The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-07-23
SOMERSET PICK Ups.

and three head OF cattle were consumed
with the barn
Ezra Fish lIinekey Of Arson, has a
unique relic OF the war of lel2. LISA
hand made wooden barrel about the
size of an ordinary pint Upper and va,
used as canteen by samuel Hinckley
in the ISL war
The Sorosis of Madison have elected
officers for the ensuing year as follows:
Mrs. F. L. Powers, president; Mrs. f. L..
Perkins, yiee-pfesldent; Mrs. T. r..
Walker treasurer; Miss Frances
Mitchell, secretary.
The Madison Wooden Company have
given notice to their employees that their
mills will resume work on reduced time,
the help working ten hours day four
days week, instead Of sixty hours as
before the shut down two weeks ago.
Robert Nicholson Of shawmut. was
drowned, sunday afternoon, while
bathing with two younger brothers. who
were SO frightened that they did not
give the alarm for several hours. The
body was recovered. His age was Ii.
Frank II. Simons of Madison was
brought before Trial Justice Haskell at
Pittsheld, Wednesday, by Dept. sheriff
Harding, on a charge by Lowell w.
Chase OF Skowhegan, of obtaining goods
by false pretenses, and gave bonds for
appearance before the Grand Jury.
The members of Indian Spring Lodge
Ne. 10 l. o. o. F., Madison, accom-
panied by their ladies, celebrated the
ninth anniversary of their lodge at their
hall last Friday evening Deputy Grand
Master c. o. Small, delivered a short
but interesting address which was fol-
lowed 10y humorous readings by Prof.
bennett of Auburn. The program con
eluded by an excellent collation..
George Landry of Wateryille was ar
rested 10y Dept. Sheriff Smith and Officer
Corey Saturday for selling intoxicating
liquors at the trotting park in Pittsfield
/ Several bottles of whiskey were found
in his booth there. Landry was ar
raigned before Trial Justice Haskell
Monday and was found guilty OF single
sale and fined $50 and costs. Landry
appealed and furnished bonds for ap-
pearance at September term of Sup.
JUDD. Court
a Pittstield correspondent in the Ban
gor Commercial writes that the wooden
mills in town, although perhaps not suf-
fering to the extent Of some, owing to
the depressed market, are unable to run
ON full time and full crew, and the
owners are anXiously awaiting results
from their samples placed with New
! ork houses. In the course of few
weeks they will know whether they are
To have good business for a few
months or not
one day last week two ladies residing
in Detroit, Julia and Lydia Basford, had
an experience which they will long re-
member They were very busy rasp-
berrying in n pasture at some distance
from the house, when one of them
CHANGED to look mp and was Mortified to
see a large bear but a short distance
away, apparently not at all concerned
because of their presence. The lady
uttered shrek Of fright and together
with her companion started with all
possible haste for the house After rum
ming for some distance one of them
tainted and the other, knowing her in
ability to assist her companion by re-
naming, continued on her way to the
house, where help was secured and the
one who had tainted restored to
consciousness. The ladies claim that
the bear was evidently eating berries
and instead of being frightened at them
continued to eat berries and move along
towards them.
The work of track laying is now pro-
crossing rapidly on the :. ~ NJ. cNteu.
sion There WAS an aggravating delay
caused by an accident to car on which
some OF the material used for the pur-
pose was shipped from Pennsylvania.
About 10 days were lost and a further
delay would have been caused had not
prompt measures been taken to trace
the cause of the cars non-arrival with
others shipped at the same time. The
track is now laid for distance of about