The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-27
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

the past week, 200 tons IN all.
From 4 to : carl9ad- Of granite pr
day are arriving for use in the b.
pulp aud paper mills at Madison
The August Meeting, at Union Tfot.
ting Park, Pittsfeid, 1799, is billed for
August u, y. q aud u. s4159ls oaer-
in purses.
Fifty loaded cars # freight we're
brought to Madison. Monday July i,
and thirty.fve cars the saturday be
fore.
Tie Indian Spring Wooden %. al
Madison have received an order on
light weights and viii soon have eighty
looms at work on them.
From Z to 20 aais % an afcIage.
arrive per day at Madison, f9r the
Great Northern Paper Company.
These cars are loaded with brick stone
and machinery.
Twenty grndstones for Tie my
ground wood pulp mill at Madison have
arrived and viii be put into position a.
soon as the work is sufficiently far adj
yanced To permit it.
A. b. Thompson has taken charge Of
the Harlland railroad and at present
will act az conductor He has engaged
Chas. Common as engineer Harold smith.
fireman, and Ira Hatch. station agent.
DR.. o. Ames Of Fairfield was in
Portland Wednesday to take examina-
lions before the state board Of medical
examiners. He passed a very success.
full examination, and viii begin practice
here at once.
E. A. Head has commenced the
erection of building on Brook street.
Anson. 1t will be - 3 two stories
high. The upper story will be finished
for tenement and the first f)or will
be used for shop.
The East Somerset Agricultural
Society announces races over the Hart.
land track Saturday. Aug. 10, with IS.
= Is, "a classes for purse, of 800 each
aud a bicycle race open TO tie state
with purse Of $50
John Pierpoint while at work in the
card room at the Madison wooden mil
run his thumb into the second breaker
of one Of the cards, decorating 1t severe.
! ~. 1t is feared that he Will have IL
lose part of the member.
Deputy Sheriff L Harding of Mad
ison, seized three boxes Of liquor at the
station Saturday noon. One was mark
ed to F. Bishop, another To David Chris.
tie and the other TO Alex Willet. The
liquor was llbeled by Trial Justice j.
Frank Withee.
At the meeting Of the steamer engine
company Of Fairfield, Tuesday night it
was voted to take the steamer to the
State Firemen's muster at Bangor,
August ,. Fairfield steamer No. 3
should give any of the visiting engines
hard pull in the ''spouting" contests,
judging from her record at musters
previously held at different places in
the state.
The cars of the Benton 4 Fairfield
Electric Road came across the bridges
for the first time, Thursday afternoon.
The first and smallest bridge is so low
that the trolley would not pass under
it and this caused considerable delay so
that the car did not 90 across until
about 6 80. The two roads are now
connected SO that the cars can be run
over either road.
About four weeks ago Deputy sheriff
Harding seized two barrels of "Uno''
beer at the depot addressed to w. l.
Britton. The beer was libeled and
samples sent to Prof. Robinson Of Bow
dom college for analysis. The result OF
the analysis proved the beer to be harm
less and not intoxicating and the beer
was delivered to Mr.. Britton July 3,
says the Madison Bulletin.
Saturday night, July 10, the Palmyra
grange had Flora night and her court
was composed of children. The little
McCabe twins were much admired as
they led Flora to her throne Of flow ers
and then sat at her feet. The children
entertained the members by recitatIons
and songs Master Charley Hubbard
gave a selection on his guitar and was
called back the second time They
received treat of candy which they all
enjoyed. The Grange voted to hold
their fair October 3rd and 4th.
The society of Jesuits own an acre OF
land at Old Point, where the monument
| stands. There is movement on foot
/ to fix up the grounds and preserve this
historical spot. The Catholic priest at
! Skowhegan has the deed of an acre of
! land there and a recent survey, located
the monument in one corner of the lot.
| We understand that Is. 2. j. Weston,
| who owns the farm there, has offered
to give an acre of land to the society
/ and arrange So that the monument
would stand in the centre Of two acre
/ lot If this can be done. The priest AT
Skowhegan will personally contribute
500 towards grading and beautifyiua