The Somerset reporter., 1899-04-27
North AnsOn.

Landlord Clarke returned from Bos
ton, Saturday night.
A few of the Stratton Brook drivers
started from here, Thursday.
E A. Marston, Bowdoin 80, began
teaching school in Strong village, Mon
day.
Supt. Fairbrother has been re-appoint-
ed fire warden. The right man in the
right place
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mantor OF
~ko vinegar, passed saturday and sun
day in town, with friends.
Mrs j. r. Common and daughter OF
Oak land, arrived in town Monday even
ing, the guests of MIR. and Mrs. 0stie
Allen.
The ice in the Kennebec river broke
up for the first time Wednesday of last
week in some places, and piled up in
other places farther down the river but
The warm weather of the past few days
has kept it moving along
Hattie, wife of Elmore Dudley, died
at her home, Wednesday night, of heart
failure as a result of pneumonia, The
funeral service was held saturday after
noon in the Universalist church, Rev. Z.
7. Crane officiating. Her age was about
80 years. The burial was at this village.
Twenty men of Stanley Perkins crew
started for Stratton Brook, Monday
morning.
Scott Voter started for The Forks,
Monday, where he will be employed in
the hotel during the summer.
put new boat into the river Monday.
This boat is little larger than the old
one.
Mrs. Poore arrived in town, Saturday
night, to attend the graduating exercises
of the academy this week. She, with
her husband, the late Principal Poore,
were instructors of this class for three
years, and although they left the aoad.
envy one year ago, the time when Mr..
Poore enlisted in the United States
army, she has always maintained deep
interest in the class and every member
of the school as well.
The baccaaureate sermon was de-
livered sunday afternoon in the Univer.
salist Church before the graduating
class by Rev. F. S. crane. He took for
his theme, "rhe scholar" The music
was by the male quartette, consisting of
Messrs Stevens, Parsons, Sawyer and
Mantor About the pulpit was fine
display of choice geraniums. The
teachers and scholars attended in a
body and the church was filled with a
large congregation which listened at
tentiyely to the excellent discourse.
p. F. Larkin's driving crew of II men,
of Waterville. took dinner at the Somer-
set Hotel Tuesday on their way to Dead
River rapids. They were taken from
here by double team, three men sitting
on each seat in the wagon, and when at
the Eames' place about five miles above
this village as the wagon wheels dropped
into a mud hole man by the name of
Daggett of Skowhegan, was thrown
from his seat and the wheel passed over
his body, injuring him so that he was
taken back to the hotel here for the
night on his way home.
The sermon observing the 80th ami
versary of Odd Fellowship lin America
was preached in the Congregational
Church, Sunday, before Table Rock and
Rebekah lodges by Rev. II. w. Kimball
of Skowhegan. The male quartette was
in attendance and furnished music with
Mrs. w. C. Emery accompanist. Potted
plants were arranged about the pulpit
These lodges were represented by 81
mem bers, who formed at their hall and
marched to the church, led by conductor
w. g. Emery. The sermon was able,
appropriate and well received by the
large audience, which filled the audi
torium and vestry to their fullest
capacity.