The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-25
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns
North Arson.

Mr.. John Walker sold, last week, a
good fve-year-old horse by King Croix
to Webster " iliams.
Mrs. Allen Dyer of Kingtield is in
town, called here by the illness OF her
father, Mr.. Robert Wells.
Mrs. w. F. Small, who has been visit
ing her mother for few weeks,
returned to her home in Gardiner,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crymble have
both been on the sick list with the
grippe for the past ten days but are
better now.
The ladies of Emerald Rebekah lodge
will furnish the supper for the alumni
ball that is to be given May Bird, by the
alumnus of Arson Academy.
Rev. Ii. Z. Lesh, who was reported
sick, last week, is much better but did
not hold services, last Sabbath. The
morning service next Sabbath will be at
the church.
This is an early spring for farming
The snow went OIL early, there was no
frost In the ground and then the large
amount of rain that has fallen thus far
In April makes it one of the earliest
springs that we can remember
Miss Alice Hilton of Embden is visit
ing in town, the guest of Mrs. Amanda
Thompson.
Fred Bunker has recently bought the
Henry Moore horse and shipped him to
Boston, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Savage of Fair
field we're in town, last week, called
here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Frank
Benjamin.
Mr. M. j. Williams of Worcester,
Mass, was in town, last week called
here by the death and burial of his sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Benjamin.
At the lower village the high school
taught by Mr.. Jackson and the grammar
taught by Mrs. Poore began, Monday of
this week. All the other schools in
town will begin next Monday, April 20.
Rev. H. S. Ryder returned to Water
vile, Monday. The last of the week he
will attend the Maine Methodist con-
ference at Yarmouth. No preaching
service will be held in the chapel, next
Sunday forenoon.
A full attendance OF the members of
Emerald Rebekah Lodge are requested
to be present at the regular meeting of
the lodge, Saturday evening of this
week, April 9th, as the degree is
to be conferred and other business is to
come before the meeting.
Last Saturday was Grange day and the
first meeting that Arson grange has
held in their new hall. A large attend
ance of the members of the order was
present, although the damage done 20
the Patterson bridge, prevented teams
coming from the Madison side of the
river.
W. Fl. Nicholson, of the lower village,
will have charge of the town farm, this
year, and has moved his family there.
A sufficient number of dairy cows have
been bought and will be kept on the
farm. Mr.. Nicholson is an experienced
dairyman. The keeping of good herd
of dairy COWS on the town farm is a safe
business and step in the right direc-
ton.
The east end of Patterson bridge was
30 far completed as to permit of the
passage of teams, Tuesday.
Mr.. Nelson Gilbert of East Livermore
has been in town, looking after horses.
While here he was the guest of his
brother, Mr.. r. F. Gilbert.
Miss Bernese Whitehouse, student of
Arson Academy, was called to her home
In South China by the illness of her
mother, Wednesday morning.
There is bright prospects Of a new
pulp mill being established on the Car
rabassett at this place, this summer and
the work of the survey is already being
done.
The heavy fall of rain in this section
of the State, which commenced Satur.
day noon of last week, caused spring
freshet. The water was the highest it
has been for several years, caused by
the amount of snow on the mountains
and the severe fall of rain. All day
Monday, Emery, Porter & Company
were fearful that the boom would not
hold their logs which had just been
driven down to their mill. Everything
was done but the water still rising
caused the boom to break, at about 8
o'clock Monday night, and In five min
utes time about 5000, 900 feet of lumber
was carried over the dam and went over
the falls and out into the Kennebec
river. In the ice freshet of some two
ago one of the piers was partially des-
troyed and, although it has been some
what repaired, 1T was not strong enough
to protect the logs. A large amount of
the logs are left on the falls and scatter
cd along the shores of the Kennebec
below. The loss, to Emery, Porter &
Company, is heavy as the high water
will, without doubt, carry many logs
out to sea, then again about 100, 200
feet were not marked. Taking into &C
count the loss to the logs below and
what they were worth to saw and fill
orders at their mill, the damage must be
between four and five thousand dollars
The Forks.
Ira H. Randall is inspectine the An