The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-06
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

of 81 sheep, which have produced p
lambs this spring, eight Of them being
black ones.
Rev. J. W Sparks Of st Marks church
Wateryille, has made application 10
Bishop Medley for tie establishment Of
a mission in shawmut where Mr Sparks
has been holding meetings for several
months.
Preston Hersey + ", Hofey, Esg.,
and Gordon Dobson Of Pittsdeld, were
in Bangor Saturday, in consultation
with W. f. Mansur. Mr.. Mansur is an
architect and he was consulted in regard
to the new school building which is to
be erected this summer
The canyassers for the India famine
relief fund secured the sum of SIS in
Pittsdeld, and sent it to the Christian
Herald of New York, Wednesday night.
The collection at the Baptist church the
18th amounted to SO, and the Baptist
Junior Endeayor raised SO more max
ing so in all.
The body Of VIM. Annis, the young
man WHO was drowned in Moose pond
last December, was found. Friday, by
Samuel Furbush, the keeper Of the Com
modore Club house within a short dis
lance of the place where the accident
occurred. 1t was in bad state Of de
composition. A coroner was notified.
Chas r. Monk, who has been the pop
ular oyerseer Of the spooling and dress
ing rooms at the Pioneer mill Pittsfeld,
for the past eight years, has resigned
his position, on account of i'll health.
Mr. Monk has been employed in this
mill continuously for the past eighteen
years and richly deserves a rest. Albert
Sinclair succeeds to MI. Monks posi-
ton.
The citizens of Pittsfield showed theiT
respect to the memory of the late Hon.
Seth L. Milliken, by sending a beautiful
floral tribute which was one Of the hand
soonest floral offerings at the funeral
ceremonies. A large delegation was to
have attended the services in a body,
but news Of train connections did not
reach here in season for them to leave
on the morning train.
Last Friday Morey Mulliken was taken
suddenly i'll while standing ON the street
in front of y l., Perkins store, Pitts
field, and fell to the granite curbing,
cutting his face badly and rendering
him unconscious. He was taken into
Erskines drug store and DR.. Marden
hastily summoned, who soon restore
him SO that he was able to be removed
to his home on Washington street.
A Pittstield family have Il tame musk
rat which lies behind the stove like a
eat and allows the boys of the family to
stroke his fur. He came into the family
through a hole that he had gnawed
through in the floor and shows his ap.
probation Of his privileges by scraping
pens to be locked out at night unless
some one rises to let him in, which
some one usually does.
Pittsheld officers received word, Fri
day, that Timothy +. Callahan, fol
whom they had been searching for a
long time, was in Portland Jail. Gala,
han went to Pittsheld year ago, repre-
senting Portland firm, and selling
goods on the installment plan. lie Sc
cured board with Mrs. Dora Lewis, and
failing to pay his board, at the end Of a
fortnight, Mrs Lewis held a lot of good,
that he had with him, Later the col
lector came around Tor the goods and
the kennebee journal says it was found
that Callahan had forged Mrs. LeWis's
name to an order for them in order tC
square himself with the firm.
Bingham had fire scare, Thursday
morning, Arlie Dinsmore, the young sol
OF Arthur DinSmore, went out behind
the barn to shoot a cat Some of the
burning waddng from the gun lodged
under the clapboards of the stable
Nothing was noticed until about {
o'clock, when fire was discovered issu-
ing from the side of the barn. John j.
Lander was passing at that time and
rushing into the stable seized a pail OF
milk and threw the contents upon the
fire. Mr. Lander gave an alarm and
men rushed to the spot with their fire
extirgushers The flames which had
communicated to pile of straw were
quickly subdued.
one of Fairfeld's smartest boys is Lee
Reed, who has been obliged to 90 on
crutches from early childhood, The
things that he does in spite of his lame
ness is remarkable. He plays ball, tax
ing his fun share in the game, walks
logs in the river, is an excellent swim
mer, rides a bicycle enjoys hunting,
fishing and boating as thoroughly as any
boy, and has always done the same
amount of work that boys of his age
usually do. Ii would probably be diff
cult to find his equal in the proficiency
with which he handles his erutches and
in the dizziness with which he makes
them take the place of his lame leg,
which is useless