The Somerset reporter., 1901-11-07
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

summer Win MRS w llllhinS olotoi3 4hao.
1. f. Mcfarland, at Fairfield, have re-
turned to their home in San Francisco,
Cal.
A football game was played at Madi-
son, Saturday, between the NJ. II. 5. and
the North Arson Academy team. The
score was 50 to in favor of the visitors.
This is the first game ever played by the
NJ. H. S, the team having been formed
but few weeks ago.
Franklin Hutchins of Detroit has
goose which has laia an egg every night
for 80 nights in succession, with one ex-
ception, and the day following the day
she did not lay, she laid double yolk
egg measuring Il inches in circum-
ference. Mr. Hutchins has large flock
of hens, ducks and geese in which he
takes commendable pride.
Cambridge grange is holding some
interesting meetings. At its last meet
ing it entertained st. Adams grange; by
invitation % members we're present, also
20 mem ers of Parkman grange and one
member of East Dover grange. After
the close of the meeting the visitors
we're invited to the hall below, where
sumptuous chicken pie supper awaited
them.
The first dyeing machine to come into
the state has been purchased by the
Fairfield wooden mills and will soon be
running to it's full capacity. 1t is new
invention of great promise and il it per-
forms the work expected of 1T will
revolutionze this branch of the business.
1t is claimed that this machine will dye
1000 pounds of wool in four hours,
whereas by the old method it takes two
men two days to dye 300 pounds.
Officers Lord and Dunbar of Madison
made search and seizure at the Hilton
House, Saturday, securing four bottles
of whiskey, one bottle of rum, one bottle
of gin and one quart bottle of brandy,
also somo implements for gambling.
Monday, Mr.. Hilton was brought before
Justice Johnson and the hearing con
tinued till Friday. He then pleaded not
guilty and stood trial. He was then con-
victed and fined 500 and costs and APP
pealed, giving bonds in the sum of $500.
G. A. Coleman of Jaekman and G. M.
Woods of Greenville junction we're in Do.
yer Friday. They we're there to have the
writings done whereby Mr.. Woods trans
ferred his interest in the Moosehead Inn
at Greenville Junction to Mr.. Coleman.
MI Woods has been in company with
Amos Walker in the hotel business for
several years and is an experienced man
in the running of a popular hostelry
Mr.. Coleman has been In trade at Jack
man for quite number of years and is
a gentleman who will, no doubt, in his
new capacity, prove a pleasant host and
q successful hotelman.
! James Bergman, son of James
Bergman, superintendent of the wooden
Saturday forenoon, while hunting in the
Clinton woods. Young Bergman was
climbing over fence with both ham.
mers of his rifle cooked, when the gun
went off. Both charges passed through
his left shoulder, cutting the muscles in
a terrible manner. The young man was
taken to the office of DIR. Downs and DR..
Robinson of Fairfield and DR.. Goodrich
of Waterville were summoned, who did
everything possible for his relief. The
wound was very bad one and will prob
ably injure him for life.
Mr.. Benjamin Wood, a we'll known and
respected citizen of Madison, passed
away on Sunday morning. He arose
early and attended to the fires as usual
and then lay down again. Later Mrs.
Wood went to call him to breakfast and
found him dead in bed. Mr.. Wood was
nearly IA years old, his birthday occur
ring in few days, Heart disease was
the cause of his death MIR. Wood was
formerly a resident of Starks but has
lived in Madison for the past thirteen
years He was a member of U. A. Wes-
ton Post, G. A. r., having served in the
I War of the Rebellion He was also a
member of the Free Baptist Church at
that place
The hunting party composed of E. :.
McGregory of Maiden, Mass, S. NJ.
Snow of Providence, X. / DR.. E A
Packard of Boston, DR.. C. f. Williams
of Auburn, j II. Williams of Auburn,
| Ell Merriman of Portland, {. S. Hum
phreys and E. A Merrman of Madison,
returned from Pierce Pond Township,
Saturday morning, after a two weeks
outing in the northern woods. All had
good time and succeeded in killing
and bringing into camp twelve deer.
| This beats the record of the seven years
that the association has been making
annual trips to this hunting ground
where they have a well equipped camp
for their own private use. A. A. Rich
ardson of Arson cooked for the party
and he also had the satisfaction of
shooting deer. There were evidences
of bear and moose, only one moose and
one bear we're seen however and none
captured, says the Madison Bulletin
Understanding The Catechism.
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