The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-23

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Myroa A. Pillsbury, Colby '99, of
Fairfield, has secured position in the
Hallowell National bank, and left this
week to assume his duties there.
The Great Northern Paper CO., Madi-
son, are now making printing paper.
The water in the Kennebec is 80 low
however, that they have been obliged TO
lay off large number of workmen, not
being able to keep all their machinery
running.
At the last meeting of Steadfast
Lodge, |. O. G.. T., of Starks, were
elected for the ensuing term; c. T., w.
W. Moore; Sec, w. L. Walker; f. S.,
c. w. Smell; Treas, W. w. Creation;
M, A. G. Morse; Chap, o. w. Creation;
g., Mrs. P. j. Phinney; S., l.. l., Tup-
per.
At Detroit, Tuesday evening of last
week, the II year old son of G. A.
Springer was passing horse in the
stable when the animal reached out and
as quick as flash grabbed him, biting a
section out of his under lip. 1t is
thought the young man will recover
without being seriously disfgured.
After three years of faithful service,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Joy, who formerly
managed the Sbawnut House, have ro.
tired and are now keeping house in
Fairfield. Mrs. c. Fearnal, who has
been working for Mrs Joy for the last
five months, has taken charge of the
house. Mrs Joy left on account of i'll
health.
r. l.. Smith, of the Pittsfeld Electric
Light and Power Company, made a
deal in real estate last week, whereby
he came IN possession of the Lincoln
lot, so called, one of the most desirable
pieces of timber land in this section of
the state. 1t is probable that Mr..
Smith will operate there during the
coming winter and will cut a large
amount of timber to be sawed at his
mill during the season of 1900.
There was house warming at the
new home of X. G. Radcliffe at the
Shaw farm in Industry, on Wednesday
evening, Nov. 8th. The guests were
entertained by his son and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs, G. II. Radcliff. No pains
were spared to make the evening a
pleasant one for the company. AT ten
o'clock cake and coffee were served.
There were about two hundred present
from Arson, Starks, Industry and
Pennington.
The new hotel now being erected at
Fairfield by Amos +. Gerald, will be
known as The Gerald. 1t is to have at
the entrance slab of granite that will
be something of n curiosity to visitors.
The granite, which is being quarred at
the Dodlin quarry, in Norridgewock, is
to be IS feet and nine inches long, eight
feet in width, and foot thick. In the
center will be engraved the words 1.-The
Gerald. The stone is said to cost the
sum of $3.50.
Benjamin Walker, son of Daniel
Walker in Arson, is recovering from
an operation for the removal of an alb
cess from his right lung The young
man had been sick since last March.
He went to town meeting, took cold
and had pneumonia. He did not recov-
err from the disease but continued to
cough and raise considerable matter.
that there was sore of some kind in
side of him, and physicians operated
upon him. They found an abcess in
the right lung which contained about
a quart of pus. The young man is
now doing well and will recover.
Tuesday morning DR., Griffin, assisted
by Drs. Taylor and Porter, of Pittsheld,
removed an adenoid tumor from his
little daughter Gwendolen's throat
The growth was situated in the vault of
the pharynx above and behind the soft
palate, seriously obstructing the passage
between the nose and throat, and effect
ing the hearing to some extent on the
right side. In the afternoon the same
surgeons operated on little Florence, the
seven years old daughter of c. p.
Hodgkins, for the same trouble in the
same locality. The attending surgeon
reports both patients as doing we'll, with
good prospect of having no more trouble
from adenoids.