The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
North Arson.

Lester Witham is attending school in
Lewiston.
Calvin Sawyer of Madison, was in
town sunday.
o. 0. Vittum of Scion, shipped eight
oxen to Brighton IN .rket Monday.
Miss Ada Ford went to The Forks
Monday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. f.
| French.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Williams were
calling on friends in New Portland Mon
day afternoon.
II. b. Merry bought $50 sheep the first
of the wees to be shipped soon To F. d.
Morrow of Auburn.
Mrs. Charles Tarbell has the scarlet
fever The house was quarantned by
the board of health, Friday morning.
Landlord Clark and Stanley Nay
were up river Wednesday and Thursday
of last week looking after their lumber
ing interests.
II B. Merry and Charles Clark were
| in Pennington last week and bought
1000 pounds of wool of Ranger Il Small
to 90 to the Madison wooden mill
At the meeting of the North Arson
Cemetery Association Saturday tffe fol-
| lowing officers were elected: I. +.
Paine, president; Charles Crymble vice
presidents Edwin Collins, clerk and
| treasurer; John B. WEIGH, sexton.
The following program is announced
for the meeting of Arson Grange, Feb.
a. Reading by Mrs. Charles Davis; duet
! by Miss susie Paine and Mrs. w. e.
Emery; question, ain Which Capacity
| &, - papaEt n
Its Members, Morally, Socially, Intel
lectually or Financialy2" to be discussed
| by d NJ. Norton, Cephas Walker, Mrs.
| +. NJ. Steward and Mrs Ware.
Mrs. Allen Dyer of Kngfeld, went
home Wednesday after visiting in town
| two week at her brothers, Walter Wells.
Sidney Mantor of Lewiston, who was
in town, Wednesday, to attend the fun.
eral of his father, returned home,
Thursday.
Leonard Spearin, who went to Massa
chusetts a few weeks ago, after visiting
there some drys, continued his journey
and is now in California.
Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Lander and Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Savage of Bingham,
sailed from New York last Wednesday
for Cuba for short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Young of
Oregon, have been the guests of Sumner
and Fred Dinsmore of Arson, the past
week. Mrs Young was the daughter of
Andrew Hale of this town, and she went
west 40 years ago, this being her first
visit back to the old homestead
The installation of the officers of Mt.
Bigelow chapter 4S for the following
year took place Friday evening by Past
! Worthy Matron Mabel M. Porter and
are as follows: Lizzie Emery, w. M. +;
f. ). Parsons, w p; Mae r. Parsons, A.
M; Alice r. Simmons, Sec; Annie
Hovey, Treas.
The town of Turner has the largest
grange in the world and it would appear
that it il destined to be larger still as
at its election of officers short time
ago there were twenty candidates wait
ing for initiation. Rev. John Kimball,
former pastor of the Universalist
church of this village, is the chaplain.
j. P. Nevens of Arson, died of pneu-
monia, Monday, at the age of rs years
He leaves wife and four children,
three daughters and son. He was one
of the towns prosperous farmers and
best citizens. Mr.. Nevens was mem.
Der of the Masonic lodge at New Sharon,
and also an active member of Starks
grange. The funeral service was held,
Wednesday afternoon at | o'clock.
The burial was in the old cemetery at
Madison.