The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

years Of aye and grave doubts are enter
tanned as - his recovery.
The Great Northern Paper Company
at Madison turned out 81 tons Of paper
last week. This production Is rafe.g
exceeded in a Two machine mill.
Mrs. c. II Clifford Of Palmyra made
during the cheese making season Of
1893 from the milk Of nine cows, 10
cheese that weighed , 600 pounds
Mr. viii Rowe well known citizen
Of Moscow, committed suicide by poison
ing, Friday night. He leaves a wife and
one child. Domestic trouble Is the sup
posed cause.
The contrae. for erecting the building
for the new corn canning factory at
Pittsfeld will be let at once. Sealed
bids for the same may be made to the
Northern Maine Packing Co., commenc.
ing on or before Feb. 3.
A gang of spool sawyers from Brewer
arrived at Plttsfeld, Wednesday Of last
week, and commenced at once To get
out the large supply of this material
which will be manufactured by the
Pittsheld Electric Light & Power 20.
Miss Clara Hunnewell, who is teacher
in the intermediate grade Of the public
schools at Madison has been obliged to
give up her position on account Of
rheumatic trouble. Her place is being
taken by Miss Lottie Moore until her
recovery.
Winona Rebekah Lodge at Athens has
10j members, and is in a prosperous
condition. Its hall has Lately been re
paired, new furnishings have been
. added, thus giving the lodge one Of the
, prettiest and Coolest Of halls Il has
commenced the year 1900 with efficient,
energetic officers.
A sub master clock has been placed in
the ticket office of the Maine Central r.
, r. at Pittsfeld 1t is governed by the
W. U. Telegraph wires and gives t. :.
observatory time. The clock regu ates
,, clocks as Dobsons mill and at Earring
> toms and Spears jewelry stores, besides
one other at the depot.
The trustees of Hartland Academy
held their annual meeting in the law
r Office of II. w Stewart, Saturday after
! noon, Jan. 10th, when The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
: year: President II. w. Stewart; secre-
n tary and treasurer, A. w. Miller; execu-
y tive committee, Il. w. Stewart, a. ".
, Miller and j. S. Page.
t The friends of Rev. F. 6. Folsom, for.
t merly of Palmyra, will be glad to learn
that his wife and two daughters have
arrived in California from Lake City,
y Col, where they have been stopping foI
t nearly year, while he and his son
= Freddie have been in California making
u preparations to locate at haywood
. Colony.
At the annual meeting of the Indian
! Spring Wooden company, held at Madl
> son on the 18th inst, the following Off
, GERS We're elected: Directors, Augustut
h F Libby, New York; D. F. Emery, Jr
y James P. Baxter, D F. Corser. Fred
erck A. Libby, Portland; r. G. Hender
!, son, h. c. Gray, Madison; A. F. Libby
d president; D. F. Corser, treasurer.
!. Considerable interest is centered il
p the hearing to take place at Augusta
: Feb 5, regarding the right of fore
y closure of the mortgage bonds of thu
q Sebasticook and Moosehead railroad, ar
It action which has been brought by
trust company of Boston as trustees. L
y y seems probable that the various inter
o ests represented will cause the matter Il
IS go before the law court for final settle
: ment.
# What came near being a serious aoci
dent, happened on the lake near St
: Adams village, Thursday. A gentleman
- from neighboring farm was crossing
II the lake with span of horses and
n load of cord wood, when the ice sudden
e ly parted and let his whole team int
4 tuc COlu wafer 81 CouplelelH lbueIsl "
: them that only the heads of the horse
appeared above the water. The drive
- himself fortunately escaped with littl'
=, wetting. A crew of men soon assembled
e and after much difficulty succeeded il
a extricating the animals
:. j. II. Staples of Minneapolis, MINI.
has been visiting the family of ". Il
# Hurd of Ripley for the past few days
;, and will visit in Levant and Bangor, re
- turning to Minneapolis in a week, o
:. more. Mr. Staples resided in Harmon,
n for about Is years, and went to Mime
, apolis six years ago where he has since
been employed by F. s. Stevens Of tn
Plymouth avenue saw mill, MIR Ste
vens is a native of Levant but went I,
Minneapolis 20 years ago and is now tn
f owner of one of the largest saw mills il
It that region. MI. Staples is employe,
n as circular sawyer and has a good posi-
: ton.
J. AS soon as the work of placing tn
!, new water wheel in the pulp mill Of tn
Il International Paper Company's mill a
a Scion is completed the mill will be start
t ed with full crew and will then run T,
a d Il. E.-I