The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-03
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns,
North Arson.


The farmers have been busy the past
week hauling in their wool. Good WOOL
at 20 cts this year, quickly.
Mrs. w. II. Williams is confined to
her bed having been stricken witt
shock of apoplexy short time ago.
Mrs. G.. S. Benson of Skowhegan was
in town Sunday called here by the ILL
ness of her sister, Mrs. w. II. williams
Mrs. Bert johnson of Oakland has
spent several days visiting in town the
past week while Mr.. johnson has been
employed in town.
WET. Mclean sold a four year cd
Broadway colt to Or. Dascomb o. Show
hogan for $500. BY the way all the Broad
way colts are being picked up for the
city market as soon as they are old
enough for use.
1t does not look to us as though the
hay crop would be more than three
fourths Of what there was last year, or
of an average crop. True there has been
plenty of rain, too much If anything, but
the grass was badly killed out last win
ter and there was no warm weather in
June to make theycrop grow.
Miss Simmons, Colby '04, is at home
for the summer vacation.
Mr.. Fl. K. Mitchell of New Portland
was ia town on business, Saturday.
Mr.. Oliver Cults is at home from his
law studies at Harvard for the summer
vacation.
Arson Grange have decided on their
annual cattle show and fair, to be held
on the park, the first of October.
The sermon for young men by the
pastor of the Free Baptist Church, next
Sabbath, will be at the usual hour.
There will be a strawberry festival
followed by a cobweb sociable at the
next regular meeting of the Rebekah
Lodge.
Mr. George Batcheldsr of Oakland
has been visiting in town the past week,
the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Os tie
Allen.
Mrs. r. H. WATSON and her two nieces,
the Misses Gibson, went to Moosehead
Lake for few weeks vacation, Tues
day.
Mrs. L. G. Larabee of Kingfield, nee
Miss Flora Collins, passed Sunday in
town the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. s.
Jones.
There was good attendance at the
Grange meeting Saturday. The fourth
degree was conferred upon three can
didates.
The Shank Factory is being painted
good solid color that helps the looks of
the building and the general looks of
the street
Mr.. Ernest Noddin will commence
work in the Post office next Monday as
clerk. Mr.. Noddin is well qualified for
the position.
Mrs. Nancy Williamson, who has been
spending several months with her daugh-
ter, Mrs X. Gilbert, has recently return.
ed to her home in New Portland.
Still we are having plenty of rain.
Corn never looked any smaller for the
time of year than it does now. All
things will have to be favorable If there
Is to be much OF crop.
Mr.. G. E. Savage and his mother, Mrs
Olive Savage, visited the Pomona grange
held with the grange at Brighton. mr..
Savage says, and he speaks from years
of experience as a patron, that Brighton
grange is one of the smartest oranges in
Somerset county.
Harry 4. Pratt of Livermore Falls has
been engaged by the trustees as princi-
pal of the Academy for the coming year.
Mr.. Pratt graduated from Colby this
year and comes here highly recommen
ded. Mr.. Pratt has been in town re-
Gently In the interest of the school.
Chester Williams closed very sue
cessful term of school at the lower viii
lage, last week. Out of an attendance
of AZ scholars, IL were not absent. Mr.
Williams Is a graduate of the Farming
ton Normal school and Is we'll qualified
for the services of teacher.
All the schools In this town closed
last week and the several teachers are
taking their vacation. Arson Academy
has this year as in the past, through the
personal interest of Prof. Sanborn sent
out large number of teachers to fill
positions in the schools in this section.
The schools In the town of Emblem
closed last week having been nine weeks
in length. The fall tern will commence
about Sept. LIST and will be about ID
weeks in length. Mr.. Williams, the
supervisor, is much pleased with the
success of the school and the progress
that the schools have made.