The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-09-13
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

The corn factory at st. Adams com
menced operations Saturday, Sept. l,
and farmers are busy hauling In theii
corn which is hardly an average crop In
some places, owing to the extreme
drouth which prevails.
George Emery and family have moved
into their new house on the farm form
/ erly owned by d. D Brown In ST
Adams. Mr. Emery is one OF our
enterprising young farmers for whom
hard work has no terrors.
The marriage of Allie Holt and Efie
Phiib1ick of st Adams, was solemnized
saturday p. IN, Sept. l, at the home oil
the brides parents and reception fol-
lowed in the evening. Nearly 2O0guests
were present and numerous gifts were
bestowed
The Sandy River Agricultural Society
will hold their annual cattle show and
fair on the premises of r. and G. D.
Waugh, Thursday, Oct. 8. The ladies
of Starks Grange will furnish dinner as
usual in Grange hall. All are cordially
invited to contribute to the fair.
Canning operations are well along at
the Fairfield corn shop. Supt Fl. d.
Brophy says that the pack, this year,
will be about 10000 or 500, 900 cans,
which EQUALS, If not exceeds, that of
previous years. About 80 600 or 10000
cans are now being put up daily. The
corn is of good quality and no trouble is
anticipated in being able to secure all
that is wanted.
As Nathan Cole, wife and little daugh-
ter of st. Adams, were riding down Mill
hill, Sunday, on their way to church the
holdback broke, frightening the horse.
Mr.. Cole was thrown violently to the
ground and hurt quite badly, remaining
unconscious for some time. The horse
ran a short distance and brought up in
the schoolhouse yard when Mrs Cole
stepped out on the thill and secured the
reins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hoxie of North
Fairfield entertained about go friends
and members of Victor Grange, Monday
evening, Sept. 8, in honor of the 5Oth
anniversary of the wedding of Mr..
Hoxie's parents, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elihu Hoxie. The evening was fine and
refreshments we're served on the lawn.
A visit to this beautiful home is always
ENJOYABLE, but this was a particularly
pleasant occasion.
Saturday night, Sept. l, an attempt was
made to set fire to B. 2. j. Weston's
barn near the Congregational church in
Madison. A newspaper saturated with
kerosene was found burning in the rear
doorway. Malcolm McLain and Mr..
Taylor both saw the light and went at
once and put oul the fire with pail of
water. A few moments more and the
whole barn would have been on fire.
There was pile of grain on either side
within three feet OF the fire. Whoever
made the attempt came very near being
caught in the act. 1t was bungling
Job as lighted match would have ig-
nited the grain and straw and burned
more quickly and surely. No damage
was done, however, says the Madison
Bulletin.
The continued drought in Maine
makes Oscar Farnum of West Palmyra,
recall a circumstance that happened
when he was living in South Pittsfeld
about 10 years ago. 1t was a very dry
time and the good people decided to
meet together and pray for rain. As
the afternoon was fair and hot without
any signs of rain they were surprised to
see good lady come to the appointed
meeting with an umbrella and they
asked her why she carried 1t. She
replied that as they had met to pray for
rain she expected it would come. And
sure enough before the meeting was
fairly ended heavy thunder shower
came up, their prayers were answered
and the good lady went home under the
friendly shelter of her umbrella.
The enormous supply of timber aroud
Flagstaff now bids fair to be utilized.
There are already two saw mills there,
but they do not begin to take the lumber
For some time John R. Viles has been
trying to get an industry there that
would take up the birch supply. One
of the mills there Is his and he Is plan
ming to form a stock company and man
ufacture 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.. Viles
has been several times In consultation
with the directors of the Huse Spool
and Bobbin Co. in Kingfield and it is
thought the new mill may in some way
be connected with the Kingfield plant.
At any rate it will be great thing fol
Flagstaff.
About 35 relatives and friends OF A.
M. Stafford and wife of Hartland, gath
cred at their home Saturday evening
August IS, to celebrate the 10th ami