The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-23
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

from Waterville the latter part of this
month to Hartland, where he is prac
tieing law.
DR.. David d. Winslow, veterinary sur
geon, of Pittsfeld has been appointed a
State inspector of cattle, and has enter
ed upon his duties.
Horace Stilson, Esq, a former resi-
dent of Palmyra, was found dead on
Harlem Flats, n. Y. city a few days
since Mr.. Stison was retired business
man about 90 years of age.
\ short time ago a petition WAS start
ed for Rebekah Lodge in scion. AL
ready over eighty names have been Sc
cured and the petition will be very soon
sent to the grand officers for their APP
proyal.
\ new dam will be built at Harmony,
in place OF the old one carried away by
the late freshet. A grist mill will be
built near the location Of the one car
rled away and possibly other mills will
be built there.
". II. Howe, the photographer of
Pittsfield, has invented an4 perfected an
automatic window lock- When the
window is closed it locks automatically.
This invention is said to be the only one
of the kind on the market.
There will be a dedicatoly May ball
on the evening of the first day of May
at Alpheus Goodrich's new hall in South
Pittsfield. Mr.. Goodrich has built
hall on his farm this spring 20x40, and
it will be used for any public purpose
the community requires.
James Knight of Pittsfield, has an
ancient piece of property in the shape of
a handmade pitch fork, which he pro-
cured in St. Adams. This fork was
made more than one hundred years ago,
by a Mr.. Randall of that town, and is a
very peculiar shaped piece OF work.
y. Totman d Sons have changed their
minds in regard to running their saw
mill at Fairfield, the coming season, and
will purchase about 100000 and as the
expense of booming at Fairfield boom
will be so high this year on account of
their firm being the only one to manu-
facture lumber at Fairfield, they will
have their logs RATED at Shawmut in
stead.
These changes in the postal service in
Maine are announced: Route 1913,
Hartland, by Mainstream and Harmony,
to Wellington, II miles and back, six
times a week, by schedule OF not to
exceed four hours running time each
1897. star service on route lbs, from
Wellington to Harmony, will be discon-
tinued after May 81, also on route 1859
from Harmony to IIartland.
Dennson Walker, proprietor of the
Walker wooden mill Of Pittsfeld, assign
ed to his brother, j. Il. Walker, last
week for the benefit of his creditors
One of the causes of Mr.. Walkers finan-
cial troubles is said to be his purchase
of . set mill in Westerly, L. l., three
or four years ago. He was unable to
pay in full for it at time of purchase and
it is understood owes about $4,000 of
abe purchase price at present. The ex-
tremely dull times in markets for wool
en- goods has contributed much towards
Mr.. Walkers embarrassment. Mr.. Walk
er is business man of integrity, and
his friends trust his embarrassment may
be only temporary.
The Pittsfeld Advertiser referring to
the great business achievements of the
late Robert DObson says. The plant of
Robt Dobson ~ Co.. as it exists today is
the largest wooden mill in the state
operated by a private company. There
are only two larger ones owned by cor
porations. In 1870 the annual output of
the Pioneer mill sold for about S125 900;
during the past year the value of its
manufacture has been from S425, 900 to
S450,000, employing 230 hands. In this
connection it should be remembered
that the same classes of goods are now
manufactured from 10 to 30 per cent.
less than in 1870, so the increase in the
capacity of the mill is really much more
than the comparative figures would
indicate at first glance.
Wednesday morning the barns on the
home farm of Hiram Walton of Mercer,
were destroyed by fire, together with
one horse, two hogs, twenty bushels of
BEANS and several tons of hay. All of
the harnesses were destroyed. BY hard
work the house was saved; but
nearly all the household goods were
removed and the bedding was considera-
bly, damaged by fire. The fire was dis
covered at half-past four o clock in the
barn next to the house 1t is not known
how it originated. The cows and sheep
were saved; no insurance. The family
are moving to their other farm.
Mr.. j. G. True of New Portland, from
four Jersey cows kept last year sold
1908 pounds of butter besides supplying
family of four with milk and butter;
also 219 pounds of cheese selling the
butter for II cents and cheese for l21
cents The by-products of the dairy
warn fed IN cavan miro tLa e,,,1loe+ r,