The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
North Arson.

A large quantity of aftermath Is being
cut by the farmers. The continued wet
weather has made it very stout this
fall.
Harry Hilton's ponies attracted a
great deal attention at the Lewiston
State fair. He sold three of them to
Lewiston and Pennington parties.
Rev. H. L. Crockett, formerly pastor
of the NJ. E. church here, will sail for
India with his family in October family
to do missionary work. Since Mr.
Crockett left this town he has identified
himself with the the Free Methodists.
Fifty-one tickets were sold at this
| station for the State fair at Lewiston,
last week and one ticket for the Bangor
fair.
Mrs. w. H. K. Abbott and children of
Waterville, we're the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. II. s. Miller during Friday and Sat
urday.
Mrs. O. f. Edwards and children of
Chelsea, Mass, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Paine several days dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. George Tanner and children of
Portland, have been visiting her parents
anu MIbs OdnlCl A%hhC a ACH baJ .
during the past week.
DR.. w. E. Hoyey of Cambridgeport,
Mass, arrived here last week to join
his family on a visit. The doctor and
Mrs. Harvey and their daughter re-
turned home saturday.
The shank factory resumed operations
Monday morning.
Corn canning at the corn factory will
begin next Monday noon.
In the races at Hartand this week
George Ii. Clarke will start Pauline in
the 20 class and Alice in the 81 class
Andrew Hilton will start Daisy c in the
20 and 81 classes.
Miss Cornela T. Crosby Fly Rod)
was the guest Of Mrs Porter and family,
Frinay She was on her way from Ban
gor to Rangley.
Mrs. Mark Emery and Mrs. John P.
Spooner went to West New Portland,
Tuesday, to attend series of Universal
list meetings.
Mr.. ana Mrs. w. f. Laughton of
Natick, Mass, have been visiting his
parents, Rev and Mrs. C.. A. Laughton
during the past week.
Arson stands pretty we'll in the est
nation of outside people and she merits
all that is said of her. Speaking of the
stock exhibited at the New England fair
Portland contemporary kindly stated
in its columns that the largest and best
stock came from Somerset county and a
large per cent of it from the town of
Arson. Old Somerset stock leads at
the great Maine fairs every year.
Friday a dozen head of fine looking
young cattle that had been purchased in
another part of the State were driven
through our streets on their way to Mt.
Vernon. The scarcity of good oxen is
everywhere apparent in Maine aud the
runout farms too plainly tell the story.
The time was when the Maine farmer
kept cattle and many farmer had from
one to half a dozen yoke. Then it was
that the farms were far more productive
and the dollars jingled in the farmers
pocket. There is no compost like good
farm yard dressing and it is poor econo-
my TO buy commercial fertilizers in
large quantities, as many do, where a
much more superior article could be
had at home to the great advantage of
the farmer. The Maine farmer can raise
as good cattle as can be found else
where in New England, and such stock
can always be sold at fair margin of
profit. What Maine needs is more
cattle and less horses; more oxen graz
ing on the hllsides of the now abandon
ed farms and less trotting horses who
never go fast enough to get a record
below three minutes.