Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-06

NORTH ANsoN.


Somerset.
NORTH ANSON.
MIR. Clarence Mantor of Skowhegan,
was in town over Sunday.-Mrs. M Bos-
worth has returned to her home in Wa
terville.-Mrs. r. w. Ellis of Embden.
died, last week. Funeral attended by
Rev. B. G. Wentworth of Skowhegan.-
Mrs. Ostie Allen and son. are visiting
relatives in Gardiner.-The Klondyke fe-
yer has a: last struck this quiet little vii
Iage, and men are earnestly discussing
the various methods of getting there and
bringing back the yellow 'dirt."-Some of
the village young men are hard at work
on drama which they intend to produce
first in the classic gladeS of Embden. II
the drama is successful the young Thes-
plans Will tour the towns in this neigh
borhood.-Dr. J. b. Twaddle of Norridge-
wock, was in town last week.-A. j.
Hodsdon, grocer, has been sick in bed
with the meases.-We Wednesday. the Uni
versalist Sunday school had its annual
picnic at Embden lake A large party of
little ones accompanied by their elders.
enjoyed the days festivities.-MiSs Ger
trude Millay. who has been visiting her
parents in town, has returned TO hef
work as postal telegraph operator at
Watcrville.-Mr. VIII Emery of Boston.
was in town the first of the week.-Dr. e.
C Andrews and wife, have returned from
a three weeks visit at Lowell and South
Paris-Mrs. Miles Standish of Portland.
day forenoon, Keneler, the handsome lit
tie black roam gelding owned by w. F.
French. and which has won several 80
races. ran away Mr.. French had driven
him up to the track to work him; but be-
fore he got the horse out of the road
wagon, the animal started for the village
at great clip. He ran into the Somer-
set hotel stable through rear door. In
swinging the wagon around so hard the
rear axle was badly bent and the side of
the seat smashed. and the horse brought
to standstill. The only damage to the
trotter was cast shoe.-Mr Geo. B. Al
len of Oakland, has been in town repair
ing the water wheel of the shank factory.
Miss F'lossie Aver has returned to her
uncle's.-Miss Mertie Dutton who has
been visiting in New Vineyard, has re-
turned to the village.-Rev. b. c. Went
worth of Skowhegan. was in town last
Monday.-There has been some talk re-
Gently of organizing a book and maga-
zine club in North Anson. The idea
seems to be greatly favored by quite
number of people.-North Arson is dis
tinguished in a way that might interest
horsemen-a woman horse jockey. She is
Mrs. Mae Williams, wife of Mr.. Webster
Williams, owner of the famous St Croix.
a stallion with a record of 2.14a4. 1t is
common sight to witness Mrs Williams
seated on bike" behind her favorite
bay trotter and headed for the trotting
park. where she puts the horse through
a mile in as complete a manner as any
driver of the sterner seX.-Miss Ada Ford,
who has been visiting friends up river,
has returned to her work in the shank
factory.-Next Tuesday, the Masons and
their families of Solon, will have a picnic
at Embden lake. They have invited the
North Arson lodge to join them on that
day.
ST. ALBANS.
Our summer visitors are with us OF
course most of them are from the city
and we enjoy seeing them trying to act
countrified.-Ma of our farmers are
through haying, they report more than
an average crop.-Mrs. James Weeks.
who got SO badly scalded some three
weeks ago died, last Friday.-Some of
our people have the klondyke fever,
but the hardships to be endured seem
to reduce it and we expect they will
remain with us until next spring at
least.-Miss Laura Osborne and Miss
Lena Butler are visiting friends in