The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

The Manufacturing Investment Com
pany of Madison, has completed the re-
pairs upon the ten piers damaged in the
freshet In the summer of 1897. All
have been built from two to two and
one-half feet higher than they were be-
fore.
Over the back road the trains are busy
hauling pulp logs from Pittsfield. The
logs come from Hartland, where they
are shipped to Oakland and then sent up
over the line of the Somerset road.
Hardly day passes when one or more
extra trains is not sent out over the line
of the road.
G. j. Conner of Pittsfeld, recently
dressed and sold to Spaulding & Fogg,
three year-old heifer that weighed 1926
pounds after being dressed, and weighed
1910 pounds alive 1t Is claimed by all
acquainted with live stock that this was
by far the largest three-year-old heifer
ever dressed in Pittsfeld.
Bro. j. N. Phinney of Pittsfeld, and
an influential member of the grange, has
bought the +. j. Garcelon farm about a
mile fom Pittsfeld, on the Newport
road. The price paid Is said to have
been "a, 800 and it is Mr. Phinney's pur-
pose to stock and carry on farming on a
larger scale than ever before.
George Dolbier with a crew of eight
men begun work on the dam 10 tho rear
of the pulp mill at Madison, last Friday
afternoon. The dam will be nearly two
hundred feet in length. After it's COM
pletion work will be begun on the exca-
walton for the foundation of the pulp
mill and eventually the deepening of the
tail race of pulp mills.
The Dodln Granite Company of Nor
ridgewock, owned by William M. Aver
of Oakland, Is to be at once opened, con-
tracts for the stone work of the Bruins
wick depot and stone piers of the
Waterville g. Wisoasset Railroad over
the Kennebec at Waterville, having been
received, Friday. The operating of this
quarry will give employment to some so
hands,
Harry Dickey and George Wyman of
Fairfield, were before Judge Shaw on
the charge Of violating the game laws.
Dickey was arraigned, Friday, and was
fined $50 and costs. Wyman was fined
$13 and costs. Both appealed, having
waived examination. Game Commits
sioner Carleton appeared for the State
in the case. The men were charged
with fishing in Great pond.
A. r. Morrill, of Fairfield, has recently
purchased a fine Wilkes mare of Simeon
Pettigrew, The mare is bay in color,
stands 10 hands and weighs 1850. She
was sired by Nelson's Wilkes and is a
full sister to the fast mare, Lii Wilkes
(2.234), owned by Fred Berry of Rock
land. She is green horse, but has
already shown signs of much speed.
When the bell rings for the summers
campaign she will bear watching.
The second annual meeting of the
Sebasticook Clinical society was held at
the Lancy House, Pittsfield, Monday
evening. An interesting program was
carried out, after which a banquet was
served. Officers were elected for the
ensuing year as follows: DR.. T. N.
Drake, president; DR.. K. Bryant, vice
president; DR.. e. p. Goodrich, secretary
and treasurer; Dr. K. A Porter, II. II.
Libby and DR.. NJ. l.. Damon, executive
committee
The Indian Spring Wooden Co. of
Madison, are making number of i'm
provements. Four new Knowles looms
are being put in. An endless belt is to
be put in the weave room to carry the
bobbins to the spinners. The belt will
take the bobbins from the looms as fast
as they are emptied, and carry them to
an elevator, thence to the spinning
room, and taken by another belt to the
various boxes as wanted. new washer
is to be placed in the finishing room.
Wednesday evening, Feb. %, the
Arson Literary club was entertained on
its anniversary by Mr.. and Mrs. Luke
Moore and Mrs. Annie Adams. Cake
and coffee were passed around at I
o'clock, followed by oranges, apples and
popcorn. After the company had eaten
their fill, the following program was
carried out: Maud Muller, Up-to-date,
Mr.. Alonzo Otis; Woman's Rights, Mrs.
Charlotte Titus; Character of Washing
ton, Mr.. Judson Macklin; Paper on Club
Work, Mrs. Mark Getchell. After pass