The Somerset reporter., 1900-03-15
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

the LdneeY street grammar school Al
Pittsteld, has gone 10 Lewiston, 10 take
up his studies at Bates olleVe
4. D. all Of Pittsdeld has full
blooded Helstein COW which be con
siders good one The COW recently
dropped calf that weighed 10 pounds
wnen born. Last years calf @as even
better one, weighing 119 lbs.
supt Aver Of Oakland, with Master
Mechanic Crowell Of the Somerset Rail
way, has been in Boston 10 purchase a
locomotive for that road. The freight
traffic has 50 Increased Of late that this
addition to the rolling stock WAS imper.
alive.
y. A. aine of West Kennebnnk.
Grand Chief Templar Of Maine Good
Templars made Hartland Lodge an off
cial visit, Monday evening, aud was the
guest Of his deputy, q. r. Turner He
spoke very complimentary Of the work
Of the order in the lodge there
About half barrel Of whiskey was
stolen from the depot at Madison, re-
Gently. The whiskey WAS obtained by
boring hole through the side Il the
building and into a barrel Of Bhiskey
which rested against the side Of the
building. a tube WAS then inserted and
the liquor drawn out.
recent letter received by relatives Of
Elroy Thompson, Somerset county
boy, who has been in Manila in the 2Ist
U. 5. Infantry, states that he is at pres
, ent in the army hospital at Preside,
Cal. He was wounded in the leg while
on duty with his regiment, ano has also
had bad run of fever but is slowly re
covering
Just now they are rushing things at
the shovel handle factory in St Adams
Mr.. Turner has taken in over 1900
dozen, this winter, SO far. The factory
is finishing about 100 dozen each day
Mr.. Turner ships them from Hartland
station, and the most of them are con
. tracted for the year with Oliver Ames
Il Sons of North Easton, Mass
Chas Weymouth, an employe of the
Naverley wooden mill, Pittsheld. sus-
tanned bad injury to one of his ankles,
last saturday. II made sudden mis-
step which resulted in starting the llga
ment DR.. 4. A. Porter rendered the
necessary surgical aid and the man was
made as comfortable as possible, but
will be laid up for some time.
The work of getting out logs and
: wood by Messrs. J. W. Manson, T. G
Lancey and Harry ". Lancey of Pitts
field, is now about done, and it will be
I but short time now before the last If
r the men and teams will be out of the
woods. These logs will all be hauled TO
, Douglass Pond, where they will be
driven down the river in the spring to
the mills, where they will be sawed.
: Fire broke out at o'clock, sunday
. m )rning, in the Methodist Church at
= Madison. and the entire structure was
destroyed. Loss, $4,000 insurance,
, $4,000. The fire caught from all over
p heated furnace in the rear of the build.
: ing, and, famed by high wind. the
flames spread rapidly through the whole
building. There was great danger to
b surrounding property, but the tremen
r worked hard and kept the flames con-
fined to the church building.
I Watervile Mail: Our sister town of
e, Fairfield will shortly be pridng herself
on the possession of two things which
= bigger and buster Watervlle lacks-au
r opera house, and a very elegantly equip
| ped modern hotel. Watervilles inns
are comfortable and homelike, but they
: cannot compare for moment in the
= matter of decoration and luxurious
p equipment with the Gerald" and, as
for our opera house, it is still only
a among the possibilities of the future
y Friday. Mr.. Tennis Leclar employed
by the Somerset & Kennebee Co. OF
. Fairfield, while at work for that concern
5 at the mill of Lawrence, Newhall & co.
a of Shawmut, running the sawdust and
n waste elevators, slipped and fell on a
f, belt, which, fortunately, was thrown Of
b the pulley by the sudden fall of hi,
. body and kept him from being killed
= instantly. He, however, suffered the
r breaking of several ribs. He was a.
= once carried to his home at Fairfield
d where he received medical attendance
: At the citizens meeting held in Union
= Hall, Pttstield, Monday evening. to con
e slider plans for proper celebration OF
u July 4th the following committee WI,
i selected TO outline programme for tht
: day: J. II. Davis F. r. Smith, g. IL
Morse, Z. Y. Shaw and W. J Mcfarlane
This committee will arrange a suitabl,
programme as far as possible at TIN,
t early date and present it at another
n meeting to be called later, for the ap
I proval of the citizens of the town
:, Pittstield's celebration for 1900 is bount
: to be the grandest ever known in th,
\ history of the town.
l. The sebasticook d Moosehead raj,
road were unable to run any trains ovei
: their road for few days, last week
4, The train left Hariland, Wednesday
noon, for PittSheld, and when about out
[ la south Of IIartlapA tho Sp,u- nj , n