The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-21
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springs on the section between Aoore's
Island and Madison biiJge las been
transferred IL the section south from
/ carratnnk Falls. ar. Stevens il an ex
! perienced and valuable man in this line
Of work.
l. N. Frost, the veteran egg buyer Of
Palmyra, reports IN tie month Of April
be put in ten thousand dozen eggs.
seven thousand Of th9se came from two
stores, Hunter, McAasier 4 Co, Pitts.
field, and L. W. Frost, Palmyra He
says it is the largest amount he ever
put in so early in the SEASON
The public library building committee
at Pittsfeld is receiving plans and spec-
iffcations for the nes library building
from several ptomiaent architects. and
will have decided upon the architect
and style of building by another week.
1t is hoped to break ground for tire
building as early as the middle Of Juae
Mr.. John McAlister general trader
and postmaster at Detroit, has been IN
very poor health for several months,
and on that account has sold out lbs
business at Detroit u Mr. Z. A. Carr, a
weil-known young man Of that town.
1t is likely that in the course of a few
weeks Mr.. Carr will be appointed post
master there.
Mr.. Allen Hackett, president of the
Sebasticook Power Co, Pittsfeld, and
other officials of the company, are bus.
lily engagedin the preliminaries prepare
tory to beginning work on the new dam
and power station at the Grips in the
southern part of the town Operations
will be commenced there in the course
of two weeks.
The contract for the building of the
new Grange hall at Pittsfeld has been
awarded to Contractor Arthur Libby,
who is to bnild the building according
to the Grange committees plans and
specifications, for the sum of $3.50
The work on the foundation is nearly
completed and will be ready for the car
penters as soon as the material for the
building is delivered.
DR.. c. A. Mcdonald of Midtown, New
Brunswick, has concluded to settle in
Pittsfield. He will arrive about June
goth. DR.. Mcdonald is a graduate of
McGill University, Montreal, where he
has had extensive practice and expert
enee in the Montreal General and Royal
Victoria Hospitals, and is now practic
ing in Midtown and St. Stephen, n b.,
where he is member of the staff Of
physicians and surgeons at the Chapman
Memorial Hospital.
The Bracket Brook in Detroit, which
was closed by the Fish and Game Com
mssioners last year for a term of five
years, is probably having more atten-
ton paid to the fine fishing it now af-
fords, than any other brook in this vic.
Unity. The brook will be open for one
month, commencing last Monday.
Game Warden Gilmore, who has had
charge of this particular brook since it
was closed, has looked after the inter-
ests of the State in very creditable
manner.
The citizens of Arson and Madison
are somewhat disturbed over the
threatened epidemic of diptheria The
first of the week one of Madison
family became i'll with what was pro-
nounced tonsilitis. Another physician
was called, Thursday, for consultation
and the disease was pronounced diph-
iberia Another member of the same
family was taken i'll while at school,
Tuesday, and died, Thursday night.
The family were not quarantned until
this time. A brother of the deceased
to work, Friday morning, but was i'm.
mediately sent home by the overseer in
charge. 1t is impossible to tell how
many have been exposed Two new
cases are reported The disease is thus
far confined to the Arson side of the
river. The Garfield schools were closed,
Friday morning. 1t is reported that
the Madison schools will not open, Mon
day.
The Madison Bulletin says: Tidngs
have been received from Mr.. derrick,
our postmaster, who left home so mys-
teriously one week ago last Saturday.
His wife, Mrs. Herrick, telegraphed to
Seattle, where it was reported be bad
gone, and Sunday, she received an
answering telegram from Mr.. Her1ick
saying that he would explain all in a
letter Immediately to follow. Mrs. Her.
rick says that she did not realize how
seriously i'll Mr. Herrick was, although
she, aM everyone else knew that his
health had been very poor for some
years past. In an interview with {. E.
Jennings, post office inspector at Will
| Transport, Pa, at the Weston House,
sunday, Mr.. Jennings said that he was
much pleased to say that in all his ex.
perence he had never inspected books
kept in more perfect manner, nor an
Office run under more clean and order.
| ly system. He said that but for the
well-known fact of the very poor health
of Mr. Herrick, the case would be to
him very mysterious. Mr., Jennings
will 90 from here To Banpor and from