The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-12
SOMERSET PICK-UPS

ms ankle one day last week while Jump
Ing over fence. The aakle aas arc
badly sprained, but be is doing an w.
as could be expected.
The East Somerset Agricultural SO
ciety are making arrangements for horse
races which will take place at their
grounds ~ Hartland, July 4tb. They
are plauuIag Tor a big tine and a big
crowd
Mr John Knowlton Of View Portland
died Of pneumonia at the home of his
daughter, Mrs l.. F Edwards, in this
place, June 4th. The funeral services
were held at New Portland Thursday
Mr.. Knowlton was well known through.
out this section.
A crew Of sixty men with don.
key engine are at work on the Jam
at Madison, but ii will take several
weeks to make passageway Word has
been received that practically all work
will be stopped on the sections above
here until the jam is broken.
There is musical treat in store for
the citizens of Madison and vicinity.
Prof. w. r. Chapman, musical director
and leader of the great musical festivals
which have been held annually for sew
eral years, will be in Madison and give a
concert in Union Hall on Saturday, June
2lst.
Mr.. John Knowlton, aged about 50
years, died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. L. F. Edwards, on Old Point Ave,
Madison, Wednesday of last week, at
1.30 a. m, of pneumonia. He was sick
but few days, having been out and
able to work as late as the Saturday
before his death. The funeral was held
at New Portland, Thursday.
Charles F. Lane has gone to Embden
to peel hemlock. He has 10000 feet to
peel and expects to complete the job by
July 1T. He is preparing for big lum-
bering operation next winter. He ex-
poets to get out 100000 feet of lumber,
100 cords of white birch and 100 cords
of pulp wood. The birch will be car
ried from Scion to North Arson. The
pulp will probably go to Madison and
the lumber will be used by B. P j. Yves
ton at Madison.
working train and big crew of men
are putting in a spur track from the
, main line east of the station to the rear
: of Bryant & Co.'S mill, Pittsfield. Bryant
g & Co.'S. business has increased rapidly
. during the past year, they having agents
in number of the large places through.
out the State, whose orders keep the
mill rushed to its full capacity. large
addition has been recently made to the
mill buildings in the shape of a store
house and glazing room, 100x60 feet
. The annual meeting of the Past and
Present Club of Fairfield was held Mon
day evening with the president, Mrs. f.
II. Neal. The following officers we're
. elected: Mrs. w. S simpson, presi-
dent; Miss Hattie Clifford, vice presi.
dent; Mrs. A. c. Laid, secretary; Mrs.
t F. j. Robinson, treasurer; calendar
committee, Mrs. Freeland, Mrs. Neal
Mrs, Knowlton; educational, Mrs. Chap
r man, Mrs Robinson, Mrs Lawry After
the work of the evening was completed
the hostess invited them into the dining
room, which was very handsomely dec
Grated in the club color. Two beautiful
, centrepieces, the work of the hostess.
r attracted much attention for their fine
work and artistic coloring. One was
: carnation pinks, the other straw berries.
' The club color was greatly admired A
/ lunch of cheese sandwiches, olives, ice
, cream, cake and punch was served, and
very enjoyable hour was passed.
!. The drive of the Pittsfield Electric
n Light and Power Company has reached
this place and comprises about , ZOO, 600
f feet. The company now employs about
a so men at its plant and is doing large
= business in its various lines It manu-
= factuIes about 1901 plugs each month
j which are used by the Holingsworth d
- alton of their paper for shipment Quite
an amount of the logs which have arriy-
ed are hardwood and this is sawed into
t plank, then into spool wood stock, and
then used for the centres, the ends be-
ing composed of Eastwood when the
spools are put together. The company
manufactures a wide variety of novelties
and has machinery for the manufacture
of most any kind made out of wood 1t
will take the greater part of the summer
and fall for the company to get its logs
sawed out and the mill will be very
, busy place from now on. The company
pays out over SO, 900 per month for help,
so it will be seen that the enterprise is a
, valuable one to the community.
, Death of Mrs. EuDea.