The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

material for reaealogy Of the descend.
ants Of Frederick Clark Of Damariseotta.
Mr.. John Knowlton Of New Portland
has voted a every presidential election
Tor the past sixty yeats, having cat his
first ballot for William Henry Harrison.
Pttsdeld grange vii observe is tbir.
teenth Anniversary On November 2.
exercises to commence at 1870 o'clock
and continue throughout the day.
Palmyra, Detroit and Canaan oranges
are invited 10 unite with Pittsfeld
grange and it is hoped every =. Of II.
will strive u make this Anniversary a
success.
A young horse belonging to Lawyer
Hudson Of Guilford, which was being
taken 10 the fair, broke away from bis
leader going down the Page bin. Ripley.
and crushed into the carriage Of Theo.
dore Woodcock containing himself wife
and son and grandchild. Mr. and Mrs.
Noodcock were badly hurt and the car.
rage was total wreck.
L. Il. Rand while running saw IN
the box mill az Arson last week was
splitting a short piece Of board. when it
pinehed on the farther side Of the saw.
throwing it up, then falling onto the
saw in such manner that it caught and
smashed the table, throwing pieces, and
hitting him in the bowels and other
places. He was confined to BIS bed a. a
result for several days, but is now as
comfortable as could be expected.
Contractors have in hand plans for
the erection of a new pulp mill in Fair.
field for the Somerset aud Kennebec
company. The mill will be for the
manufacture of pup and electricity, the
latter for use by the company in operat-
ing its railroad, the pulp to be manu-.
featured into paper at the two old mills
now in operation in Fairfield and Ben
ton Falls. The mill will furnish en-
ployment to 30 hands and work on its
construction will begin this fall
The engineer Of Pullman No. :, Ban
gor To Boston, met with something Of
surprise about a mile west Of Detroit
one night last week. Three COWS had
been about the railroad track in that
vicinity for some time past and that day
the animals we're driven off the com.
pany's property by section men Later
they returned aud the engine of No. ?
struck all three, killing them It
delayed the train Il minutes or more,
but fortunately the injuries were con-
fined to the animals.
The new bridge at Madison, over the
Getchell brook on Arson side, will be
great Improvement over the old one.
1t is built of granite and is a solid strue-
ture. The new bridge will be thirty.six
feet wide and the approaches will be
widened and the road ditched. The
street on the south side of the bridge
will be widened by filling in the river.
The little shops will probably be moved
as they stand within the limits of the
street. A sidewalk will then be built to
the end OF the toll bridge
The dedication of the new Masonic
hall at Fairfield. will take place, Tues
day, Oct. i, in the afternoon and even.
ing. The hall, one Of the most elegant
in the State, and the pride OF the Fair
field Masons, Is located on the Main
street nearly opposite the Gerald and
was built in 1sa9 Sloan Lodge, Nc.
%, has made arrangements for a grand
affair at the dedication. although the
program has not been fully made up.
1t is certain that most, if not all of the
Grand officers will be present and take
charge of the dedication exercises which
will be held in the lodge room In the
evening there will be a grand concert
and ball in the opera house with music
by Pullen's orchestra of Bangor.
The enormous supply of timber
around Flagstaff. now bids fair to be
utilized. There are already two saw
mills there, but they do not begin 10
lfiht inc Auilb6A. I VI SOnt time d0ll
4. Yiles has been trying to get an in
dustry there that would take up the
birch supply. One of the mills there is
his and lie is planning to form stock
company aud manufacture novelties.
One half of his mill will be used BY the
new company and will be the scene OF
the employment Of much larger force
of men Mr.. Eles has been several
times in consultation with the directors
of the Huse spool and Bobbin Co., IN
Kingfeld and it is thought thar the mill
may in some way be connected with the
kingfeld plant. At any rate it will be a
great thing for Flagstaff
Banker Routs a Robber.
j, K. Garrison, cashier of the bank Of
Thornyille, Ohio, had been robbed of
health by serious lung trouble until
be tried Dr., Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Then he wrote: 1T is
the best medicine | ever used for a
severe cold or a bad case Of lung trouble
| always keep a bottle on hand Don't
suffer with coughs, colds or any throat.
chest or lung trouble when you can be
cured So easily. Only 5ot aud S1.0o
trial bottles free
At +. H. Wings Drug store.