The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-28
North Arson.

Mr. John Vose of New Portland was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. l. II. Clifford
over the Sabbath.
j. Arthur Flagg, student of the Show
hogan high school, is spending his two
weeks vacation in town, visiting rela.
tives.
Messrs. Wallace and Fred Barron
have returned from Dead River, where
they have been employed the past
winter.
The Easter concert to be given by the
NJ. L. Sunday school, will take place at
the chapel, Sabbath morning, at 1880,
April 7th.
Misses Donna and Helen Tozier of
guest of their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs J. c. Peakes.
Mrs. Chas. Tarbell and son of Hope
dale, Mass, arrived here, Monday night,
called here by the illness of her father,
Mr.. G. (. Hapgood.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Marshall of Oak
land, who have been visiting their pa
rents in town, the past week, returned
home, NJ onday morning.
Fred Vittum of Scion was in town,
last week, and bought of T. II. Spauld
ing & Son, twenty i've good Shropshire
ewes for which he paid one hundred
and twenty-five dollars. good price
but they were good value for the money.
The raising of sheep for those that can
pasture them where they can look after
them, is now, as it always has been, a
good industry.
Ed Clark, who has been driving a
team for G. W. Spauldiug, came down
from Dead River, Saturday.
Mr.. James Stevens bought, Monday,
bay horse of Iennie Luce of East New
Portland that is good one by LaGroix.
The making of cans at the corn fac.
tory is stopped for few days, for the
reason that they can not get tin to work
with.
Mr.. Ernest Williams of SOmerville,
Mass has been visiting in town, the
past week, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Webster Williams.
Miss Clara Putnam, student at West
brook Seminary, has been visiting in
town, the past week, the guest of Miss
Lizzie DinsmOre.
Dan Bowman of Fairfield was in town,
recently and bought eight head of cattle
of >, Bunker & son that were shipped
from this station, Monday.
Mrs. W. f. Small of Gardiner and
little son Bonnie are visiting in town,
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Lucy r.
Dinsmoro on Madison street.
Mrs. c. V. Bailey, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in Massachu.
sets and Rhode Island for several
weeks, returned home Saturday night.
Mr.. b. j. Libby of Embden, trustee
of the cattle department of the Maine
state Fair, was in Lewiston, the first of
the week, in the interest of the coming
fair.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Poore and Miss Grace
Scott, who have been teaching at Bling
ham, for the past eight weeks, returned
home Saturday, having closed their
schools Friday.
The logging teams are now coming
out of the woods. They have had a
long winter for business and a large
amount of lumber has been cut. The
outlook is that large amount of build
ing will be done, this season, and that
means high price for lumber.
Mr.. H. q. Gould of Fairfield, who
represents large publishing house in
Connecticut, was in town, last week.
Mr.. Gould is fsvorably known to all in
our village, was at one time student
at the Academy, and learned the bar
ber's trade in town, and soon after
moved to Fairfield, where he has been,
and is still, engaged in that business.
The remains of Mrs. John Cults of
Pittston were brought to this station,
Saturday night, and the funeral was at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Beniah Thompson of East New Port
land, Sunday, at o'clock p. m. Rev,
l.. Hutchins officiating. Mr.. and Mrs.
Quits formerly resided in New Portland,
but moved to Pittston several years ago.
The cause of her death was pneumonia,