The Somerset reporter., 1899-05-04
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

or before May i tor Port Angeles.
Clallam county. Washington
Through the efforts Of George Oliver
the next seni-annual session 81 The
Grand Lodge Of Good Templafs vii be-
held in PittsfeId Tie date Of the
meeting will be some time IN October.
Considerable building viii be done
tins spring in pittsheld. Already there
has been five houses let 10 the eontrac-
tors to build. Arthur Libby La three,
Ira Libby has one and Ira Towie has
one.
NJ. D. Frederic Of stark sold a lanb
last Saturday, three months old, for =,
weight IS pounds. He also has a COW
20 years old tDis spring, which girtbs .
#. and 2 in, and has nice calf by her
side that is valued at -.
The big paper machine at the pulp
mill at Madison, WIS taken out and
loaded upon the cars IN three days time.
The machine loads twelve cars. 1t
went to j Ford d co. at Point Neuf,
Quebec, and had to be hauled twelve
miles from the cars to the mill.
Fairfield Lodge, No IS, l. O. 0 F., is
seriously contemplating putting up a
brick block on the lot where the Odd
Fellows building now stands. The mat
ter has been under consideration for
some time and it was thought it would
be decided early.
An important deal in the stock Of the
Kennebec Worsted mill of Fairfield, was
made Saturday, by which Samuel Vii
liams of Boston, purchased IL shares
This gives Mr. Williams the controlling
part in the business aud the result will
be watched with great interest by that
town.
The summer schools Of Harmony
began Monday, Apr. "a, under the in
structon of the following teachers;
Dist. No. /, Miss A. Ella Hatch; No, >,
Miss Mary Judkins; No 4, Miss Rernice
Bartlett; No. ), Miss Lillian Hurd; NJ.
9, Miss Alfredo Hatch; Ne. 10, Miss
Effie Stafford.
James Burwood left the employ Of the
Madison Wooden Company, last >atur-
day, and viii carry on the farm which
he purchased on Blackwell Hill last
fall. Mir. Burwood has been in the en-
ploy of the company about sixteen years
and has proved to be the right man in
the place. He now thinks that a farm
will be more congenial to his health and
happiness.
1t comes by the way Of Liyermore
Falls that several of the foremen in the
pulp and paper mills there and at Riley,
have been engaged to 90 to Norridge-
wock when the mills there are erected.
This would seem To indicate that opera
lions were about to begin on theproposed
plant at Bombazeen Eips on the Ken
nebec river. c. :. Wright one OF our
Livermore Fails merchants, is moving
part of his stock OF goods from his store
to Norridgewock, where he viii es-
tablish a store on the strength OF the
boom that he and others dealers believe
is to strike Madison AMI Noridae~ock.
Work Of erecting the new creamery
building at Pittsfield is begun. lehn g..
Gordon, who has the lease OF the build.
ing and who will run the plant, is now
there and looking after the work per
sonally. The site selected IS on the
Lancey lot, in the rear OF the residence
Of William Dobson, and Is a very con
venient place both as regards people
bringing milk to the plant and shipping
by rail, as it is but very short distance
from the line Of the Maine Central rail
road. The structure will be OF wood.
80 by 81 feet, and two stories high, with
a large and well arranged basement
" hen completed, the plant, including
all machinery, will cost about $500, and
will be one of the best plants IN the
State. All OF the machinery will be new
and of the latest designs and adapted to
the most economical handling Of the
product of It. The power for running
the creamery will be from a steam en-.
CINE and boiler, which will be set in the
basement. When the plant IS started
the milk from 1000 cows viii be used,
but it is the intention Of Mr. Gordon 10
increase as fast as possible TIL he has
5000 cows and the building will be made
large enough to handle that number.
Howard u Ellis Fairfield, tue veteran
Durham stock breeders, art still in the
business. and have lean to full of
clean, nice, large cattle. We are sorry
to have to note the sickness Of both,
this winter. Mr.. Howard is still con
fined to the house. but Mr. Ellis is cut
and attending To his business affairs.
Mr.. Howard is a man s. yeals cid last
Dec, although IN appearance much
younger. MI Ellis is 20 years ola and
overlooking his present sickness Is very
smart, and always looking after his busl-
ness very closely. They have been
breeding Durham stock since l~io
They commenced to breed from a COW
brought direct from Kentucky, 90 years
ago they have sold stock in about every
county in the State, and have bred all