The Somerset reporter., 1886-07-21
County Clippings

Lawrence. Phillips y -. OF Somerset
Mills are operators Of one Of the largest
and best equipped mills for the manuiact-
urc of all kinds of lumber TO be found on
the kenncbec, xiv lng employment to one
hundred men In their business. eighty ne
ing employed within and about the mn
and twenty AT the boom. More men are
employees at times. but this j. the usual
number They manufacture daily he
tween &C, 600 and 65@o of long lumber.
= .ooo shingles. 5.oon lath> and 2u.uou
clapboard, During the month Of June
they shipped lumber 10 the amount of $
ear loads They also have quite rctaii
trade and four horse team i employed,
which makes one trip 10 Fairfield ana
one to Watcryille daily.
Tfu celebration commenced at Aorth
New Portland at O'Clock Monday morn
ing the 9Th, by the ringing of the church
bells. firing guns and other noisy demon
STATIONS. The programme MAS well car
rrd out. The fantasies We're decided by
the children to be a success. The log
rolling and tuh-races "ere novel ana eN-
citing. Two riverneu, both on one log
In the middle OF the river, naue lively en-
deaNors to roll each other into the water,
but without success. Two Young meu
from Dead River, James and Harvey llar-
low, each successfully padded tub
across the river and back. They evident
IN knew something about birch canoe.
The pleasures Of the day closed by a
band concert and rendering of drama
in the evening. Tie most interesting
feature Of the celebration WAS the ora
ton. which was delivered by j. W. Corson
Esq lawyer Of this place. in the church
10 an Overlooking hon>e. II was highly
appreciated. Music WAS furnished by
the North New Portland Cornet Band,
The Pitt,hcld wooden mills are rushed
with business and the weaYcrs are work
ing over time. Il. Dobson 4 Co. have
purchased ncN water Wheels and Will
soon place the same in their Pioneer Mill.
\ post norton examination upon the
body of W. \. Noble by Drs PushOr,
Grifiln and Taylor was held with the fol-
lowing results It showed appearances
of severe Inflammation of the stomach
and right side Of the bowels. This in
/ Illumination not being allayed went on I'M
til the tcssucs broke down and was just
ready to mortify, if il had not already.
before death The bowels were adhcrent
to the abdominal wall ON the right side,
showing severe inflammation at some
previous time. The ti>snes and organs
+
/ the Advertiser.
i There has been Il gratifying amount OF
improvement in Pittslield village, both on
public and private property. The cutter
/ prise of our street commissioners is well
attested in renewed sidewalks, mendcd
roaaways. sewers, etc. If the village
keeps on in this good way, we shall soon
! feel quite metropolitan. But before we
/ rtit. at hut tot Of
would seem as if we must have some
/ cross-walks ON our business street. There
are two sides to said street. with business
on both sides. Everybody knows how
/ difficult it is to cross in mud time, and
/ somewhat unClcanlY at other times.
Would i. not bc "A good idea to have this
rrmcdicd before the mud of next fall ar
riYes? And rs we veered by the hydrant~
/ which drhantly stand in the middle Of the
j east sidewalk. we have wondered If they
could not be persuaded to rest, with the
aid Of crooked pipe, at the edge instead
of in the middle of the walk. This does
not now look citticd.
The Advertiser says: Connected with
the death of Mr.. James y. Copeland
which took place AT the Lanccy House
last week, there were some mysterious
circumstances The Advertiser stated
last week. is was reported by the dead
mans wife, that he had been a habtua
user of morphine, and it was assumed
that his death had been caused by nj
overdose of that drug. Since our last is
size the case has developed new features
We have received "A letter from Mr.. Cope
lands two daughters, with one of WHOM
the father had boarded since Novembc
last, and also for two winters previous
stating positively that Mr.. c. had neve
been habitually addicted to the use o
morphine, and during the time he live,
with her, the daughter says that to he
knowledge he never bought nor tool
morphine. Other facts have come t.
light, and further developments may b.
looked for.