The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26
CORRESPONDENCE.
North Arson.

S. S. Gould has been drawn TO serve
on the grand jury and Alden Getchell of
the lower village, as traverse Juryman
for the September term of court.
of the North Arson horses entered at
the State fair racas next week in Lewis
ton are Hazel Queen and Kenelm in the
80 trot, Pauline and Kenelm in the
2.31 trotting stake, Pauline in 2.27 trot,
Cylex in 2 ~ pace, Free Silver in 81
trot, rs and > 81 trotting stake and
Starr King in "a and 26paciDg stakes.
Mrs. Sarah Witherell returned to
Providence, Il. | with her daughter,
Mrs. James Collins, saturday. Mrs.
Witherell has given up housekeeping and
will herea reside with her daughter.
During the past week B. 5. Collins
and family and Clarence Mautor and
family of Skowhegan, with others have
been fishing at Pleasant pond.
Jefferson Spearin has sold his race
horse. CruIx likes, to Asher Horn of
Pennington. We hear it whispered
tlaat this horse brought good round
price
It was not exactly a blaze although
there was considerable smoke rising
from the roof of the Savage building at
the end of the bridge last ednesday
forenoon when the alarm of fire was
given. The free use of few pals of
water around the chimney where the
fire originated soon extinguished it.
Supt. Fairbrother was quick to respond
with his men, but it was not thought
necessary to apply the hose
Mrs. Reuben Fairbrother of Skowhe-
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brother, one day last week. Mrs. Fair.
brother rode up in the morning and
back at night and stood the ride as well
as any one would many years her junior.
She is most remarkable woman and
although having passed her Cpd birth
day keeps her own house and does the
work alone. Nature, indeed, has dealt
kindly with her and few there are whose
life runs 30 near the century mark.
Henry b. Merry returned home from
New Sharon Saturday night where he
had been buying wool. This week he
is packing it ready for shipment..A
very large amount of this commodity is
being bought in this section. Occasion
ally a wool raiser, who has sold his lot
has some regrets for SO doing thinking
the loss Of 80 many sheep in Australia
will effect the American market and
give wool push upwards. BE that as
1t may, it is pretty good time to sell
when fair price is offered.
There have been some large black
bass taken from Embden Lake this sea-
son, but the best catch by lady was
three bouncers pulled in by Mrs. Ada
Mann while she was camping there a
few days ago.
The union temperance meeting in the
M. K. chapel Sunday evening was well
attended. Remarks were made by Revs.
Laughton, small Hilton and others.
The pledges were circulated and seventy
five signatures were obtained.
The +. B. Sunday school held picnic
in the grove at the residence of w. e.
II. Mclean Saturday afternoon. Forty
were present including lots of little
folks. Mrs. Adelia Aver and daughter
Flossie, Mrs. Elmore Aver of Boston,
and Ed Aver of Minneapolis Mimi,
were present. The afternoon hours
were pleasantly passed in recreation and
at the supper hour the company seated
themselves beneath the large trees to
enjoy their picnic repast.
A hearing was held at the Somerset
House by the County mmissioners
Tuesday at II o'clock a. M, on the case
of awarding damages to Emma f. Beal,
alleged to have been caused by placing
and maintaining the piers and boom of
Emery, Collins 81 Co., above the dam at
this village. The commissioners re-
viewed the premises and awarded dam
ages to the amount of $70S. These piers
and booms were placed by special act
of the legislature of 1893. This case
has nothing to do with the flowage case
now pending.
The 22d annual camp meeting on the
grounds of the North Arson camp
meeting association began Wednesday
morning. Tuesday preceding being
rainy the usual preparations were not
made previous to the opening of the
meeting, as is generally the case. A
large number of town tents and private