The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-10-24
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

90 b9ih DOHes ~ the lett iDTtaru.
Electfies from Bingham 70 Moosehead
lake in the near future IL the way one
nah reads the'signs Of TIE times ia ~
recent change in the ownership of the
Somerset railroad.
Rev. L. ". Coons of Pittsfeld who IN
a delegate from the Maine Uuiyersalist
Convention, left Tuesday Of Iast week.
for Buffalo 10 attend the meetings Of he
General Convention held in that city.
October Is y.
Mrs. Enoch Pencil, who lives in Pitts
field, was hitching her horse one day last
week, when she canght her hand in the
hltching rope in such manner as to
fracture the ring duger Of her left hand.
The finger was badly crushed aud
acerated.
Lawrence Welton of Madison injured
his right hand very badly one evening,
last week. lie and another child were
playing with Ratchet when one child
brought it down upon a block Of wood
aecidently hitting the Welton child up
on the hand taking off nearly all Of the
fingers.
1t Is reported that the Great Northern
Paper Co, has recently closed a contract
with London firm for the entire prod
act of the mills at Madison for term
of years. Thirty more Italians arrived
there Tuesday to work on the new plant
making in all about one hundred and
= fifty at work there.
The remains of Mrs. L. A. Atwood Of
Waltham, Mass, who died in that CITY.
/ Monday, Oct. 14th, were brough, TO
Fairfield for interment, Thursday, and
the funeral occurred from the NetA0-
dist church at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Atwood
was former resident of Fairfield and
will be well remembered there.
The Agricultural Board bill recently
issued has in regard to Somerset county:
Yield of oats, 35 bushels, quality, 100
per cent; mixed grain, yield, 80 bushels,
quality, 100 per cent. Yield Of sweet
corn, $40. Potato prospects, 103 per
cent Potatoes are not rottinp much IN
NEST parts. Yield of ensiage corn. =
tons Amount Of stock fodder. l15 per
cent,
Asa Gilman Of Arson has sold his
farm in Arson u Wesley Woody Of
StrattOn. Mr.. Gilman has lived there
forty years and for the past eight Years
has sold milk and butter in this village.
He was the first farmer that ever ped.
died pound of butter in town and lis
team has only missed three tips in that
time. He will reside in his house on
the Arson side says the Madison Bui-
etin.
large tract Of cumberland north of
Mercer has been purchased by :. L. Mar.
BILE and II. A. Kennison of Springfield,
Mass, who propose to erect a shovel
handle factory on Sandy river, near
otarks. There is a great quantity of
white ash in the Sandy river valley,
sufficient it is believed to provide tim
Der for a factory that will turn out 1907
900 dozen handles each season for
quarter century.
Mrs William Mckay of The Forks,
the wife of well-known guide, noticed
large white deer come down to the river
near her home few mornings ago, and,
taking her husbands rifle, she fired, kill
ing him with the first shot. Ii is one Of
the finest specimens of the albino deer
ever shot on the Kennebec. Another
lucky woman is Mrs Frost Williams of
Embden, who killed fine buck and doe
but a few miles from The Forks.
Late Friday afternoon sportsman
named J Walter Donnell of Berlin, y.
H , was brought out from Dead River
dam wounded in the elbow, the joint of
which was so badly shattered that the
arm had TO be amputated. Donnell let
} while he was observing the work of a
: crew of blasters IN the bed of the stream
and when he attempted TO draw the
rifle back the hammer caught aud the
weapon was discharged
Mr.. and Mrs. l. W. Page of Hartland
have some family relics which are old
fashioned and interesting. The lot con-
, sists of an ancient flax wheel, a silver
teaspoon rs years old silver watch
carried through the battles of Gettys
burg and Aldie and in Libby prison, also
a set of surveyors implements, a cane, a
t stand, two sugar bowls, several plates,
cups and saucers, and platter each
article being over 100 years old. On the
stand was a brass caadlestick, shutters
| and tray over 100 years old.
A pretty wedding was soemnized at
the Catholic church, Fairfield, Wednes
day evening" Oct. 10th, when P. J
Carey, formerly of Pittsfeld, Mass,
now employed as boss tinsher at the
wooden mill at Fairfield was united in
marriage to Miss Alice Mcknight, for
merry of Connecticut, now employed in
that town The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. FIR. Jouvin, the pastor
If the church, in the presence of few
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