The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-13
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

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Cambridge and making havoc among the
sheep
John Page, one of the oldest residents
of Hartland, died the 4th inst, after
brief Illness, aged 93 years. He was
we'll known in this section of the coun-
try where he had always lived.
The case of Perley Noble vs. Will
Graham, Pittsfeld, for cutting down
Mobiles apple trees which was to be
tried at the court in Skowhegan, last
week, was settled by Graham paying $50.
A Madison man was in Pittsfield,
last week, peddling the earcasses of two
deer that he shot in Harmony. Deer
are reported to be very plentiful in that
town as we'll as many other towns in
that section.
James Z. Kenney of Pittsfeld, claims
the distinction of having raised the
champion field of pumpkins in that
town and vicinity this year He har-
vested over 1890 pumpkins of large
average size from It acres of ground,
besides fair crop of corn. The ground
was dressed with manure from the barn
and no commercial fertilizer was used.
The NJ. c. l. young women at Pitts
field, will organize a basket ball team
this fall. They are very enthusiastic
over the popular game, and it is proba-
BILE that many exciting contests will be
played at the institute this winter,
There are several athletic girls in the
school, who have signified their inten-
ton of becoming members of the new
team.
1t is extremely gratifying to most of
Fairfield's citizens to receive the assur-
ance that cars will be running between
that town and Benton before snow flies.
The grading is practically finished and
the first of next week will witness the
laying of track. The rails and ties are
all ready. After the laying of rails will
come the placing of poles in position
and then the wiring will quickly follow
Two cars will run this winter, one
freight and one passenger making trip
once an hour each way.
Misses May c. Bowman and Lizzie N.
Freeman, teachers respectively of the IN.
termediate and primary departments OF
the Lancy Street Grammar school, Pitts
field. visited the schools in Waterville,
Tuesday. Superintendent of schools, G..
n. Morse, has inaugurated the idea here
of having teachers visit other schools in
that or nearby towns one or two days
in each term in order to give them an
opportunity to compare notes and inter-
change ideas in connection with their
school work. This cannot fail to be OF
much benefit to the schools.
The cattle show and fair at Mercer,
Oct. 4th, was complete success. The
day was fine, and the exhibits In the
hall surpassed anything ever had in
town before. There were but few cattle
In comparison with the number of peo-
Pile present but some of them were very
fine. The display of fruit was excellent
and of large variety. There are but few
towns of it's size where 90 much interest
is taken in orcharding as in this town.
To close there was ball at BlaisdelP 8
hall and about fifty couples participated
in the dance.
James, the 14-year old son of James
b. Daley, while cleaning a machine in
the picker room of the Waverly mill,
Pittsfield, Tuesday forenoon, had the
little finger of his right hand caught by
the machine and torn from his hand.
DR.. Porter, who was called to dress the
wound found it necessary to remove the
bone of the little finger to the wrist.
The flesh of the third finger was consid-
erably lacerated but the bone was not
injured. The presence of mind of an
other workman, who saw the accident
and quickly threw the belt from the ma
chine, prevented very much greater
Injury W lilo IVY, 40 hio h"hN "''' oSN6
rapidly drawn into the machine.
At special corporation meeting held
in August it was voted to light the
streets of Pittsfeld by electricity but no
provision was made as to how the
money should be raised to pay for the
same. The cost of lighting the streets
is $3.50 a year. There are five arc lights
on Main street, for which the town
agreed to pay $50 piece and u incan-
descents on the other streets in the
heart of the village, the yearly expense
of which is $40 each. The town is ILL
animated from dark until daylight
1t is probable that the people will de-
eide to have more arc lights another
year. The electric light plant is located
in the mill of Conant Bros. & Smith.
A bold attempt at highway robbery
was made in st. Adams, one night last
week, which, had it not been for the
plucky fight made by the young man
who was held up, might have resulted
in murder. 1t appears that young
man by the name of c. l.. Hopkins of
St. Adams, who had been out to call on
neighbor, was returning home when a
man suddenly jumped out from clump
of bushes by the roadside and demanded
his money, at the same time grabbing
him by the arm. Young Hopkins was