The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-09
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

On Monday If last week. belmont
dc' aasland, the eleven years old son of
". 3 McCansland Of Pittsdeld, cut his
left foot quite badly while chopping
kindings. Pour stitches we're required
% close the wound
Benjamin A. Fafaaam. teacher Of
Shorthand and typesiItlng in Woods
holleee, Newark, y. j. has returned TO
Maine 70 pass Old Home Week. He
visited his sister. Mr. l.. i. cook. Of
Brunswick for a shoff time aad is now
stopping VIII hIs father. s.. ,. ram
ham, al PiltsIeld.
One day recently crew Of fourteen
men with six horses, two horse rake. and
all other necessary implements foi aay-
ing turned or and CT for william
Tibbeits II Detroit al TIE haf or his
farm and pat it in The bafu, Tie same
being a deed Of charity Mr Tibbetts
has been very unfortunate Ia having
sickness and death in his family a. well
as being in poor Aealth himself.
Augustus Norton Of Lexington. aged
about 50 years committed suicide By
hanging last Monday night. HIS home
was with his daughter, Mrs. Fred Sor.
ton Of Lexington. As he did not come
in at night as usual. search was made
for him and the body was found at his
old home, mile away. in Highland.
He had broken into the house and hung
himself with a small cord he took With
him.
An exciting time Is expected al the
two days meet at the Fairfield Driving
Park Aug 9 and 10 The list is one of
the largest ever received for races at the
park and if half the horses start there
will be fields large enough 10 suit anv
race. There are five classes: 20 class
with % entries; 225 class, Is entries;
$50 class, II entries; 2 20 class, Z en-
tries; : 80 class, "a entries. Al that is
needed is fair weather
M Harry ". Beckwith of Washburn
was united in marriage u Miss Florence
NJ. Harlow Of Pittsheld At the residence
Of Charles F. shaw, TUESDAY evening Of
last week, in the presence Of relatives
and few invited guests Mrs Beck
with is one of Pittsfed's most popular
young ladies and has a large circle of
friends where she has spent most Of her
life. Mr.. Beckwith passed considerable
time at Pittsfeld during the last few
years, having been employed on the
Advertiser force at two different times.
They will make their future home in
Gardiner.
Charles T. Mclaughlin Of the Rhode
| Island state hospital for the insane. now
charged with beating patient TO death,
was formerly an employe Of the Pioneer
mill in Pittsield. He worked in the
card room several years and is well
known in that town. He is a member of
the Masonic lodge of P.ttsfeld From
Plttsfieid he went TO the Maine Insane
Hospital a Augusta and worked there
for two years He has been in Rhode
Island Hospital for about three years.
While in Fittsfeld he was popular with
his fellow-workmen and he had many
intimate friends.
Two weeks ago, Mr. George E. Snow
Of Hercer had his leg broken by kick
of horse. Saturday his son, Ed Snow,
with the same horse, went 10 the ad-
joining town of starks for load of
calves, He had loaded two into his
cart and started to go TO another place.
While going down hill the horse kick
ed again, hitting Mr.. Snow on the leg,
i breaking it in the same manner as the
kick which broke his fathers leg and in
the same place. A compound fracture
resulted The horse was killed in the
afternoon and both father and son are
doing as well as the circumstances allow.