The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-20
North Arson.

o. W. Bryant took the first preference
on matched two year old steers at
Embden lake cattle show.
Mrs. Perry Lonely and Mrs. Mont
French of Scion, were in town Wednes-
day and attended the Grange fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Emery returned
from Fairfield Wednesday whore they
had been to attend the funeral of his
father, g. B. Emery.
All interested in the Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor Society are request
ed to meet at the Congregational church
next Sunday evening at o'clock.
will Mclean raised ITO baskets of
ears of rowed yellow corn from one
acre the past season. Who says that
corn can not be raised in Arson when
an acre will yield like this?
Russell Remick of this town, will op-
crate the saw mill at Embden station
the coming winter. He proposes to
work 1900 OF more cords of hard wood
into spool bar. The wood will be
shipped from Bingham, Scion and other
places. He will employ about 20 men.
The "F. W. K" club held its annual
supper at Embden lake Saturday. A
popularity about this organization is
that the anniversary day always comes
Immediately after the club gets the first
coon in October. Among those present
were F. H.,Pease, Ed Merrill, Will W.
man, Russell Emery, Madison; Eben
Emerson, Clarence Mantor, Skowhegan
F. s. Parsons, w. G. Simmons, j. A.
Stevens, w. F. French and G. L. Hovey
of this village. Five deer were seen by
some of the party who were out hunt
ing a part of the time, but no game was
shot. This anniversary meeting was a
most enjoyable one and will long be re-
membered by the "F. w. K" club.
A. simmons, Esq, has moved into
the new house on Elm street.
Fred Tarr and Charlie Paine each shot
deer in this town, Monday morning.
Chester Bailey, Warren Jones and Ed
| Hodsdon went on numbering prospect
ing trip to the Spencer stream Wednes-
day.
Mrs Jefferson Spearin arrived home
Saturday night from visit of several
weeks in Lynn and other Massachusetts,
towns.
Lawrence & Newhall's numbering
teams, horses, stayed at the Somerset
hotel, Monday night, on their way to
Alder stream.
Mrs. Mendom Salley and sister, Miss
| Ada Ford from Skowhegan, have been
in town, this week, called here by the
sickness of their father, B. Ford.
Mrs. Mary Dunbar, Mrs. B. s. Collins,
Mrs. Charles Pullen, Mrs. w. 8. Jones,
Misses Eta Hilton and Myrtle Hodgs-
don were in Madison, Tuesday after.
noon.
| DIR. F. G.. Dunbar of Boston, arrived
here Wednesday evening and has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary Dunbar,
and other relatives during the past few
days.
| Landlord Clarke has been grading and
crawling in front of his hotel during
the past week. This hotel is constantly
having many changes for the better
these days.
James H. WEIGH. Elmer E. Sawyer,
w. Everett Hilton and Harry B. Spauld-
ing were delegates to the annual grand
lodge session of 1. o. O. F. held in Wa
terville, Tuesday.
The amount contributed by our citi.
zens towards the national memorial fund
was IS. The committee wish to extend
their thanks for the amount and think
the contribution liberal one for a
small country village.
The county commissioners were in
session Friday on road petition for the
laying out a road in the south part OF
this town near Otis Hilton's. The pc,
tition was granted. The new piece OF
road Is about three miles long
Last Thursday night the scarlet fever