The Somerset reporter., 1901-08-08
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

4t4+h'L AO SoCdpeu lHb CLUTCHES OF the
law.
George Haines, boss machinist at the
Indian Spring Wooden Mill at Madison,
drew the water out of the fume, Satur-
day, and found cask, twenty-three in.
ches long weighing three and one fourth
pounds.
Andrew Strong Of Madison recently
received letter from cousin who Is in
the English Army fighting the Beers ia
South Africa. He is IN the mounted
police with eight others from New
castle, Msrlmchi, y. B.
J. D. Wentworth Of Pittsfeld is erect.
ing building on Elm street. near the
residence of c. S Noble, to be used
when finished for grocery store. Con-
tractor Arthur Libby has charge Of the
same and expects to have it finished By
the first of September
One of the choice pairs of steer calves
to be seen this year at Lewiston, will be
the grade Hosteins, six and seven
months old, owned by Mr.. P. W. Thomp-
son OF Palmyra. They are large,
we'll matched and very handsome. Mr..
Thompson is pinning his faith TO clover
and the silo and with these he will win.
II. c. Hunter of Pittsfeld went to
Togus, last Thursday morning, to ac-
cept position as cornetist in the band
at that place, also as violinist in the
orchestra, Mr.. Hunter is one of the
most accomplished musicians in Pitts
field, for sixteen years being leader of
the band there, and will no doubt give
the best of satisfaction in his new posi-
ton.
Mrs. G. w. Getchell of Palmyra was
raking with horse rake one day recent
ly, when the horse became frightened
and ran, throwing Mrs. Getchell off and
demolishing the rake. Mrs. Getchell re-
ceived quite a bad scalp wound and
other lesser ones, besides being shaken
up considerably, yet she was fortunate
to come out of the affair as well as she
did DIR. Getchell was also injured in
capturing the horse
A Somerset county farmer who has
been successful in that branch of in.
dustry is Mr.. H. S. Grant of Scion. For
many years he has been well known
breeder Of fine stock and has now in his
barns II registered Hereford cattle, 10
cows and 2-year-old bull, all fine ami
mails. Wilbur H. Grant, his son, is in
the Belgian hare business and has as
good stock in that line as his father has
of cattle.
The tuberculosis scare is nearly over
at Ripley The cattle commissioners
and DR.. Winslow, a veterinarian from
Pittsfield, visited the town and twenty
three cattle have been condemned and
killed. Some farmers lost all their herd,
and as the State only reimbursed them
one half the value of cattle, it is quite
serious loss. Two herds were tested
and found all right, and DR.. Winslow in
tends soon to visit the town again and
test other herds, but does not anticipate
finding many more cases.
One of the most progressive farmers
in Pittstield is c. {. Woodruff, who has
nice farm situated on very pleasant
location in the western part of the town.
He makes specially of raising fancy
vegetables and at this season of the year
runs cart to the village three days each
week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days and to Hartland and Newport, two
days each week, Among other choice
vegetables he has 1900 cabbage heads
and 1000 tomato plants
Thomas Burke, who is employed at
the mill of the Somerset & Kennebec
Fibre Co.'s plant at Fairfield, met with
painful accident about 80 o'clock
Saturday night, by being crushed be-
, tween two cars and breaking one of his
legs DR.. Goodrich of Waterville and
DR.. Ames of Fairfield set the fracture
anu maui buc uu1oi tuudl6 lollOW ds Cpiu"
Portable as possible Much sympathy is
expressed, as the man has a large family
dependent on him.
Miss Caroline f. Libby of Pittsfeld,
who has accepted position as instruc-
tor in French at Bates College has gone
to Quebec, where she will remain for
number of weeks to observe the methods
of teaching the French language as in
structed in the Franciscan Convent in
that city. This institution is considered
by educators to be one of the very best
of the kind on this continent. On her
return Miss Libby will visit friends and
relatives in northern New York and also
attend the Pan.American Exposition at
Buffalo for few weeks.
1t is reported here that a Canadian
syndicate has been looking over the
water power at Holeb Falls on the old
channel with the view of purchasing the
same and converting II into a privilege
upon which pulp and paper mill Of
great size will be erected. The old chan
, mel falls have drop of SO feet. The
, water was turned into a new channel for
the better advancement of the lumber
drive several years ago, but can be easily
set over the old falls again The power
wOOld he one nf tho heat in rho state