The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

in Madison This will be of great bene-
fit TO both the company and the town,
as it will prevent further liability TO
accident.
MIR. Chas. 4. Church of Madison, has
gone to New York to enlist in the navy
He has had nine years service in the
navy already, but for the past six months
has been at work in the pulp mill at
Madison.
| A corporation to be known as the
Fairfield Floral Company, has been or
ganized at Waterville, for the purpose
of the manufacture and sale of artificial
flowers, with $780, 900 capital stock, of
which 1900 is paid in. The officers are
Frank j. Goodridge of Waterville, presi-
dent; Arthur II. Terry of Fairfield,
treasurer. The factory will be run in
Fairfield.
After several postponements the dedi-
cation of Hartland's new opera house
came off, Tuesday evening last. There
was no storm to keep people away, and
the hall was packed to its utmost oapac-
ity. Over one hundred couples partici-
| pated in the grand march, some of them
coming from Pittsfield by special train.
The executive committee was Messrs.
T. A. Linn, G.. NJ. Lancey, IL. W. Ste
wart and A. J. Bowman.
| The Madison statistician has been fig
| uring and has decided that his town has
more water power than any other place
in the county He says: Here is fall
of 81 feet and mean horse power OF
III, 500. There are but three powers in
the United States that are larger, but
when we consider drainage, area and
storage capacity which no other river
has equal to the Kennebec we find that
Madison has capacity of $4,000 horse
power for "a hours or 90, 900 for II hours
daily, which places it at the head of the
water power of the United States, as
Niagara can never be developed to any
thing like its nominal capacity.
Madison Bulletin; deputy Sheriff
Harding has recently notified and warn
ed several parties in this vicinity that
unless they kill some old, decrepid
horses which they are keeping in half
starved condition, he will prosecute
them for cruelty to animals. There are
a number of such cases in this vicinity
and it would be mercy to put these
poor, old, useless animals out of exist
ence. In taking this course Mr. Hard
ing is meeting with the hearty approval
and support of all who understand the
situation" He certainly deserves the
support of all humane persons in work
of this sort.
! Madison reports one notorious So
called restaurant the less. Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. w. Smith, who kept such
place, have packed up their belongings
and left. They were arrested and
brought before Trial Justice j. F.
Withee on the charge of selling cigar
cites to minors. On account of defect
In the warrant they were discharged
New warrants were Immediately issued
and also warrants charging both with
being sellers of Intoxicating liquors.
They were given hearing, Thursday,
&c. O. Small for the State and A. Will
Der for the defendants. Both liquor
warrants being defective, they were
again discharged and given hearing on
the warrants for selling cigarettes, found
guilty and fined each s. 90 and costs,
amounting in all to $500. New war
rants were to be issued on the liquor
case but the defendants agreed to leave
the county provided they would thus
escape further prosecution.
Pittsfelds prospects for plenty OF
electricity for all kinds of purposes are
excellent. The announcement that the
firm of Smith & Conant Bros. would put
in an electric plant in addition to the
Improvements at their mill, has aroused
much activity among the promoters OF
the scheme to dam the Sebasticook river
at point below the village for electric
lighting and power purposes. They de-
clare that their plans will be carried on,
even if the new firm does put in the pro
posed electric plant. The $4,000 fol-
the enterprise has not been all raised YET
but no serious trouble Is anticipated in
getting the balance. 1t is claimed that
this capital will build dam and erect a
plant that will furnish abundant power
to thoroughly light the village and give
power for manufacturing purposes. II
is estimated that 1900 horse power car
be easily obtained at the dam and of this
800 horse power can be utilized in the
village for manufacturing purposes
The company will be willing to rem
power to the new lumber firm should
they 80 desire and in no event woulc
they oppose them in their plans of erect
ing an electric lighting plant at the mill
unless it should be demonstrated later
that the plant down river will not pay
unless the power be used for lighting
purposes. 1t is generally understood
that Conant Bros. 4 Smith hold charter
for electric lighting in the village, ano
they have petitioned the selectmen fol
permission to set poles in the village
streets. A hearing on their petition
will be held March 18th.