The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-05-10
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Enrol B. Reed has been appointed
census enumerator in Harmony; Mr.. G.
C, Emery in Athens; 7. A. Anderson in
Hartand.
Mr.. G. r. Miller of Waterville has pur-
chased the photograph saloon in Madi-
son, formerly occupied by Mr. Hayden
and is fitting it up for a store
The Johnson Bros. of Madison. have
established brick yard on the farm of
Vim. Preble in Madison and are making
preparations to burn large kiln soon.
Jones & Getchell's fifty horse power
engine for the saw mill on Jones Brook
arrived, Tuesday, the sixty horse power
boiler arrived few days later. They
have about 100000 feet of logs at the
mill ready to be sawed.
Saturday, there was large eagle
brought into Hartland, shot by Bert
Cook of st, Adams. Mr. Cook says he
has been trying to shoot it for the past
four years. l.. II. Goodwin bought the
bird and has sent it away to be mounted.
Last Saturday at Madison, the logs
l0osened some of the stone at the waste
way in the canal wall and reduced the
level of the water in the canal to run the
pulp mill to its full extent A Golfer
dam was put in and Saturday night, that
went out carrying the foot bridge with it,
AS Howard Wyer of Fairfield was
working in the Maine Central car shops,
Waterville, Monday of last week, one of
the large steam hammers came down on
a piece of bent iron pipe and the end
flew up, hitting Wyer in the face, knock.
ing him senseless His jaw was cracked,
teeth knocked in and one eye BACKED
The election of officers to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Capt, E Y. Shaw of Pittsfield Co, No.
81, u. X K. P. of Pittsfield was held at a
special meeting at the armory, May
2, making the present officers as fol
lows: capt w. L Pushor; LIST Lieut.
V c. Bowman; 2nd Lieut., l.. E Graves
The following list of officers were
elected by Eureka lodge, 1. o. - f., at
Madison, at their meeting, Saturday
evening: {. T Mr. E. Ii. Taylor; V. T.,
Miss Nina ithee; sec, Mr.. A. Perry;
F. S, NJ. NJ. Spear; Treas, Miss Hattie
Withee; M, Mr. b X Edwards; p. c.
T, MIR. A. 1. Taylor; l.. D., Mr.. j. W.
Tompkins.
Sampson q Weymouth of Ripley, have
TWO hay presses busy and will run them
up to the time of cutting the next sea-
sons crop. The firm has pressed over
1000 tons since the work commenced last
fall and it is said the hay will not all be
pressed IN this section previous to the
harvesting of the next crop, but that
quite a large quantity will be leftove
Frank Seaver, employed at Bryant's
mill, Pittstield, is recovering from the
effects of quite a bad injury received to
his left hand a few days ago, by its com
ing in contact with a circular saw. The
saw passed To the bone of his forefpger
in the palm of his left hand and cut
quite cash in the palm. 1t was a mar
row escape from very serious results.
Work is rushing at the plant of the
Pittsield Electric Light ana Power TO,
The force of woTkmen is being steadily
increased to keep up the large amount
of business being done by the company.
SO hands are now employed, requiring
overwork several nights each week 10
keep up with orders River drivers
went up the river, Wednesday, TO bring
down the seasons cut, which will be the
largest ever sent down the river for
this town
Sunday forenoon of last week, brush
fire was started in the pasture owned by
b. p. j Weston on Preble street and
Old Point Avenue at Madison. The fire
started from the carelessness of n
smoker, who threw down a lighted
match and before he was aware of it the
fire got beyond his control 1t looked
like very serious affair and an alarm
was given. Teams with plows were put
at work to pillow around the fire and it
was finally subdued with little damage.