The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-08
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

w. w. Russell, Scion owns pair Of 200
pound horses. which he intends to take
to the State Fair; he has entered them
as draft horses He has outhaued any.
thing in their class wherever they have
been entered
Chas. French, Scion, has at the present
time So hogs. mostly Berkshres. He
has the butter milk from the butter
factory, which enables him to keep
them quite cheaply. He has 20 that
will dress 200 pounds.
While driving around through the
pasture where a culvert was being re-
paired near L. II. ribbetts' at Ripley,
Will Piper WAS thrown from bis load
and fractured his arm. 1t is reported
that he has brought action against the
town to recover damage.
T. Trip d Son, West Athens, are
among the well-to do farmers OF the
town. Their home farm contains 100
acres of land, and they own another
farm of 100 acres IN Athens. They do
general farming and do it in a business
like way.
Mr.. II. P. Bush. Athens, proprietor
of WesseIrunsett Stock Farm, has, as
usual, herd of thoroughbred Jerseys.
He has one of the finest 14.months old
bull calves seen for a long time, also
has a younger thoroughbred bull calf
of excellent quality.
Chas f. Bowden, West Athens has
been, and is now quite sheep raiser
He has March lambs that weighed the
21st of July, 90 pounds, and several that
weighed 81 pounds. Mr.. Bowden has
sold sheep to the Hiltons of Starks,
which they have taken to the fairs
John F. Rhoades of Pittsfield, at
tempted suicide last week, by taking
either paris green or laudnum. Med
ical aid was called and by prompt action
his design was frustrated. 1t is under
stood that he has been drinking exces
sively for some time and he is also adj
dicted to the use of morphine.
L. G.. Jewett. South Scion, has a flock
of sixty grade Shropshire sheep which
he is quite proud of. He also has two
pairs of oxen and two pairs of steers as
good as his sheep. He sold, short
time ago, one.half ton of wool for twen-
ty cents a pound. Mr.. Jewett is a
thrifty farmer.
w. K. Eaton, South Scion, is noted
for always having good stock. Mr..
Eaton is young in years but old in the
stock business. He has some of the
finest Herefords that can be produced.
He has % registered Herefords his
three year-old bull as he stands to-day q,
girts it,, 3 in.
W. n. Smart, Harmony, in speaking
of his hens said they paid him the best
of anything about the farm according
to the money invested. He has s. hens
and 100 chickens; the 81 hens laid from
the first day of January to the first day
of April, 5000 eggs, this is flock of
mixed breeds.
Silas c. Small of Fairfield has pur-
chased the business of the Elmwood
stables of Mr.. Seeny who will return TO
North Vassalboro. Mr.. Small has been
in the livery business in Fairfield good
many years and knows the business
from to and will endeavor to serve
his patrons to their satisfaction.
A crew of about seventy-fve men are
now steadily employed at the Moose.
head Pulp Co.'S mill at Scion, with a
pay roll of nearly $1,000 per month.
The Company has contracted about
5000 cords of wood and the mill is now
turning out Is tons of pulp every TWEEN
ty.four hours. About fifty cords of
wood al re being used every day and the
product is being sold as fast as il can
be made.
c. b. Gilman, Scion, proprietor Of
the Devon Highland Stock Farm,
has dealt in the Devons for forty years,
and has also been a successful breeder,
and has taken his share of the premiums
wherever his stock has been shown.
Mr.. Gilman has very large and well
laid out farm, which was made by him
from the rough State. 1t is well fenced
with good cedar, and there are several
miles of it.
A few nights ago while Alvah Bragg
was driving his fast mare Alta Rose,
2,23 Ia, from the pulp mill to the hotel,
the mare in some way hit her foot on