The Somerset reporter., 1899-10-26
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

steam heating plant is being put
into the creamery building at Pittsfield.
The work is being done by Bangor
firm.
Mrs. Mary Robinson of Hartland, who
has been seriously i'll for the past three
weeks at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. G.. n. Morse of Pittsfeld, died
Wednesday of last week.
Palmyra grange fair was pronounced
success In every respect as it deserved
to be after the good work done by the
committee. The show of farm stock
and crops was large and fine beyond the
expectations of any and equalling many
of the more pretentious fairs of the
State.
Geo. Call of Pittsfield, says that the
indiscriminate shooting INDUCED in by
careless sportsmen who go hunting in
altogether too dangerous. AS he was at
work in the cemetery with his team one
day last week a bullet struck rock
directly under his horse, glancing off
and coming too near him for comfort.
The drouth is affecting the Linn
Wooden Co.'S. plant at Hartland quite
seriously. The looms in the new mill
as we'll as the old are only run four
hours per day. The plant has in it's
equipment II looms and with plenty of
power these would all be kept running
without being able to manufacture the
goods to keep pace with the demand.
It is hoped that the new dam will hold
back water enough in Moose pond so
that drouth at any future time will not
seriously affect the mills.
Mrs. Frank Grover, who is employed
at the Riverside mill at Pittsfeld, was
taken suddenly i'll Monday of last week
while at work. She had severe tooth
ache and had been taking tootha che
drops mixed with laudanum to ease the
pain. Too frequent doses of the medi-
cine caused sudden numbness and a
desire to sleep. She was quickly taken
to the house of Thomas O'Reilly near
by and DR.. K. p. Goodrich summoned
who succeeded in bringing her out of
the stupor after two hours of hard work.
N. Totman & Sons mill and water
power at Fairfield have been bought by
W. S. Spaulding of Boston, director of
the Waterville and Fairfield Electric
Railway and Lighting Company, for
$4,000, for the use of the company.
The papers passed and the deal was
completed, Friday morning. This is the
first move made by the Waterville &
Fairfield Street Railway and Lighting
Company in It's response to the competi-
ton threatened by the newly formed
Union Gas and Electric Company of Wa
terville.
Some of the people living in the vi
cinity of the Shawmut station, Fairfield,
we're much surprised one day last week
by finding the carous of a deer in the
Kennebec. When first seen it was
thought the carcus was that of a calf.
To save pollution of the water it was
brought ashore when it was found to be
that of a deer. Closer examination
showed that the deer had been shot
through the hip. How it came there is
something of a mystery. 1t is supposed
that the deer was wounded up river and
then having gone to the river for a drink
fell in and was drowned.
1t is reported that certain parties were
driving deer with dogs near this village
last Saturday. Deer have been living in
the woods near the village for several
years and are frequently seen in the
fields. Last Saturday the barking OF
dogs and baying of hounds was heard
and shortly afterward deer. came out
into the open field followed by a pack of
dogs. A little later the report of rifle
was heard short distance south of the
village. This may be case to interest
some game warden as it appears that
dogs are being used to chase deer by
some ignorant or lawless hunter says the
Madison Bulletin.