Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-10-12
STATE NEWS.
Somerset.
NORTH ANSON.

Somerset.
NORTH ANSON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Fuller, who
have been visiting at o. w. Bryants',
have returned to their home in Maiden,
Mass-Ernest P. Williams of Somer-
willie, Mass, has recently visited his
brother. Webster, and sold his one
half in the famous trotting stallion, st.
Croix.-Mrs. Harry Jordan of Berlin
Falls, N. H., has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Parker Williams.-George
Fl. Clarke of the Somerset House, has
returned from business trip to Bos-
ton.-The Portland Packing Co. is
packing it's canned corn into boxes and
shipping it to Portland to be labelled
Ira Bailey, clerk in the Preble House,
Portland, is visiting his sisters.-The
Universalist Sunday school is prepar-
ing to have Harvest concert in the
future.-Miss F. Eta Bradley of Port
land Is the guest of Mrs. l.. r. Dins-
more.-Friday large crowd attended
the cattle show at Embden Station,
five miles from here. An immense
crowd was in attendance and the fakirs
reaped harvest. The show of cattle
was very small.-Saturday afternoon
at the driving park, a, game of foot
ball was played between an Anson
Academy eleven and team from
Skowhegan high school. The principal
of the Scion high school acted as ref
cree, and the result of the game was a
score Of 8 to in favor of the academy
boys.-A meeting Of the North Anson
Trotting Association was held. Friday
evening, to see what action would be
taken in regard to having cattle show
here. AS a result Of the deliberations
no show will be held.-Saturday even
ing the students of Arson Academy
had sociable in Music hall.-The
Universalist parson owns a wheel. A
few days ago he took five-mile ride
and left his bike" against a fence,
taking care first to lock the chain with
a regulation bike" paddock. When he
came to go home he discovered that his
keys were home. He flew around and
found a monkey wrench, hammer,
wedge and man and finally broke the
lock. The bike" is for sale-Last
week a permanent organization of the
Current Topic Club was effected at the
home of Mrs. H. E. Ware Miss Myrtle
~. IultOlI, principal VI llC
school, was elected president, consti-
tuition was adopted, and the club starts
out with a good prospect. At it's next
meeting the club will have for it's sub
tects, Hawaii" and Resume of Cur
rent Events. Sunday morning, at the
I1niversalist church, the pastor
preached a sermon in memory of Neal
Dow.-Sunday afternoon Judge White
house and wife were the guests of Au-
gustine Simmons, Esq, and wife-The
ladies of the Universalist Society are
busily engaged in preparing for fair
and entertainment.-Supt. Emery has
leased the l.. r. Dinsmore place and
will move in about October 15.-Scott
Voter arrived here, last week. to attend
Anson Academy.-Dr. ]. Aston Tripp,
formerly of the Worcester, Mass, In
sane hospital, is visiting at his old
home. DR.. Tripp will start for Cali
fornia, about the middle of the month
Miss Perkins of the Madison kinder
garten, spent Sunday in town, as guest
of Prof. w. w. Poore and wife.-Dr
Geo. c. Hutchins and wife of Water
vile. spent Sunday with Mrs. Pauline
Hutchins.-Emerald Rebekah Lodg
held a sociable in Odd Fellows hall,
Saturday evening.-Preparatio are
making for the grammar school and
academy exhibitions, both of which
will be held this month.
HARMONY.
The public schools in this town close
next week. The terms have been un-
usually successful After a vacation OF
two weeks they will open again and con
tinue eight weeks.-Fred Cromwell lost 6
pair Of yearling steers last week. HI
found them both dead in the pasture, pre-
sumably caused by eating grass where
fox poison had been left in the winter, o.
by eating poisonous vine or shrub
number of people went from this place t
the cattle show and fair at Brighton las
week. A large attendance and a genera
Cood time are reported.-Rey. Mr.. Sweet
land preached at the church on Sunda,
last. He has preached here every fou
weeks for the past fifteen. years. Rev
Mr.. Washburn will preach in two weeks
There was husking bee at John Hight
last Friday evening. large number o
people assisted and good quantity 0
corn was husked. More corn should b
rnised by the farmers. 1t pays.
ST. ALBANS.
The Snow Flake Canning Compan
packed S75.0 900 cans of corn, beans and sue
cotcsh at this place this season.-W. I
Seckins who is studying law at Pittsfel
has been in town for few days.-Th
Friends are holding Come very interestin
mcetings.-The Methodist pastor. Re,
Isaac Ltdstone, viii spend two weeks i
George Merrills baby boy received tn
second prize in the baby show at the Pa
myra Grange fair.