The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-02
North Arson.

MI. ana MfB. w. II Emery VI Dootohi
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. Z.
Emery, Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Alvord of Kingfeld,
were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. o. Nj.
Hilton, Friday. Mr.. Hilton and Mr..
AlvOrd were students in st. Lawrence
| University at Canton, N Y. at the same
time.
Harry Hilton has six ponies on ex-
hibition at the State Fair at Lewiston
this week, in charge of Henry Fletcher
and Dave Steward, Rodney Clarke and
Merton Crymble are there as riders of
these ponies.
The Portland Packing CO. have put a
sealing machine into the corn factory
here that seals AZ, 900 cans per day 1t
is intended to do the work of ten men.
The outlook for fair yield of sweet
corn is favorable as it is growing fast
Homer Jones of Oakland, was in town
Friday noon with two horses which he
shipped on the noon train. He pur-
chased them of William Gilbert of King
field. These horses with others are to
be sent to the Boston market.
Chester V. Bailey is making extensive
repairs on his stable among which is a
track fork, which will greatly facilitate
the handling of the large quantities of
hay that is slowed in this stable every
year.
George II. Clarke went to Lewiston
Monday to attend the State Fair.
The Diasmore reunion will be held at
the residence of Sumner Dinsmore,
South Arson, Wednesday, September
18th.
+. II. Caswell finished his work as
clerk at the postoffice Saturday night.
Eddie Collins took the place Monday
morning.
DR.. f. D. Paul of Rock Island, Illinois,
arrived in town Thursday night, to join
/ his family who have been visiting in
this vicinity for several weeks.
Wlkie Clark and Luke Houghton,
Arson Academy, '95, returned to Orono,
Saturday to resume their studies at the
| University of Maine. Raymond Walker
of the class of '97, at the Academy &C
companied them to begin a course of
study in that institution.
The latest story about the deer comes
! from Embden, this time. One day re-
Gently as Grant Witham was running
moving machine his horses suddenly
stopped and upon going to see the cause
he discovered two fawn lying in front
of the horses. At the sight of Mr..
Witham they got up and trotted off APP
parently as unconcerned as dog would
have been.
Mrs. W. C. Emery was visiting in
Skowhegan, Tuesday.
Mrs. Ben Moore went to Boston,
Mass, Tuesday, whore she will open
dressmaking rooms.
Mrs. A. Simmons, Mrs S. A. Thomp.
son and Miss Jane Gahan were visiting
friends in Fairfield, Monday and Tues
day.
The sweet corn is later this season
than usual. Supt Emery informs us
that it will be ten days or more before
he will begin canning. Last year the
factory started September LIST.
The schools in town commenced last
Monday. In this village the grammar
school is being taught by Miss Myrtle
ID. Dutton; the intermediate, Miss Nc.
Lean; the primary, Miss Grace Scott.
In the Gray district Miss Nellie Hap
COON; Bixby corner, Miss Eda Moore;
Houghton district, Mrs. Rand
Work at the shank factory is suspend
ed this week as Supt. Farbrother is
putting in new water wheel. The old
wheel has been set fifteen years. The
new wheel has 80 per cent more power
with the same amount of water than the
old one had. Mr.. Fairbrother employs
George F. Aliens crew at Oakland, to
do this work.
Theophilus Hilton, the ferryman at
Emblem has undoubtedly crossed the
Kennebec river as mahy times as any
! other man. 1t was 81 years ago the
! 18th day of last July when he stepped
into the ferryboat, and during the sum-
mer season of all these long years he has
been constantly ferryng across the
river. 1t is long time to serve in one
capacity.
Monday afternoon was the closing
hours of the Arson campmeeting and it
was pronounced by all to be one of the
largest and most successful meetings
ever held by the association. The at
tendance was very good during the
week, but it took Sunday to draw the
largest crowd for years. One noticeable
and gratifying feature of the gathering
was it's civility. No disturbance of any
kind was to be seen during the entire
day. A departure from the ordinary
custom of holding meetings at the altar
and tents was instituted in the way of
praise services on different parts of the
grounds, one being held at the gate
where the people were admitted. Dur
ing Sunday 1,734 tickets were sold and
the crowd was estimated to contain
5000 people. Special trains both north
and south were run over the Somerset
road and many good people along the
line improved the opportunity afforded.
At the meeting held by the association
Monday morning the following officers
were elected: j. N. Smith, president,
Skowhegan; Chester V. Bailey, vice.
president, North Arson; Harry Dins-
more, secretary, Skowhegan; Chester
V. Bailey, treasurer; directors, S. S.
Vose, Madison; w. Il. Mckinney, Emb-
den; George E. Nay, Skowhegan.
Voted to hold the next meeting begin
ming, August %, 1903, and close the fol-
lowing Monday.