The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-04-05
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work at Hartland aud four valuable ami.
mas were found dead in the mil yard,
one morning.
During the month Of April, the schol-
ars Of the Name Central Institute, Pitts-
field, will present the drama, "Tony, the
Convict" for the benefit Of the Athletic
Association.
Z. 5. salley of pittsfeld was in Water
vile one day, last week to consult DR..
Hill about severe eye trouble About
two years ago he had one eye removed
and it Was found the old trouble had
returned, but his many friends will be
pleased to know that there is no danger
whatever of bis losing the other optic
Lawrence, Newhall d Co, Of shaw
NUT have shut down the mill, which has
been running all winter. About 1000,
900 logs have been sawed, which
were brought to Shawmut over the
Maine Central from diverse parts of the
State. The company has no logs on
hand and will not start up again until
the new logs get along.
j, W. Foster, while at work in the
picker room of the Indian Spring Wool
en- Mill, Madison, caught his left hand
in the picker machine, and the three
first fingers of his left hand were badly
mangled. 1t was necessary TO amputate
the first two close to his hand The
third finger though crushed and broken
to the second joint, can be saved
The NJ. e. Church society at Madison
are already making plans for rebuilding
Subscription papers are being circulated
and friends from away are being solicit
ed for assistance. The insurance was
adjusted by reduction of $50 from the
face of the policy. The parts left stand
j ing will be sold for the best offer and an
entirely new structure, on a more mod
ern plan and larger, will take its place.
Herbert l.. WEIGH, former Pttsfield
boy, now of Portland, recently surprised
his friends by winning the most points
in the athletic exhibition given by the
Y. NJ. c. A. of that city. He won the
20-yard dash in ten and one half seconds
the high jump With record of four feet
eight and ore half inches; second in the
shot putting contest with record of g.
feet; the pole vault with record of feet
and inches. In all the events be WOE
% points giving him the title of cham
rion all-round athlete of the Portland
Y. NJ. c. A. Athletic Association.
The, race for tenements in Madison i.
amusing, to say the least. There are
many families whose goods are stored
waiting for vacancy. Let a Tumor be
started that some house will be vacated
and there is a rush, often forty applica
tions being made for a single rent The
prospect of a large increase of perma
nent population, the new mil
erected and the prosperous financial
condition of our town all favor the in
yestment of some capital in the building
line. Some rents return fifteen per cen
on the investment. At any rate the,
can be let constantly at large profit
says the Bulletin.
The wool securing and carbonizing
room at the Indian Spring wooden mil
at Madison, was swept by fire, Frida,
noon, the damage being to the carbon
izing machine and the new betting
The cause of the fire has not been ex
planned. The total loss is $4,000, o
room was built, last fall and is Asks,
feet, one story in height and protecte,
by automatic sprinklers. The freight
ing force saved the main mill The ma
chinery was not running at the time tn
fire occurred. Work will not be inter
rupted to any special extent
The annual meeting of the Pittsfelt
village corporation was held at Union
Hall, Monday afternoon of last week
resulting in the unanimous election o
the same officers who evidently served
during the past year TO the satisfaction
of all parties. The sum of $500 wa
raised for the fire department, which i
to include the purchase of new hose
pay of tiremen for services at fires an,
for practice and all other expenses q
the department.; $3.50 was raised 70
the salary of night watchman; 81 10
was raised for lighting the streets; so
was raised to pay corporation charges
and $3.50 was raised to pay the corpora
ton Indebtedness.
A very pleasant family gathering wa
that Thursday evening at the home o
Chas Hatch, Fairfield, the occasion
being the 18th anniversary of the birth
day of MIR Hatch's mother, Mrs SuSal
Hatch, All the sons and daughters
grandsons and granddaughters wer
present with the exception of the famil,
of Edward Hatch of Durham Tn
social side of the event was pleasan
indeed, especially that part of it take
up by Miss Arobine Hatch in reading
poem written for the occasion by Mrs
f. O. lockwood Refreshments of ic
hostess bore the honers thrust upon he
with the spirit of one much younger il
years.
Robert W. Linn of Hartland, the wei