The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
North Arson.

/ Deputy Sheriff Parsons was in Madi-
son, Monday, on official business.
o. o. Vittum & Son of Scion, shipped
a car load of cattle to Brighton market,
Monday.
Miss Anna II. Moore went to Portland,
Monday, and is attending the State fair
part of this week.
Mrs William True of Waltham, Mass,
arrived here, Tuesday evening, to visit
her father, samuel Walker of Embden.
Rover R, driven by w. F. French
started in the go class at Livermore
last Thursday and won the race in 2.264.
Monday was pension day among the
veterans in this vicinity. j. w. MORN
of Embden, was in town, making out
the papers.
Miss Louise Twaddelle began teach
ing at Pleasant Ridge, Monday, and
Miss Lizzie Dinsmore commenced a
school in oolon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Avery and daugh-
ter, Lula, returned home Sunday, from
visit with friends in Fairfield, Oak
land and Norridgewock.
These are busy days at the canning
factory of w. ). Wells * Co. They
have enlarged their business this season
and are putting up large lot of blue
berries with their other varieties of
fruit and vegetables.
Will Collins, who has been employed
in the Maine Central depot in Lewiston
for over two years, has been given a
position by the same company in the
auditors office, in Portland, and COM
OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Mitchell return
ed home Monday night from visit
with friends in Washington county.
Frank j. Taylor, of Somerville, Mass,
who has been visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Taylor, returned to the
city, Monday.
g. w. Spauding has bought potato
digger, the first utensil of the kind
brought into this section of the state.
He believes in modern improvements.
B. o. McIntire, Phi. D., of Dickinson
college, Carlisle Penn, wife and three
children visited at the home of Mr.. and
McIntire is the youngest sister of Mrs.
Henry B. Merry.
Supt. Emery commenced canning
sweet corn Friday noon. The indica-
tons are small yield. The effects of
the dry weather is very marked on
upland pieces. OF course, the intervales
will make better showing but it looks
as though the crop as a whole must be
light one.
Bert Andrews came near being ser-
onsly hurt at the corn factory Monday.
He was oiling pulley which runs in
the upper part of the room when his
clothing caught and as he was being
twisted into the belt, Austin Berry and
and X. w. Hodgdon pulled him away.
His clothing was torn off where he was
caught and his arm was badly cut and
bruised, but no bones were broken.
1t was narrow escape,
Ed. X. Collins is acting as postmaster
this week while G. l.. Hovey is attend
ing the State fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. X. Williams, of
Embden, started for Bolton, Colorado,
Tuesday morning to visit their son,
Charles. They will visit other places
in the West before returning which
will be some time in early November.
Monday J. F. Caswell bought of Oles-
tine savage one of the finest little
horses in town. 1t was the dark roam
by Kenelm e 24t), which w. f. French
owned and drove to his record. This
colt is the counterpart of his sire and
reminds one of Kenelm, in her color,
style and gait. She is only four years
old and has already indicated speed
Handsome and fast, kind in every way,
she is certainly a desirable animal to
own.