The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-24
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

entered the law Office of Leslie {. Or
nish, Esq of Augusta, to read law.
The board of railroad commissioners
has rendered among other decisions that
the Somerset hallway is permitted TO
cross high way at grade in the town Of
Arson.
The new passenger and freight depot
being built at Mainstream for the Sebas-
ticook q Moosehead railroad is nearly
completed, A new turn table is being
put in near the depot.
W. c. Rollins, workman at Walter
Moore's mill at Hartland met with
serious accident Tuesday of last week.
he was operating a saw and in some
way his left hand came in contact with
the saw, mangiing his thumb badly.
A letter received acquaints Miss Ethel
B. Vickery of Pittsfeld that abe has
been elected in the capacity of teacher
of Latin, Greek and German at Calais,
and that her salary has been increased
Miss Vickery is graduate of Bates
college and most efficient teacher.
Mrs. T. S. Bunker is suffering from
injuries received by a fall nearly two
weeks ago, in which her hip was injured
and she has no use of that limb. This
is great misfortune to Mrs Bunker;
being 81 years of age she is doubtful If
she ever fully RECEIVERS from the injury.
Hall and Reed of Madison have the
contract to build the Pine Street bridge
ac1oFs Jones brook, in that town. The
bridge will be concrete arch having a
IS foot span and 80 foot roadway. The
top of the arch will be twenty six and
one half feet from the bottom of the
brook.
At the first meeting of Detroit grange
one candidate was instructed in the
third and fourth degrees, after which
harvest feast consisting of ice cream and
cake were served. At this meeting it
was voted to adjourn the meetings
through the hot weather until August
9Th.
The tree known as the big willow on
the north side of the river at Norridge-
wock, was nearly demolished in Tues
days storm. This was one of the larg-
est trees in the State and has been
landmark for many years and will be
greatly missed by the old residents of
the town.
Deputy Sheriff Williams of Hartland
met with a slight accident one day
recently while on board c. Fl. Smiths
launch. In some manner he got his left
knee in contact with the crank PIN of
the engine, which hit him severe clip.
The injury was not of serious nature,
but will make Mr.. Williams lame for
quite while.
1t has been expected that the r. F. D.
route recently established, leading from
Pittsfield post Office around through the
town of Burnham, the west part of that
town and small portion of Palmyra
would become effective by August l, but
there has been nothing received yet to
indicate that such will be a fact. The
route is 22i miles long.
Plans have been considered and it is
likely that the work will be immediate
ly undertaken of laying a hard wood
floor in the vestry of the Free Baptist
church at Pttsield and repairing the
tower. Electric lights will also be in
troduced. The Willing Workers and
the other church societies have pledged
their aid to meet the expenses of the
work.
Mr.. G. 5. Witham, Supt. of the Great
Northern Paper Company's plant at Mil
linocket, is slowly recovering his
strength at the home of his son on Pine
street at Madison. Mr.. Witham has
been very sick man and was in the
hospital in Bangor eleven weeks. While
there he underwent three operations. 1t
has been a close call for him and his
friends are pleased to learn that he is on
the road to recovery.
hO POOPiC VA III al Aldhd III NC PlCdSCu
to learn that dentist is to locate there.
DR.. Cecil P. Brown, a graduate of the
Philadelphia Dental College, and also
having had several years training with
one of the leading dentists in New
Haven, Conn, and Philadelphia, has
leased rooms over the post office, for
merly occupied by Judge Stewart, DR..
DR.. Brown is a native of Cambridge and
formerly lived in Hartland.
Hartland friends may be interested to
learn that Raymond W. Stewart of Cam
den, formerly of Hartland, has severed
his connection with the Rockland Elec-
trio Light Co, where he has been en-
ployed for the past year, to accept a po-
sition with Mr.. George Smith in Pine.
hurst, N. c., and will leave for that
place the last of the month. Mr.. Smith,
it will be remembered, WAS the Boston
electrician who wired the Linn wooden
mill about two years ago.