The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-11-15
North Arson.

Is. VI. steward OF bingham mail cleIk,
was in Town Monday
Mr.. b. +. Bartlett of N New Portland
was in town, Monday
Mrs. S. S. Gould and Miss Nellie Por-
ter went to Skowhegan, Monday.
Mrs Lucy r. Dinsmore has moved
back into her house on Madison street.
L j Smith of Skowhegan was in
town, Tuesday.
Warren uniting of Madison was in
town, Tuesday.
II. :. Whiting of South Norridgewock
was in town, Tuesday.
Miss Paulenah NJ. Simmons, student
at Colby, passed the sabbath at home
returning, Monday morning
All of the schools in town except the
academy and the schools at the lower
village commenced, Monday.
Mr.. Columbus Marshall and his two
daughters, Lizzie and Rachie, went to
Boston, Monday, for visit of several
days.
Rev. Geo F. Wright and his daughter,
Annie, of North New Portland were in
town, Monday afternoon, calling upon
friends.
Rev. j. KVte, accompanied by Rev.
Geo F. Wright of New Portland attend
ed the congregational Ministerial Asso
citation at Watervlle on Tuesday.
Mrs Olive Barrett of Brown Valley,
Mimi arrived here, Saturday, and will
visit relatives in town, for several weeks
Mrs. Barrett formerly lived here.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. French of The Forks
;,it - TO fhio tEaak the
guest of Mrs. Frenchs mother, Mrs
Robert savage.
w. C. Robinson has the outside work
nearly done on his house and stable.
The general appearance is much chang
ed for the better as we'll as the con.
venience.
Miss Hattie Walker of New Portland
is teaching the winter term of school at
EN- bden Center Miss Walker has re-
Gently closed a successful term of school
at East New Portland.
Miss Daisy Young went to Portland,
M onday, to take course in the study
of the languages. Miss Young Is a
graduate of the Gorham normal school
and is a successful teacher.
Table Rock Lodge, | o o f of this
village have accepted an invitation to
visit Indian Spring Lodge, Friday even
ing of this week. The degree staff of
the visiting lodge will confer the second
degree on two candidates.
The outside work including the paint
ing of the passenger and freight depots
is all completed and it will be but a
short time when they will be ready for
the public The station is Row favora-
l. Fnr 1npal fra
ders, but also for New Portland, Lex
ington and Dead River trade.
MIR. and Mrs Ira A. Norton of Show
hogan were in town, Sunday.
Justus &. Perry of Embden shot a
deer with IA shot gun, Monday.
Clarence Manter and Eben Emerson
of SkOwhegan were in town, Saturday
and Sunday
The chestnut mare that George Clarke
bought, last week of w C.. Emery, has
been sold to G. Marshall. She will be a
valuable acquisition to his stables.
Dir. Henry Copp of Emblem has rails
ed, this year, on 1877 SO. rods OF land, 63t
| bushels OF measured oats. Who says
that farming don't pay? If anyone has
done better Mr.. opp says he would like
to hear from them.
The many friends of Mr.. William
Pease in this vicinity will be pleased 10
learn that his health has improved so
that he is able to attend to his usual
business MI. Pease is of the firm of
Pease Brothers, St Paul, Vim.
Mrs & A Steward, teacher of the
grammar school in the village, aided by
her scholars, has procured beautiful
flag for the school. Mrs steward Is a
successful teacher, having taught the
grammar school for several terms.
The work on the railroad bridge is
now nearly completed. A sufficient
number of heavy timbers has been used
to make it safe for the heavy loads that
it is necessary to hold up in order to do
the business that the road IS called upon
to do.
The general appearance of the sur
roundings of Water street at the end of
the railroad bridge has been much
changed for the better. The grading of
the grounds and the building of the two
new stations all add much to the i'm
provement of the village.
-Four beautiful coon kittens were ship
ped to New York State from the Cara
bassett Cat Farm, Tuesday. Mr. Emery
has had quite an extensive trade for
several years past and the outlook for
the holiday trade, this year, is good.
Surely the cat business has come to stay.
r. W. Wells & Co. have their season s
work of canning completed, They are
! loading two car loads of apples, this
week; one to go to Connecticut and the
other to massachusetts, parties. The
| firm has done good seasons work.
The canning of all kinds of farm pro-
duce is beginning to be one Of the lead
ing industries of the State.
The heavy fall of rain of last week,
enabled the owners of Sandy stream
pulp drive, Viles & Perkins, to get it
into the Carrabassett river, Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning they
commenced to turn it owe: the dam
above the railroad bridge. There is
some over two thousand cords and as
! the water is falling away East it is I'M
certain what success they will have in
reaching Madison boom before cold
weather comes. The pulp is mostly cut
| in Lexington and above and the work of
driving it in four feet cuts makes the
getting it to market easy work oompar-
ed with the driving long timber.
The new building that Mark Emery
& Son have built near the new station is
| well adapted to accommodate their
large and extensive trade. The main
building is 60x30 feet, 81 foot posts
above the basement. In the center of
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