The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
North Arson.

Mrs. y ID. TOZer of Brookline, Mass. |
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs J |
{. Peaks during the past week.
Allie F. Gray, who has been confined
to the house for the past few days, Is SO
as 10 be about the streets again.
The fall term of The Academy opened
promising, indeed, there being about
fifty names registered. This is a large
number for so early in the season It is
expected that there will be more
students later.
The special town meeting, saturday,
did not accomplish anything and an
early adjournment war the resnlt.
There was not any election Of tax col
lector for the year 1900. Later the
selectmen will either call another meet
ing or make an appointment, as is their
option.
The circulation Of The library for the
month Of July WAS II books
Wallace Emery has recently purchased
a driving horse Of George Jones Of
Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Merry recently en-
joyed several days visit from MIR. and
Mrs. W. K. Brown of Skowhegan.
Miss Lydia Boynton of Lexington and
Mrs. Serena Carl of Bingham are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. (. Savage.
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Caswell of North
Scituate, R. l.. have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Cas@ell during the
past few days.
Miss Bessie Spsulding. Arson Acad
envy '9S, went to Kent's Hill, Tuesday,
to commence a course of study at the
seminary there.
Secretary Clarke went to Lewiston
Monday to complete arrangements for
the converting of the state Fair next
week. Mrs Clarke will go to Lewiston
sometime this week to remain during
the fair.
DR. Chauncy Cragin and son Arthur
returned from Pleasant pond Saturday
where with others they made very
successful catch of fish. Friday the
Doctor, Mrs. Cragin and son will start
for their home in Rondout, n. Y.
Mrs. H. B. Merry is visiting for
week with her father and sisters at
Chesterville, every member of the
family now living being at the old home
Mr.. Merry gives a part of the week to
wool interests at Chesterville and Liver.
more Falls.
The free cattle show and fair to be
given next month under the auspices of
Arson Grange promises to be very
successful affair. September rs, and if
stormy the next fair day is the announce
ment. The fair will be held on the n
A. !. A grounds in large tent adapted
to the occasion. q There will be room
enough for all and for everything they
can bring.
The Dinsmore reunion will be held at
Mrs. Iebna Dinsmore's in Madison, Sept.
18th. Picnic dinner. A large attend
ance is desired
Mr. aid Mrs Fred Dinsmore and
daughter Of south Arson, arrived home,
Friday from visit with friends in
Turner and other places.
Mrs. George Greenwood of Norridge.
week, died very suddenly at the home
of her son in law, Charles Thompson,
in Madison, sunday morning.
Mis- A. B. Cobb of Boston, who has
been the guest of Mrs. Sussnpa Benja-
min, for several weeks returned home,
Monday Mrs Benjamin accompanied
her for short visit.
Mrs Ellen NJ Poore arrived here.
Wednesday, from Orrington, where she
had been visiting her parents for a few
weeks She began teaching the gram
mar school at Arson, Monday last.
Tlursday, August 16, Wss a very
i happy occasion at the home of Mrs
MarA Athea1n in South Anson 1t was
her Goth birthday and relatives and
al ! A,p H. l., =. al
| citrate the event. A picnic dinner was
throughout the day part of the
time was occupied in locking over the
arcient articles Which Mrs AtheaIn has
had in her possession for many years,
many of them being her own handiwork
A beautiful brccade satin which was
hlo uPht from England about 1865 and
which was pant Of the wedding dress
Of her mother and grandmother was
among the cole ction During the dane.
ing of the afternoon the old lady tripped
to the strains of the music and seemed
to forget for the time the weight of
years that are hers. Mrs. Athearn is
wonderfully well preserved. 1t is very
interesting to listen while she relates
the incidents Of other days away hack
hearing, memory and sight are all very
good. She was born a short distance
from where she resides, having always
lived in the town of Anson. In the late
afternoon Mrs. Athearn was presented
with a huber of gifts from the friends
who assembled there on that day She
is the daughter of Benjamin Hilton and
Betsy Manter and her grandfather's
name was also Benjamin Hilton, who
was one of the early settlers of the town.
For some weeks it has been reported
that a wild animal was lurking in the
woods in northern Maine. Fishing
parties have said that strange animal
had been seen, and the panther that at
tackled the woman who was picking
bueberries in the Dead River region one
day, last week, would seem to corrober-
ate all previous stories. 1t appears that
Mrs. Ann Perkins was one of party
who were picking berries at the Chain
of. Ponds, and she became separated
short distance from the rest of the
party, and at lunch time, she not max
ing her appearance search was made
when 1t was discovered that a panther
was following her. Edward Lapham,
another member of the party, seeing the
panther in pursuit of Mrs. Perkins
seized piece of dead limb and at
tackled the animal just as it sprung
towards Mrs. Perkins, when the battle
began. Lapham pounded ii on the
head and after some minutes of severe
fighting the animal was driven off into
the woods. Mrs. Perkins received %