The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-09
North Arson.

North Arson.
Prof. Hoag went to Boston Wednesday
for few days stay during the school
vacation.
Mrs. A. simmons and Miss Mabel
| Steward went to Portland to visit
friends, Saturday.
The tin has been delivered at the corn
factory and -upt. Emery began making
cans Monday morning.
/ John A. Colby, who recently died in
| Skowhegan, was teacher in this village
in the early fifties But few of his pu-
pills in those days are left here now.
New Portland has some old lady resi-
dents at the North village. Mrs. Mary
! Viles is 90 years of age. and Mrs. Abi-
gail hurch will be 100 years old next
October.
S.V. Spear, formerly of, New Port
land, but for the past few years has
been residing in Lewiston, had shock
about five weeks ago and is reported to
be failing from day to day. He is we'll
known in this village and is brother to
Mrs. j. +. Spooner.
Miss Carrie Steward of Bingham, has
been visiting friends in town, this week.
Miss Frances Simmons went to Water
Vile, Monday morning, for a visit with
relatives.
Mrs. l.. P. Lincoln, who has been
quite sick for the past two weeks, 10
now improving every day
Misses Lula smith and Eda Moore
we're visiting in scion, Friday, the
guests of Miss Ethel Hilton.
The trustees of Arson Academy will
hold their annual meeting, Tuesday
evening, Feb. IA, at o'clock at A.
Simmons
Mr.. and YRS NJ L. French of The
Forks, came to this village, Friday, and
returned home, Tuesday. Mr.. French
made business trip to 9kowhegan from
here, Saturday.
Ed Morrow of Auburn, shipped a
car load of sheep from Scion, Monday
morning. He came to town, Saturday
evening, and sunday, he and H. b.
Merry went to Solon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. {. Robinson intend
to start for Washington, d. C., Friday
morning, to visit his brother who is
located in that city. They will take two
of their young daughters with them.
Miss Eda r. Moore went to Portland,
Tuesday, to begin course of study in
shaw's Business College. Miss Moore
is one of the popular and successful
young teachers of the town and grad
uate of Arson Academy in the class of
| %
Supt. Emery began can making at the
corn factory last Monday under new
system known as the Marsh process.
With this machinery he can make 10000
cans per week, and it will take him only
abont one.third as long to make the re-
CURED 100000 that it would in the way
they have formerly been made.
Another fire alarm was given, Tues
day morning at 8 o'clock, when it was
found that a fire had started in the
band hall in the south side of Bunker's
brick block 1t was discovered by Mrs
Bunker who arose in the night to care
for Mr. Bunker, who is sick. She gave
the alarm and In a short time the people
were out in good numbers. Fire extin-
guishers and the hose from the shank
factory we're brought immediate into
action and both did good service, but, of
course, the pur,p was what did the bus
mess and saved tie building. The store
below was unoccupled and used for a
storage room while across the stairway
from the band hall is A simmons law
office, and in the rear of the building
below the tenement is occupied by A.
Il. Avery. Had it not been for the water
supply from the shank factory, the
stores, office, hall, tenement, odd Fell
lows hall and f. 4. church all in this
building it would have been swept out
in short time. The saving of this
large block is a pretty strong argument
for more hose and the organization of a
local fire company. The difference be-
tween this fire and the one at the end
of the railroad bridge a few weeks ago
is one of facilities. The hose could
reach this building and it was saved,
though considerably damaged, while in
the other case the hose could not reach
the fire and two good sets of buildings
were totally destroyed. There was no
insurance This large block was built
in 1876 and to have had it burned would
have been great loss to this village.