The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-04-19
,OMEItsET PI0K-IPs

~" o HH'H'H III n lfnIdBGt- ne school
has lie largest enrolment n it, history.
Mfs Lieweliyn Parks of Pitlsheld has
recently received some sery Interesting
newspapers sem 10 her By relatives Who
live Ia the Orange Free tate and near
the scene Of the present conflict IN south
Africa.
H. A Morrill,, Pittsdeld, has torn
down the ruins Of his house On Elm
street, recently damaged By ire, aud has
commenced the erection Of a new build
ing Of modern design. r Towle &
sons have the contract for the work.
Rev. ar Z Petersen, Hartland. has
been engaged TO write series Of articles
on breeding and Care of the Houdan
Fowls for the A merican Poultry paper
which is the Oldest poultry paper in
America. 1t is printed in hicago and
has been in circulation for 30 years.
The foundation of the factory for the
Northern Maine Packing Co. at Pitts
field is all laid and the workmen are
very busy. A large amount Of lumber
has been hauled to the lot and the work
will be pushed 80 that the work of max.
ing cans may begin in another month
II. b. Common of Pittsfeld has a very
handsome and promising yearling colt
by Baby Wilkes, dam Diana, which at
tracts lots of attention when he is driven
out. The youngster has the appearance
and manner of a natural born trotter
and great speed is predicted for him
when he natures
Sumner S Smith of Pittsfeld has re
Gently leased a shop in the Stroples
building on Lancey street and will start
a carriage emporium for the manufac
ture and repair of all kinds of carriages
Mr.. Smith worked for years with his
father in Palmyra, who made quite a
reputation in his line of work.
Miss Bertha Stewart, who will fill the
place of Miss Alice NJ. Sawyer in the
Ladies' Cecilian quartet of Portland, is
native of Hartland and the daughter
of Pembroke Stewart. Miss Stewart
has charming voice and her many
friends will be glad of an opportunity to
listen to her. Miss Steward has been
studying music in Portland for the last
few years.
Joseph Viles and j. W. Perkins have
taken contract, covering a period of
five years, to cut and deliver to the
Great Northern Paper o. at Madison,
$1,000 cords of pulp wood They cut
1000 cords this winter. They have
built dam on Sandy Stream for driving
purposes and will deliver the wood at
the most convenient time within each
year.
Some of the prominent Democrats of
Plttsfeld are talking of having the con
vention for the 3rd congressional dis
trict, held there 1t has been held
there once before and all those attend
ing were much pleased with the treat
ment received from the townspeople
If the new hotel at Fairfield is complet.
ed in time, the convention will be held
there, but if not it will go to Pittsfield
Walter Keene of Palmyra has a COW
whose record for milk would be hard t.
be beat. Saturday, March 3rd, this COW
gave gallons of milk. The milk was
taken to the condensed milk factory,
Newport, where it tested per cent but
tor fat. This is equivalent to about g
pounds of butter. Dir. Keene thinks
this is record which it would be hard
to beat, and surely it would appear that
he is justified in this belief
Mr.. Theodore Woodcock of Ripley
while returning from St. Adams where
be had been hauling shovel handles
broke through the ice on Big Indian
pond with his team, pair of oxen and {
horse harnessed ahead, recently. With
the aid of help he succeeded in getting
his team out, though they were in the
water nearly half hour. Mr.. Wood
cock Is nearly rs years of age, but still
active and Industrious.
The new cheese factory which L. R
Ramsdell is having built at Ripley il
nearly completed 1t will be a fin,
building for the purpose intended anC
much credit is due Sevey Bros, wht
have had charge of the work. Mr.
Ramsdeli expects to do good business
the coming season and with just deal
ings to his patrons and good quality O
milk in return he hopes to produce al
article which will find ready sale.
1t is announced that the capita
stock of the Great Northern Paper ON
pany has been increased by 100000
making it now 5000, 600. The increas,
is to be used in improvements at tn,
Madison plant, which is being enlarged
and in payment for timber lands re
Gently purchased. The company's grea
mill at Millinocket, the largest pu p anC
paper plant in the world, will be com
pleted, it is expected, next fall. Ii viii
have a capacity of 225 tons of newspape
daily, capable of being increased to AZ
tons.
The grange at Pittsfield, the other day
discussed the subject, ''N neither tht
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