The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-25
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

hiSg dAteibob bi nafudnus Whlle
gathering apples, Saturday afternoon,
fell from the tree and received injuries
that confined him 70 his bed.
The OYerseers Of the Pioneer Wooden
Mill, Pittsfield, Maine, were very agree
ably surprised recently BY each receiv
ing as present from the firm, Robert
Dobson d 20 a handsome steamer rug
These rugs are the first ever made 10
the mill and are made Of fine Australian
wool, with handsome Gordon highland
on the back and nice, rich, olive face.
A distressing accident occurred near
Caratunk, Wednesday evening Of last
week, resulting in the death Of Little
Cbristy Bean, seven years old, at the
hands of her young brother. Both are
the children Of Sherman Bean, guide in
the region. Young Bean, Who is four
teen years old, was playing with a rife
in the afternoon in the presence Of his
little sister The weapon was accident
ally discharged and the girl was killed
instantly
Plttsfield Company, No. q, L K. X
P, has selected committee consisting
of IL. f. Libby, Y. e. Bowman and W
L. Conant to arrange plans for the cele-
bration of the first anniversary Of the
company which will take place Noyem-
Der 23rd. parade of the company
and the Third Regiment band will be
given in the afternoon and in the even.
ing a concert, ball and drill will be
given at Union hall. The officers of the
regiment will be the guests Of the com.
pany on this occasion and it is expected
that nearly all of them will be present.
Deputy Sheriff Haskell of Pittsfeld
went to Fairfield. Monday night Of last
week, and arrested Robert W ate,
the well known horseman Of that town.
and took him to Detroit, where he was
arraigned before Justice G. T. Harris on
a charge of fraudulently selling mort
| gagged property. Alfred W Morse, the
complainant, claimed that he bought a
pair of horses of MIR. Waite which were
subsequently found to have been mort
gagged. Judge Harris rendered a verdict
of not guilty and Mr.. Waite was releas.
ed from custody. O. NJ Chapman, Esq
appeared for the defendent and T Z.
Stevens, Esq, for the State.
j. S Davis of Pittsfeld could not get
any one to help him gather his apples
on his farm in Palmyra, and SO went
about it himself although he is over o.
years old. He drove from Pittsfield TO
the farm, six miles, and back, each day
for eight days He climbed the trees
and picked his best apples by hand, the
rest he sheok off and picked from the
ground, and brought home a load every
night. After picking seven days be sold
what remained on the trees, and the
buyer got about ITO bushels, cider
apples included. Not many men of %,
even here in Maine, like to spend a
week climbing apple trees.
Mrs Martha Rogers Taylor, wife OF
Simon n. Taylor, of Fairfield Center
died Wednesday, Oct. 10, aged 70 years
and 10 months, after very short illness
of peritonts. Mrs. Taylor was the
daughter of the late Daniel and Susan
Rogers of Norrdgewock, and is only
survived by one brother, Peter Rogers
of Anson. Mr.. Rogers is now so years
of age and is the last of family of
eight, Mrs. Taylor has lived on Ohio
hill in Fairfield for more than 80 years,
and was very well known as a most
estimable woman. For more than sc
years she was a member of the Baptist
church and for 50 years, the loving,
cheerful, devoted wife of the husband
who is now nearly crushed with heI
death.
Walter Mansur of P ttsfeld went tc
Portland, Monday, to consult a celebrat
ed surgeon of that city, who has recent
ly returned from Germany after taking
a course of study in the hospitals of thai
country, particularly in surgery. Nj
Mansur has not had the full use of hi,
legs since childhood and went to Port
land to learn if anything could be done
in the way of surgical operation tC
make his condition any better. Word
received from him, Wednesday, state:
that successful operation would give
him the full use of his legs and he would
not be troubled but little if any in walk.
ing and that too without the aid of a
cane. Mr.. Mansur has decided to sub
NIT to the operation.
Mrs. H. L. Smith, the popular MILL.
ner of Hartland, received a letter, last
week, from the publishers of the Illus
trated Nllner, a New York periodical
that she had been awarded honorable
mention in a hat designing and trim
ming contest which has Just been closed
by that paper. Mrs. Smith entered The
contest out of pure curiosity and did not
expect to be one of the few to be reeog.
nized for excellence of the work submit.
ted. Her many friends feel greatly
gratitied at the news as there were
thousands of leading milliners from all
over the country in the contest and it
speaks volumes fer her ability as a
! fashionable trimmer and designer She
was the only miliuer in this state to re-
ceiySany honors in the contest and only