The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-14
SOMERSET PTCK-UPS.

! The Floral Company recently formed
at Fairfield, Las suspended operations
for the present. The flower makers
were discharged Thursday.
| Hartland is soon to have a bank-the
big safe for the Hartland branch of the
" atervllle Trust and Banking Co. has
arrived. q. NJ. Lancey will be treasur-
er. Things are being put in shape to
receive tho safe and begin business as
soon as possible.
They are hustling things in good
shape at the plant of Smith & Conant
Bros. in Pittsfield. Workmen are hur-
rying along extensions to the mill and
dry kiln, and April II, c. S. Noble be-
gan to erect IS foot chimney to take
the place of the smoke stack which has
done duty for years.
The Somerset Telephone Company
has been organized at Madison for the
purpose of operating a telephone ex-
change foI the towns of Madison, Arson
and North Arson, with $1,000 capital
stock of which $500 is paid in The
officers are: President, Thomas II.
| Spear of Anson, treasurer, Jennie l..
Spear of Anson. Certificate approved,
March -, 1898.
johnson Brothers are building the
foundation for a new furnace at the sui.
phur house of the pulp mill in Madison.
This furnace is to be connected with
tower No. II, which has not been used
for years, as the purpose for which it
was erected was not found practicable.
1t is the plan of the company to take
down these towers one at time and re-
build them. One is now in process.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Brooks of PALMYRA.
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
| their marriage Saturday, April 2 About
sixty-five friends and relatives were
present, bringing numerous gifts which
included the useful as well as the orna-
mental. They are a tine looking couple
for people of their ages, especially Mrs.
Brooks, who though 70 years of age, APP
pears no older than the average woman
of 80. She was the daughter of the late
John Cushman, so well known in the
early history of the town.
In the case of the Kennebec Log Driv-
ing Co. VS.. Manufacturing Investment
Co of Madison, which was on trial in
the Supreme Court at Augusta for eight
days, Heath and Cornish for plaintiffs
and Walton and WILDER for defendants,
the jury Thursday, rendered verdict
| for the plaintiffs for 81 200, the full
amount claimed. The action was to
recover money expended by the plain
tiffs in removing jam and putting logs
through the defendants sorting boom at
Madison in 1897.
On Saturday evening, April 2, Game
Warden Walter |. Neal of Pittsfield,
went to the Forks and helped organize a
attendance, and everybody seemed well
pleased with the work of the commits
sioners and wardens during the past
winter. An organization was effected
under the name of the Somerset Guides
Association. The officers elected were:
President NJ. L. French; vice president,
Frank j. Durgin; secretary, William
Adams; treasurer, Charles A. Kennedy.
Among the guides present were: William
! Mckay, " ill p. Forsyth, Geo. Durgin,
Charles 5. Pierce, Walter Bloom, Daniel
Durgin, Ed. Crotto, Dell b. Durgin,
Oliver c. Adams, Scott c, Durgn,
Henry d. Durgin.
Col. w. G. Morrill, of Pittsfeld has
been awarded a medal of honor for
gallantry in action during the war of the
Rebellion The following is a statement
of the particular service as quoted by
Secretary of war, Alger: "At Kappa
hammock Station, Va, Nov, :, 1868, this
officer, then captain 20th Maine Nolun-
teers, and on duty with skirmishers in
advance of the 9th corps, learning that
an assault was TO be made upon the
enemy's Notifications by troops of the
9TH corps there present, called for volun-
teers from his own command to unite
with the storming party. With those
volunteers, some 80 in number, he joined
the 9th Maine regiment and charged
with it, The enemy's works were car
ried with the bayonet, four guns, eight
battlehags and 1900 men were captured
and Captain Morrill, was specially men
toned in the official reports of the Corps
and Division commanders
! DR.. Robbins No. 25-25 for the liver.