The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-10
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

The Linn Wooden Co. has received its
new engine and are having it put into
working order.
Madison hopes to have its electric
light plant installed and in running
order Christmas day.
One of our prominent citizens of
Madison who was drawn on the jury for
the Terrio trial and who did not wish to
be away from his home made as an ex-
cuse for not serving that he was person
ally acquainted with the accused 80 was
excused from jury duty and Immediate
summoned as witness, says the Bull.
letin.
Patrick Hayes, the general command
ing the Union Veterans Union for
Maine, has issued his general order an.
nouncing the officers and members of
his staff. Those for Somerset county
are Ii Il Cross of Norridgewock, mem
Der of the executive committee, and
Jefferson Savage of Skowhegan, as
sistant judge advocate general.
There came very near being serious
accident at West Pittsfield one day last
week, as Mrs Sam Burton was assisting
her husband in placing beam for the
chamber floor. She stepped along to
move the lamp for fear of breaking it,
and In some way hit against shot gun
which was standing near by. 1t fell to
the floor and exploded, the charge lodg-
ing in her foot. DR.. Griffin was hastily
called and dressed the wound, which
was very painful.
James Albert Hunter, a we'll known
and life long resident of Pittsfleld, died
Tuesday, November "a, at his home
near Weeks Corner at the age of 81
years and % days. The cause of his
death was heart disease, with which he
had been aftl cted for several years.
His death was rather sudden and
caused a deep feeling of sadness
throughout the neighborhood where be
lived as we'll as all parts of the town
generally.
The work on the dam of the Sebasti.
cook Power Co., Pittsfeld, will be- sus-
pended to large degree this week, the
cold weather making it impractical to
continue the balance of the building of
the power house, forebay, etc. Mr..
johnson expects to be able to keep the
work on the dam going for the next two
weeks and finish that part of the work
b fore shutting down entirely for the
winter. Work will be resumed again
as soon as conditions will permit next
spring
The new steam plant at the Pioneer
wooden mill, in Pittsfeld, in process
of construction during the past summer,
is now nearly completed. Monday morn
ing of last week the power was applied
to the main shaft of the mill and the
regular duties for which the plant was
put in commenced. The steady increase
of business of this mill, with the ad-
ditions to it's capacity from time to time,
has gradually made it necessary to pro
vide additional power. Under the ex-
listing conditions it was deemed the best
plan to arrange for an auxiliary steam
power, one that could be used in con-
nection with the water wheels or indie
pendently. In the early summer exca-
vations were made on the bank opposite
the main mill and preparations made
for the erection of the new plant. This
plant is considered to be one of the best
arranged and equipped steam plants to
be found in New England and none can
boast of more thoroughly constructed
equipment.
One Hundred Dollars ~ Box
is the value 81. A. Tisdale, Summerton,
5. G. places ON DeWitt's Witch Hazel