The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-12
North Arson.

Homer base of Lexington was in
town, Monday.
K. K Farr has just killed spring pig
that weighed 200 pounds.
J. A. Merrill, proprietor of The Forks
hotel, was in town, Monday.
David Burgess of South Norrdge wock
passed Sunday in town, visiting friends.
Mr.. Orlando McKechnie of Fairfield is
in town visiting his brother E. C..
McKechnie and family.
The two Methodist Sunday schools
will have Christmas concert and tree
in the chapel, Christmas night.
B. F. Bailey and son left, Monday
morning, for up river, looking after
their numbering interest there.
Mrs Harriet K. Ware left, Tuesday
morning of this week, for Southern Cali
fornia, where she will spend the winter.
Never did we see 80 many deer being
shot in this section of the county as this
year. One reason is that the large
amount of snow makes it easy to secure
them.
The many friends of Mrs. Reuben Fair
brother will be pleased to learn that
she is fast recovering from the fracture
that she received from slipping on the
| sidewalk, few weeks ago.
Mr.. Lester Record left for New
Mexico to spend the winter. Mr..
| Records health has been somewhat
indisposed the past few months and his
many friends here hope that the change
of climate will be beneficial.
The Messrs. Bailey have recently
received from Syracuse, New York
| three head of choice Holstein cattle in
Guiding a thoroughbred bull and two
cows. These with the already selected
stock that they have recently purchased
will be great addition to the farm
Frank Quint trapped large otter
recently.
Uncle Benjamin Cannon has recently
returned home from years visit in the
Western States.
Mr.. Cyrus Luce, prominent citizen
of New Portland, died suddenly, Mon
day morning.
Mrs. M. j. Heminger of Wales, Mass,
who has been visiting her father for the
past few weeks, has recently returned to
her home.
The students of the Academy have
organized a gymnasium, leased Music
hall and secured everything that is
necessary for the work.
s. Bunker & Son sold to II. B. Merry,
last week, $500 odd pounds of wool that
brought little over $500, good clip of
wool for one farmer to raise.
Miss Bertha Perkins of Norwood,
Mass, who has been visiting at the
home of Mrs. Lucy r. Dinsmore the
past two weeks, has recently returned
home.
o r. Hooper has leased the store I'M
der B. S. Collins law office and opened
a laundry. Mr.. Hooper's past expe-
rience for several years at the business,
will insure him success.
Mrs. Paulenah Hutchins went to
Waterville, last week, to visit her son,
George w. Hutchins, for the winter.
Miss Paulenah Simmons, who spent
Thanksgiving at home, returned with
her.
The remains of Mrs. Chas. Knapp, who
died at her new home in Warren, r. l.,
was brought here, Tuesday night. The
funeral will be this afternoon at p. M,
at the residence of c. L Knapp on Union
street.
Another good congregation at the
Universalst service in 'entral Hail. last
Sunday. Rev. w. w. Hooper will
preach again at 10 as a. m. this coming
Sunday Dec. 18th. Subject "What do you
think of MANI Is he any good or is he
all bad?"
Mr.. Nicholas Murphy of Jackman has
rented the residence of 5. Bunker & Son,
corner of Union and Main streets, and
moved his family here, so that his
children can attend the Academy. Mr..
and Mrs. S. Bunker will start for Cali
fornia, next week, to spend the winter.
Outside parties are in town buying
potatoes by the carload, and offering as
high as sixty cents a bushel. Nothing
that the farmers have to sell, this year,
but what has brought good money.
Our farms in this section are centrally
located and equal in all respects to those
in all the New England and Middle
States