The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-07-13
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns
North Arson.

Lowell L. Bailey returned from Pleas.
ant Ridge. Saturday, where he had
finished teaching a successful term Of
school.
Miss Albina HAYES Of Lynn, Mass /,
was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Halves from Monday to Friday OF last
week.
Mrs. G.. II. Clarke and her friend
Miss Baker, were calling on acquaint-
ances in Skowhegan, Tuesday afternoon
C. C. Tozier and family and Miss
Airline Clark of Skowhegan, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. j. {. Peaks,
Thursday and Friday
Phila der Moore and daughter, Helen,
of Hol,nke, Mass, and Mis- Fred Bar
rett OF Wheattond, Mimi, were the
guests "i relatives in town from Friday
to Monday.
Mr. md Mrs Henry Spaulding of
Norr,dgewock, and Miss Lizzie Edwards
- Chelsea, Mass, were the guests Of
+. and Mrs. I. + Paine and MI. and
slrs. William Cults Wednesday
Arson lower village wants free high
school this fall. There ~ new school
there costing several thousand dollars
and as a town may maintain two free
high schools 1t looks as though the day
Is near when one will be established
there.
Rev. and Mrs. Clancy went to Halo
well, Monday, for two weeks vacation
with relatives.
Miss Minnie Russell of Skowhegan,
was among the arrivals Monday night,
6 7 ,,la Smith
Mrs. Nancy Williams returned home
Saturday night, from two weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Almon Felker
of Palmyra.
Daniel Caswel of Chicago, ILL.,, has
arrived and is cutting the hay on the
Eames farm, so called, which he re-
Gently bought.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Emery started up
river Saturday morning on pleasure
trip. They visited Dead River, Flag
staff and Eustis and returned Monday
night.
Secretary Clarke went to Lewiston,
Monday morning, to work up attractions
for the state Fair Mr.. Clarke proposes
to make this show the greatest in the
history of the State.
The Masonic lodge in this village has
bought the buildings that surround the
lot on which their building stands, and
we are informed propose to move the
old Howard house elsewhere, or dispose
of it to some one who will do it, and the
small building facing Main street north
of Masonic hall is to be moved back and
around facing Center street and be fitted
for the new library, if such arrangement
can be effected. The small tenement on
the extreme north edge of the lot will
be rented.
Prof. G. c. Purington of Pennington,
bis son Dudley, his brother Charles, and
his sister Mrs. Ella Purington Lowell of
Pendleton, Oregon, with her two chill
dren, william and Margaret, are
the guests of Mr.. Samuel Bunker
and family. Mr. Charles Purington left
Maine in 1875 and went to California
where he has been engaged in mining
and as an electrician, very successfully.
He resides in San Francisco with his
family He is now visiting the scenes
and friends of his youth with much
pleasure.
George W. Spaulding has put new
market wagon on to his farm for the
delivery of his products. 1t was made
to order In Oakland and is well adapted
to the extensive business he is doing.
This season he runs two wagons quite a
part of the time. The past week has
been one of the great ones of the straw
berry picking. Some days he has ship.
ped 40 bushels or more. 1t takes
large force to handle these berries and
thus far from % to 80 hands have been
employed. This crop is but the begin
ming of Mr., Spanldng's berry picking,
as his blueberiies and blackberries are
ripening, to say nothing of his cherry
crop which is soon coming.
Joseph Atkinson has very promis
ing piece of corn, potatoes and beans in
his large field north of the house He
had sweet corn spindled June u and
Bug Death and Paris Green
at BLUNT'S.