The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-11
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

at work on the roof of his house. The
staging gave way and NJ. Wilbur fell to
the ground, distance Of 20 feet, strik-
ing On his feet and injuring his spine.
Harry Brooks, night watchman at the
wooden mill at Hartland, met with an
accident last week. While making his
rounds at night be stepped in hole in
the boiler room and in putting out his
hand to save himself severed two fingers
In cog wheel.
Daniel s. Tozier and Miss Elvie SeeK.
ms of Pittsfeld we're married by Rev. l..
w. Coons, pastor of the Universalist
church, Saturday evening, June goth, at
the home Of the brides mother in the
presence of a large number of friends of
the contracting parties.
A. n. Smith of Pitts6eld has gone to
Gookshire, Quebec, where he will be
employed for number of weeks with a
Maine Central crew of carpenters. A
recent heavy rain carried away mum Der
of bridges on the Mountain division of
the Maine Central and large crew of
men will be employed in replacing them.
The most important sporting event of
the Fourth at Smithfield, was the yacht
race which was won by the boat Theda /;
Norridgewock, second; Rambler, third !;
Nautilus, fourth; Swallow, fifth. The
distance sailed was II miles, the leading
boat going over the course In one hour
and thirty-five minutes. The finish was
exciting, the two leading yachts being
very close together. 1t was a great day
for North Pond.
Benjamin F. Lord died at his home in
Ripley, Monday of last week, aged 90
years. Mr.. Lord was one of our enter
prising and well-to-do farmers, a good
citizen and a man that will be missed by
our people. He had been in poor health
for some time but was not seriously i'll
until about two weeks ago. The funeral
was at his late home, Wednesday after.
noon, at two o'clock, Rev. Fl. j. Piper
of the Free Baptist church, Dexter, off
ciating.
Spence d Coombs have completed
their contract for the Somerset & Ken.
nebec Co. on the site of the old Phillips
privilege, Fairfield. The Somerset &
kennebec Co. have Y water wheels in
place aggregating 2, $50 horse power and
| WOrka hava haap 60
wheels. When the gates are opened to
run these wheels there is very percept-
able decrease in the water supply in the
mill ponds and big water rights battle
is anticipated by some who are CONVEX.
SAINT with the situation.
There were two accidents in Fairfield.
the Fourth, Walter Oliver, son of James
IOliver, was burned about the face by
the accidental burning of some powder.
He was carrying the explosive in the bag
when spark from firecracker ignited
it and it flashed up into his face. His
eyes escaped without injury but both
sides of his face were considerably
burned. Ed Stratton had one hand bad.
ly bruised by the premature explosion of
large firecracker. The injury is not
especially serious and he hopes to be all
right again in short time.
The people of Fairfield are making
preparations for big celebration at the
dedication of their fine new library on
July "a, and it is quite proper that they
should. The gift of so fine a library
building is one that any town might be
willing to feel happy over, and the gift
seems all the better in coming from a
living resident. Such things in Maine
usually are the result of the generosity
of some non resident who looks back
with affection toward the town of his
birth, and gives in memory of that
affection.
A year or more ago the Linn Wooden
company of Hartland, purchased of
Walter Moor & Co., the water power at
the Moor mill,-the first on stream
paying therefor a large sum, and now
has one of the best powers in the State
for its business. Between the upper
dam and the one at the Linn Wooden
Co.'S mill there is quite mill pool, and
by regulating the gates at the upper
dam the head of water on the Linn COM
lpany's wheels is maintained at a given
point at all times and there is sufficient
amount SO that the company will never
in all probability be called upon to use
steam for power, Notwithstanding an
immense power is required to run the
machinery in both their mills The
company is now having a boiler set
which will increase the amount of steam
available by 100 horse power, to be used
in dyeing and as needed for other pur-
poses.
Charles Prebe, Madison farmer liy-
ing on the lake road, is anxious regard
ing the whereabouts of sixteen rods of
woven wire fencing he was the possessor
of, up to Friday evening Mr., Preble
knows very well that lightning struck
the fencing, but he wants to know what
the lightning did with the remains.
Shortly after S O'clock, Friday evening,
a severe thunder storm passed over the