The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-12-21
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.


The American Wooden Co. started W
it's mill at Fairfield again Thursday
The company plan 10 enlarge the mill
and stock it with full set of machinery
for the manufacture of wooden goods.
c. H. Allen, who has bought the LOT
of Charles z. Greenleaf on Main street,
Mercer, extending to the pond in the
village, has commenced to erect an ice
house 22x32 on the lower end, prepara-
tory to the building of IA creamery.
Five deer with an aggregate weight of
500 pounds or more were secured by a
party comprised of E. s. Miller and
Lyman Emmons of Norridgewock, and
C. W. Houghton of Madison. They
went in from Union to Pleasant Ridge,
being guided by Fred Houghton of
Union.
While skating recently on the river
near the home of Henry Fuller, Herbert
Reynolds, Hartland, attempted to cross
to the other side. When about half
way across, the ice gave way. He how
ever, broke ice to the other side. Thus
an accident which might have proven
serious resulted in merely a wetting.
At their regular meeting, Tuesday
evening of last week, w. s. Howe Camp,
Pttsfield, elected officers as follows:
Capt, E. e. Daniels; LIST Lieut., L. A.
Harding; End Lieut., A. M. ChadbourEe;
Chadbourne, Walter Withee; Delegate,
w. E. Towne; Alternate, Walter Withee.
One of the biggest deals in timber
lands of the year is just being consum
mated. Lawrence, Newhall d Co., of
Fairfield, have sold to the Great North
ern Paper Co., in the neighborhood of
one hundred thousand acres of their
most valuable timber lands located on
Moose river and the East Branch, the
purchasing price being around $3.50, 900.
The grst mill of Madison has been
temporarily equipped with new thirty
horse power electric motor which will
be taken out soon and replaced with one
of fifty horse power. The thirty is
sufficient for the business, but the con-
tract with the company requires fifty
horse power. 1t is great improvement
over water or steam az it requires very
little care.
The coming year Pittsfield will try
and eclipse all previous efforts in show.
ing their patriotism and the result will
be that one of the biggest celebrations
ever held in this county will come off
there July a, 1900. Col. Morrill, will
take hold and help out with some good
attractions at his driving park during
the day and some interesting races may
be looked for at that time.
On Saturday afternoon, Dec. 9th,
notices were posted in the Pioneer,
Waverley and Riverside wooden mills,
Pittsfield, announcing that commencing
Jan. l, 1900, the wages of the employees
in the different mills would be restored
to the'scale which was in force in 1894.
In the Pioneer and Waverley mills the
increase will amount to 81, 600 per month
and will effect 600 employees. In the
Riverside mill 95 employees will get
5000 per month more money.
Geo. S. Burrill, who has been at
Patten on business connected with the
building of the new shovel handle fac
tory was at home at Fairfield, for a few
days last week, called there by the sick.
ness of his father, Orson Burrill. The
latter is one of the towns oldest citi-
zens, who for some time has been in
steadily failing health. He is one of the
old school of Kennebec lumbermen and
has always been one of the first In public
gatherings to present the views of that
persuasion.
Mr.. Chester Sawyer, an operative of
the Indian Spring Wooden Mill, Madi-
son, had narrow escape from death
last Friday. Mr.. Sawyer had started
for the toilet room and when nearly
there his attention was attracted by
some one speaking to him, and turning
round, commenced walking backward as
he supposed into the toilet room, but
instead stepped into the elevator shaft
Mr.. sawyer fell from the card room to
the finishing room floor, but escaped in
jury with severe shaking up. The fall
was nearly thirty feet.
The Hartland Academy opened Mon
day morning last, with 10 pupils the
largest number which has ever been in
the school. During the present year,
special effort has been made by the
Trustees and others interested in the
school to increase the number of pupils
and to make important additions to the
course of study. In this they have been
very successful. F. w. c. Wiggin is the
principal and he is ably assisted by Mr..
r. w. Webb, Jr. In all of the depart.
ments able teachers are employed and
the school ia now in fine shape,
A question that is interesting the bust
ness men of Pittsfield at the present
time is the advisability of building a
large dam on the 30mile rips, so called,
for the purpose of furnishing power for
a large electric plant at that Mace tn be