The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-08
North Arson.

w. w. Potter of Boston, proprietor of
the shank factory, made business trip
to this village, Monday.
Ned Marston arrived home from York
Beach, Monday night. He will continue
his studies at Bowdoin college, next
week.
]. c. Peaks and his daughter, Mrs.
e. G. Tozier, have returned home from
an extended carriage drive in the east
ern part of the state.
At meeting of Arson Grange held
Saturday afternoon it was voted to hold
a fair in their hall some time about the
first of October. Announcement of date
will be made soon. A committee of
arrangements was appointed, consisting
of Edgar Millay, Eugene Danforth and
W. Fl. Moore. This Is strictly Grange
fair. Wives and husbands of Changers,
who are not members, and children of
members under II years of age are ELI
gible to participate in the exhibits.
This Grange can hold good fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Taylor of Cam
bridge Mass, arrived in town Saturday
night to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Taylor, and brother, Sumner P.
Taylor. Mr.. Taylor first left home in
1872, and has not been here except to
make brief visits since, his last trip be.
ing six years ago. He was an academy
student in his early manhood and many
who knew him in those days are now
gone from this village The passing
years make great changes and to one
who has been from town so long the
changes seem marked, indeed.
Miss Daisey Young went to Gorham
Monday to resume her studies at the
normal school.
Stanley Jeffreys, Tom Linton, Albert
Calwell and Herbert Mitchell went up
the Dead river to the woods Friday for
Charles & Perkins of Madison.
As usual, the live stock of the Hiltops,
of South Arson, is we'll represented at
the State fair Monday morning Fred
and T. G.. Hilton shipped two cows, two
heifers and thirty sheep; A. Hilton,
four head of cattle and about twenty
sheep; WILDER Hilton, one pair yearling
steers. These exhibitors are among the
best farmers of the State and always
have fine blooded animals at the fairs.
George Spaulding is operating his new
corn harvester with good success these
DAYS. 1t does the business and in far
different way from the style our grand
fathers knew, as one man can cut and
bind four acres day. In the old days
1t took two good men and boy to do
the back.aching work of shocking, to
say nothing of the cutting. Surely the
days of the sickle and corn shocker are
gone.
good corn year everybody says al
though some pieces suffered from the
drowth. The past ten days have been
great weather to mature the crop. The
season is fifteen to twenty days earlier
than usual and the corn canning opera
tons at the factory began two weeks
earlier than last year. One new cutter
and retort have been added to the
equipment this season. The farmers
are very busy getting the corn gathered.
Supt Emery has a crew of over 100 at
the factory and everyone is hustling.
1t gives our village lively appearance.
The average per acre is reported better
than last season. 1t will take all this
week to complete the canning. 7La
Samuel Rollins, proprietor of Carry
Ponds camps, stayed in town, Tuesday
night, on his way home from trip
farther down the river. Mr.. Rollins has
made many improvements at the ponds
this season, having put in new mattresses
and new bedding in the camps and 10
constantly adding such other convent
ences as will please the public. He says
that game is very plenty in the woods,
more deer being seen there than at any
Iowa four pointed barb wire at