The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-03-05
SOMERSET PICK-UPs.

ton as principal If thu Auson ihgn
sehoo and wr ara Informed that he has
more incrause = .'tiou elsewhere
I. u. Dyer II Madison went 70 Lewis
ton, Monday Of last week, where he en-
tered the hospital aud Thursday hai an
operation performed for appendicitis.
Dr. ". Z. Marden Of Pitfsheld left for
Prescott, Arizona, last week. DR.. Mar
den has been ont Of health several weeks
and his msuy friends bop fbal the
charge Of climate may prove beneficial
l. him
Two men who rode over the Laxr
f9ad, Mayfsld, last week, report sl,l.
of poachiug. They sa" oue fine buck
that appeared 10 have been wounded.
and deer tracks witt signs Of blood Il
other places
The soft weather has ueeessstated the
suspension Of operations on the new
boom piers in the river al Madison II
is hoped that the ice vii Ao.d long
enough to complete the J5b, as tley aIe
very necessary at that point.
Archie Kierstead, who ha. been the
conductor on the S. 4 n. K. K. for
over two years, has gwen up railroad
ing and it is understood that he has
purchased the trucking business Of
Henry Warren Of this village.
Il is expected that Pttsdeld, this
spring, will take decided action toward
better roads. The committee appointed
by the ast annual town meeting 10 study
the subject Of using crushed rock on the
streets, has been busy the past year in
looking up matters in connection
Mr. J. 5. Davis of Pittsfield who is
almost % years old, made misstep a
few days ago and fell on the floor. hit
ting his side on a chair in such a way as
to lame him quite badly 50 it is quite
difficult for him to get around. Other
wise he is remarkably smart for a man
Of his advanced age.
The engagement is announced Of
Forest Adams Of Boston and Miss Sara
Palmer of Fairfield. Mr.. Adams is
member of the law firm of Terrill,
Adams & Terrill, Boston. Miss Palmer
is the daughter of Rev and Mrs &. r
Palmer of Fairfield, ana teacher in the
public schools of Maiden Mass.
AT the last regular meeting of Dirigo
Commandery, K. of NJ. Of Pittsfield held
at G. A. K hall the following officers
were elected: 5. X. e, Joel Wright:
g G. F. Marsh; {. G., ". f. Spear; p,
o. Murray; Rec A. I. Randlett; A. r.,
II. w. Carr; :. w, F. 5. Glidden; T.,
Lester Cornforth; Trustees, F. ;. Gid
den, o Murray.
Mrs. Mary Brown, wife of Charles
Brown of Mainstream, died quite sud
denly last Saturday, Feb. 81, after two
days illness. She had been in her usu
al health the present winter and the
death was very unexpected. The fun
eral was held Monday a m. following
and her remains were taken to dallowell
on the Tuesday morning train for burial.
The selectmen and other town officials
of Cambridge were very busy last week,
settling up town affairs. They find the
business has been done in a very cred
table manner, and much credit is due
+. =. Ring, the tax collector, for the dis
patch of his business. Every dollar of
the tax assigned to him for col lection
has been collected. Doubtful if this
has ever been done in ambridge before.
Frank Hanson, assistant on the beaten
with very serious accident recently
while preparing stock for the Deater
machine. He was helping his fellow
workmen to run on a belt, was caught
in it and received a terrible shaking up.
His clothes were torn completely from
him and his body was lacerated and
mangled in frightful manner; pieces of
flesh torn out in many places. His head
was also injured and he sustained
scalp wound about three and one-haif
inches long, besides many bruises He
was taken to his boarding place on
Perkins street and DR. Sawyer cal ed
aud dressed his wounds. He is a men,
Ter of the tribe of Red Men at Rumford
Falls and is being cared for by the tribe
of Madison.