The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-10-29
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

On account of low water the Pioneer
and Waverly mills of Pittsfeld were
shut down part of last week.
George Wiley has leased the store of
D. W Simonds, formerly occupied by
Arthur Calden, where he has opened a
bakery.
Cephas Hilton of Madison has sold
the Bay View Hotel at Wateryille,
Roland Stinneford will have charge of
the house.
William Bradley, foreman of the spin
ming room at the Kennebec mill, at
Fairfield, has resigned to accept a
position in the wooden mill at Woon.
socket, X. where Mr.. Anderson has
ately gone as superintendent Mr.
Bradley was much liked by the men
under him.
The International Brotherhood of
Papermakers, Kennebec lodge, No 70,
are already making extensive prepare
tons for their 9TH annual ball, which
will be held Thanksgiving We, at Madi
son The women IN evening gowns anG
the men in full evening dress, together
with the artistic and beautifully ar
ranged decorations of paper, make this
the event of the year and neither time
nor expense will be spared to make the
decorations this year surpass anything
that has been done in the past.
At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
harles Haynes on Heald street occurred
on Wednesday, the 21st instant, the
marriage of Mr.. Z. Clifton Gilman of
Arson and Miss Gertrude Haynes. Rev.
Il. l.. Nichols, pastor of the NJ. 4.
church officiated, only the immediate
families of the contracting parties being
present. The bride was beautifully
gowned in white silk trimmed with ap-
piique and valenciennes lace, and car
ried a bouquet of carnatlon pinks.
After the ceremony, congratulations
were in order. Refreshments consisting
of ice cream and cake were served, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman took their
departure amid a shower of rice. They
left on the seven o'clock car for Brock
ton, Mass, where they will spend their
honeymoon. They will reside in Anson.
The young couple received many useful
and beautiful presents
d. ). Hunnewell of Madison has sold
threC-eghths interest in his eoncord
cumberland and mill to William Whipple
of Scion. A stock company has been
formed with William Whippe, pres-
dent; d. S. Hunnewell, secretary and
treasurer; K. l.. smith, superintendent.
$50, 900 of which SIS, 900 is paid in. The
company's office will be in Madison.
The company is putting in a bobbn
plant for the manufacture of bobbins for
wooden and cotton plants. The mill is
being fitted up by Andrew Nelson of
Weld, Me-, brother of the patentee of
the bobbin machinery now in use in New
England and he has had a persona ex-
perience of over twenty-three years in
experimenting and running bobbin
plants. The manufacture of bobbins is
but small part of the business to be
carried on, as the mill will turn out a
large daily product of long and short
lumber, laths, shingles, and hard wood
of all descriptions, making a speciality of
box shocks. The company has con
tracts for shocks for two wooden mills
aud the Dunn Edge Tool o. at Oak
land. This business will give employ
ment to twenty-five or thirty men. A
boarding house has been erected for the
accommodation Of the men and a stable
for the teams, also blacksmith shop
where the repairing will be done for the
mill. The county commissioners have
been called ca and have reopened the
county road leading from North Arson
on the west side of Lake Embden to the
county road from Concord Corner to
North New Portland. The product will
be shipped during the winter from
Caratunk Falls station and in the SUI
mer from North Anson.