The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-09-14
SOUTH NORRIDGEwOCK.
Business is rushing at the corr shop


A large number of the members of the
Baptist Church have been attending the
Baptist convention at Skowhegan, this
week.
Mrs. w. F. Brown returned from Gin.
ton, last week, where she has been visit.
ing friends.
Mrs. E w. Wing is in poor health
this week.
The " l. S. will meet with Mrs.
Daniel Field, tomorrow afternoon, al
2. 90 D. m. The subject of the meeting
is "Charles Egbert Craddock," and the
meeting will be 10 charge of Mrs. lisa
Wing.
A few of our townspeople attended
the Spirituaist campmeeting last week
at Lakewood.
The entertainment at the Pines Satur-
day and Sunday had quite an attendance
from here.
The Changers gave box sociable at
their hall last Thursday evening which
was well patronized.
The junior department of the Baptist
). S. gave an entertainment in g. A. K.
hall last Friday evening which was re-
ported excellent.
s. NJ. True of Clinton, was in town
yesterday
Harry Carr is In town on his summer
vacation.
j. F. Whitley Of Taunton, Mass, and
Mrs. Nellie Staples of Cottage city, who
have been spending several weeks at 5.
K. Fuller's, returned to their homes
yesterday.
Dr. Edwards is having his house wired
for electric lights.
There is a disease prevalent here that
seems to be fatal to the pet cats. They
die in short time after the first symp-
toms are noticed.
The village schools will commence
next Monday morning. All scholars
from to Is inclusive will be required
to attend.
The Sparkling Spring Creamery have
purchased a new churn to take the place
of the one now in use and which is nearly
worn out. A churn in this establishment
has something to do where some hundred
pounds of butter is made at a churning,
and many times two Cummings day are
service, however.
The corn shop is the center of attrac-
ton at the present time and everything
presents hustling appearance from the
time one Genes in sight of the grounds,
way through the whole establishment.
When the huskers commence on a lot ii
seems as though their life depended on
getting the husks off in the least possible
time and large number o: them are
waiting at the windows to catch the bas-
kets as soon as they are emptied. AS
the corn is wheeled in the ears are fed to
the six cutters which cut the corn from
the cob in the twinkling of an eye, the
cob is shot out of doors through "a metal
chute and the corn is deposited in a suit
able receptacle from here it is taken to
the silkers which consist of two revolving
screens, ole inside the other. and this
separates all the husks, silk and ends OF
the cobs from the corn, leaving il in
proper shape to be placed in the cans ;
it is then put into the mixer where it is
thoroughly mixed with sweetened water /;
from there it IS empted into one of the
combined presses and cookers where il is
partly cooked and pumped into the cans,
two al a time, at the rate OF about forty a
minute for each machine. 1t runs from
here automatically through wiping ma
chine that removes everything from the
outside of the can and they are placed in
the iron carriers of the tapping machine !;
each carrier holds fourteen cans. and two
ladies' are busy here putting on the little
tin caps after which the carriers are fed
into the Gaping machine before men
toned, somewhat complicated piece of
machinery which has seven rotary solder
ing irons heated by gas burners and to
which the solder is automatically fed as
required. This machine works constant
ly, soldering seven cans at time, about
forty two per minute, though the speed is
adjustable. Just beyond the Gaping ma
chine is fellow to stop all the leaks the
machines fail on, and directly beyond
him are two men for stopping up the
little holes in the center of the can; the
cans are now tested for leaks in watts of
water and if all are found perfect they are
now sent to the retorts, which are in an
other building but connected by covered
walk. Here are dozen or fifteen retorts
each of which will hold whole wagon
load of five trays; the little wagons are
backed up to these and the contents rolled
in and the door shut and securely screwed
up and they are cooked in these under
about fifteen pounds steam pressure for
an hour, when the steam is let off and
the little wagon is again brought into use
to carry them out OF doors where they
receive a cold bath in large watts filled
with cold water they are then spread out
upon the platform and thoroughly cooled
with the hose, when they are ready for
packing away to be labeled later. To do
this work requires nearly all the steam
that boiler of 40 horse power will
make. The shop has many visitors who
find it extremely interesting to watch the
process.
Brighton,