The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-06
SOMERSET PICK-UPS

Sanford ;. Chapman, Esq. a wei
known attorney, died al bis home Ia
Fairfield, Saturday, aged 81 years. One
son and two daughters survive.
TIE youngest paper in the Maine tied
is the Hartland Weekly Commercial.
edited and owned by John L. Il Thomp-
son, who recently published tie Maine
Herald at HaIlowel
The Benton d Fairfield Electric Road
has petitioned the railroad commits
sloners for a location Of the extension
of the road which they intend to build.
The extension will cross the bridges and
60 mp Bridge street to the opera house.
The hearing will be held, Wednesday,
July 9Th.
Greenleaf d Doring have been award
ed the contract to build the new
Odd Fellows Block, at Madison.
They have commenced work and will
push it forward to complete as soon as
possible. This building will be built in
thorough and substantial manner and
will be one of the best in Somerset
County. The foundations are now be-
ing laid in concrete.
Everett sideljnger, who is employed
in Bryant's planning mill of Pittsfeld.
while going to his home in Burnham,
Saturday night, met with very painful
as well as singular accident. When
near his home his horse got frightened
at pile of stones by the roadside,
throwing him out of the carriage upon
them, soaring his face very badly and
in some way cutting his tongue So that
five stitches had to be taken to close the
wound. The horse and carriage were
uninjured.
X. B. Jeffrey and wife of Detroit,
while out riding recently with a spirited
horse came near meeting with an acct
dent which might have proved more
severe in its results had not good for
tune and presence of mind interviewed at
the right time. The horse got frighten-
ed at some bicycles near Hart's store
and jumped sideways SO quickly that it
threw Mr.. Jeffery out, leaving the horse
to have his own way, which he took
advantage of very soon and the next
moment he was running away, but be-
fore the animal had proceeded very far
Mrs Jeffrey had secured the reins and
had him under control, without any
damage done to horse, carriage or lady.
Fire which started Friday, around the
kitchen chimney in the farm dwelling
owned by Scott Carr and occupied by
Allie Neal in Palmyra, destroyed the
buildings, and set fire to the buildings
of John Wood some 80 rods away,
destroying them with their entire con-
tents. From this fire, sparks flew to a
small building on the farm of Almond
Houston but the blaze was extinguished
before any damage was done. Fields of
hay, in the vicinity were set on fire by
flying sparks and several destroyed be
fore the fire was checked. The losses
are Scott Carr's house sheds and stables
including farming implements and hay,
$1,000; Allie Neal, household goods, 5000;
Joha Wood, house, shed. furniture,
barns, farming implements and personal
effects $500.
The new pulp and paper mill at Madi-
son, now being built will require thirty
water wehels, all bat eight of which will
be new Eight of the old wheels will be
used again. In building this mill the
best material is being used and when
completed it will be one of the best
equipped plants in the country MI.
Orbison of the firm of O'keefe II Orbi-
son, architects of Appleton, Wis, is
personally experimenting the work.
The acid building is now ready for the
roof and when completed this plant will
cheaper the cost of production and do
away with the high towers and trestle
work. Work upon the machine shop
has already begun. This is a new build
ing separate from the others and stands
in the mill yard just north of the new
acid plant.
A deal has been consummated between
the Bombazeen Water Power Co of this
town, and Leonard Atwood of PEiladel-
phia whereby the power company sold
the rights to the lands adjoining and
power in the Kennebec river, about
three miles above the village. 1t is seen
by the number of revenue stamps at
taehed to the deed filed in the registry
of deeds office IN Skowhegan, that the
amount received by the power company
was something like S5oo0 or more. Nj.
Atwood, it is understood is acting fer
the syndicate that proposes to erect an
immense pulp mill somewhere in TINS
State. lie is under bonds not to reveal
the names of the parties fer whom be is
acting. The people of the town fee, tar
more confident than ever that they sre
to have a pulp and paper mill erected in
the town since the deal has been made,
NJ. Jules Cambon, the French 5mhass-
ador, was Saturday, presented with q
superb silver loving cup by tile rresi-
dent as a token of recognition OF his
services in the restoration of peace be
tween this country and spain. The gift