The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-06
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.


niversary at Odd Fellows Hall, Saturday
evening, May 25th, and about $4,000 was
raised. The proceeds we're used toward
paying for the new paraphernalia for
working the degrees.
The contract for building large dye
and boiler house for the American
Wooden Co. in Fairfield, at cost of
over $4,000 has been awarded to Fl.
Purinton & Co. of Waterville. The
plant will constructed of brick, one
story high with basement and will be
fitted with two large boilers and ten dye
pots.
F. j. Savage, proprietor of Fairfield
grist mill, met with a bad accident,
Saturday morning, shortly after going
to his place of business. Workmen
we're engaged near the textile mill cut
ting down tree, and when the tree
fell Mr.. Savage happened to be in exact
range of it, and was forced down an
embankment several feet, coming in
contact with wheelbarrow, turning a
complete somersault and striking on his
head. Mr.. Savage was rendered I'M
conscious for some time after the acct
dent, and he received several cuts and
bruises and other injuries.
Mrs. A. II. Russell of Fairfield, has re-
ceived word from Hon. H. M. Heath of
Augusta, that he has been advised by a
lawyer residing in Sacramento, Cal, that
man by the name of George Kendall
has instructed him to collect the money
left by the late "Uncle George" Kendall,
claiming that he is the son who disap-
peared from home forty.fve years ago
has never been heard from since. The
relatives of Mr.. Kendall do not take
much stock in the report. Mr.. Heath
has written to this lawyer and has sent a
number of questions for this man Ken
dali to answer.
Tuesday afternoon of last week, John
Chandler drove his horse under the shed
in the rear of j. R Emery's store at
Madison, and left it without hitching.
The horse became frightened in some
way and ran out and down Main street.
E. A. Hilton's truck team was backed
up to Cobbs' store and Chandler's horse
! jumped in between the horses and the
wagon. Hilton's horses then ran down
to Judkins & Stewards blacksmith
shop, dragging Chandler's horse with
them, where one of Hilton's horses fell
and piled up the whole outfit. Strange
as it may seem the horses all escaped
! with but few scratches.
, Quite serious accident occurred at
i Fairfield at 80 o'clock, Friday morning.
James Googins of Fairfield, had been at
| work for some time making a cabinet
: for barber at Waterville, for use in his
shop, and as it was completed, arrange
ments were made for M. d. Stratton, the
| truckman, to transfer it to Wateryille.
AS it was being placed on the team, the
horse acted rather uneasy, and jumped
several times. Howard Stratton, son of
Mr.. Stratton, was standing on the front
of the team, and the horse started,
| throwing him under the team and drag
ging him several feet He was thrown
onto the curbing in front of H. F, Bur.
CESS jewery store. He was carried to a
room near by, and it was several min
utes before he reganed consciousness.
| His head and shoulder were hurt quite
badly, and he WAS considerably shaken
up. The horse ran down Main street,
and threw himself just below the Uni
versalst church. The cabinet was badly
] damaged.
i VIM. NJ. Bigelow and wife of st.
Adams held their wedding reception at
! the home of Mr.. Melvin Bigelow, last
Friday evening. The reception was
] from 8 to 10 O'clock. Promptly at
o'clock the band gave short concert in
/ the band stand opposite Mr. Bigelow's
home. While the band was playing a
few selections the guests assembled in
the house, and as there were about IT'S
people present, the rooms were crowded
to their utmost capacity. p N. Vining
was head usher and master of ceremO-
/ MES and as would be expected every
thing passed off without hitch, There
was a short program consisting of read
ing, solos and duets, and among those
who took part were Winsow Brigham,
| Floyd Mathews, Grace Murphy, Gladys
Bigelow, the bride, Mrs Bigelow and P.
r. Longley. There were large num-
Der of valuable and useful presents: A
couch, center table, stand, two nice
chairs, two large rugs, many fine pieces
of silver and from Mr. Melvin Bigelow a
check for 500, with check from A. p.
Bigelow for $40.
Eczema, saltrheum, letter, chatting,
ivy poisoning and all skin tortures are
quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
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