The Somerset reporter., 1897-02-25
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

VIM. Mclaughlin of Harmony, has
been appointed Justice of the Peace
and Quorum by Coy. Powers.
Quite a large pnmber of salmon eggs
have recently been taken to the Com
modore clubs fish hatchery at Moose
pond, from Green lake.
Governor Powers has placed 500 at
the disposal of the special committee
of the Maine State Grange on the
Grange cottage At Good viii farm, to
be used in furnishing the cottage when
it is completed.
Nal Moody, residing at North New
Portland, and engaged in the numbering
business in the Dead river region, has
gone into insolvency, and his creditors
are left with scant prospect of getting
anything from the wreck. Mr. Moody's
liabilities are at present unknown.
Parties living in the vicinity, report
to County Attorney c. O. Small that
Ernest Wood, charged with the murder
of Herbert Burnham, is now sojournine
in the vicinity of Lily Bay, Mooseheao
lake. Mr.. Small has promptly com
municated with the officers and it il
hoped that Wood may be apprehended
The women of Brighton do not pro
pose 30 be behind the times. Their new
cub is to be known as Brighton's Social
Child. Five women have been meeting
together at intervals for some time and
the idea of forming larger society
originated with them. A bright little
poem was written by Mrs. Forbes which
expressed perfectly the sentiments OF
the other ladies', and thus the move
ment was started with vim.
Officers of Madison Libby Command,
u. Y. o., Pittsfeld, were elected Feb.
II, as follows: Colonel, V. d. Sweet
land Lieut.. Col, Fifeld Mitchell; ma
jor, Chas. II. Lancaster; surgeon, A.
f. Boston; chaplain, Geo. Croker; o.
D., John Foster; o. g., Sampson Hart;
adjutant, Eoen Waldron; quarter mas
ter, Mercy Mullken; sergeant major,
John A. Chase; @. NJ. Sergeant, f. q.
Frost; drum major, II. Allen; color
bearer. l.. b. Rowe; sentinel, John
Hart; picket, NJ. Ruberts
Heman Whipple of Solon, has ia
ken the job of driving the winters
&c ~ AIt
Whipple was IT. years of age Jan. %
and looks as tough aud rugged, walks
with as sprghtly a step, and appears
to have just as good hold on the
future as ever. He says that he has
taken part in the work of driving on
Moose river every spring since he was
II years of age and has had charge of
the work 53 springs, and is now en-
gagged for the 5ith time. He thinks
that the cut on Moose river and tribu-
taries will be less this year than last,
and is looking for about 10000 600 to
be the figure, although it may amount
to more The winters cut about
Moosehead lake he says will be con
sderably larger than that of a year
ago.
Watcrville Mail A large amount OF
the pulp which is being hauled to the
Madison mill by rail from stations in
this vicinity this winter is fir, wood
which has never before been considered
of any great value either for fuel OF
lumber. 1t is very soft with an open
grain, which is filled with pitch and for
that reason cannot be used for pulp
making in mills where the grinder
process is used 1t is however, white
wood and it has been proved that it
can be profltably worked in mills where
the chemical process is used to separate
the wood fiber. If the use of fir wood
is found to be profitable 10 the Madison
mill, as it probably will be, many
swampS which have been considered OF
little value for their forest growth will
eventually net good returns to their
owners.