The Somerset reporter., 1900-07-19
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Calvin S Whitcomb of Mercer, was
granted an increase of pension, S12, last
week, and William Phillips of Fairfield,
an additional pension of $12.
L. r. Ramsdel of Ripley is having
excellent luck in his cheese making en-.
terprise. The demand for this cheese
is large and Mr.. Ramsdell has hard
work to get the cheese made and dried
as fast as they are wanted in market.
The farmers are all delighted over the
success of the enterprise.
Eugene Staples of Harmony left Tues
day of last week for Washington, d. C.,
where he has been appointed to clerk
ship in the census department with a
salary of $500 per year. Mr.. Staples is
one of the most energetic young men OF
Harmony, a graduate of NJ c. l class
of '97. and is we'll fitted for the work
which he is taking up.
Fourteen cases of common drunk and
three cases of assault upon an officer,
was the record of Trial Justice j. Frank
Withee's court at Madison for the week
ending July I. McFadden, Mclntire
and Hurley were held by the Grand
Jury on the charge of assauting Deputy
Sheriff Harding. The bail was fixed at
$500, 5000 and 800 respectively.
James Hoxie, the eighteen years old
son of William Hoxie of Pittsfield met
with a serious accident, last Friday,
while at work with crew of men peel
ing bark for A. T. Randett. He was
trimming the limbs from a fallen tree
when he made a mis-stroke with his
sharp axe, the blow coming down on to
his right foot with considerable force,
completely severing four toes from the
foot
The trustees of Maine Central Insti-
tute, Pittsfeld, have announced the
new faculty of the school as follows:
Principal, F. L. Landman; vice princi-
pal, D. l.. Richardson; preceptress,
Miss Eva NJ. Taylor; prin. of normal
department, Miss Minnie A. Everett;
assistant Miss Bertha E. Files; music,
Mrs. F. j. Taylor; photography and
typewriting, Mrs. e. c. Bryant; elocu'
ton, Miss Edna George.
C. II. Simpson of Watervile has de-
cided to hold a meet at the Fairfield
Driving park, Aug. 9 and 10, and the
following classes have been arranged:
First day-2.50 class, trot and pace,
purse 800; 2.25 class, trot and pace,
purse $50. Second day-2.35 class,
trot and pace, purse 800; 230 class,
trot and pace, purse 1925; 2.2O class,
trot and pace, purse $500. The races
will be trotted under National Associa-
ton rules best three heats out of five.
Leander Jackson of Pittsfield noticed
one of his chickens navigated around
the pen in peculiar manner, last week,
and caught it to see what the trouble
was. To his surprise he found that the
chick had three legs, each of them per
feet, the extra leg apparently being used
as much as the others in hopping around
the pen. 1t is decided freak of nature
and attracted considerable notice when
Mr.. Jackson exhibited it on the street.
The owner has already been offered 50
for the chick but did not sell it for he
says he thinks it will grow up to be an
extra good scratcher or scrapper as the
case may be.
A meeting of the Madison Village
Corporation was held Saturday after
noon to consider the question of electric
lights. After short discussion az to
flowage damages vote was taken to
purchase French rips on Sandy river.
This vote was doubted, but carried by
a majority of "a. A board of three
electrical commissioners consisting of
Messrs. r. G.. Henderson, E. M. Fetch
er and G. o. Small, Esq, were elected
to have charge of everything in connec-
ton with the plant. Twelve hundred
dollars was voted for the purchase of
the water power. Nothing will be
done toward the plant beyond purchas-
ing the water power until another spring,
but then Madison will have the long
hoped for and much needed electric
lights.