The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-02-09
SOMERSET PICK-UPS


circulating an agreement, which thu
hope to have signed by all, that they
will henceforth work only nine hours
day and charge for it not less than e. 80.
{ T. Frost, z K. Maxey, 7. T CON
nor, Jason Hassell, and l.. l.. Libby. the
committee appoin,ed by the Pittsfeld
Board Of Trade to make plans for a
meeting of all the retail traders with a
view - forming merchants Assoc a
ton, met at T. F. Connor's store and
discussed plans. TIE organization is
likely 10 be effected
DR. and Mrs. {. 5. Philbrick. Pitts
field. have as their guest Rev AlonzJ
Bunker, D. b a famous mission~ry
who has been for thirty-nine years a.
mong the tribe of Karens in Burmah.
Asia. Mr.. Bunker is a relative Of Mrs
Philbdck, and is at Pttsfield for a visit
to her; and to receive medical treatment
from Dr.. Pbilbrick MI Bunker was
born in Atkinson, Maine.
At the annual meeting of the somer.
set Club OF Pittsfeld, these officers were
elected for the coming year: President,
j Matt Gilman; Vice President, 5 K.
Haines; Treasurer, Il 5. Carlisle; Score
taly, r. E. Haneltine; Board of Direct
ors, c, M Barbour. Rufus Burns, Nd
ney Jones, T. " Briggs, NJ. a. Huff,
and the president and vice president, ex
ofhcio. The reports of last years ofi-
GERS were all favorable, and showed an
increase in membership and financial
strength.
Work has already begun on an addi-
ton to the Indian spring Wooden Mills
OF Madison. The roof of the wooden
portion of the dyehouse on the south
end of the mill is to be raised one story
This will make large room, which will
be used by the spinning department.
Four new mules and an extra set of
cards are TO be put in, making the plant
an elght-set mill. The work is to be
rushed, and it is expected that the add
ton will be completed, and the new
machinery in operation within TWO
months
Kate B. Ellis of Fairfield, the new
lecturer Of the Somerset Pomona, has
arranged for the following meetings
throughout the county during 1905 Feb
ruary, North Anson: March, Piusfield;
April, Madison May, Bingham; June,
Fairfield; July, Scion; August, ST. AL
bans; september, Cambridge: October
Athens; November, East Madison; De
cember, NorrIdgewock The annual
session in January is always held in
Skowhogan These meetings will be
held the second Tuesday in each month
The Maine ChiIdfen's Home Society
has just organized q Local ADVISORY
BoarG for Madison and Arson composed
of the following members President,
Mrs. John Williams, Arson; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. samuel Vose, MadI-
son; Rev and Mrs. c. D. Boothby, Mrs
X. {. Gray, Mrs. W H. Kennison, Rev.
Mabel c. Andrews, Mrs. Hiram Gilman
and Mrs. Asa Gilman. Any person
wishing to adopt a child or those hay
ing clothing or other articles which they
wish to send to this Augusta Children =
Home, would do well to confer with
some of the above named members.
Mr. +. j. Lawrence has offered 70
build a High school building for the
town OF Fairfield at cost Of not less
than $4,000, provided the citizens will
agree Ia fulfill certain conditions. Il is
understood that one of the conditions is
that a suitable lot shall be provided
The next step will be to put the ques-
ton OF accepting the conditions at the
coming town meeting in March. There
seems 10 be htl.e doubt that whatever
Mr.. Lawrence may see hit to ask will be
to considerable extraordinary expense
during the past few years in the way Of
new bridges aud other permanent i'm
provements and new High school
building has doomed large on the fiuau-
cal horizon as a grievous burden for
the tax payers. Mr.. Lawrence in his
characteristic, quiet way, has evidently
been sizing up the situation and has
generously decided TO overcome the DIFF
iculty for the town. He has already
presented public library that Is gem a
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