The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-29
North Arson.

was visiting IN town the latter part OF
| the week
E o. Pratt has recently made some
improvements on his dwelling house on
| upper Elm street.
| ". :. Jones, our village boat maker,
will complete the contract and deliver
five boats to parties in Waterville July 1.
F. L. Dutton, who graduated at Bow
dom last week, will enter the law of
flee of II. M. Heath, Augusta, to study
law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mantor of
sister, Mrs. b. S. Collins, for several
days last week.
/ Prof. o. r. Cults of Hayerford gram
mar school, Philadelphia, Penn, ar
rived here Thursday to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cults.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Emery went to
lake Embden, Tuesday, for few days
recreation. Wednesday, they were join
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. ". Z. Emery.
Alton Emery was visiting his father
" Wednesday. He came here direct from
Boston where he made brief visit with
| his brother Harry. This summer he
will work on the passenger train on the
Maine Central.
There has been some talk and in fact
the preliminary steps have been taken
relative to running water from the Bry-
ant springs onto the park ground. This
is what is needed and will undoubtedly
be the next improvement made by the
association.
James Hodgdon of Embden started
/ for Portland thia rnnrniDn m visit his
daughter, Mrs Charles Hutchinson.
Secretary Clarke returned Friday
night from two days trip to Auburn
on business pertaining to the coming
state fair.
Miss Alice Moore returned from
Brunswick Thursday evening, where
she had been attending the commence
ment exercises of Bowdon college.
There will be no more preaching in
the Universalist church until the first
Sunday in August, as the pastor will
have the month of July for his vacation.
A. w. Foster of New York city, was
among the arrivals Thursday evening
He will remain here a few weeks, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Spaulding.
Rev. Mr.. Crane is the first in town
to erect a wind mill. He pumps the
water from the tarrabassett river into
the stable chamber, from which place
it is drawn. A hose attachment is
used for sprnkling the garden, and bv
the way, he must have boen the first
to have had green peas from the garden
as he dined on them " ednesday, the
21st.
George Spaulding commenced picking
strawberries Thursday, taking ten
bushels from the vines. He says there
will be big yield this year, 300 bushels
or more His blueberres and black
berries are also looking very promising
and there will be a great crop, more
so than in any former year since he
has been in the business. Mr.. Spauld-
| ing is without doubt the most extern
sive raiser of these berries in New
England, and his success in cultivat-
ing them is something phenomenal.
| Deer are reported to be very numer-
GUS this season and II large number
| have been seen near the village during
the past three weeks. Only short
| time ago one came into the grammar
school yard, but that was not SO strange
as what happened Monday noon when
one came running down Maine Street
/ into Central Street where it was caught
by Verbal Clarke and II. E. Skidmore
/ 1t was very soon released and it made
| a dash down Main street and run into
window in the Collins block, break
ing a large light and cutting its neck
quite badly, after which it started up
Elm Street on its way to the woods
T. II Spear of Madison, was in town
on business Friday
Mrs. r. Fairbrother went to Readtield,
Monday, to be gone one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Spear of Arson,
were guests at the Somerset, Monday
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Benjamin were in
fornville, sunday, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ). \. Dnvis.
Mrs. Charles Russell and two children
are visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. James Man
tors. Mr. Russell is at work in Yer.
mont, this summer
Next sunday the Congregational and
F. b. churches will unite their Sunday
schools and for the next three months
they will meet in the +. b. church, after
which the school will be held, for IA like
period in the Congregational church.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Rowe of Boston,
arr we'd in town Monday evening,
guests at the Somerset Hotel. Mr.
Rowe is night editor of the Boston
Post and has been engaged in the
newspaper business long time for a
man of his years. He was born in
Embden and Tuesday made a brief
call at his boyhood home.
Ward =. Gould, who was severely in
/ Al. -, ,ah
Wisconsin the 18th instant, of which
mention was made in last weeks ADvo-
CATE, died Wednesday, the Dist, from
his injuries. Mr.. Gould was born in
New Portland, May LIST, 1912, and was
consequently 81 years of age. He was
the son of Samuel and Mary Gould He
moved his family to this village in 1875
and for time was engaged in the tailor
ing business with Allen " lson under
the firm name of Gould x Wilson.
The grammar school at Arson had
its first graduation last Friday when
% students took their diplomas.
This school under the instruction of
c. l.. Jordan, member of the fresh.
m an class at Bates, has done excellent
work the past year. Supt Paine in
formed us that all of the schools in
town are in a very satisfactory condi-
ton.
Just What Was Wanted.
1t is related of a Iibernian parade
in Chicopec that one of the officers
of the day telephoned an order to a