The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-02
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Thursday, two large moose, one three
and one six years old, were shipped over
the Somerset Railway, the first tins
season. They were shot at squaretown
and shipped to Kennebunk.
Hiram Goodwin, an aged farmer Of
Pishon's Ferry. died Friday morning
from injuries sustained in fall down his
cellar stairs, death occurring two hours
after the accident. The deceased is
survived by a widow and two Sons.
H. L. Edwards, who has been the
popular foreman at Bryants mill in
Pittsfeld for the past nine months, has
severed his connection with that firm
and will go into business for himself in
the manufacture of house finish in a mill
at Gardiner.
A jolly old-fashioned "huskln" was
held last week at the home Of Perley
Goodrich in Palmyra, which was largely
attended by the people from that section.
A large amount of corn was husked in
the big barn after which fine supper
with pumpkin pie and Indian pudding
was served.
T f b. Knowles of the firm of River.
side Wooden 10 of Plttsfeld, was in
Portland and Boston on an extended
business trip pertaining to the mill, last
week. While absent he purchased a
large dynamo for lighting purposes to
use in connection with the one they are
using at the present time.
John Lambert of Madison, who has
been laid up for the past five weeks
with paralysis of the lower limbs, is now
able to be about with the aid of crutches.
He has been in a very critical condition
and has been told that he could not live.
but is now doing well and will probably
recover the US of his limbs
Last Friday evening, Oct. 20, Detroit
grange conferred the 4th degree GA
seven candidates, doing the work with
their own degree team and in a very ap.
proprate and creditable manner. Fol
lowing the work bountiful harvest
feast was served. Visiting patrons were
present from Newport, Palmyra and
Pittsfed.
Cecil Chadbourne, foreman in the
liquor room of the Somerset Fibre Co,
at Fairfield, fell headlong into vat OF
boiling liquor, Wednesday of last week,
and was frightfully burned. His hair
was burned of, aud his feet, legs, hands
and back are in a terrible condition
Some of the liquor entered his mouth
burning the throat and causing untold
agony.
W. H. Burton of Hartland, recently
bought forty-seyen lambs of Mr. Gould
who lives on a place below Pittstield
village. 1t is evident that Mr.. Gould i.
thoroughly up-to. date farmer ano
knows how to raise lambs so as to make
them pay The lightest one in the flock
weighed 70 lbs. Several who have seer
them pronounced them the best flock oil
one mans raising they ever saw.
The man who appeared at the house
of Ephriam Caswell in Mercer Wednes
! day of last week and claimed to bt
Foster Lee Randall of Lewiston, ha,
been identified AS Homer Bryant of New
sharon. Bryant is insane and wandered
away from his home last sunday. How
Bryant came To take the name OF Foster
Lee Randall, who disappeared from hi.
home in Lewiston more than two year,
ago, cannot even be imagined.
The evening train Thursday, over thu
Somerset Railroad had on board can.
containing 1000 handbook salmon to be
placed in Jaekman pond. This is thu
second lot of salmon that has recently
been placed in this pond. 1t has beer
the policy of the camp owners in thai
section for some time to keep the pond,
stocked with salmon. Lot after lot ha,
been added uuui now the pond contain,
some Of the finest salmon to be found il
that section The fish were sent thel,
from the Auburn hatcheres at the IL
quest of d. c Foster of Bingham.
Probably one Of the most yalua5l.
curios in the line of ancient newspapers
owned 10y any individual IN TINS state il
the property Of sidney r Humphrey a
Ptttsfcld 1t is a tiye.coum four-pag,
weekly called the Ulster County Gazette
published at Kingston, Ulster county
y. Y; by samuel Freer Il Son, Jan. 4th
1900 thus making the paper nearly 10
years old. The one thing making thu
edition exceptionally valuable is that /
was mourning number tor Georg
Washington The columns devoted +,
tins distinguished person and the ae
counts of his death and funeral are in