The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23

Association at the library, Friday even
ing, Oct. 31st, at 7.30 o'clock.
The Universalists have decided not to
hold their annual fair until after the
holidays.
Mrs. Sara Parlin and son have moved
into one of F. w. Bunker's new houses
across the river.
Mrs. Harry Allen of Machias is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. :. P. Taylor for
several weeks. Mrs Allen is sister to
Mrs. Taylor.
Supt. Emery is soliciting bis acreage
for the corn factory the coming season.
Two hundred acres or little more ia
the amount required.
Thirty-two years ago, Monday, this
village vas visited by hurricane,
deluge and earthquake, so that door
bells rang, stoves and dishes ratified.
Twelve couple from this village at
tended the dance at Scion, last week.
Mrs. Eda Eames has moved into her
recently purchased house on Centre
street.
Mrs. e. S. Benson of Skowhegan was
in town, Saturday, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Williams.
Mrs. Sarah Putnam of Brockton, Mass,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Pease during last week
Mrs. George Savage and Mrs. Olive
Savage went to Concord Monday. Mrs.
Olive Savage will remain there for sew
eral days for visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dunbar of Embden
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smell of Mil.
ford, Mass, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Mantor, Sunday.
Miss Bertha Caswell and T. H. Spald
ing are the delegates from the F. b.
school to the State sunday School Asso-
citation which is being held at Farming
ton, this week.
Presiding Elder, Rev. Chas. A. South
ard preached in the chapel, sabbath
morning, to good sized congregation.
Mr.. Southland is always heard with in
terest and profit.
II. b Merry, on his trip to Chester
Vile, made profitable real estate trans
fers for the heirs of Elisha Park. MI.
Merry also purchased valuable timber
lot there.
Mrs. Reyes of Pennington has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry Merry.
Mrs. Reyes spoke ably for THE Profess
sions" at the Maine Federation of Wo
mems Clubs at Lewiston.
Ben Parlin has moved to the camp
ground to lumber for Bailey & Sons,
and John Pooler has moved into the
house vacated by Mr.. Parlin and will
have charge of the piggery.
Mrs. Samuel Bunker started, Friday,
60 of
land, but was taken i'll on the way and
stopped at Auburn at Landlord George
II. Clarke's hotel. She returned home,
Monday night
Supt. Emery informs US that he is
contracting with the farmers for the
sweet corn acreage next season at two
cents per pound. We understand that
this rise of one.half cent on pound is
general throughout the State.
There will be worship in the Univer.
salist church next Sunday morning.
Rev. j. Frank Rhoades pastor, subject
for the sermon, wicked Achan with
his wedge of gold, his shekels of silver
and his Royal Robe"
John P. Clark of Skowhegan aud
Henry Merry returned from Chesterville,
Saturday, where they had been the
greater part of the week on numbering
business. They purchased tract of
800 acres and will operate, this winter,
there.
These are very good times for the
farmers when potatoes sell for one dol
lar per bushel, as was the case on our
streets last Thursday, and beef is high,
horses, cows, steers and oxen are good
money. In fact most everything the
farmer has to sell is selling we'll.
Friday, Fred Paine while at work in
the Madison Pulp mill machine shop
met with an accident. He was fitting a
handle on to hunting knife when the
knife slipped and penetrated his alb
domen to depth of an inch and a half
The doctors do not consider the wound
dangerous.
A number of Odd Fellows and Re.
bekahs are at Augusta, this week, at
tending the State assembly. Among
those who went, Monday, were Mrs. G.
Marshall, Mrs John Benjamin, Mrs. b
S. Collius, Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Danforth,
Eugene Mitchell and Will Benjamin
Fred Mantor and John Benjamin went,
Tuesday.
Sunday afternoon, there was an at
tendance of fifty-two scholars in the
Embden Methodist Sunday school.
This Is the best record ever made by
that school, forty nine being next best,
which occurred a few Sundays ago.
Sixty persons were out to the preaching
service. Pretty good record for a
school house appointment.
Monday a meeting was held at Mad.
ison relative to the new bridge. Among
other articles in the warrant was one to
see If the association would vote to open
the bridge as free or toll bridge. 1t is
said that the general expression of those
interested in this end of the town at
least is that it should be opened as a toll
bridge. This would be far better fol-
the town as a whole and could not fail
to be paying property to the sharehold-
ers What Is wanted is toll bridge
between Arson and Madison
Sunday was the fiftieth anniversary
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. BenJa-
min Mantor. Mr.. Mantor's father set
tied in North Arson as early as 1900 and
of his large family only Benjamin and
his sister, Mrs. Susan Fletcher, are liv
ing. Benjamin was married, Oct 49,
1852, to Miss Emily Frances Smell,
daughter of Joshua and Susan (Moore)
smell, early residents of this town. Two
children were born to them, Helen, who
I.I 1.t, a.xI Ina IL,