Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-04-21
STATE NEWS.
Somerset.
NORTH ANSON.

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Wallace Emery, the business manag ger
of the wholesale and retail grocery firm
of NJ. Emery & Son is upon the streets
again after having been confined to the
house for several weeks.--Mr. Chas. +.
Jones of Skowhegan. was in town.
\. ednesday. to. adjust the insurance on
Stickney Gray's store damaged by fire
last week.-Rev. c. A. Laughton has been
attending conference at Portland. Mr
Laughton is returned as pastor Of the
Methodist church.-karl Marshal White,
a famous humoriSt and reader of Boston.
gave a superb entertainment in the Bap-
tist church. last Friday evening.-Easter
Sunday was observed in the churches.
At morning service in the Universalist
church, a large audience was present.
In the evening the church was crowded
and a fine Easter concert was rendered
by the Sunday school.-Emery. Collins &
Co., will start their saw mill in short
time.-The Portland Packing Company
will have a large acreage of corn planted
this spring.-The UniversaliSt people have
Just had very successful and enjoyable
picture sociable.-North Anson's death
record is not as discouraging as it might
be. In the past seven months. there have
been five deaths in this village. This
place is very healthy. while other towns
nave been troubled with epidemics of la
grippe. this town is and has been almost
entirely free from it.-Dr H. S. Miller
dental office in Fairfield.-Emerald Re-
bekah Lodge is preparing for grand re-
ception to be rendered its friends in the
village. At the last regular meeting of
the Anson Grange, the third and fourth
degrees were conferred upon two candi-
dates.-The rhetorical exhibition of the
junior class, Anson Academy will be held
in Carrabassett hall. Wednesday evening
April q. The graduating exercises of the
academy will occur the next day. April
-. occupying afternoon and evening
After the evening reception a social hop
will be given.-W. c. Simmons and daugh-
ter Frances. returned, Friday evening,
from Boston, having purchased a fine
stock of spring millinery, which they will
at once display.-A. Simmons, Esq, is one
of our busiest men. His law practice is
very extensive. he having business from
parties as far up country as The Forks
and Dead River.-Geo. L. HOvey is receiv-
ing congratulations on his certain ap-
pointment as postmaster. George was
postmaster under the Harrison admins
tration, and everybody is pleased to have
him back at his old place.-Rev. e. F..
Pember of Bangor. is to preach to the
graduating class of Anson Academy. This
is the first baccalaureate for three years.
Mrs. Chas. Steward left, last Wednes-
day, for Boise City, Idaho. to join her
husband.-The grammar school begins
next Monday, and the primary and inter-
mediate and district schools, May g.
While at work on one of the cottages at
Embden lake. few days ago, w. S.
Jones hooked two handsome landlocked
salmon. They weighed between two and
three pounds apiece.-Rev. G.. X. Good
win of SolOn, conducted the Easter SER
vices in the Congregational church. Sun
day Observation-Disclosures Marshall ard
daughter. are visiting Mr.. Geo. Manu.
former proprietor of the Quincy house
Boston.
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK
Edison Clarke has obtained position in
the new wooden mill at Fairfield. as time
keeper. and he and Mrs. Clarke moved to
their new home last week.-Fred Mitchell
and Reuben Wentworth departed
Wednesday, for Boston where they have
positions as motormen on the west end
electrics.-Walter Murphy will soon go to
Montana where he has been offered a po-
sition as a civil engneer-Dr Smythe of
Washington. d. c., well known here has
engaged board for the summer at the
Quinneb basset Inn.--Mrs Ellen Hall of
Watervile. visited friends in town la
week.-Every evening the boys are ont
in force with guns and the muskrats in
the stream are getting scarce-The V. +.
S. met with Mrs. J. W. Hathaway, Fri
day afternoon. The subject was Mrs.
Gaskell. and the meeting was under the
leadership of Mrs. j. r. Frye.-The
Kings Daughters have placed subscriD
ton r1pers in Hollis clothing store ard
Spaulding's drug store for the new p,,,,
lie library and reading rooms.-Harry
Simonds severed his connection with r.
W. Spaulding's drug store. Saturday
night.-The churches had a union con-
cert Sunday evening. at the Baptist
church. The floral decorations were van
beautiful at both churches. The Congre-
gational church was decorated with iha
plants of Florist Danforth.-Hon. c. A.