do 80 by members of both parties and
all classes says the Madison Bulletin
At a meeting of the business men Il
| Pittsfield held recently, a Business
Mems Association was formed, the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve for
the current term: Presldent, Clarence
Frost; Independents, +. K Maxey,
Andrew r. Ttbbetts; secretary and
treasurer, T. Common
Supervisor Hinckley has announced a
gift Uf $40 600 t. Good Will Farm for a
library fund The interest on this fund
may be spent each year for new books
for the library. The money will be
paid over to the treasurer of the Good
Will Home association as soon as a SUIT
able building for the shelter OF the
books is assured
Mr. NJ. j. McGurk,, Superintendent
of the Madison Wooden mill, was strick-
on with paralysis at 80 Saturday morn
ing at the mill Office He was taken to
his home and is in very critical condi-
ton. He is sixty-flve years of age, and
came from Providence, K. | He has
been superintendent of the mill for ten
years, and is successful manufacturer.
the Sebasticook & Moosehead train
had rather hard luck last week. 1t came
down Monday morning but was unable
to get back to Hartlaud on account of
drifted snow. II got stuck somewhere
up in Palmyra, and stayed there two
nights till the Maine Central rescued it
after great difficulty. 1t did not sue
coed in reaching Hartland until Wednes
day
Washington's birthday was pleasantly
celebrated Wednesday afternoon, Feb
22d, by members of the Arson Literary
Club at the home of Mrs. Rosa Summer
field. The decorations were appropri-
ate, with bunting in the national colors
festooned from the center of the rooms
A portrait of Washington graeed the
occasion. Children of the members fur
nished the entertainment.
Sometime during the month of March
the pupils of the 9th, 9TH, 9th and 9th
grades of Madison public schools will
give their first annual concert As music
has been taught IN these schools a com
| paratively short time, the result of this
concert will of course be of more than
passing interest. These grades have
formed chorus of nearly 100 voices
| and will present an interesting program.
At the present time the traffic over
the extension of the Somerset railway
| to Dead-water is almost wholly confined
to numbering operations. The Inter
| national Pulp company at Scion get a
large part of their raw material over
| this line, and no less than five million
feet will be taken down to that village
the present season The terminus of
the line is in the dense forest aud here a
force of $50 men are cutting the lumber
and loading it on the cars The lumber
train is under the charge of w. A. Tewk-
sbury and $4,000 feet are brought down
to Scion every day. This is all loaded
and unloaded by machinery so that vast
ly more lumber can be handled than by
the old system of even a year or two
ago In and around the terminus of
this line there are five lumber camps,
and the men are under the charge of
Frank Haines, brother of Hon. ". r..
Haines. This gentleman has had wide
experience along these lines having
been engaged in numbering operations
in Michigan and the South.