The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-09
North AnsOn.

Ben S. Collins arrived in town, Satur-
day night, to pass Sunday with his
family.
Prof. Roberts of the Madison high
school and about 80 OF his pupils were
in town Friday evening TO attend the
freshmen exercises of Anson academy.
Luke Houghton started for Virginia,
Saturday, to begin work again. A. F.
Gray accompanied him as far as Wash
ington, ID. c., to remain during the
winter.
Saturday forenoon Merry q Caswell
drove flock of 485 sheep through this
village, which they had purchased in
Franklin County. The flock consisted
of store sheep and Gamers.
S. A. Beal II. C. Smith and Misses
Grace and Gertrude smith returned
home from trip up river. They found
game very plenty and brought home
four deer. Miss Gertrude Smith of the
party, had been employed at Megantic
during the summer season. They re-
port finding the May flower in full
bloom, despite this late autumn time.
Oliver Welch of st. Albans, has been
in town the past week, the guest of his
cousin, John B. Welch.
Miss Frances Simmons started for
Oldtown, Tuesday morning, for a vaca
tion visit with her friend, Miss Gertie
Fraser.
Ed Woodman of Pennington, was in
town last week and bought of Webster
Williams very nice 3.year-old tilly by
St. Croix.
Mr.. and Mrs g. II. Clarke, of the
Somerset House, aud Mr., and Mrs Her
som of Boston, have been on a hunting
trip up the Kennebee valley, the past
week.
The circulation of the library, last
month, beginning October 9th, when it
was opened, was 90 books, distributed
as follows: 10 taken by boys, 10 by
girls, AZ by women, and 10 by men.
Miss Jennie Paine will go to Water
Vile, Friday, where she has good posi-
tion as operator in the office of the
Maine Central machine shops, Miss
Paine has been assistant in the post
office here for the greater part of the
past two years and is we'll qualified for
the duties of her new position.
Henry b. Merry was in Phillips all of
last week, assisting in buying and pack
ing for shipment, $4,000 pounds of wool,
of the 100000 pounds which Hatchlieb-
man & Co., of Boston, have purchased
in Maine, this summer. While there
Mr.. Merry purchased 500 sheep and
lambs, which were driven here, Satur-
day.
DR.. and Mrs. Flint started for their
home in California, Saturday, after a
visit here of several months. Their
many friends in Anson will gladly well
come them here again another summer,
W. S. Wells & Co., finished their can
ming business, Tuesday, having put up
5000 cans each of corn, squash and
pumpkins, 10000 of blueberries, 5000 of
apples, 5000 of dandeion green's, besides
peas, beans, rhubarb and strawberries.
This company is making arrangements
for more extensive business next
season.
1t is reported on the very best of au.
thority that next spring will see the
building of butter factory at'East New
Portland village, to be conducted by the
farmers. The organization to be COM
pleted the 18th instant is cooperative,
that the producing classes may have
what there is in ii. Already 431 shares
are taken which represents as many
cows and the number of shares are con
stantly increasing. The organization is
confined to no town or locality, the only
restriction being that it shall be abso-
lutely in the hands of the farmers and
run wholly by them.