The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-24
1904 diaries at Bucknam's.

ness, Friday.
Calendar pads In great variety are On
sale at the REPORTER flee; lc, DC, and
&c each.
Miss Mabel Pooler of E lst Skowhegan
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred G. Nye,
this week.
All persons contemplating buying
carpets are invited to inspect Bragg &
Varney's line before purchasing.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet at the Library Parlors, Saturday
afternoon, at 2 30 o'clock, instead of
Friday.
Ira W. Page, Jr,, proprietor of the
new sash and blind factory on the Island,
went to Lewiston, Saturday, to purchase
machinery.
A. X. Smiley, [. A. Norton and Geo.
S. Webb have been drawn to serve as
traverse jurors at the present term of the
Supreme judicial court.
w. H. Levin, New York, representa-
tive and general superintendent of de-
signs for the American Woolen Co., ar
rived In town by Monday evening" train.
E. E. Addition of Leeds, master Of the
Androscoggin County Pomona, took the
8 25 train for home, Saturday. He had
been making a short visit In town with
the family of his uncle, L. j. Addition.
At an election held by the A. o. U. W.
at their hall, Friday evening, the follow
lag officers were chosen: Master work
man, Milford Withee; foreman, Nathan
Thomas overseer, Alfred Thomas; re-
corder, Geo. E. Simpson; filancier,
Adam Simpson; receiver, II. NJ. Weston; {;
guide, Fred Higgins.
A pleasant afflir was the sociable at
the Methodist vestries, Friday evening.
The first of the evening was given over
to social chat and games. The feature
of the occasion was the impromptu pro-
gram, several numbers of which caused
considerable merriment. Later light re
freshments were served.
A.. E Bisson has sold the lot on which
the Murphy block was situated to S. W.
Gould, the price paid being about $1,000.
Mr.. Gould purposes to erect brick
building on this lot Immediately, the
plans for same now being under consd-
Grafton. The land conveyed in this sale
is 27i5 feet on the street aud runs
through to the river.
We publish this week list of "Coming
Events" which we hope may be con-
venience to our readers. 1t not infre-
quently happens that two events are
scheduled for the same evening greatly
to the annoyance of those who would
like to attend both. This list will assist
those who are charged with the RESPONSE
bility of fixing date for any afflir as
by consulting 1t they may see what
dates are already taken and make their
plans accordingly.
The gentlemen who recently purchased
the Richards Pulp Mill are to do business
under the name of the Riverside Pulp
Co. The low water makes 1t impossible
for them to run the plant for the present
and they are employing the time to
make extensive repairs. They have add
ed new boiler for the steam heating
plant, thoroughly repaired the old screens
and added one new one and have also
painted the interior of the grinder room.
When we have water power again they
will be in fine shape to do business.
On Saturday forenoon last, Mr.. Chas.
Pullen, one of our oldest and most es-
teemed citizens, was stricken with pa
ralysis. He was at the police station,
where he had his office, when the attack
occurred and was taken at once to his
home where he has since remained in an
unconscious condition. On Wednesday
morning he exhibited some slight symp-
toms of improvement but grew worse
during the day and died at half past ten
in the evening. He had very recently
celebrated his eightieth birthday.
A new grabbing machine has arrived
for the Marston Worsted mills and will
be put In place at once. The cloth goes
through this machine as a part of the
wet finishing process and its tendency to
shrink, either 10 the piece or after being
made up, Is thereby avoided. A new
system for condensing the exhaust
steam from the engines has also just
been completed at this plant. The outs
fit for this purpose is expensive to in
stall but results in large economy in the
cost of operation as the steam, after
being used In the engines for power, is
made use of for heating the buildings
and to furnish hot water for the washers
in the Flushing department.
Quite an extensive ID of granite work
IL being put In on the up river side Of
the south piei of the railroad bridge.
AT this point there has been more or less
trouble caused by the bank washing out
after heavy rains and by high water in
the river, and this masonry is to so fix
things that further trouble Of this kind
will be impossible. A granite wall 40
feet high at its highest point and 40 feet
long on the bottom is being run dag
onally across from the outer edge of the
pier to the river bank. crew of 10
men In charge OF Thomas Rreen of Lew