The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-08-06
SOMERSET PICK-UPs

The prospec for Col. Morrill's August
meeting at Union Park, PitisfeId. is
better than for any previous meeting.
The entry list includes many d the
fastest horses in the state, and Nth
favorable skies a record. beating crowd
is anticipated
The American Wooden Co.'S mil at
Fairfield was obliged to shut dowa, sat
urday, with the exception of the flush
ing room, on account of the breaking of
the big inch main shaft The master
mechanic was out of town and the work
OF repairing the shaft was DELAYED in
consequence, The broken part is being
repaired at Waterville and the mill viii
soon be running full blast.
Extensive improvements are contem
plated at the Madison Wooden Company's
plant. A tlume of concrete eight feet
thick and thirty one feet high il To he
constructed. The old dye house will be
replaced by new one, aud new water
wheels viii be set, higher than the Old
ones and with draft tubes under them
which will enable them to be cleaned or
repaired during high water. The
change will require an expenditure of
from $4,000 to $40 900. The stock of
the company is now sci ing at par.
motifs Clark of New Portland, who is
spending the summer months at his
camp, Honcock pond, photographed a
large COW moose one day recently. He
was canoeing on the pond about one
half mile from camp, when looking
ahead he saw large COW moose feeding
In the lake. Mr.. Clark watched it a few
minutes and then padded back to camp
for his camera, and returned to within
20 feet of the animal when the oar
scraping on the bottom caused the
moose to raise its head facing the cam
era. Mr. Clark secured a fine photo.
graph.
a party OF Pennsylvania gentlemen and
ladies' who have been camping for sever
al Gays at Moxie Pond had a thrilling
experience and narrow escape from
drowning during one of the wind storms
last week. They were some dis
lance out from the shore, In two boats,
when the wind came up, about eight
o'clock in the evening. The roughness
OF the water made it impossible to guide
the boats One was overturned about
nifty yards from shore, but all succeeded
In clihging to the overturned craft, and
were washed ashore after nearly an hour
IN the water. The other was overturned
just as the occupants were stepping ont.
Three of them were thrown into the
water and were rescued only with great
dlhculty After remaining on shore
Tor several hours the party returned to
camp.
The project of building an electric
road from the present terminus of the
Somerset Traction Companys line in
Madison to New Portland and possibly
10 Ne" vineyard and Pennington, is
being once more agitated. The new
line would proceed up the Kennebec
river on the east shore to point just
below where the Carrabassett river
empties into the Kennebec and there
cross the latter river, entering the
village of North Arson over the county
bridge. 1t would then follow the north
shore of the Carrabassett to North New
Portland village The power station
would be erected at Carrabassett Falls.
North Anson. The projectors believe
that the road will pay, aud it is expect
ed that the State board of railroad com.
missioners Will soon be asked for a
charter for the line under the special
laws of the State which gave the COM
missioners the authority to grant char
ters during recess of the legislature.