The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

a pension has been granted to the fol-
lowing resident of Maine: Original,
widows, ETC., Lila N. Towne. NV Port
land, IS.
The firm Of Chamberlain aud Hersey
of Plttsfield, has been dissolved bv
mutual consent. The IN tchiu- shop will
be run 10y Mr.. Hersey, while the business
of selling pictures and photography will
be conducted by Mr. Chamberlain.
Robert Linn of Hlrtl4ld. ha, placed
his speedy mare, Eva May, ia tn hand,
of trainer, Charles Dus.in. rnis mare :
one Of the most promising young horses
in the Stare and under the careful train
ing of Mr.. Dustin ought to m4ee i tile
showing before the season closes.
Mr.. A. A. Beal, son of Lewis Beal
of North Fairfield, is on a visit TO his
old home in that place. He belonged
to the Sixth L. S. Infantry and was in
the fight at Santiago and there received
wound, a bullet having entered the
hip and followed down the leg, coming
out at the knee. He had been absent
from home some fifteen years.
Mrs. f. j. Robinson of Fairfield, the
president of the Volunteer Aid, has re-
ceived a very kind letter from the Port
land Aid, thanking the ladies for what
has been sent them and saying that the
rest of the articles are very much need
ed as the Maine General Hospital is call
ing on them for shirts, sheets, etc. The
Aid will forward them at once.
People Oh the electric live between
Waterville and Fairfield have complained
that much disturbance has been made by
returning passengers from Island Park.
1t has not been in the form of roWdyism
but singing TO pass away the time on the
homeward trip, aud the conductor out of
courtesy has not interferred. The Off
cias of the road will see that hereafter
the singing will not occur.
The annual reunion of the Brackett
family was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. G. Bracket in New Portland
Tuesday at which 120 were present.
dinner of baked beans and pastry
was enjoyed at noon after which pro.
gram of singing and speaking and add
dresses was carried out. The oldest
member of the family who was present
was Ivory Bracket, who is 81 years Of
age.
Work has been commenced, at Madi.
sou, on new and large coal shed for
the Manufacturing Investment Company,
and the old shed, which for a long time
has been bad looking object, will be torn
down and the new one will take its
place The new shed will be about the
same size as the old one, and will cost
about $4,000. The work will be pushed
so as to have the new shed ready for
the winter supply OF coal, which will
come in soon.
An unusually heavy hail storm passed
over East Madison, " ednesday hail
stones as large as mans thumb fell
doing considerable damage. In the
home of Daniel Stuart several windows
were smashed and in other places the
window glass was broken. The great
est damage was done To an oat held in
that place Acres and acres of oats
were laid over as fast as though they
had been moved. other crops suffered
severely from the effects of the hail.
One of the prettiest horses in Somer-
set county is Mr.. F. O. Paine's, of
North Arson, four-year-old mare, Nix
lie W." She is brown mare all style.
and as handsome as picture, very mp
headed with heavy name and tail,
weighs $50 pounds, and as good road.
err as a man ever need to sit behind.
She has never been handled for speed
but can make some that are blush
to think they can not drive past her
when ont on a spin. She is perfectly
safe for a lady to drive, not afraid of
the cars or any object. She was sired
by Black Joe, and ont of a Prince Ed
ward Island mare.
A meeting of the Fairfield junction
and Mills Water Power Co, was held
Wednesday, in the office of y, Totman
d Sons. The following officers were
elected j. F. Kenrck, W. II. Totman,
V. h. Conner. E. T. Webb and II. NJ.
Mansfield, directors; F. NJ. Totman,
clerk; E. F. Kenrick, collector and
treasurer V. R. Connor, agent. A CON-
mittee composed of f. F Webb, j. F.
Kenrck and V. r. Common was elected