The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-30
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.


will commence Aug. oath and last one
week.
The work on the new Universalist
church at Madison is going along rapid.
ly. The cellar and foundations are
already about completed
Freight train No. % broke apart at
Pittsfeld, Friday night, piling up four
cars in great confusion over the track,
completely blocking it. Two wrecking
trains were sent up from Waterville,
and worked nearly all night in clearing
the way. No one was hurt.
Wednesday evening In the dry goods
store of Spence & Co. on Main street,
Madison, fire caught in some draperies
in the show window from the big lamp.
Mr.. Spence threw the burning stuff into
the street before the fire company ar
rived. The damage was slight. Fully
insured.
G. NJ. Hatch, writing in the Trotter
and PAGER, gives just credit to the ban,
ner horse breeding section of Maine
when he says: Somerset, Kennebec,
and Oxford counties have to me always
seemed the banner breeding sections of
Maine, and the former has seldom or
never been in the background when buy.
ers were looking for the right kind of
stuff"
E. B. Willard of Mercer while hand
ling a 22-caibre pistol in L. c. Tracy s
store Wednesday afternoon, accidentally
discharged the weapon and the cartridge
passed through a portion of his right
hand. Fortunately the projectile touch
ed no bones and Mr.. Willard will prob
ably recover the use of his hand. After
passing through Mr.. Wizards hand the
bullet crashed through the glass of the
show case cutting 1t In halves.
Preparations are being made for ex-
tensive repairs on the Madison Wooden
Mill, which is expected to shut down
about the middle of August. The old
wooden flume is to be torn out and re-
placed with stone, a new water wheel is
to be put in, the wheel house built over,
and in all the company will lay out
about 800 900 in repairs. AS soon as the
work is completed the mill will start up
full blast, as there are rush orders
enough to last for months to come.
| An organization of Somersets new
banking corporation, the Pittsfield Trust
Company, was effected last week. James
NJ. Chalmers of Pittsled is president,
harles K. Vickery, vice president, VIM.
l.. Pushor, treasurer, and George II.
Morse, secretary. Mr.. Chalmers sub
scribes for So 600 worth of stock. G. M.
Parks of Providence, K. l., takes $4,000
worth, j. w. Church of Hallowell, 81, 500
and G.. II. Folsom, of Palmyra, 81 300.
The total of subscriptions aggregates
$4,000
Walter Ware, aged 81 years, who
belongs in Bangor, was seriously injured,
at the brickyards near Fairfield, Satur-
day forenoon. The men had just explod-
ed charge of dynamite in the clay. A
part of the dirt came down but some
remained on the side although it was
evident that the charge had loosened it.
Ware started to go to work cleaning up
when it started suddenly and came down
pletely. The other men dug him out, a
physician was summoned who found
him considerably injured but no bones
broken.
Mrs Annie johnson of St. Adams is
remarkably well preserved for a person
of her age, which will be 90 years the Sd
of February next, She was born in
Sandwich, N. H., and was the daugh Ell
of Rev, Eliphalet Maxfeld, who was a
Free Baptist minister. Mrs. johnson is
very active, and can see to read and sew
She is also unusually intelligent, and an
interesting conversationalist. HeI home
is with her daughter, Mrs. David Brown
Mrs. johnson has discovered the rare
art of growing old gracefully, and many
a one might learn lesson from her, OF
contentment and patience.
Capt. F. G. Parsons has made arrange.
ments with Mr.. Z. E Latty of Hartland
who has recently put a new gasoline
launch into the waters of Moose Pond
80 that connections can be made between
the two boats for excursion parties tc
reach any point on Moose pond. These
excursions will be run every Sunday
steamer Winthrop leaving the Waverley
wharf at 8 30 a. M and on the return
trip leaving Hartland at 3 p. m. Mr.
Latty has fine launch capable of carry
ing twenty five passengers, and by con
Meeting with steamer Winthrop at Hart
land it will enable many to enjoy the
beauties of Moose Pond,
PrOpinuuity of Now and Then.
''Bigglesworth isn't addicted to drink