The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-11
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns
North Arson.

The new corn factory buildings make
a fine appearance on their new site Oh
the south side.
Mrs. N. q. Foss of Vest New Port
land. has been the guest of Miss Josie
Moulton the past week.
Fred Thompson started for the WOODS
Friday for Frank Estes OF Skowhegan
He will drive six horse team.
Mrs G l. Hovey went to Oakland for
the day Saturday. MIR. Hovey also
went in the afternoon and returned at
night.
Mrs. Robinson and daughter, Kate,
started tor Washington, ID. Saturday
morning for the purpose OF giving the
dauglpcf medical treatment.
C.V Bailey was at home from the
woods, sunday.
C. Jones of Skowhegan, was IN
to-~n. 'i'.ursday.
Jinsmnre of Boston, was among
lVals, aiarday
N Pottl. If kinclieid was guest
H. tue omerset, Tuesday noon.
II ". W. Atwood Of the Portland
Packing company was i'll town, TUESDAY
M. r. simpson of Boston, will be in
town Jan ID to buy horses. Bring
them in.
II. b. Merry had two horses shipped
here Tuesday which he bought OF Jonas
Edwards Of Auburn. They weigh 1900
pounds.
H. b. Merry sold 400 sheep to Harris
q Fellows of Pennington, last Saturday.
These sheep were bought to be shipped
to Massachusetts parties.
Landlord larke and II. U. Romer
went to Boston, Monday afternoon, to
take two valuable horses which Mr..
Clarke had sold to parties in Massachu
sets.
The B. quarterly meeting will be
held at that church here Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan II and Is wednesday
evening Rev. A L. ealey of Lewiston,
formerly of Michigan, will preach.
There was fire alarm, Sunday night,
about dark which brought everybody to
the Universalist church In some un-
accountable way fire was just making
a beginning around the chimney in the
rear of the church, but it was so soon
discovered that no damage was done.
he Skidmore is driving some fiue
horses about the streets, these days.
He has recently sold three good ones
and was ia Augusta, Monday, looking
for more of them. He has eight horses
in his stable now. To convince Que that
he keeps the best it is necessary to take
q ride down Elm street with him some
afternoon at the rate of twenty clip.
The past week has had the appearance
of business. Teamsteis in large mum
bers from the surrounding country have
been delivering their bark, pulp wood
aud lumber North Arson is the natu-
ia centre Tor the trade up and down the
X nebec and Carrabassett valleys.
lie members of Arson grange had a
baked bean dinner saturday. A large
number were present and the day was
very happily spent. The degrees were
given to two candidates in the afternoon.
This grange starts on the new year well
organized for the work before it and
without doubt it will be one of the best
years in it's history.
Newhall & Go Is numbering teams of
Shawmut, consisting of 80 horses on
their way to Alder stream, and Frank
Hanson's team of st. Adams, consisting
of II horses bound for Dead river, were
at the Somerset House, ednesday
night. These extra horses are being
taken into the woods to haul to the
landings the large amount of logs that
have been cut.
The North Arson village and rural
schools closed, Friday, and the three
schools at Arson closes Friday of this
week Teachers and scholars in both
villages and throughout the entire
town have done excellent work during
the past school year, very satisfactory
progress being made in all the studies.
There is complaint of scarcity of
water in this village, not only caused by
the water pipes freezing but the springs
failing. This was no more than was ex.
pected in the fall when the ground frozs
with the swamps and hills empty and
rivers very low. The drouth during the
past year has been severe and far reach
ing. The Kennebec is said to have
reached the lowest mark last fall of any
time In her history, and there has been
no water supply since. Some of the
farmers in this vicinity are hauling
water for their stock.
The officers of Table Rock lodge, 1. o.
O. f., were installed into their respec
tive chairs last Thursday evening by d.
ID G M Leon Merril,of ~olon, assisted
by p. G. w. g. Emery acting as grand
marshall. The officers are as follows:
Eugene Mitchell, N. G.; W. Benjamin,
Jr., V. G.; W. II. Moore, r. s.; Astie
Allen, F. s.; w. S. Wells, r.; Clarence
Witham, W.. Oestine savage. G.; Harry
6paulding, r s. S. s.; Frank Pierce,
l.. S. s. s.; l.. P. Lincoln, |. G John
M. Getchell, 0. c.; H, f. Danforth, r
S. N. G., John d. Benjamin, r. S. V.
g.; Alfred Berry, L. s. V. G.