The Somerset reporter., 1900-03-15
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns.
North Arson.

Miss Annie Wright of New Portland,
is the guest of Miss Lena b. Smith.
Landlord Clarke went on business
trip to Portland and Lewiston, Tuesday
Walter Wells Is about to move into
his fathers house on lower Elm street.
b. 5. Collins, Esq has retired from
the Internal Revenue service aftel over
two years of faithful work and will re
sumo the practice of law
Notwithstanding the severity of the
winter as a whole, the healthfulness of
il has been remarkable. Very little
sickness, indeed, compared to '97 or 9S,
and consequently much smaller death
rate.
Milton Dutton returned, last week,
from Searsport, where he had finished a
term of nine weeks school. Mr.. Dutton
gave the best of satisfaction there, as
has always been his experience where.
ever he has taught
Emery, Porter & Co. have large lot
of good lumber that will have to be
taken across Gilman pond in Lexington,
this spring. They propose to cut a
channel through the ice for a mile or
more and take 1t in that way to the
IiNbt GhIiJ III iib bBiihRt 1hoiOb1 bOtLihS
the advantage of the high water.
The report is current that the depot is
to be moved to the north side of the
Carrabassett the coming summer where
the company own large lot at the end
of the railroad bridge. ~nch move
would not only crafty large part of
our people, but be an advantage to the
large country northwest of our village.
Supt Emery is rushing the can max
ing, these days He has crew of
eleven. He will make about 00,000
cans for the pack the coming summer.
With a side track run to the factory it
will be an easy matter to take the corn
out by rail The new factory buildings
make fine showing in that end sof the
town.
Frank Caswell of East New Portland
was in town, Friday, after a load of
creamery cans. He had 81 cans, the
most of them containing ten gallons,
emily few with capacity of five gal
Ions II. Thompson of South Turner
has been engaged to make the butter
and has been there for the past three
weeks. Mr.. Caswell informs the ADyo
CATE that he expects to start the cream
cry for business about April 1st, with
the milk from 500 COWS.
The seleotmen since the annual town
meeting have appointed these minor
officers: Constables, Arnold Brown,
VIM. Benjamin, Jr.; tiuant officers,
Edgar Millay, w. II. Nicholson; fire
wardens, r. Fairbrother, e. r. Walker;
surveyors of lumber, Gould A. Porter,
Samuel Bunker, f. w. Bunker, VIM. A.
Baxter, Alden Getchell; surveyors of
wood and bark, G. A. Porter, F. S.
Parsons, Stiokney Gray, A. T. Tinkham,
Alden Getchell.
1t is reported that the foot path in
the railroad bridge is to be taken up,
this spring, AS the corn factory being
located on the south side of tho river
necessitates much more travel in that
part of the village, and the railroad
company do not care to assume the
liability of accidents What is needed
and what will, without doubt, be done
is to have side foot bridge built on the
lower side of the railroad bridge, which
would afford a safe and very convenient
way of crossing the river from upper
Elm street. The expense of such
thoroughfare would not be large in
it's construction aud would supply long
felt want.