The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-07
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Mr.. Guy Baker owned the Newton
House at Jackman village, which was
destroyed by fire on Saturday last He
had taken the hotel only short time
since.
DR.. w. G.. Fuller, who was obliged to
retire from the practice of dentistry in
Pittsfield, few years ago on account of
trouble with his eyes, is now at work
for life insurance company in Portland.
News has been received at Pittsfeld,
that Prof. j. II. Parsons, former princi-
pal of Maine Central Institute, but for
some years at the head of the Framing
ham, Mass, high school, has been oblig-
ed to give up teaching on account of
falling health he is now in Quebec to
recuperate his he 18th and strength.
1t is understood that J. c. Conner will
rebuild the old corner store in Pittstield,
which has been in use as grocery store
for many years, aid recently occupied
by A. j. Loder u Son. The annex will
be moved away and extensive additions
made to the original store, which when
completed will represent fine three
story business block. The main store
will have the latest improvements in
Guiding plate glass front.
Daniel Titus of Madison, has sued the
Manufacturing Investment Company for
81 900 damages for violation of contract
for putting logs into the river and sluic-
ing through the gates, says the Madison
Bulletin. Titus claims that the compa-
ny refused to pay for sluicing any more
logs after he had sluiced about $4,000.
The contract was for "a 600 sticks at &c
each. Titus claims that he was at great
expense for tools and being thrown out
of job in the middle of the winter was
damaged thereby to the extent of $1,000.
Saturday afternoon, Mar. 26, the New
ton hotel at Jackman, one of the best
in that region, was burned to the
ground. The fire caught from a defec-
tive chimney and was caused by throw
ing an old lampwick into an open fire.
place. The buildings were insured for
saved by the energetic work of the
crowd. The hotel had but recently
changed hands, having formerly been
run by Chas. Coleman, but was at the
time of the fire run by Guy Baker, w.
S. Moore and Henry Mckinney. They
are undecided as to rebuilding, but the
annex has been repaired.
Daniel Hilton, a lumberman, was tried
at Bingham, Thursday evening, before
Trial Justice Edwin S. Baker, for having
a deer in his possession contrary to law
Hartman of Commissioners of Game
Carleton tried the case for the State,
and Walter Bloom, a registered guide,
was the principal witness. A large
crowd was present, and there was great
interest in the case. Mr.. Hilton was
found guilty and fined $40 and costs.
He appealed, but later changed his
mind, withdrew his appeal and paid the
fine. Mr.. Carleton's unexpected visit
has caused much satisfaction and great
interest in that section.
There has been some complaint of late
in regard to making connections from
South Norridgewock over the S. Il n.
electrics with the train out of okowhe-
gan in the afternoon. Formerly car
left South Norridgewock at II 40, inak-
ing connections with the 1.35 p. m. train
leaving Skowhegan, now the car leaves
here at IL 20 a. M, making long time
to wait in Skowhegan and obliging peo-
pie to leave here before dinner. If
anyone wishes to take the Bangor trains
they cannot go from here in the after
noon over the Somerset as the train
does not connect at Waterville. 1t is
hoped the management of the electric
railroad will run the LAS car as for
merly.
1t was expected that the Moosshead
pulp mill would start, April 1st, and
Supt. L. Z. Ward has been at work for
several days with large crew of men
for that purpose. AS is always the case
when an overhauling of mill is neces-
sary, lot of work comes out that had
not been taken into consideration, and
SO the mill did not start Supt. Ward
says that he cannot tell the exact date
on which the mill will start, but it will
be within very short time now, as he
has all the work laid out that is possible
to be done this spring. The mill will
start with 90 men. 1t will be a great
thing to some people in that section to
have this mill start, as many have in
vested in timber lands for the sole pur-
pose of furnishing timber for the mill.
At a recent meeting of the Universal
list parish of Pittsfield, the committee
appointed at the meeting of the prev
ious week to solicit subscriptions to the
fund for building the proposed new
church, reported that the following
sums had been either pledged or that
they would be given by the parties
named: The Dobsons $500, G. II. Hunt
er $500, j. w. Manson $500. Heirs of l.
II. Lancey $500, D. M. Park $500, U. L.
A. Society, $1,000 The Kings Daugh-
torc Eluh and sauaral ofhar o0ciat;aa