The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-02-02
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

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The postoffice at Creckervj.le. somer.
set county, on route l557, has been dis.
continued and the mail nov GOES to
West plttsfeld
Wilson Shaw Of Pitlsdeld, mt with
painful accident, Monday, while al work
chopping wood in the southern part Of
the town. The axe slipped and struck
his night foot, completely seyerIng the
big toe The accident will lay him mp
the greater part Of the winter
The Manufacturing Investment Com
pany Of Madison. il taking out old and
unused machinery to make room for
their paper making plant The new
paper machine will be 1876 inches vide
aud have capacity of thirty tons Of
high grade fibre manilas per day.
The editors Of the NJ. {. 1. at Pitts
field have chosen Miss Morarty as edi
tor in-chief. The other editors retain
the departments as selected last term.
Miss Helen Thomas and Mr. Higgins
taking charge Of the department Of lit
erature in place Of the absent editor
The Manufacturing Investment Com
pany of Madison, is repairing the piers
damaged in the freshet Of tue summer
of 1897 and will raise them few feet
higher than they formerly were This
will require some additional filling and
make a market for somebody's old stone
wall.
A claim of the town Of Canaan against
the city of Calais for support OF paupers
is expected to come before the courts
soon. Quite large amount Of money
is involved in the controversy and it is
said some very fine legal points will be
brought ont in the event of the matter
being brought into court.
The officers of the Palmyra Union
Sunday school for the year ensuing are
as follows: sec. and Treas Emma
Johonnett; Supt., Mrs E. l.. took; or
ganist, Lura & Frost; chorister. Al
thur Appleby; teachers, Mrs. L. NJ. ;.
Libby, Mrs. Z l.. Cook, Mrs. V. D.
Sweetand; librarian, Alice Pray.
The freight office at the Maine Central
station at Pittstield, which for many
years has not met The requirements Of
the amount of business handled, is soon
to be remodeled and fitted into more
commodious and pleasant quarters with
hardwood floors and new office fixtures.
The work will commence in about a
week.
A horse belonging to Cyrus Hut Of
Detroit created quite an excitement one
day last week at Pittsfeld. He was
hitched in front of 7. F. tonnor's store,
when he became frightened by the train
and got badly tangled up in the bicycle
rack which stands front of the store.
The horse was badly cut and the sleigh
and harness somewhat demolished.
Allen Rocks, the trainer at Perry Mar
tins stable at Pittsfield, met with au IN
fortunate accident one cay last week,
while handling one OF J. F. Mills young
horses. In some way the horse reared
ID sueh d manner DIS 10 come uo"n on
Mr.. Rocks, forcing him to the ground,
oie"N'ns 'ile s''''i o''no u 'ne i'S"' tes
about three inches above the ankle joint
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