The Somerset reporter., 1902-04-03
North Arson.

Rifle bullets were heard on upper Elm
street Sunday forenoon that came from
| the direction of the Whip poor-will
woods Those who use fire arms can
not be to careful in what direction they
point them when they are firing for
game or for sport.
Nearly all the driving crews went up
river last week, some sixty men came on
the forenoon train and went through to
Kngfeld in the heavy fall of rain. The
crew for the Dead River also went
through to North New Portland Satur-
day night. Never did we know the men
to go after the logs 80 early in the sea-
son.
The annual meeting of the North
Arson Trotting Association was held in
the Office of the Somerset House, last
Wednesday evening, and the following
officers we're elected for the coming
season: W. F. French, president; F. H..
Holley, secretary; FL. F. Danforth, treas
urer; trustees, James II. Stevens, d. H.
Record, F. w. Bunker, II. E. Skidmore
II B. Merry. Voted to hold a meeting
on the grounds July 4th and the naming
of the classes be left with tho trustees
and the dates of the usual plumber of
races be left with the officers of the
Association. Voted that the manage
ment of the grounds be left with the
president and trustees. The favorable
location of the grounds on the line of
the Somerset Railroad and the liberal
patronage that The association has had
in the past will insure the support of
the people of this community who enjoy
going to good horse race.
Last Saturday afternoon was the time
appointed for the town meeting to sec
what action the town would take in
regard to resembling several votes taken
at the annual meeting to raise certain
sums of money. At the hour appointed
the meeting was called to order by w.
G.. Simmons, town clerk, and D. M. Nor
ton was elected moderator.
The attendance was not as large as it
otherwise would have been on account
of the heavy fall of rain. The town
voted to pass by the article that
called for the town to build ferry be-
tween this town and Madison near where
VIM. Rogers lives.
Voted to rescind the vote whereby the
town had previously voted to raise 81 900
to build crib work and fill at the lower
village, also to rescind the votes to raise
81 800 for school house at the lower
village and the 81 900 that was voted
for concrete sidewalks
Voted to raise $500 to repair the
school house at the lower village; $500
to build piece of road in the limits of
the village at Arson; $500 for a new
road machine; $500 for repairing the
buildings on the town farm and $500
to be used in protecting the bank of the
river at the North side of the new
bridge. 1t will be seen that the town
rescinded votes to the amount of $1,000
and voted to raise 1920; that is cutting
down the amount that was voted to be
raised $780,,
The town voted to pass by the article
that called for resembling the vote to
raise $4,000 to go on the principal of the
town debt. The expense of helping
build and maintain the new bridge and
the amount of work that will have to be
done on the roads in town, owing to the
several freshets that we have had the
past year, did not make any opposition
to reducing the town debt 1t seems to
be the general opinion that it is better
to cut the debt down to reasonable
amount anyway Advocate.