The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.


unknown. Loss, about $4,000; insur
ance, $1,100.
One christmas tree in Palmyra con
tanned q present which expressed thu
real Christmas spirit. 1t was purse o
$101 for Mrs. G. s. Brooks whose hus
band died November 9th, and was con
tributed by neighbors and friends.
The farm buildings of John $. Bragg
in the south part of Detroit, were total
ly destroyed by fire, Wednesday, will
all their oontents-2 cows, fine young
horse, hogs, hens, farming tools of al
Kinds, one top buggy, and all the house
hold furniture. They lost everything
but their night clothes and barely es
capped with their lives. The cause Of
the fire is unknown. There was no in
surance. MIR. Bragg and his wife We're
the only occupants of the house. Mr.
and Mrs. Bragg are each about IS years
of age.
C. G. Hume of Shawmut, an agent OF
Lawrence, Newhall d. Co., who hold a
mortgage of the Bangs Bros plant in
Augusta, was in that city, last week,
and took account of stock of the plant.
To an Augusta reporter he stated that
the mill would probably be put into
operation in very short time, by
Lawrence, Newhall & Co., with George
Bangs as superintendent. 1t is the in
tention of this company to manufacture
boxes, in addition to the regular pro-
duct, that of window frames. Mr..
Hume said that the winters lumber out
look is very good, and Lawrence, New
hall & Co. will cut about $4,000, 900 feet
of lumber this winter.
Among the family gatherings held in
Maine on Christmas, was one at the old
Powers homestead, Pittsfield, where Mrs.
Naomi Powers Walker entertained five
of her sons and three grandchildren.
The dinner served was one of the typical
old-fashioned Christmas dinners, such
as were served in the old home many
years ago, when these famous boys
studied over their lessons.by the light of
tallow candles. In Il. the dining room
where the dinner was served, is still the
old brick oven, and beside it 1.-THE huge
fireplace with its crane for hanging ket-
ties or roast of meat. On the mantel
above stand several of the old candle
sticks which have been in use for so
many years, aud are yet in daily use
about the house. Those who gathered
about the family board we're: His Ex-
cellency, Gov. LIewellyn Powers, Hon.
Don Powers, Hon. and Mrs. Fred Powers,
Sceava Powers, Miss Matte Powers,
daughter of Gorham Powers, and Misses
Hortense and Inez Powers, daughters
of Amos Powers.
The Hartland correspondent of the
Pittsfield Advertiser relates rather
funny incident which happened in con-
nection with the exercises at the Metho-
dist church, of that town, Christmas
eve. "The choir had spent good deal
of time rehearsing fine anthem entitled
"Calm on the Night" but some of his
many friends had prepared for Mel Lam
cey an enormous pop corn doll which
" as hung high on the tree, and soon the
molasses began to soften and the "crit-
ter" came apart, first an arm, then leg,
then the head fell to. the floor. This
was going on while the choir were sing
ing the first half of the anthem. The
crowd began to laugh sort of cres-
cendo giggle, .and:: when the anthem was
concluded the audience didn't know
they we're singing yankee
Doodle" or "Old Black Joe." In vain
the basso growled, the alto put on
steam, the soprano shrieked, the tenor
The crowd came in ahead,
but the choir don't care; they say they
have an anthem all ready for next
and if the audience don't
laugh they can hear it at that time"
Hon. F. w. Hovey has won his case
In the law court and now owns round
house, four acres of land and Y. This
is the piece of property which forms a
part of the property of the Sebasticook
and Moosehead Railroad, and has been
q matter of endless litigation. When
the property was bought, according to
the statements of Mr.. Hovey, he paid
for it and took deed of the same. By
the decision of the court the property is
held by Mr.. Hovey and now the compa-
ny must lease it of him, or buy it. This
may cut quite prominent figure in
about settlement of about
$4,000, which Mr.. Hovey claims from
the road. In conversation with the
News man Mr.. Hovey said: eyes, this
property is mine and it is in my power
now to make lots of trouble for the Sc.
basticook and Moosehead Railroad by
not allowing their trains to run over
such part of the tracks as cross my
property but / have no idea of doing
anything of the kind, nor any DISPOSE
ton to do 80, unless they make me do
30. This concern has fought me in
every way they could since l resigned as
treasurer for them and they may try to
push me still further" The talk of the
town has been on this subject since the
decision has been given out and the