The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-13
n. D. H. Bartlett
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns
North ADsOD.

Mrs. G. w. Hutchins of Waterville, il
visiting during the week at W. C.
Simmons.
Lizzie Hnrd arrived home from Madi
son, edneS1ay, where ohe has been
st2yiHe 1or IA few weeks.
Frt.l1 BcDjlmn came up from Fair
field, saturday, for few days visit
with HIS parents and brothers.
NIL French of The Forks, was in
town during sunday and he and Mrs
French started for home on the up train,
Monday forenoon.
Mrs. NJ. l.. French and little daughter
Ellen, of The Forks have been in town
the past week, the guests of her parents,
Ar. and Mrs, Robert Savage.
blanchard Bros. of Wilton, drove Ia
head UI oxen and steers through this
village. Monday, on their way home.
1hese little we're purchased up the
river IN Solon, Bingham and other
to#sis.
wing 10 the pastor being somewhat
H. posed there were no services in the
UNIV ersdlist Church, Sunday. The Eas-
ter concert to be held in the evening
WAS also postponed. The concert will
be held next Sunday at o'clock, p. IN.
Rev. aud Mrs. j. f. Clancy will go to
Pennington, the 18th instant, to the M.
u Conference in session that week.
While there they will be the guests of
Prof. and Mrs. G. c. Purington. There
will be no services in the NJ. Il. chapel
the following Sunday, Apr %. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clancy have made many warm
friends during the past year and all are
DESTROYS of their returning here again.
Mrs Belle Hilton of Waterville, has
been visiting her parents the past week.
Mrs. Will Benjamin went to Boston,
Tuesday, to attend the millinery open
ing.
Miss Francis Simmons went to Boston
Saturday to attend the spring millinery
openings.
G. Marshall has recently sold good
horse tn Mel Pompilly of Auburn. 1t
stood Is hands and weighed 1895 lbs.
and was certainly fine animal.
Supt Emery informs us that can max
ing at the corn factory will be complet-
ed this month. The Introduction of
machinery has greatly facilitated the
work, so the full complement of 100000
cans has been made in less than three
months.
Stanley Perkins went to Stratton,
Monday, to make preparations for driv-
ing the logs ont of this stream. His
crsw of about 81, will start from here in
:, veok or ten days, owing wholly to the
adition of the weather. 1t looks as
Tough the work of driving the logs in
han
usual this spring.
saturday +. W. Bunker purchased of
Warren Brown of Skowhegan, fine
pa IT raw berry roam mares weighing
1870 funds each-own sisters-five
am six ears old, and well matched in
ever particular. They were raised in
Aronstook County and are handsome
spec mems of Maine bred work horses.
Mr.. Bunker also bought two good driv-
ing horses in Mercer recently and has
now ~ of them in his stable, having sold
seventeen since December, twelve of
which were taken to Boston and three
other fine ones were sold to Catlin e
Reed of New York. This company has
taken 90 horses out of the State during
the past winter, which certainly speaks
we'll for Maine horses and the demand
for them in other States.
Harry Hilton has purchased one-half
of the furnishings of the Weston House
at Madison, and also half interest in
the livery business connected with it
and has formed copartnership with
Cephas Hilton, being one half owner
throughout. Harry will take his colts
and part of his ponies to Madison.
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics. -Enterpris Council, No. 80.
"A. b, Hoag, councillor; Eugene Dan
forth, recording secretary; A. K. Bunker,
treasurer. Meetings LIST and Sd We'd
nesdav evenings Of each month at 7.30
o'clock.
Table Rock and Emerald Rebekah
lodges |. o. 0 f., will observe Sunday,
April 23d, as the S0th anniversary of the
order in America. The sermon com
memorating the event will be preached
in the Congregational church at 80
p. m. Rev. H. w. Kimball of Skowhe-
gan has been secured to deliver the
sermon.
The commencement sermon of Arson
Academy will be preached by Rev. +. 7.
Crane in tho Universalist Church, Sun
day, April 23d, at 10 80 a. m. The
graduating exercises will be held in Car
rabassett Hall, Friday afternoon, April
will he held in the hall in the evening.
Kendalps orchestra of Skowhegan, will
furnish music for the graduating class
and the ball. The junior exhibition
will he held in the hail, Thursday even