The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-18
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.


Memorial Day
The Purington q Pratt Mfg Co, Fair
field, has received large donkey engine
which will be used to run additional
machinery in it's mill.
Miss Flossie Worthing of Ripley, met
with very sad accident recently while
lighting fire with kerosene. Her
clothing took fire and she was very
badly burned, her right hand being
burned to a crisp.
Rev. and Mrs. |. Il. Lidstone of Hart
land, were rendered farewell reception
at the Methodist church on Tuesday
evening of last week by about 70 friends.
1t was very pleasant evening for all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lidstone were the recipi-
ents of many useful and valuable tokens
of friendship.
Wilbur & Clark, Madison, are to erect
new store on the lot between Union
Hall and the bank. The building will
be IS feet wide and 50 feet deep The
first floor has been leased TO Soper d
Co., and the second story will be finish.
ed into offices. Excavations are now
being made for the cellar and founda-
ton.
w. X. Hunnewell of Pittsfeld, met
with painful accident while riding Oh
the Washington County railroad re
Gently. He was standing in the door
of the last car on the train with his
hand resting on the side of the door
when the car made a sudden lurCh, and
the door swinging to took the end of
his finger Off
A serious accident occurred Friday
forenoon on the Sebasticook q Moose
head railroad A. b. Thompson, con.
ductor, WAS assisting in moving
grindstone weighing 100 pounds when
he slipped and the grindstone fell on
him. He was injured badly about the
breast and one leg was badly jammed.
His condition is critical.
The Good Templars of Lexington,
have elected the following officers for
this quarter: c. T., f. Z. Boynton; V.
T., Iva Lane; s., Stafford; a. S., Walter
Stafford; +. s., F. 5. Boynton; f., Frank
Churchill :. j. T., Mrs. John Nutting;
c., Mrs. f. E. Boynton; NJ, John P ;.
Stafford; D. NJ, Eva Bessey; c., Grace
Churchill; s., j. Potter. The installa-
ton occurred the 18th
The Sunday school in the Gale district
at " est Palmyra was Ieopened last
Sunday and recognized with the fol-
lowing officers: II. b. Allen, supern-
tendent; Mrs. +. ID. Lord, assistant
superintendent; Mrs. II. b. Allen, libra
rian; Thena n. Lowe, chorister; ". f..
Lord assistant chorister; Thena Lowe,
organist; Addie L. Davis, assistant
organist
The huge sawdust and waste house of
the Somerset Fibre Co., Fairfield, is
being repaired. The peculiar tremend-
GUS force of a pile of sawdust is well
illustrated in this building 1t Is as
strongly built as possible, but cannot
withstand the ceasless action OF the
sawdust. Huge timbers are broken, the
sides forced out in places and the roof
greatly weakened. The building is now
being generally strengthened
Fire broke ont at about y o'clock,
Tuesday night Of last week, in the barn
of |. Y. Tibbetts of Mercer, which con
sumed the whole set of buildings. No.
thing was saved, and a horse belonging
to Mr.. Tibbetts was also burned.
Several other buildings caught from
sparks, but as the wind was hight they
were extinguished. MIR. Tibbetts build
ings were insured. How il caught is a
mystery, but it looks as though it was
set.
The Fairfield Floral Company cases
which have been recently tried in
Judge Nebb's court viii 60 10 the
United States court of appeals, the
counsel for George Fred Terry having
recently taken exception to the verdict
against him. Although it has not been
given out it is understood that new
trial will be asked for on the ground
that the verdict against Terry was not a
genuine expression of the convictions
of the jurors.
f. H. Greeley, Esq, Judge John =.
Peters, Jr., and John {. Gordan OF
Ellsworth, have consolidated their farm
and creamery interests and organized
the Hathorne Farm Co. The company
own the fine farm at Trenton formerly
owned by +. II. Greeley, a portion of
the Hathorne farm at Pittsheld with
the stock-a herd of fine thoroughbred
and grade Jerseys, about 90 head. The
company will operate the Ellsworth
creamery and the new creamery now
being built at Pittsteld.
Mrs. Mary, wife OF Abner Strout Of
Ripley, died very suddenly of heart
failure Friday, May 5th She had been
very i'll, but was thought to be improv-
ing fast up to within few moments of
her death. She leaves a husband, one
son, Leslie of Ripley, and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Rose Nutter and Mrs. Nellie
Weymouth of Dexter, and several
grandchildren besides one sister, Mrs.