The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-23
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

be an expert at her trade.
DIR. Clough of Bangor wasin Hartland
recently aud removed Mrs. Almeda
Webb's right eye. He was assisted by
DR.. Moulton. While Mrs. Webbs
condition is critical yet her friends are
hopeful.
The farm buildings of Mr.. Harlow
Wescott, about three miles from Madi'
son were burned to the ground Tuesday
morning the 18th inst. The origin of
the fire is unknow. Two small children
and a very little of the furniture, were
rescued with difficulty.
Mr.. Geo w. Hale of Sonora, Cal, a
native of Ripley, but for the last 40
years a resident of California is visiting
the scenes of his boyhood. Mr.. Hale
is engaged in the lumber business.
He brought home specimens of gold
mixed with quartz as handsome as
any ever seen.
Word has been received in Madison
of safe arrival in New York of Capt
Myron Bailey and wife from Manila,
P. 1, on ship Susquehanna. Mrs.
Bailey started from Madison, over
year ago and has been around the world.
Mrs Barley is soon expected for a visit
with relatives in this vicinity.
Nathaniel c. Winslow of Pittsfield has
suffered the past few days from severe
attack of indigestion but is better now
Mr.. Winslow will be 90 years old, March
20, and made his home for the past %
years with his son, DIR. D. D. Winslow.
His health has always been of the best
and his mental faculties unimpaired.
The Indian Spring mill of Madison is
running it's weave room until ten o'clock
evenings in order to FIJI orders that have
been delayed on account of the late
flood. The Madison mill is running
part of its machinery until nine o'clock
four evenings a week Business is rush
ing in all departments of labor in Madison.
Walter G. Morrill,, the well-known and
successful breeder and turfman. of Pitts
field, is wintering Linnie g., 220 and
Lancey, got. Will campaign them the
coming season. There will be lots of
good ones in Maine this year, more
green ones than he ever knew before,
and faster. There will be Is that can
beat 2.20.
Three italian laborers were badly in
jured by premature explosion of dyna-
mite while engaged in tamping in a
charge at the new pulp mill works at
Madison, Wednesday afternoon the
10Th One of the men was fatally in
jured by piece of rock penetrating the
skull, while another is in very critical
condition. This is the second accident
of the kind within week.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Pittsfield National Bank
held Tuesday, the 18th inst the follow
ing off GERS were elected for the ensuing
year: President, J. W. Manson; vice
president, Gordon Dobson; directors,
j. w. Manson, Esq, Gordon Dobson,
A. P. McMaster, N. L. Perkins, DR.. F. j.
Taylor, DR.. e. c. Bryant, Fl. F. Libby,
Il. W. Lancey, of Pittsfield; b. F. War.
ner, Hallowell; Llewellyn Powers, Houl.
ton; II. G. Fuller, Hsrtland; cashier, w,
l.. Pushor.
The Tuesday Club of Pittsfeld,
which has been composed of 20 of the
prominent literary ladies of the town
and for the past few years has limited
it's numbers to 20 members, recently
voted to increase the membership to
20. At tho regular meeting held this
week with Mrs. w. G. Marden, the
new members, Mrs. T. N. Drake, Mrs.
r. K. Mayo, Mrs l.. o. Haskell, Miss
Angie Knowles and Mrs. A. Il. Conant,
we're received into the club. The club
belongs to the State Federation OF
Woman's Clubs. The work taken up
this winter consists of England, Scot
land, Ireland and Wales.
| The business of the Sebasticook &
Moosehead railroad from now on during
the winter months will in all probability
be very good. The shipping of pulp
wood is now progressing and three or
four carloads per day are being loaded
at the upper end of the route. In add-
tion to pulpwood there will be the usual
amount of cordwood to bring down the
line and D. M. Parks will probably ship
about 1000 cords to parties in Pittsfield.
The road has had to combat with wash
outs during the past few weeks but the
trains are now running with usual regu-
larity. 1t is stated that Guilford parties
are to put in steam mill the coming
! spring near the railroad track at Main
stream in Harmony and that long and
short lumber and birch stock will be
gotten out. There is considerable lum-
Der obtainable within few miles of the
/ point where the mill will be located.
Fall Planting Trees.
On the question of whether il is better TO