The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-04
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

At a recent meeting of the Sons of
American Revolution held in Portland,
John Hill Wardwell of Madison was
elected member.
Pittsfeld Company, No. 81, U. R. K.
p, continues to grow reasonably rapid
and the present membership of the
company is about go with prospects
good for continued increase.
C. H. Bartlett, proprietor of the
novelty mill at No. New Portland, will
soon add an electric plant to his estab-.
lishment for lighting purposes. Power
will also be furnished to light the
houses in town.
One day recently Mr.. A. w. Williams
of Madison shot blue heron near the
trestle, where the electric railroad
crosses brook about mile out of this
village. The bird measured six feet
from the tip of one wing to the tip of
the other and four feet and eight inches
from head to tail.
A lot of new apparatus was received
last week, for the fire department of
Pittsfield. A Siamese connection is the
most important article received. 1t is
an extra large hose, having connections
for two lines of ordinary hose to feed 1t
SO that large and powerful stream of
water may be used when needed.
Alanson Locke of Mercer aged seventy
three years, farmer, was thrown from
his carriage, Friday evening and sustain
ed shock that caused death In three
hours. Mr. Locke was veteran of the
Civil war, member of the G.. A. R., a
deacon in the Methodist church and a
Mason. He Is survived by widow and
two daughters, the latter living in
Minnesota.
In response to message from Deputy
Sheriff Chas. Haskell of Pittsfeld, Dep.
uty Sheriff E. B. Conner of Randolph
made trip to the notorious Hayseed
avenue, near the National home, We'd
nesday, the 20 inst, and captured one
Rinaldo Reynolds, who was wanted by
the Pittsfeld officers for selling rum Ia
that town. Reynolds was taken to
Gardiner and locked up and later went
to Pittsfield in company with Sheriff
Haskell.
A. F. Gerald is having park laid out
back of the hotel In Fairfield where he
will winter few animals. Mr.. Stewart,
who was formerly with Mr.. Gerald and
who has been at Merrymeeting Park
for several years caring for the animals
there, has charge of the work. There
are at present two buffalos and two elk
and Mr.. Gerald will soon have several
deer shipped there. A large piece of
ground has been fenced off and places
are being built to house the animals.
J. Fl. Libby of st. Adams has straw
berry bed which it may be safely said
yields the highest income of its size of
my land in town. The bed is eight rods
long by two rods wide, and this year
berries have been sold from it to the
amount of $S3 90 Besides this, Mrs.
Libby states that the family of seven
had all the fruit they wished to eat
during the season and she canned IL
quarts. The work of caring for the
plants was all done by Mrs. Libby and
her two sons, Alton and Josey, except
that some help had to be hired through
the busiest part of the picking season.
Kennebec Valley Grange, Madison,
met in regular meeting, Sept 20. Owing
to the busy season of the year not as
many were present as usual. The ques-
ton of gentleman's night was discussed
by the members present. 1t was de-
cided that such a meeting should be
held at the next regular meeting on the
evening of Oct. 4th. The gentlemen to
furnish supper and entertainment and
the ladies to take no part whatever. 1t
was voted that fine of five cents be
paid by each lady member who spoke or
laughed during the regular meeting,
the fines to be used for the benefit of
the library. Brother K. M. Ames was
appointed as a committee to make ar.
rangements for this meeting.
Eben Pease of Detroit was before
Judge T. c. Stevens of Newport, ono
day recently, upon warrant sworn out
by Warren A. Cummings Of Plymouth.
Pease was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Robert Jennings. j. NJ. Sanborn, Esq,
represented the State and G. II. Morse,
Esq, of Pittsfield the respondent The
allegation was the theft of a halter, the