The Somerset reporter., 1897-10-21
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.
The house and stable of Malon Luce
of Madison, were burned Sunday, valued
at 81 900. Insured for 5000.

OF Madison, were burned Sunday, valued
at 81, 900. Insured for 5000.
Bryant & Co.'S. woodworking estab-
lishment at Pittsfeld, is 30 rushed With
orders that two crews are being worked.
Fred Langley of Norridgewock, found
nice Jersey cow shot to death in his
pasture one day last week. Some n. g.
sportsman or an apology for a sports
man evidently thought it was deer.
The box factory at Hsrtland, which is
run by Lamont Griffith, who furnishes
the shipping cases for the Linn mills
and also for the mill at Newport, is
running over time till Il o'clock every
evening.
Pittsfeld's new school building is
being furnished with the Smith g.
Anthony heating and ventilating system
and will be put up according to the
Massachusetts State law in regard to
school buildings.
Robert Latty's cottage on the west
shore of Moose pond, Hartland was
burned Sunday night, together with the
furniture and lumber for another cot
tage which was on the premises, says
the Pittsfield Advertiser. A nice set of
carpenters tools was also destroyed.
The fire is mystery as no one was at
the place at the time.
Herbert Jacobs who resides in the
south part of the town, will wear the
belt this fall for successful shots at big
game. Thursday he was out deer hunt.
ing and seeing one, fired The animal
dropped and he went to the place and
found that instead of killing one he had
shot two and both had been killed in
stantly, reports the Pttsfield Advertiser
Monday, Get. 4, the G. A. X. "boys'
met at the home of F. NJ. wilkins, St
Adams, and dug out and put into his
cellar ll5 bushels of nice potatoes, fol
which Mr.. wilkins wishes to extend his
sincere thanks. Mr.. wilkins is suffer
ing from sciatic rheumatism. AS he
has always been so good to assist othert
who were in trouble his comrades can
not now forget him.
The lyceums at the Gale schoohonse
Palmyra, were reorganized, Tuesday
evening of last week with the following
officers; Frank Farnham, president
John Emery, vice president; AddiC
Davis, secretary; Eva Emery, Kate
Farnham, Frank Raymond, ex-com
mittee. The question this week is in re
gard to whether people were not
healthier and happier a hundred year.
ago than they are now.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Tibbetts of Fair
field Center, celebrated their colder
wedding, Thursday evening last. About
$50 of the neighbors and friends WERE
present for the festivities and a pleasant
evening was enjoyed by all. The com
pany included many members of the
grange of which order both are active
and interesting members. Besides from
Larone, Norridgewock, Oakland, Fair
field and Skowhegan.
The large wood working establish
ment of Walter II. Moore is particular
ly busy place at present. The mill il
rushed with orders besides large
amount of work which has just beer
finished and shipped which includes 20(
doors, $50 windows and 200 pair of blind,
which will go into houses at New Bed
ford, Mass, all the DOORS finish, etc
for the new primary school building a
Pittsiield, all the interior finish for the
new Opera house, here, all the doors
windows, etc, for a school building a.
Waterville, besides numerous orders fol
residences.-H artland News in PittsfielC
Advertiser.
A horrible accident occurred on the
farm of John Walker, Embden, Friday
Ezekiel Keefe was trying to drive bull
into the pasture when the creature
turned upon him and made a rush al
him, the horn cutting deep cash in the
abdomen several inches in length, from
which the bowels protruded. Mrs
Walker heard the mans cries and ran tc
his assistance. She fired a shot from 3
revolver with no effect. She next rar
to the house, getting a rifle which she
fired and finally struck the animal over
the head breaking the stock of the rifle
The bull then ran away leaving the man
little else than lifeless. Mrs. Walker
called the neighbors who went for the
doctor. He did all he could for the
poor fellow, but the case was hopeless
and death resulted in a short' time
The courage of Mrs. Walker was re
markable. The only wonder is that the
bull did not turn upon her and add an
other to his victims. Mrs. Walker was
completely exhausted by her heroic
efforts to save the unfortunate mans
life.
The announcement is made with au