The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-22
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

'i4S i"i oioiS 10 hustle 10 DOCK acreage.
The factory there will handle about zoo
acres, this being the capacity of the
plant.
Albert buff, one Of the old residents
Of Pittsield, who died recently was 81
years of age. Besides a widow, the de-
ceased leaves eight children, Mrs. Clara
Stevens, Sias, Albert, Fremont and
Leila Huff of Abbott, Mrs. Lizzie Maxim
Miss Elsie Huff of Pittsfield and Miss
Lottie Huff Of Connecticut.
1t will be good news to friends 10
learn that Mrs. Sarah Leayitt of Pal
myra, who was stricken suddenly blind
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. c. T.
Names in Lewiston, about Christmas
time, where she had gone to spend the
winter, seems improved and they are
hopeful that sight may be restored.
Among the beautiful landings of logs
IN the town Of Emblem is the one lust be-
low Scion ferry, delivered by Chas. Lane
estimated to be the largest scale of logs
ever drawn to the banks ,of the Kenne-
bee river in thirteen days with one pair
OF horses. Among the large logs is one
hemlock comparatively sound that scaled
two thousand and fifty-two feet, a beau
ty.
! Palmyra Grange officers for the ensu
ing year are: Master, L. L. Carter;
overseer, W. j. Hubbard; chaplain. L.
L. Foley; lecturer, Mrs L. P. Foley;
secretary, E. V. Cook; treasurer, E n
Frost; G K, j L Rundlett; Pomona, Min
ME Smith; Flora, Mrs. Chas. Holway:
Ceres, Mrs. L. L. Carter: A S, Neal
Stanley; L A ), BERTHE Gould; S, J Z
Smith. The were installed they 10th.
Mr.. Amos Brown died, Monday morn.
ing the 18th instant, of pneumonia at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Willis, Harmony, after an illness of only
tive days. Mr.. Brown was much re
spected citizens and prominent mem
Der of the NJ. Z. Church; he also belong
ed to Evening Star Lodge No lis, of
Harmony, being the Noble Grand at the
time of his death. His age was seventy.
two years.
The following are the officers of De-
trot Grange for the ensuing year.
recently installed by Mrs. Hiram Web.
Der of Palmyra: NJ, B. X. Bracket; O,
l.. W. Clark; L, Mrs. Frank Lord; S.
Alvin Nichols; A S, c. E Clark; Chap,
Mrs. Iona Harding; Treas, Frank Lord
Sec, Ethel Brown; G, F. L. Clark; P,
Fannie Robinson; F, Mrs. Lille Whit
ley; C, Mrs. Alvin Nichols; L A S, Freda
Head.
The Estes & Son Novelty Co. of n. Y.
have large crew of men working for
them at Scion, getting the ground ready
for the Novelty mill, which is to be the
largest of the kind in the state. They
have secured land of Mrs. Sarah B.
Pierce above Caratunk Falls, where the
mill ia to be located. They have also
bought all the land west of the road,
owned by Fred Magoon. They are
going to lay out streets aud contemplate
building large boarding house besides
corporation houses. They are making a
move in the right direction.
John Gilmore of Detroit who was
last year appointed by the fish and game
commissioners as warden to look after
the interests of the Bracket brook in
| Detroit, which has been closed for a
term of five years with the exception of
the month of June in each year, has re.
ceived reappointment as deputy fish
and game warden with jurisdiction in
all of the counties in the State. Mr..
Gilmore has looked after the welfare of
! the States interest in the Bracket brook
| for the past year n manner which has
met with the approval of the citizens Of
that community.
! A sad accident occurred on the " alter
vile u Fairfield electric car line, near
Chapman's Corner, Wednesday morning
of last week, in which George. the
eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs vii
liam Hall of Pleasant street, sustained
injuries necessitating the amputation of
his right leg at the hip, with a compound
fracture of the left leg above the knee.
1 The car was in charge of William Nc
| Clintock, conductor, and Charles Black.
stone, motorman. The passengers say
the boy was along running parallel with
the track ahead of the car and attempt
ed 10 cross the track while the car was
but few feet away. The car was of
ly over the boy. The lad was taken To
the Office of DR.. Hooper. DR.. NJ. ;.
Goodrich of Waterville was called The
boy revived from the anesthetic and
seemed very strong, so the surgeons had
little hope of his recovery. He soon
began to sink, however, and died at one
o'clock in the afternoon.
Patrich Cyr, one of the proprietors of
the quarry at Hartland, had narrow
escape while at work there, Wednesday
of last week, and as i, is both eyes were
seriously injured A hole for blasting
had been drilled into the granite for
something like four feet and had been
/ loaded with a charge of explosives.
| For some reason this did not explode AS
it should and the whole charge had to