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

I. r. Hanson, a prominent cattle droy-
er Of Vest Ripley shipped last week 70
Massachusetts, markets the following
list Of live stock: - cattle 80 calves, i
hogs and Is sheep
The Pittsfeld Advertiser learns from
Road Commissioner =. II. Berdeen that
he has purchased for The town a new
sidewalk plough, Of approved pattern
This makes three that the town now
OWNS, and explains the extra good ser
vice the public is getting ia having it's
sidewalks quickly and thoroughly clean
ed after snow storm
pleasant feature IF a recent meet
ing If Los Angeles, California Masonic
lodge. was the meeting of four Somerset
men, al members Of Euclid lodge, z. &
a NJ OF Madison. who have gone from
this place at differen. times within the
past year. The gentlemen who met
were Messrs { 4 Wilbur. l.. A. Broad
way, f. w. Hamilton, and l. K. Walker.
This reunion was quite unexpected as
none were aware that any Of the others
would be there
Nr. and Mrs. Roy Bodwell and their
nine-year-old s1n Of Fairfield barely
escaped death Friday morning from suf-
location by coal gas. The honse is So
arranged that two bedrooms open off
the sitting room. Mr.. and Mrs. Bodwell
occupy one and their son the other.
The family went to bed Thursday night,
after having fixed the coal stove for the
night. The door was left open and the
back draft nearly closed as usual, but it
became turned more than was intended
with a nearly fatal result At 2.3O Fri
day morning, the parents were awaken
10y the little boy making a noise in their
room. Mrs, Bodwel. realizing some
thing was wrong, got up but the mo-
ment she stood erect, fell senseess 70
the floor. Mr.. BodWell staggered up
and by great effort groped his way to
the window and opened it. AS soon a.
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Meridian Lodge W l25, F & A NJ
Of Pittsfeld neld its annual communi.
cation for the election Of officers, Friday
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was !" " NUS Pi'sl 'eIous con"''lou'
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w. marry L, ooihioi'h' j. ~ bernard
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At the annual meeting ot the PITTS
held Board 81 lId1t ofheeIs were eIec'
ed as follows: Pres, Abel DAVIS; wee
Pres Dr' A Porter, Stc. ana Treas g
D. y Gilman; Board of Managers J. u
Lancey, W. Manson, r. K Nmith, II
r Libby r h. Maxey, and the TIeSi-
dent, wee PRESIDENT and Secretary ana
ITea' nFeT' Delegates To The tate board
OF Trade, e. r NleeIX and d. W. Man
son. Cha'lts.t Nleery spoke on The
Possibilities OF the Seoasticook Power
Co. He told OF tie vast area wu.ch
the waters oil the Neoastleook "Ia'heH'
snnnlv il with water AccordiDe tn Nj.
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os'''n "'ee' '"e fN" '.'s' VIZ" /" ~
blast would furnish io4o eiec'rIcaj morse
power, and could # forced to do SO, in
crease this to 1860 for a short time A
oencies was installed He said that re-
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