The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-05
North Anson.

North Anson,
An all day meeting of Arson Grange
will be held next saturday with har
vest dinner.
George H. Clarke and Mahlon Moore
went to Lewiston Tuesday on business
connected with the state fair.
The carrying of the seholors of tn,
village schools began Monday and wa'
bid of by Andrew Hilton who has thu
route south of the village; |. II. CLIFFORD
the river road north of the village, and
Henry Marston the central road south.
Rev. d. B. Holt of Bridgton, who
preached last sunday before Table Rock
aud Rebekah lodges, selected his text
from Gal. CO 1t was an able discourse
and received the closest attention of the
large audience About - members of
the orders were present. 4Ia
Miss Addie Cleveland of Skowhegan,
passed Saturday and sunday of last
week in town, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. l.. p Lincoln.
Meier Eames has moved from his
farm in Embden, to this village, and
will reside in the Ben Moore stand
which he has leased.
Ben Moore, who was called here from
Boston, few weeks ago, on account of
the sickness of his mother, went back TO
the city, Saturday afternoon.
This village has no members of the
National Guards but quite number
have signified their intention of volun-
teering in case their services are needed.
Prof. W. w. Poore of Arson academy,
enlisted at Augusta as private in Co.
f. LIST regiment. Mr.. Poore left this
village Friday morning after the gradu.
ating exercises Thursday afternoon and
evening.
An extra freight train was running
over the Somerset road between this
town and Scion Friday, coming down
from Bingham in the morning. At
night it went up with six car loads of
pulp wood for the Scion mill.
Upon the news of the victory of.Com.
Dewey of the Asiatic squadron at the
Philippine islands received here, Mon
day, the town took on patriotic APP
pearance. A celebration by the firing
of guns, music by the band, ETC., was
carried ON during the early evening
hours.
The village schools began Monday
with the following teachers; Mrs. G..
A. Steward, grammar; Mrs. G. A.
Porter, intermediate; Miss Grace Scott,
primary The Arson, lower village
schools began at the same time, the
grammar school being taught by r.
Morrill, Walker; the intermediate by
Miss Nellie Hapgood, and the primary
by Miss Gertrude Blackwell.
Fast day passed off more quietly than
is usually the case. Even the accustom-
ed game of base ball was not INDUCED
in by the school boys, and the town at
times during the day put on Sunday
appearance. Time brings changes in
the customs of the village young people.
Not many years ago horse back riding
and 'candy pulling were the order of
the day. The forenoon was generally
devoted to the latter enjoyment, and in
the early morning hours the boys would
congregate and start for some convenient
place in which to have the candy pull. |
Oftentimes it was in some maple or
chard where the sap house furnished
every convenience. In the afternoon a
large number of the boys and young
men of the town would appear on the
streets on horse parade, and there was
good riding at those times. Generally
ball in the evening concluded the ex-
crises of the day.
George Williams and son of West
New Portland, are in town painting &.
A. Porter's residence on Madison street.
BENZ. Adams, Esq, after having pas
sed very pleasant winter with his son,
DIR. Chancey Adams, of Concord, N. H.,
has returned to Pennington.
May LIST found the snow all gone,
roads well settled and the farmers active
in their springs work. Now for the
putting in of big crops. This season
will be a good one.
A party from North New Portland
composed of Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Clark, Mr.. Frank
Bradbury and Miss Winnie Clark were
in attendance at the alumni ball.