The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-06
M ooSe River.

One day last week, a veteran lumber
man who makes his headquarters at Long
Pond, got word from his camps, nine
miles below, that one of the horses had
died requesting his to send down Billy,
the one kept late years for light driving
only. The old gent says mot by -
sigh'. He began looking up parts of old
harnesses and got enough together to
make one for an odd steer that he was
keeping for beef at the farm. The two
Canadians there looked on in amazement
while helping him to get the leather on,
at the same time calling him In French an
old fool, which the old man understood.
By the side of the OK he harnessed an
old horse so as to haul a load of supplies
to the camp, The OK had to be htched
on the opposite from that he had worked
when his mate was alive, which made
him uneasy. When all was ready the two
Canadians armed with clubs helped to
steer them down the hill by hitting the
OK on the head as he would pay no atten-
ton to the bit. They got on to the pond
where the Ice was glare, when he called
out the men to jump aboard. They made
the nine miles In one hour and twenty
minutes, without any mishap except a
sore mouth for the OK. He got so he
could rein him in nicely by that time.
He said to his son There Is your horse.
The young man reports that the OK sweat
for seven days after he arrived, which
the old gent says Is lie. Since then
there has been no lack of team to take
away the lumber as fast as cut and what
might have been losing operation at
logging, will prove to be success 6nan-
tall oil f,f at H.,
head work brought to use by one of up
wards of fifty years experience In the
vacnity of Moose Riuer.
Maurice McGraw, a young man in the
employ of the G. =. Railroad Co., left his
room at the Mckinney Hotel ut about
O'Clock A M. Monday, 27th inst, started
up the track toward the bridge, and in
some way fell down the embankment on
to the ice, which was weak and broke In.
He got out, and going a little farther,
broke In again. He called aloud for
help; some one at the house hearing him,
went out, and found him In the water
holding on to the edge of the ice. One
Of the men went after a board to put
down, SO as to enable him to get In reach
of him; before he could be helped he
said he could not stand it much longer,
let go, and sank to rise no more. Search
was made for the body. which was found
some 40 feet from where he let go. No
coroner being near here, VIM. b. Brown
Esq Justice of the Peace, viewed the
remains and deemed an inquest unneces-
sary. On his person was found S8S 30 In
cash, and gold watch. His remains
were taken to Toronto, Canada, for bur.
ial.
Quite number of Canadians are leav.
ing for home, suffering from La Grippe
making 1t bad for our lumbermen, who
never have any more than a complement
of men.
Several of our citizens have been sicl
of late, bat from appearances the worst /,
over.
W, B. Brown, Esq, Is here visiting
fi.ends for a week. He is to begin an
other term of school at Carratunk abou
the 10th inst.
Mr.. Heman Whipple went to Augusta
last week, to attend the hearing on wilC
lands In Somerset County.
Mr.. Wentworth, foreman for C. & T
W. Fogg. has been quite i'll at the Holder
House. After careful treatment ant
good nursing he was able to go into camp
again.
Mr. Abel Kimball came out after week
of Grippe, looking quite lean.
Mr. Lander and wife went to Freeman
to attend the funeral of Israel II. Bray
who WAS an uncle to Mrs. Lander.