The Somerset reporter., 1897-10-28
North Arson.


Mrs. Ben Moore came from Boston
Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore intend
to return to Massachusetts, next week
where they will reside.
Allen Sprague has bought Daniel
Webster, a fine ST. troix colt four years
old, of Andrew Hilton. This colt was
raised by Geo. E. Abbott and its dam is
very fast mare.
The section crews along the Somerset
railway were taken to Bingham early
Sunday morning to replace the iron rails
with steel ones from Bingham down the
track,
Joseph Atkinson, Jr., received a tele-
gram Thursday to 60 to Wiscasset to
take charge of train on the Wiscasset
& Quebec railroad. He went Saturday
morning.
b. r. Bailey and Ward Jones started
Friday morning on trip up river pros
pecting for numbering operations the
coming winter. They will visit the En-
chanted and Garry regions before re-
turning.
Miss Belle Hilton of Watervif1e, has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Hilton, during the past week.
QUO anu 4eT nOIu6l III LhO blihC AdFc
visited relatives in Hartland and Pittc-
field, returning home Sunday night.
T. b. Patterson of Madison, sold a
yoke of cattle to Columbus Marshall
last week that weighed 5000 pounds.
These cattle were shipped to Boston.
Mr.. Patterson has II head of neat cattle
at his farm. He is one of the greatest
dealers of neat stock in this section.
The harvest concert in the Universal
list church last Sunday evening was very
interesting and enjoyable. The fruits
of the harvest and autumnal gleanings
from the woodland made pretty decora-
tions. The church was filed at an early
hour and at 6 o'clock the exercises be-
gan. A special chorus of 20 under the
efficient leadership of K. <. Sawyer fur
nished harvest music which was inter
spersed through the program, and Miss
Mary Porter presided at the organ.
Ruby Sprague had her finger quite
badly damned in the rolling machine at
the shank factory, Tuesday,
Miss Ella Emery, Mrs. Ann Gushing
and Mrs. Mae Emery, all of Skowhegan,
have been the guests of Mrs. George Fl.
Clarke at the somerset House the past
week. Miss Emery returned Tuesday.
George II. Clarke has been sinking
the water pipe this week, that conveys
the water to his hotel. Last winter
there was considerable trouble caused
by this pipe freezing and completely
shutting the water off that runs to the
house and stable.
The officers of the Somerset railway
were over the road one day last week to
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1t is reported that new depots will prob
ably be built at Madison and North
Arson the coming spring as larger build
inSs are needed to meet the demands of
the increasing business.
Thomas Steward, who lived one and
one-half miles from this village on the
river road between Arson and Scion,
died early Friday evening. He had been
severely afflicted by cancer on his face
for year or more for which there was
no help. He was veteran of the war
and his age was SO years The funeral
was held Monday forenoon and the
burial was at the cemetery in this village.
The New England Telephone and
Telegraph Co. have put up the poles for
the wire to this village, reaching here
Friday night. The Office will be in the
postoffice in charge of q. l.. Hovey. No
booth will be put in here at present
This telephone enables one to talk easily
with Boston, N. Y. and all over the
country. 1t is reported on good author
ity that the line will be extended
through'to Canada in the spring.
An accident occurred at the shank
factory Saturday morning whereby
Charles Gordan lost the two first fingers
of his right hand. He and his brother
Mark were standing beside the trimming
saw and Charles had his hand on the
saw which he had been examining when
his brother without thinking touched
the brake which started it. The index
finger was cut off and the next one SO
badly mangled that amputation was
necessary. The hand was treated by
DR.. Wing.