The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-11
North Arson.

The fair weather, Monday, brought
the voters out in good numbers.
Potatoes are rotting to some extent in
this locality and some of the farmers are
digging them.
Mrs. e. S. Benson OF Skowhegan was
! the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Will
liams, Tuesday.
Harry Spauldng started, Monday, on
a business trip to Aroostook county aud
will be gone week.
The sweet corn crop if there is any
will be very late this fall. Generally
quite part of the corn is canned by
this time.
Ernest G. Walker of the Washington
Post is travelling as a reporter with
President Roosevelt's party through the
southern States.
The regular meeting of the Ruth
Head Cragin Chapter of the D. A. r.
will meet with the regent, Mrs. w. c.
Robinson, Friday afternoon at $50
o'clock.
Deer are reported to be very plenty
this fall, 30 much 30 that they have been
destroying grain in this section. It's a
singular law that does not protect the
farmer in saving his crops from the dew
astation of this game.
There was quite a severe frost, Friday
/ night, in some localities. The thermom-
eter run down within two degrees of
freezing. Squash and pumpkins vines
were killed near the village. Surely
the season of 1902 will pass for a cold
and wet one.
Frank Sargent Pratt of Winchester,
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Miss Lucy Pratt, and Miss Margaret T.
Newell are staying at Camp Mitchell at
Lake Emblem for two weeks outing.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mitham were at the
axe, Saturday and Sunday.
Supt Emery informs us that the sweet
corn factory will commence TO can corn
next Wednesday, sept. 18th. Although
this is not an average corn year the
warm weather of last week was favor
able. The corn is well cared aud with
! would be half crop.
The voting, Monday, was quiet and
orderly and quite full vote was cast.
Never since the introduction of the Aus
traian ballot system has there been so
many marked ballots. Seventy-tive or
more Republicans voted with the Demo-
Gratis for sheriff and eight Democrats
i voted with the Republicans for the same
office. There were thirty-three Social
list ballots thrown.
The Elm house and the DR.. Stickney
house are bSing moved from their orig.
nal sites oneEm street to Willow street
by B. F. Bailey and Sons who purchased
them some time ago. The two old
landmarks have stood for nearly a CEN
fury. The Elm house was built by DR.
| David Fl. Raymond, who resided here as
early as 1911 1t was afterwards occu-
! pied by DR.. Francis Caldwell, and later
used as a boarding house but several
years ago it was made into double ten
ement. The DR.. stickney house was
built by Pelatiah Fletcher at an earlier
date than the Elm House Mr. Fletcher's
farm which extended away back of the
house was pine forest and be cleared
it.
Walter Johnson of Madison with
crew of men have, for the past few days,
been laying the new concrete sidewalk
in the village. Without doubt the Law
ing of this walk is IA wise expenditure OF
money in preference to the plank walks
formerly used. In a short time plank
becomes worn and rotted so badly that
new walks have to be laid at a great cost
in lumber, time and help. The new con-
crete should have been extended up
Main street to Milk at least This would
accommodate the students at the institu-
ton, besides there is more travel on this
street, than any other street in the town,
Elm street not excepted Hereafter,
when sidewalks are made let's have good
ones and do away with the old wooden
walks
Remarkable among the old gentlemen
of the town, county. and perhaps may
say, the State, is Seden Benjamin. who
lives on his farm inst above the village
He has passed the >0th milestone on
life's journey and is active and cares for
his farm as in the long gone years This
season he has made the loads for 2S tons
of hay and done much raking besides
He is now engaged in his fall work, !
blowing, repairing fences, etc. Good
health has been his blessing Until
within year he could lie down any
where at night and sleep as sweetly as a
child He has not wasted his life or
permitted il to rust away. For 81 win
tiers in succession he worked in the
woods and drove the river So eonsecu
tive springs besides camping ont in the
woods eight summers. A life long
Democrat and voter for the first time
in 1913