The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-02-16
SOMERSET PICK-UPS

The star route, No 1141, from Water
vile to Larone, has been lot for term
of four years from next July to Edmond
l.. Mckechnie of Larone at slight adj
vance on the present contract price,
which is $500.
A Joint mee,iog of the Maine State
Library Association and of the Eastern
Maine Literary Club will be held in the
Pittsfeld public library the last of this
month or early in March. The exact
date is not yet decided on. There will
be an Interesting program.
John B. Clark of Detroit has received
from the United States government, the
appointment as driver of the stage route
between Pittsfield and Canaan. The
contract calls for four-year service,
duties to begin July l, 1905. MI. Clark
expects to move his family to Pittsf1eld
in the early spring.
1t does seem that Pittsfie'd has been
sorely afflicted in the year zoos to date.
We do not remember time when there
was 80 much sickness as at present.
Readers will notice that nearly every
other loca item Ia about home one who
is or has been sick Five persons lay
dead in town " ednesday, which ia a
very large number for town of this
size, says the Advertiser
N. B Runnells suffered very severe
and painful accident last week He was
trying to open the gates of the penstock
At the Pioneer mil, Plttsfield but they
stuck fast. Accordingly Mr.. Runnells
took Lantern down below TO investi-
gate. HIS hand was on the chain which
running over a pulley hoists the gates
when, through a misundeI standing a
man above him starte the machinery
that move d the chain. Mr.. Runnells'
hand was caught between pulley and
chain and badly mangled.
The Fairfield Journal is being moved
to new quarters. Its new home will be
in the Wing block on Main street just
south of the Hight block where the
journal has been located for several
years past " iliem Laid sud E. P,
Mayo were the original owners. Then
A. {. Laod bought MIR. Mayo out and
finally William went to v aterville
where he bought into the Waterville
Sentinel Since then for period of
about eight years the management has
been known as A. G.. Laid Company
The old rooms were on the second floor
of the Hight block. The new rooms
will be on the first floor and base ment
of the Wing block. This will give a
floor space 50x45 feet The new quar-
ters have the latest Improvements in
plum bling, steam heat and electric light
ing The business Office is very coy,
being furnished entirely in ia urai wood.
A pathetic incident in the district
court at Portland, last week was the col
lapse of Ona l. Harrington of Smithtield
who was indicted for sending through
the mails letters of prohibited nature
he entered plea If nolO con'endere
Her counsel, Mr. Folsom. made stale
ment of the case and asked for leniency
He said that she belongs 10 a respectable
family and that she was ignorant of the
statute she violated. He also said thar
abe was IN i'll health Judge Hale said
that The crime was serious one and ne
served severe punishment, but he would
make the sentence comparatively light,
in consideration of the statement con-
corning her III hfalth. He sentence
her to 80 days in the county jail hen
sentence was pronounced Mrs Harring-
tor, who had kept her face covered with
her handkerchief during arr alignment,
burst into tears Her father. kindly
appearing man with iron gray hair. went
up to the dock and tried 10 comfort her
but gave way himself in his effort. Both
were sobbing when court adjourned.