The Somerset reporter., 1898-08-11
North Arson.


f. ". Waybrant. j. F. Withee and P.
b. Merry of Madison, were in town
Thursday.
Miss Roe +. Mantor was in town a
few hours Saturday, having come here
on business trip from Oakland.
Miss Jennie Paine, Postmaster Hovey' S
lady clerk, was assisting in the telephone
office of T. II. Spear, Madison, last week.
The apple crop appears to be much
better than many anticipated in the
spring. Some good orchards are going
to give very fair yield.
Mrs. James Weeks of Arson, and sis
ter, Mrs. Foster Eden, and daughter
Halle, of Dover, \. H., were visiting
relatives in town Thursday and Friday.
supt and Mrs. Fairbrother had for
guests Tuesday, his mother and brother,
| +. +. and wife of Skowhegan, Mrs Bessie
Fairbrother and daughter Fossie of
Dorchester, Mass Mr.. Fairbrother's
mother is almost o. years old and in
many respects "A most remarkable wo-
man. Until within short time she has
done her own house work and lived
alone.
The Madison pulp drive reached
Bingham Saturday. 1t is in charge OF
George Dolbier with 80 men. The drive
is progressing well and there is very
good rise of water every day. The sue.
cess in getting this drive along will prob
ably determine the way of driving in the
future. 1t certainly looks as though it
is much better for all parties to have the
Kennebec and pulp mill drives separate.
The Somerset hotel is receiving new
coat of paint.
Charles " alker of East New Portland,
was in town Tuesday.
George Savage attended the Pomona
Grange at Palmyra Tuesday.
The fall term of Arson Academy will
begin next Monday, Aug. 18th
The lFnversalist people will have a
Sunday school picnic at Lakewood FRI
day.
Eddie Cushman of Portland, has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. \. @. Hilton
the past few days
E. B. Emery of Westbrook, Mass, a
member of Westbrook Grange, was
among the visitors at Arson Grange,
saturday afternoon.
Mrs. A. J. Porter and son, George, of
Strong, and Mrs. Lovina Weymouth of
Gorham, n. H., were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fairbrother Sunday
| A. B. Hoag, the new principal of the
Academy, who has been staying in town
for the past few days returned Monday,
from trip up the Dead River valley.
DR.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Twitchell of Au
gusta. and Mr.. and Mrs. James Lums
den of Skowhegan, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Clarke sunday.
The agricultural society of North
| New Portland will hold its cattle show
and fair September % and 20. There
will be good horse racing the second
day.
The classes for the trot here Saturday,
are filling very satisfactory and every
indication points to successful meet
ing. No pains will be spared by the
management to make it one of the best
DIR. Whiting and family of Milford,
Mass, came to town Saturday night,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Mantor. Monday DR.. Cragin and Dr.
Whiting with their families passed the
day at Embden lake.
The North Arson horses in the races
at the State fair are Annie b. in the
so stake pacing class, entered by w.
F. French, and Olwil S., trotting foals of
| 1895, entered by Mark Emery. Cephas
! Hilton of the Weston House, Madison,
has entered Miss linus in the Pas trot-
ting class.
w. B. Cults came home from Phila-
delphia Saturday night to pass few
weeks with his parents. He has one
vaar 1onUar to cOmplete his medical
studies in the University of Pennsylva-
mia. For the past two years he has been
doing hospital work. He and his broth.
er Oliver, who is also spending his va.
cation at home, started Wednesday for
Moosehead lake where they will remain
few days.