The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-01
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

"E<SA IN q
green one.
The new iron bridge to replace the
one at Palmyra carried away BY the
freshet last spring, Las arrived and
workmen are busy putting it up.
Rev. and Mrs. II. Lidstone Of East
Corinth, formerly Of Hartland are re-
ceiving congratulations from many
friends upon the arrival Of little
daughter recently.
At meeting held at the Baptist
church Of Hartand, Thursday evening.
1t was unanimously voted to extend
call to Miss Koch 10 return in september
and take charge Of that church.
The work of painting upon the inter
Tor of the Maine Central Institute OF
Pittsfeld is well underway. Z. D. Bow
man of Detroit has crew Of carpenters
busy and repairs are in progress upon
the interior. The work will be com
pleted before September /.
The Dead River correspondent of the
Maine Woods drives this nail in hard
The deer are SO thick on D. c. Durrelrs
farm that he has 20 hang up lanterns in
his garden to keep them from eating up
his vegetables. think the least the
State can do is to buy lin a barrel Of
kerosene and say nothing
-Four men, giving their names as Chas.
Claveite Of Waterville, A P Lombard
of Cornville, John Fenno of East Madi-
son and Thomas Kane Of Skowhegan
were arrested at Hartland, Thursday, as
members Of a gang; one member Of
which tried to break into the Davis
store the previous night. AS there was
no evidence to connect any one Of the
prisoners with the attempted break,
Justice Bowden after giving them adj
vice to make tracks, discharged them.
Hon. Warren E. Philbrook. master Of
ehancery in the Fairfield Floral Co. case.
has rendered his decision on the hear.
ings that have been held. The total
amount of the claims allowed is SILL
385 Of with the interest from Oct. l,
1898, to the present. The list OF claims
is long one and the amounts range
from the largest of S13l O. down to the
smallest, which is in the neighborhood
of 81. About 900 were allowed in all
and large number were examined.
The court will now order payment on
this decision and the money will be paid
to the referee, who will give notice as 10
the method of distribution. This is all
but the last chapter of the famous case.
B. D Bowden, record Of the munich
pal court at Pttsteld was called 10
Hartland, Tuesday, 10 administer jus.
tice in his official capacity. A.D. Linn
and John Wood were brought before
him and Linn was fined $40 and costs. in
all amounting to S24, and put under
$500 bonds to keep the peace; Wood, s.
and costs, in all amounting to SIT So.
This was the outcome of about in which
the two men figured along with black
smith named Harry Lampher, near
Indian stream, Palmyra, Monday night.
Lampher had his face badly injured and
his condition was such that he was
placed under arrest at his own home.
Lampher will have his injuries to nurse
as his part of the program, no fine be-
ing imposed in his case, as his punish
ment was sufficient. The hearing was
held At Bakers boarding house.
NJ. H. Haycock, who has been employ.
ed the mill Of the Pittsfeld Electric
Light aud Power Go as log sorter on
the slip, met with serious accident
about 3 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon.
He got his part of the work well in hand
and mad a few spare minutes when he
went into the log saving department to
see a companion. When he got ready to
return to bis work lie stepped in front
Of the 10y carrier. but did not notice
that it was returning. when it hit him in
such a way as TO break his left leg just
above the ankle. Ii seems misfortune is
following Mr. Haycook rather closely
this year. \ short time ago the tene-
ment he occupied caught fire from an
oyeIheated stove destroying considerable
of his property. a few weeks later his
farm buildings at Columbia Falls were
burned to the ground with all their con-
tents, and now this accident will lay him
up for a number of weeks