The Somerset reporter., 1897-10-07
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

Inc season Tor canning corn in 1897 in
Fairfield found its beginning and end in
less than ten days, a sort of record
breaking achievement.
Notwithstanding the lateness Of the
season, the pack of sweet corn promises
to be the largest ever put up by the
Snow Flake Canning Co, st Adams,
factory. About 385, 900 cans of corn and
succotash will be packed.
Norridgewock feels elated over the
prospect of furnishing the granite for
the new Masonic temple at Boston from
its famous Dodlin hill quarry. A ST.
600 contract will take the dull edge off
the winter outlook.
The store of Austin 2. Clark Of Cara
funk, together with all the contents.
was burned Friday night. The fire
spread to the residence of Vim. Adams,
which was badly damaged. The total
loss will reach s12, 600, which is partial
ly covered by insurance.
The steam mill owned by Chas
Springer of Hartland situated about
five miles from the village, in "Slab
city, was totally destroyed by fire re-
Gently. This mill was used for saving
shingles, railroad ties, etc A large
amount of stock which was all sawed
and ready for market was burned.
There is man in this town who re-
Gently went to Bangor to purchase a
stove, His freight and trucking made
his stove cost him 81 20 more than what
he could have bought the same kind of
stove from our dealers here delivered
Bet up and all ready for fire It isn't a
bad thing after all some times to buy
goods at home says the Pittsfeld Adver-
tiser.
Fire was discovered in Witham &
Young's store in East Madison, Wednes.
day wight at L o'clock The fire
damaged the building but little; the
stock, however, was nearly ruined. All
loss is covered by insurance. J. j
Haryell, who was sleeping in the second
story, carried from the third story
his sister, Mrs. Hughes, and hel
son at one time. The fire was under
good Roadway when discovered and
came near resulting in loss of life
A meeting of the ffttsheld board OF
of trade was held, Friday evening, to
meet Messrs. Chas d. IIaines of Kiner.
hook, N. Y; Stephen D. Lake and c. K
Van Etten of New York city; W Fred
P. Fogg, Wiscasset and Judge Phil.
brook of Waterville, promoters and at.
torneys of The Wiscasset L Quebec L
r., and consider oyertures in reference
to the proposed extension of that road
from Burnham to Pittstield. TX
Congressman Haines made a definite
proposition to the people of Pittstield Oh
behalf of the w. & @. management
through its board of trade as follows
He stated that the w. Il Q. road would
certainly be built to Burnham, and that
if the people of Pttstield will subscribe
for stock to an amount equal to the cos
of the land damage between Burnhan
and Pittsfeld, and the terminal facil
ties, etc, they will guarantee to builC
the road to Pittstield to connect witt
the Sebasticook and Moosehead road
Furthermore that if the arrangement,
are completed to that effect within :
few days, they would have trains run
ming to Pittsfeld before the snow flies
The cost of the land damages referred
to would be from $4,000 to $4,000 A
committee consisting of William Dob
son, n. l.. Perkins and A. p. McMastel
was selected to ascertain what was to b,
done by the business community and Il
confer with the railroad men Saturday