The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
North AnsOn.

Frank Donley shipped another car
load of pulp wood to Scion Tuesday.
Henry B. Merry and harles Clark of
purchased of 10000 pounds of wool at
West Freeman and 10000 pounds ship
ped from Skowhegan, all of which goes
to the Madison wooden mills.
The daughter of Alice Abbott, two
years olds, died Friday forenoon from
the effect of morphine which was on a
stool where the little one reached it. A
small amount of the drug was eaten
about o'clock in the morning and the
child went into stupor from which it
never rallied, dying about four hours
later.
Mrs. K. D. Baker of Skowhegan, came
to this village, saturday night, to visit
her father, Bryant Savage.
The Rebekah lodge had a supper
Saturday evening and the degree team
worked the initiatory degree on one
candidate.
Dr. G. NJ. Whittier of Pennsylvania,
was visiting relatives in town Wednes-
day and Thursday night he started on a
hunting trip up river.
Edward and Fred Penley of Dexter,
were in town looking after horses last
week. They left Friday taking four
which they got of f. w. Bunker.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Greenleaf have
moved from South Arson, into the
Cushman house on Main street, south
side. b. l.. Greenleaf, the concord
stage driver, will also live there.
One of the best street lamps this viii
lage ever had has been put up on the
corner of Elm and Main streets. 1t was
much needed in that place, and was the
gift of E. F. Collins and Supt. Fair
brother. Our village needs more of
them.
Walter Wells has finished canning ap.
pies and is now closing out the pump
kins This year the apple business ex.
ceeds anything since he began opera
tions. He has shipped seven car loads
to the Boston market, containing 1900
cases. He employed A. F. Gray to buy
for him and the apples were shipped
here from quite large area. Natural
fruit was found quite plenty, but a
scarcity of gratis was the case in most
every locality. The early part of the
canning season Mr., Wells put up large
quantities of sweet corn, strawberries
etc. Quite number of men and wo-
men are employed by him during the
season. His factory furnishes very
desirable industry in this village.
Harrison Marston died Wednesday,
November 8, at the age of 70 years and
months. He had been in feeble health
for several years, but since last March
his condition had been much more crit
ical than formerly. Mr.. Marston was a
native of Waterville, having moved here
with his family sixteen years ago In
1850 he married Miss Towle of Newport,
and four children were born to them,
three of whom survive him, Herbert,
Mrs Gould A. Porter and Edward, all of
this village. Mr.. and Mrs Marston
lived in Newport II years after which
they moved to Naterville and resided
number of years before coming to this
town. For more than 40 years he was a
member of Meridian Splendor lodge of
Masons No. 40 of Newport. The funera
was held here Friday afternoon at
O'Clock, Rev. F. T. Crane officiating.
Saturday morning the remains, accom-
panied by the immediate family, were
taken to Newport for burial where a
brief service was held at the grave. A
large number of the citizens assembled
to pay their last respects to former
townsman. He was highly respected
citizen and will be missed in our village.
He was a devoted husband and affection
ate father. Aside from three children
wife and brother survive him.
Ned Marston arrived home from Bow.
doin college Thursday noon to attend
his fathers funeral.
Mrs. A. Simmons, Mrs. l.. r. Dins
more, Misses Alice Moore and Jane Ga,
han went to Skowhegan Sunday to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. F. S. Hall.
Mrs. Augustus Carnage of Auburn
and Mrs. Orrington Williams of Madi
son, have have been the guests of MIR
and Mrs. Austin Andrews, the past
week.
The subject for the Y. P. C. U. meet.
ing in the Universalist church next sun
day evening is spiritual Athletics
How Can We Best Exercise Unto Godli
ness?'
Strange as it may seem a young deer
came to the barn with two calves as
they returned from the pasture at Horace
Smiths, one day, recently. 1t appeared
for time quite domesticated, when
suddenly it gave leap and ran to it,
native haunts in the near by woods.
A tull line of wood anc