The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-10
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.
The Fairfield textile mill is employing
90 hands at the present time.

The Fairfield textile mill is employing
90 hands at the present time.
Mercer has had no .nunications
with the outside world for four days but
an attempt to lift the embargo was made
Friday, morning, when the stage thai
takes the mail made an effort to gel
through to Norridgewock.
The Manufacturing Investment Com
pany at Madison, turned out 1000 tons
of dry pulp during the month of Jan
uary. This is equal in amount to ove'
1000 tons of wet pulp such as is pro
duced by the ground wood process
AR. Yates has secured a lease of the
Fairfield trotting park, and the coming
season Of the turf he will hold several
meets. 1t is understood that the first
meeting will be held, July 4, at which
time there will be some good racing.
The East Somerset Agricultural Soci
ETY. will hold an all day race at theil
park in Hartland, July 4th, 1893. In
the forenoon there will be wagon race
and a three minute class, and in the
afternoon, a 224, 2.30 and 2.40 class
respectively.
The following officers have been elect
ed by the stockholders of the Bombazet
Water Power Company: President, +
G. Danforth; secretary, o. F. Hall
treasurer, F. W. Spaulding; directors
f. q. Danforth, c. A. Harrington, f
w. Spaulding and ". NJ. Aver.
Embden Center: The storm of the
31st and LIST gave us about 80 inches Of
dry, light snow, which the wind pileo
up, badly. Harry Andrews is failing
and it is thought he cannot recover
Hiram Andrews, who recently had
foot amputated is gaining, and the leg
is said to be healing well.
This change in the mail service IL
Somerset county is announced: Route
1928. Flagstaff to Carrabassett. Dur
ing period from December to April 81
in each year, permit postmaster at Flag
staff to deliver mail to carrier l hour II
advance of schedule when condition OF
road makes it necessary.
Starks: l.. H. puley, who has beer
failing in health for the past few years
went to Norridgewock, last week, where
he took sudden cold, and is now con
fined to his bed with but small chance
of his recovery. o. w. Creation ano
Sons bought fine pair of three-year-olo
steers in Pennington, last week. They
are red, white faces, and are about
feet, 8.
The County Commissioners had
hearing at Pittsfield, last week, on the
premises for the consideration OF the
question of the amount of damages
to be awarded Mabel o. Watson, Loren
20 Baxter, and two others, by reason oil
the crossing of their premises and TAX
ing land for roadway by the W. d @
Railroad, the parties not having beer
able to agree. Their decision was moi
made public.
Calvin Rowe, an old man, of Moscow
somewhat demented, recently started OF
foot for house little over a mile dis
tant. Becoming bewildered in the snow
storm he took wood road that led hin
to the "gulf stream" which he followed
till he reached Austin stream. AL
night and until searching party found
him the next day, he had tramped VI
and down stream on the ice to KEEP
from freezing. 1t is a wonder how ht
avoided the many open places in the ice
His hands and feet were badly frozen.
J.C. Conner, tax collector, of Pitts
field, has settled with the town in &C
cordance with the vote passed at the
last annual town meeting. Mr.. Common
showed receipts from the town treas
urer, for 1921, 900. Much interest ha'
been felt in this matter for the opinion
has prevailed that he would be unable
to settle at specified time without max
ing up balance out of his own pocket
Once before has such vote been passed
and it is known that the collector o.
that year hired $1,000 in order to settle
with the town and that about 5000 o.
this amount still remains unpaid.
Concord: Effie, wife of Winfield
Bean, of Concord, died quite suddenly
Friday, Jan. "a, at her home. Sh'
leaves a husband, and little daughter
one year old, a father, two sisters ant
two brothers, besides other relatives tt
mourn. Mr.. Joseph Bean, an agee
citizen, died at the home of his nephew
r. p. Chase, Monday, Jan. oath. HI
has been we'll cared for in his last day
by his nephew and wife, who hav'
spared no pains to make him comforta
bic. John w. Thompson came out o
the woods, last week, with cut foot
Mrs. B. M. Berry visited her parents
last Monday. Miss Flora Halves is oil
the gain. Miss jimmie Goodrich, whit
has been quite sick for a number o
| weeks, was worse, last week. Levi
Hilton Ia hauling hay for Mellin Berr