The Somerset reporter., 1902-01-30
North, Arson.


Clark and Pratt of Augusta bought
100 sheep of 5. Bunker g. Son, this
week.
| Mr.. and Mrs Milton Dutton of Angus
ia passed sunday in town, the guests OF
M. l.. French and family.
The old Carl house and stable, that
was unoccuped, near Embden station
was burnt saturday night.
A largo congregation, morning and
evening, greeted the Presiding Elder and
listened to two able and earnest sermons.
Mr.. Herbert Mitchell, who was
called home by the illness of his son,
returned to Bigelow the first of the
week.
Supt, Emery informs US that the
work of making the cans at the factory,
for the next year crop of corn will be-
gin, next week.
A letter just received from Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Bunker from Long Beach, Cali
fornia, inform us that Mr.. Bunker's
health is much improved thus far by his
visit to the Pacific coast.
At the last quarterly conference, the
Methodist society were unanimous in in
viting Rev. II. 5. Ryder to return for an
other year. 1t is rumored that he is
wanted in another place, but he express
ed his wish to return.
Ed Jones and his father in attempting
to cross Hayden lake on the ice last
week, to go to the funeral of Mr.. Jones'
sister, Mrs. Jewell, broke through the
ice and it was with much difficulty that
they succeeded in getting their horse
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ong rope.
Mr.. Reuben Fairbrother went to
Skowhegan on sunday to visit his
mother.
Mr.. Luke Emery went to New Port.
land, Saturday, to visit his daughter,
Mrs. Standish.
Chester Bailey has been up river the
past week, looking after his numbering
interest there.
have been visiting relatives in Boston
and vicinity for the past two weeks,
came home Friday night.
The winter term of the Academy will
close next week, for two weeks vaca-
ton. The outlook ia favorable for a
large number of students in the spring
The NJ. e. Sunday school has just re-
ceived fifty-two new books for its libra
ry. These are gift from d. II. Bodfish
of Palmer, Mass, and Mrs. H. e. Ware.
The remains of Mrs. ~arah Jewell of
East Madison were brought to this town
for nterment last Friday. Mrs. Jewell
was sister to John Jones, just below
the village.
III ;at
State missionary will preach in Central
Hall, Sunday, Feb. End at the usual
morning hour. Subject; What do you
think of man and human nature?
The committee of this town and Mad
son that was appointed to look after
the building of bridge across the Ken
nebec report that a bridge will be built
this winter for the use of the public in
the early spring. The arrangement
that has been made as we understand it
is that the old shares of the Bridge Co.
be purchased at the the price they asked
for them, viz S25 90 per share and the
stock TO be taken by different parties to
be bought by the two towns when the
next legislature approves of the same
and make it law. Just what part each
town will have to pay will be decided
later. A free bridge will be what we
shall have in the end and what the future
interests of the two towns demand.
The following officers of Emerald
Rebekah Lodge we're installed at the
regular meeting of the lodge, last Satur-
day evening, by d. d. President Lucy r.
Dinsmore, assisted by Past Grands Jane
Mantor, Louise Lincoln, Flora Collins
and Frances Danforth: N. g., May
Walker; V. e., Jamesetta Benjamin;
r. s., Josephine Moulton; F. s., Helen
E. Brown; Treas Louise Lincoln; War,
Laura Wing; Con, Roxie Mitchell;
Chap, Flora Collins; l. G., Sadie Berry;
o. G Matte Later; r S. N. G., Frances
Danforth; l.. S N. g., Georgia Allen;
r. S. V. G., Helen Hilton; l.. S. V g.,
Althea Savage There was a good at
tendance of the members present. A
picnic supper was served.