The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-23
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Mrs. caro- J. Folsom of Pittslield,
started with her three children. Satur-
dav, to Join her husband, Rev. Frank q.
Folsom, who was born and brought up
in Palmyra, but who is now IN Lake
CITY. Col. where he has regained his
health aud has been called to the pastor
ate of a Baptist church with salary OF
81, 600 year.
II. 5. Niekerson has two bills that
probably can scarcely be duplicated in
New England They are two 81 green
backs of the first issue in Aug. lst, 1907
Mr.. Nickerson has carried them in his
pocketbook for more than 80 years. He
also has five of the early silver certifi-
Gates which he has carried with the
greenbacks for more than twenty years.
All of the bills are in a fiue state OF pre-
servation, some OF them never having
been folded and Mr.. Nckerson would
not part with them at any price says the
Pittsfield Advertiser.
In Knox county it is generally under
stood that Mrs w. II. Whitney of
Warren, has commenced, or will com
mence. a suit against the county, laying
the damage at S15, 900 on account of the
officer not depriving her husband OF
weapons when taken TO Jail. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Whitney, for
merly of Scion, who was hotel
keeper and voluntarily accepted Jail
sentence for liquor selling, killed him
self soon after being committed and it is
claimed that officials, in not depriving
him of his weapons, are responsible Tor
his death.
A special from Norrdgewock to the
Kennebec journal says that Thursday
afternoon, Frank Holt, a well-known
trader of that town, gave his bank book
containing S214 in cash and checks to
Fred Benson, to take to Skowhegan for
tho purpose of making deposit for Mr.
Holt. Benson did not make the deposit,
at least not in any bank in Skowhegan.
Friday morning Deputy Sheriff Jones
was given the case. He opened com
munication with officers of the State.
Benson is about % years old, consump-
tive looking; feet, 10 or II inches. lie
was dressed in a black cut-away suit,
light brown oyercoat; moustache three
weeks growth, light colored golf cap.
The Plttsfeld Advertiser reports that
the work on the extension of the W. IL
Q. road is being pushed along very fast
at the present time and about one-halt
of the distance between that place and
Burnham has been graded, and practl-
cal;y all of the worst of it. New steel
has been laid from Albion to within
about two miles of Burnham, and trains
are now busy gravelling the stretch OF
nine miles Rails have been ordered for
the extension from Burnham to Pitts
field as well the two miles to finish track
laying into Burnham from Albion. The
man cement and the contractor in
charge of the work appear especially
we'll pleased at the progress made thus
far.
For the past week there has been more
or less of "hauling over the Goals"
Benjamin II. Cross of Troy, the man
who recently shot and killed Dana Grey,
mistaking him for deer. County At
torney Small was sent for by interested
parties and he and Sheriff Viles of
Skowhegan, went to Pittsfield, Friday,
to look into the matter. Messrs. Dor
man and Harris, selectmen of Detroit,
in which town Grey resided, were also
in town to meet Mr. Small and Mr..
Viles. 1t was evident that some people
wanted to open up the case but Attor-
ney Small concluded that nothing could
be done at this time and that if the peo-
pie had any tangible evidence they
could present it to the grand jury at the
next term and there the case hangs.