The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-16
SOMERSET PICK-UpS.

The Portland Packing Compapv La
removed nearly all It's old machinery In
fairfield and will replace it by new ma
chimes with the most modern improve
menu. The machinery has arrived. and
will be put in place at once.
Madison had an Interesting bridge
problem for the solution of the annual
town meeting It was 70 ste If the
town viii vote to bn ID a new stee
bfidge mar Lincoln's blacksmith shsp
a. last Madison. The town voted u 10
IL winch means great deal Of comfort
TO number u people.
The house II Charles Seekias in tie
"eht part Of tie town Of Pits6eId.
caught fire IA the roof Monday NOR.
.ng about seven O'Clock. A consider
able blaze was started but pejpbbo,s
arriving succeeded IN putting it out.
Inc telephone played an important par
IN THIS, serving 10 give the alarm.
Rev Q Il. Tracy Of Pittsfeld. nos Ia
Colorado for his health, vii receive
pleasant surprise when be gets a letter
written by his loving parishoners. There
were fifty individual letters and they
we're pasted together, making a strip
forty one feet long Mr.. Tracy in BIZ
letters ssys that be is in excellent
health aud gaining hesh rapidly
at the annual meeting VI the town OF
falfheld the following appropriations
were made Common schools, 1900.
free High school, 5000; book supplies
and repairs, 5000; incidental expenses.
sIoooi support Of poor, $1,000; payment
OF Town debt, floating and bonded,
siooOi highways and bridges, 1900,
Memorial Day Observance, 900; Law
renee Library, 800; care of Monument
fark, sl0Oi extension Of sewer on " est
efn avenue, $3.50, extension OF sewer on
burrill street, $500.
Frank b. Farmer of Waverly street.
weaver al the mill OF the WaVerly Wool
en- company, Pi.tsfeld, met with
serious accident Sunday evening at
about 10 o'clock. While descending
fight Of stars at his home and with
lighted lamp 10 his hand be in some
manner missed his footing, falling some
distance When found by his family
his clothing had ignited and be was np-
conscious Medical aid was summoned
at once and members of the household
quickly extinguished the flames which
were rapidly spreading in the hallway.
When the doctor arrived il was found
that Mr.. Farmers left arm had beer
horribly burned about three. quarters
the length of it and that be hal cut
bad cash 10 his hip.
Considerable excitement was caused
in Fairfield, last week, by a woman WHO,
apparently, was trying to commit sui
eide on the railroad track Just south of
the alton A downcoming freight was
obliged 70 stop twice while the trainmeR
removed the woman from the track
where she seemed bound to stay. She
was found later by some workmen at
the car barn in a half conscious condi
ton. The men put her in charge of
Conductor Fred Stevens, who took her to
Haterville on his car, but not finding
any one TO take her in charge be took
her back TO Fairfield and handed her
over to hr. ". J. Woodbury. of the Ger
aid. M. Bradbury found papers in the
woman's possession which proved that
her name was Waters, that she came
from Damariscotta, and that she bad
relatives In Augusta. The unfortunate
woman Was cared for during the night
and next morning Mr.. Bradbury con
Quoted her to her sisters home In Al
gusts. Ii seems the woman's mind is
affected, in consequence OF a severe
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