The Somerset reporter., 1901-01-24
North Arson.

Bert Witham is filling his ice house,
this week.
F. L. Dutton of Augusta passed Sun
day in town.
c. Marshall went to Boston on bust
ness, Monday.
Miss Edie Pomyoy passed the Sabbath
visiting In Scion.
Several about the village have bad
colds or the grip.
Daniel Steward, Esq, was visiting in
Bingham over Sunday.
Miss Sadie Young, student at the
academy, spent Sunday, at her homo In
Scion.
Miss Annie Williams, student at the
academy, passed Sunday visSs
land. N
Mrs w. B. Goodrich of Bling .--Ah
town called here by the illness of her
mother, Mrs John Taylor.
E. r. Collins, clerk in the post
office, has been confined to the house
for several days with cold.
last week. Mr. Morrill, is agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
H. II. Marston passed Sunday in Ken
nebunkport, visiting his brother who is
teaching there, and other relatives.
The winter term of the academy
closes, next week, for two weeks va
cation. The spring term will COM
mence, Feb. 18th.
B S. Collins, Esq was in Skowhegan
on business, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Moore of Madi-
| WAITING n TnaaHaV
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. B. Merry went to
Chesterville, Wednesday, for few days.
Miss Edna Parlin, who has been
stopping in Lowell, Mass for several
weeks past returned home, Friday night.
Prof. Fl. R. Purington of Cobb Divin
ity School, Lewiston, will preach in the
Free Baptist church, next Sabbath at
2 30 p. m.
The annual meeting of the North An
son Trotting Association will be held in
Bunkers store, Saturday evening, Feb
I'd, at O'Clock, when all arrangements
will be made for the year 1901.
Mr.. and Mrs W. C. R ,binson went to
Boston, Friday. Mr. Robinson expects
to meet parties there in the interest of
his future plans for work.
The Ladies' ircle Of the Universalist
church will have dinner and supper,
Thursday, January 31st, at the home of
Mrs. Alice p. Simmons. A cordial in
vitation to one and all.
M, D. Holt & Son were in town, last
week, and bought car load of sheep
and several head of cattle of S. Bunker
& Son for the Brighton market. They
were shipped Monday morning.
The work of repairing the old print.
ing office is still going on. The front
half of the building facing Main street
will be used by Mr.. Simmons for his law
Office the other part will be furnished up
for renting purposes.
The public lecture given in Grange
hail. last Saturday, by State Lecturer
Thompson Of the State Grange, was
we'll attended. Mr.. Thompson spoke IN
the general principle of the order and
the future agricultural interest of the
| state.
Through the courtesy of Hon VIM. p
Frye, the public library, is in receipt of
a copy of the Congressional Record"
56th Congress first session There has
also been presented, this month, three
copies of the "lIistorical and genealogi
cal Register" and book entitled
"Stage coach and tavern days." by Alice
Morse Earle.
Representative w. L. Walker of
Starks, who is representative to the
legislature from this district, was in
to wn, Monday, in the interest of Arson
Academy Mr. Walker was a graduate
of the academy, class of 1882, and has
taken an active interest in the welfare
of the academy.
All the schools in town with the ex-
ception of the three schools at the lower
village, which will keep one week long.
or, closed, last week. The teachers and
scholars of the primary and interme-
diate schools united In having apprO.
pirate school exercises, Friday after
noon, in Music Hall, consisting of reci-
tations, declarations, music, etc.,
followed by refreshments, consisting of
candy, popcorn and apples, uniting with
the grammar school for a sociable in the
evening.
r. L. Cummings and Nelson Elder of
South Paris were in town several days,
last week, and bought nine horses and
colts. While in town they were the
guests of Webster Williams, who assist
ed them in buying the horses. Two
were bought of W. A. Caswell, two of
Fred French, that we're sisters to Ami
drosis, 2.13, two of Webster Williams,
and one each of James Mantor, Peter
Merry and George Flint. The Flint
colt is by Broadway, and it's dam is the
dam of st. Croix, Jr. These horses
were all shipped, Saturday morning.
At special meeting of Emerald Re.
bekah lodge, Saturday evening, the fol.
lowing officers were installed by d d
G M, Lucy Dinsmore: Noble Grand,
Maude Emery; Vice Grand, May M.
Walker; Warden, EVE II. Robinson;
Conductor, Alice A. Pullen; Chaplain,
Ellen M. Poore; Recording Secretary,
Josephine Moulton; Financial Secretary,
Ellen Brown; Treasurer, M. Louise
Lincoln; o G, Francis A. Danforth; q,
Rubie Collins; X s N G, Roxie Mitchell;
L ) N G, Laura Wing; R S V G, Gertrude
Benjamin; l. s V g, Nora Holbrook;
Marshal. Lizzie G. Marshall. The lodge
has membership of one hundred and
seventysix, the number admitted the
past year being twenty eight. The
general work of the lodge and the work
of the degree staff has been most salts
factory. Much credit is due Mary A.
Clarke, the captain of the degree staff,
for the success that the lodge has at.
tanned In comforting the degrees.
The Grammar school taught by Mrs.
G. A. Steward in our village, closed for
the school year, last Friday, and has
been most profitable year for the
school. One year ago last September,