The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-10-06
kennebec Logging,

The Fairfield lumbcrmcn are preparing
for an active seasons operations in the
woods and large cut is expected ii.
4 c. Durcn will begin work about the
middle OF October on Moose River, put
ting on a crew of twenty Eel at first, af-
forwards increasing the force to one hun
drcd. They will cut from three to four
million feet, mostly spruce n. Totman
and sons had their cn;i ire cut of last sea
son-Some three millons-hung up, and
they are not certain OF the extent Of their
operations the corning winter. 1t de-
ponds on whether the hung up logs come
down this fall or are delayed until next
spring. Lawrence, Philips 4 Co. are now
exploring and will decide in few weeks
as to the scene and extent OF their opera
tons They will employ about 1870 men
and as they have four millions hung up
from last year their cut will be less this
season than then. Last winter it was be-
tween eight and nine millions. Business
has hcen brisk in the firms mill the past
season. The line of the Megantic Rail
way, now under construction. cuts right
across land owned by Lawrence, Philips
x Co, and they have taken Il contract to
clear the land of timber and also to fur
nish slecpers for the road, which last will
employ fifteen men. Hon. S A. Nyc has
started twenty-four men and a SiX-horSc
team into the woods, and when in full
blast will have one hundred and fifty men
and sixty horses. He will operate on
Bog Brook, No. 3 and Black Brook, and
expects to get from four to five millions
OF spruce V. r Conner & Co. will en-
ploy thirty men in an operation for
1000, 900 feet OF spruce and pine at the
outlet of Moosehead Lake. +. Totman 4
Co. will probably haul three and one-half
millions into Dead River, employing sixty
men. Charles Fogg will conduct good
sized operation on Moose River, staying
in until March. A better season than last
is generally looked for
Colonel Bangs of the Dodin Granite
Company, Norridgewock, has secured the
contract for the stone bu.khead for the
big pulp mill at Lisbon Falls, Many OF
the stones required for this job will weigh
five tons each The colonel has also con
tracted 10 furnish the granite trimmings
for the new Arnold Block in Wateryille.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs-The follow
ing are the real estate transfers which
have been recorded in this county the
past week,
Pittsfcld- Charles w. Pooler to Everett
b. Pratt. $3.50 John W. Manson to Kate
l. Lancaster. 5000 Kate |. Lancaster ct
al to Albert J. Appleby. Sl75. Margaret
d. Atkinson ct al to Nathan W. Raynes.
$50. Ccphas a. Farwel to Nathan w.
Raynes, 500,
Cambrdge-Daniel G Leavitt to Vesta
A. Merrill 800. Benson NJ. Arno to
Hannah NJ. Arno. Con. love and affection.
Fairfeld-Fred S. Woodman to Univcr-
saist Parish. $3.50. Fairfield Savings
Bank to Sumner Osborn. S75. Sumner
Osborn to Oscar BuZzell S75.
Township MOL, II 4-Omer Clark ct al
to Mike Kennedy, $3.50
Canaan-Edward II. Elliott to w. II.
Wildcs ct al S2+00. Luellah NJ. G0odridge
ct al to Franklin Bagley. 5000 and other
val. Con.
Mathematical W. Spsulding to A. NJ.
Thompson. Sl06 James Smell to II. A.
johnson ct al. $40. Turner Reed to
Flora A. Jennings. $50
Lexington Plt.-David Ditson to RoSco |
l.. Peterson. $3.50.
Skowheyan-Sarah Demo to Frank Bur-
bee. 5000.
Invertebrates Nye to Sarah Jepson
ct ais. $50.
Observation-Disclosures l.. Wyman to Lydia
r. Wyman. 500. George Adams to Josh
ua F. Cram $3.50