The Somerset reporter., 1902-11-20
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Thursday that tipped the scales at 292
pounds, one of the very largest seen
this year. He also had another one that
weighed 202 pounds, making a pair that
it would be very difficult to beat
Deputy Sheriff Harding of Madison
went to Kingfield Friday to arrest one
Philip LeClair, who is wanted there to
answer to complaint for cruelty to ami
mails, by oyerdriying and killing a horse,
that he hired to go to Kingfeld with,
the horse having died on the way home.
Mrs. Lucy Burgess of Hartland passed
away Thursday afternoon. Nov. 8 she
had been long and patient sufferer and
had the love and respect of all who
knew her. She was not seen in public
much during the last years of her life
on account of poor health. She became
christian when very young and was
member of the NJ. E. church when she
died.
Master Carl ingalls,, son of G. y.
ingalls,, of Madison lost his right arm
as the result of a shooting accident near
his home, Thursday. The young man
was just starting on a hunting trip,
when in some unknown manner, the
gun exploded, the bullet entering his
right arm just above the wrist and bad.
ly shattered the bones of both the lower
and upper arm. The arm was amputat-
ed few inches from the shoulder.
People of Palmyra were shocked to
learn of the death of Lewis Sinclair
which occurred Friday, Oct. 31st, of
heart disease. Mr. Sinclair seemed in
his usual health the day before, chopp
ing wood part of the day. He was
shout 66 years of age, had always lived
in town, and was known as an industri-
GUS and upright citizen, respected by
all who knew him. He leaves wife
and one daughter, and three brothers to
mourn their loss. Funeral sunday after
noon, Rev. A. E. Morris of Pittsfeld
officiating.
The new saw mill which Lawrence,
Newhall & Page Co., are building at
Shawmut, has been closed in, and the
machinery will now be placed in the
mill as fast as possible. The company
expect to have this mill running by Fet.
l. 1t will take thirty five hands to run
it. They will run both saw mills until
the river freezes, when they will shut
down for a short time before starting up
the new mill which will be used for the
winters saving. About 100000 logs
will be sawed and they will be brought
from various parts of the State.
Mrs. Mary Nichols, wife of the late
Robert Nichols, passed away Tuesday
Oct. Is. She was ninety six years old
She had been living for the last few
years with her daughter, Mrs. 0. W.
Creation at Starks, and had always en-
joyed good health up to the last two
months when she began to fail. The
funeral was attended by a large con
course of people and was ably conduct
ed by Rev. MIR. Mouton OF Industry.
She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Pierce
of California, Mrs. John Smith of
Norridgewock and Mrs. Creator with
whom she had made her home, and
many near friends.
Postmaster Murray has received no.
tice from the department at Washington
that the Rural Free Delivery Route to
run from Pittsfield through the south
and western part of Pittsfeld will be
4 put in operation by Dec. LIST. Walter
Symonds has been appointed as driver
of the route, and his brother, Harry
Symonds substitute. Two petitions are
now in circulation for the establish
ment of two more routes from this post
office, one running the northwestern sec
ton of the town and taking in the south
ern part of Hartland and Palmyra, and
the other to run In an easterly direc-
1 ton through Detroit, Troy and Burn
it will give practically the entire sec
ton around this place the benefit of the
rural deliveries.
Supt. A. Il. Burse of the water works
and sewers of Pittsfield has had a very
busy season now reaching its close.
/ The revenue from the water works
system will increase about 1900 this
year, bringing it up to over 5000 In
addition to the work done upon the in
PRODUCTION of services and repairs upon
the water system, there has been about
/ 1900 feet of new sewer laid this year.
! The large trunk sewer, constructed of
/ lS-inch pipe and perhaps as well desig-
mated the Farnham brook sewer as any
thing else, has done even better than
was anticipated This sewer was built
last year and for a distance OF about
5000 feet, 1t was not according to sewer
plans made for the town, for it was
found that To follow the plans through
a section of the town so that the sewer
would discharge its contents into the
river meant the digging through quick
sand at point where it would make its