The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-11
SOMERSET PItK-Uf,s

H.
cock, cockerel ard pallef. esah + aaIel
took first piize in tn respective
classes
Hiram Ingalls, Of Sonddgs~oek. aas
brought home FRIDAY mourning. fr5m die
Noosehead lumber regions. where De
has suffered an accident that resulted 300
a broken leg. The break aas caused by
sliding log on a landing
While at work for TIE Somerset Fibre
company at Fairfield, Saturday after
noon, Napoleon Lambert lad lis left
leg broken above the ankle ~ getting
caught between two stones that were
being handled by the derrick.
Daniel II DoDnely Of Fairfield com
pleted fine Plumbing contract, last
week, at the new suiphife mn Of the
Hollingsworth d Whitney Company in
Winslow, which involved the ezptndi-
| ture of about 81 800 Mr. DonLe.ly WAS
10 days completing the contract and
pronounces the sanitary arrangements
among the best
The dam and mill at Detroit known a.
the Goodwin mil has been thoroughly
repaired and is now up-to-date in every
particular and as good as new The
owner will soon commence 10 saw lum-
Der. The capacity Of the mil is about
10000 per day and when it gets To run
ming full time will make things lively
here.
Machinery arrived last week at the
Springer mill, Detroit, which VII soon
be set up for the manufacture Of a
patent clothes pin which has recently
been patented by an uncIe Of Mr.
Springer. This clothes pin Is said to be
the most economical thing yet devised
and large sale is expected as soon as it
is put on the market
i During the survey Of tie line between
the towns of Starks and Norridgewock,
it was proven that the town Of statks
corners over the Kennebec river Just De
low Old Point. There are not many
towns ia the State of Maine that can
boast of having two large rivers flowing
through them, as has Starr s-the Ken
nebec and the Sandy rivers.
S. A. Nye & Co. of Fairfield have be
gun extensive numbering operations in
the town of Hartland, and between now
and spring they will land about a half
million of logs, mostly old growth pine,
for the mills of Lawrence, Newhall d
90. at Shawlnut. These logs are now
being cut on piece of land which was
recently purchased by Mr.. Sye, and it is
a very fine lot of pine.
At the present time it looks very much
as though the law suit recently brought
against j. c. Conner of Pittsfield, would
put damper on the outlook for the
new corn factory, which project was
almost surety before this trouble
arose. The people are becoming sus-
pcious of signing a subscription paper
until they learn the outcome of the suit,
which is booked for Jan. Ii, at the
municipal court in Ellsworth.
The dedicatory exercises for the Ma
sonic hall at Pittsfield with accompanying
ceremonies takes place Friday evening,
Jan. 10 Grand Master W =. Choate OF
Augusta, will preside and other grand
officers and prominent Masons will be
present, Half fare has been granted or
Maine Central and S. & NJ railroads
The committee, of arrangements are y
{. Smith, William Dobson, I. q. Ian.
cey, e. +. Vickery and B. E. Cornell
Sewell Mcguire, the carpenter who
fell forty-four feet from the top of the
Hotel Gerald in Fairfield on Thursday
died at his home on High street at 80
Saturday morning, from conclusion OF
the brain and cerebral hemorrhagt
caused by the fall. Since the accident
Mcguire has lain in completely como
tose condition and has been gradually
growing weaker till the last He wa:
80 years of age and leaves a family.
Dennison Walker and oldest son
Charles h, of Pittstield, have gone tc
West Swanzey, \. H, where they viii
operate five-set wooden mill. Mr.
Walker was owner and proprietor ot
the Maple Grove wooden mil in thi:
village for number of years and is
practical wooden man. His son CHARLIE.
has been in the Wayerley wooden mil
in this town for several months where
he has been learning the wooden bushes,
preparatory to entering this new field
1t is expected that Mr.. Walker will
move his family to West Swanzey as soor
as a son and daughter finish their school
ing at Maine Central institute.
The uniformed Pythian band OF Pitts
field, is now very busy two nights eaci
week with their rehearsals and the boys
are all doing good work. A consider
able amount of new music has been re
ceived and is being worked on now
Baudmaster Hunter is very much pleas
I'D with the way things are gong on il
the band and says that the new members
are doing finely. The band will surely
be good one as it will be the band q
the Third Regiment Of the Uniform
Rank OF Knights of Pythias, and will b,
with the regiment at the annual tiel,