The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-12-07
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

John c. Thompson, who has been
foreman in the office of the Pittsfield
Printing Co, at Pittsfield, for the last
two years, has resigned his position and .
entered the American Express Office,
where he will learn the business.
Walter II. Moore of Hartland has just I
completed some extensive repairs on the T
dam at the mouth of the pond. This is
beyond doubt the most valuable water T
right on the Sebasticook, as it controls T
the entire supply of water in Moose
pond The dam ls practically new and /
is as tight as can be.
l.. L. Witham and II w. Maxfield of
Madison have purchased the camps at
Rowe Ponds and have also leased the /
sporting privileges of the township from |
b. p. j. Weston and Mrs. Blake. They
will open the camps next spring with
many new additions and Improvements.
Among the additions to the attractions
to these famous fishing and hunting
grounds will be bowling alley for the
free use of guests. They will also build
several new camps.
One of the greatest admirers of fine
stock and poultry in this section of the
State is Rob't. w. Linn of the Linn
Wooden Co. of Hartland. At his stables
can be seen some stock and poultry that
is pleasure to look at. He has made a
speciality of Plymouth Rocks and has
some spring chickens that are beauties
as well as being very large. He has a
number of Plymouth Rocks, as well as a
number of games and brown leghorns
He has pair of French pigs, very rare
breed in this State that he is proud Of
The four year old daughter of VIM.
Ashcroft of Pleasant Ridge, was acct
IDENTIFY shot, last Saturday. The cir
cumstances as near as can be ascertain
ed are az follows: The little six year
old brother of the girl had gun out in
the yard and in some way got a shell
lodged in the barrel. He went into the
house to get his mother 70 help him get
it out when the shell exploded aud the
charge struck the little girl between the
eyes, blowing the top of the head com
petely off. Death was instantaneous.
The funeral was held, Sunday.
The citizens meeting was held recent
ly in Pittsfield, addressed by a New
York man who owns large corn fac
tory in this State and wishes the town
of Pittsfield to build him another large
factory under about the same agree
ments by which the creamery was built
The business men are all interested, but
it was deemed best to ascertain how
much acreage could be pledged before
deciding upon any time definite. A
careful canvas is being made among the
farmers when another meeting will be
held and the building of the factory de-
cided.
large tank at the pulp mill at Madi-
son, containing about 1000 tons of pulp,
bursted at about three O'clock Thurs
day morning. The pulp ran out with
such force that it moved a heavy pump
for pumping the pulp up into the beat
ers, a distance of about fifteen feet.
This pump was bolted to the concrete
floor, but was torn from its fastenings
by the great pressure of the liquid mass
of pulp. Two other tanks were moved
from their foundations. The accident
is very unfortunate, hot only in the loss
of the pulp and tank, but the delay in
the manufacture of paper and pulp.
The annual meeting of the East Som
erset Agricultural Society of Hartland
was held at the office of the society, Sat
urday, and was attended by large dele
CATION of the members. The reports for
the last year show that the society is in
better condition than it has been for a
long time and that the prospect for the
future is good. The election of officers
was held and the officers elected were !:
President, John Finson, st. Adams; vice
presidents, John Fields, ST. Adams and
j. S. Goodrich, Palmyra; secretary, j.
A. Goodrich, Palmyra; assistant Sec
rotary, G. H. Bradbury, Hartland !;
trustees, NJ Dyer, Palmyra; w. II.
Moore, st. Adams; II. w. Bradbury,
Hartland; II Estes, Palmyra and n. w.
Goodrich, Palmyra.
Business is booming at the mill of the
Linn Wooden Company, Hartland, and
the plant is running right along with all
the orders they can well look after.
Besides the regular amount of dress
goods and clothing patterns, they are
making a large number of plaids, which
are used for making golf capes, as
we'll az for wraps and shawls Many
of these are also sold to the gov
eminent for the use of the Indians,
these being of very high colors and
many of them of very handsome de-
signs. Machinery has been added TO
the new mill till it now has four sets
running and the work of putting in the
new machinery will be kept up till the
mill has its{nll six sets which is the full
capacity of the plant. During the past
summer the company has built a long
wall on the west canal from the build
ings down the river for about $50 feet,
which made considerable new land and
gives them good deal more yard room.