The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-28
No. Arson.

/ MI ana MIS-. ID. >. fIdgg o. oko" Mt
gan, were visiting in town Sunday.
Misses Grace and Gertrude Smith
have gone To Megantic for the summer.
A. c. Peaks and sister Mrs. c. {.
Tozier of Skowhegau, were visiting in
town Sunday.
Eighteen Grand Army men attended
the Memorial sermon sunday in the
/ Congregational church
Monday night, Willis {. Emery sold
his ST. Croix colt (2l months ODD To
Brockton, Mass, parties 1t brought a
good SUM and it is a good colt and will
be heard from later.
One day the first of the week Frank
and George Quint caught - black bass
in the "basin.n Six of them weighed
pounds apiece and the average of the
lot was y pounds.
Morris Mantor of Boston came over
from Skowhegan, Saturday. and WAS
visiting relatives here the first of the
week 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Mantor was a resident of this town fiji
teen years or more ago.
Mrs. Reuben Fairbrothcr has some
pillow slips recently made by Mr..
4 Fairbrother's mother who resides in
/ Skowhegan, and is over 80 years old.
/ The fine delicate needle work displayed
upon these would be credit to any
young lady.
/ Andrew Hilton of Sunnyside Farm,
Waterville, was in town Saturday night
and bought Independent Dictator of f.
/ W. Bunker and black roam .year-old
/ filly of A. |, Hodsdon. Mr. Hilton took
the horses to WateTville, Sunday after
noon, and we understand they are soon
to be taken to the Boston market
The sad news of the death of Charles
i A. Tozer was received by his relatives
here, Monday evening. He died of
4 typhoid fever in Chelsea Mass, Sunday,
at the age of - years. The remains
arr lived on the II o clock train Wednes
day and the funeral services were held
/ at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J {.
/ Peaks at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. He
was an industrious and faithful young
man and respected by all.
The flag pole was set last Wednesday,
in the village square and ii adds much to
the general appearance OF the town. 1t
4 is SO feet from the ground to the top of
the spire The mast WAS set in rocks
and cement nine feet INTO the ground.
4 anu II tbiIlIJ1Nttl III liitt HttlIOHS. 1T
/ the top of which is ball Is inches in
diameter, made by y ri. Williams.
The weather vane ON the apex can be
seen for miles away Many expressions
/ of the appreciation of This beautiful gift
are heard from our citizens. Mr.. Eos
ter's generosity will long be remembered
by this village. The workmanship of
/ this staff has been the best and neither
i has hnat stAarp1 ~ ~
it frst-class in every particular. Mr..
McGee, the gentleman who had charge
of the making, is superior workman,
and man who has had years of expe-
rience in this particular work.
Between the two principal streets and
nearly in the center of North Arson
village, is high elevation OF land which
| from the earliest times has been known
as ''grave yard hill This place was
once the village burying ground. 1t
was abandoned for this purpose more
than sixty years ago. This hill is dotted
with the old fashioned slate headstones
and the inscriptions that many of them
bear seem quaint to the present gener
aticn. The local pedestrians pass over
this hill in going from Main to Elm
street, and well trod path has been
/ lndub ny llttulCSs lttL+ IL 10
now and presents a neglected appear.
ance, but it marks the last resting place
of many of the earliest settlers of the
town. The most of the relatives of
those who fell asleep long years ago are
all dead or live elsewhere, so that this
ancient land mark seems to stand alone,
as it were. On the top of this hill the
view is magnificent. On a calm, sum-
mer day the towns of New Portland,
Madison, Scion, Bingham, Moscow and
New Vineyard can be seen. To the
east is the kennebec river as ii winds
along by the Brown and Hilton island.
and its course can be traced far beyond
as its waters hurry on towards the falls
at Madison. On the south and west is
the beautiful Carrabasset with it's splash
ing water leaping over jagged rocks to
the basin below Turning to the north
west are the grand old mountain peaks
standing like sentinels against the sky
among the group being Bigelow and
Mt. Abraham, historic names since
Benedict Arnold camped at their feet.
Strangers who visit here every summer
need to climb old grave yard hill to fully
appreciate the beautiful scenery of
North ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.