The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns
North Arson.

Mr.. and Mrs. :. S. Gould have been
visiting in Portland, this week.
Marian p. Payne, of the junior class
of the Academy, is teaching In New
Portland.
The Rebekah degree will be conferred
upon two candidates at the meeting of
the lodge Saturday evening, May TO-
There will be rehearsal of the degree
staff of Emerald Rebekah Lodge at
their hall, Friday evening of this week,
May 9th.
Henry Norton is at home for few
weeks vacation from his work on the
Maine Central Railroad.
DR.. F. j. McTeer has rented the Mrs.
Mitchell house on Center street and
moved his family there, last week.
Merry & Skidmore have sold, the past
week, to G.. r Pattee of Lewiston, the
stallion Maple Wilkes, for good money
The fall of rain, last week, raised the
Carrabassett river SO that Emery d For
ter succeeded in getting their logs into
boom.
Miss Nellie Collins went to Mercer,
Saturday, to teach school for the sum-
mer term. This Is Miss Collins third
term in the same school.
Miss Bessie Spaulding, a member OF
the senior class at Kent's Hill, was at
home, the past week, to attend the grad
uating exercises of the Academy.
Henry Barron trapped and still has
alive an eagle that measures IT. in.
from tip to tip of wings. 1t Is fine
specimen of the American eagle and
should be mounted by someone.
Joseph Sprague has bought the farm
best known as the Hiram Moore farm,
Just below the village, of S. Bunker 81
Son. This farm for location and being
we'll titled Is one of the best In town.
By the way, farms are selling better
than they have for several years We
look for general time of prosperity to
the farmers of Maine in the future.
Miss Ethel Hilton of Scion was the
guest of Miss Edie Davis at the gradu-
ating exercises, last week.
Miss Roe Mantor arrived home, last
week, from Massachusetts, where she
has been employed for several months.
The ferry boat that was built at the
lower village Is now completed and
teams are crossing 1t is located near Mr..
William Rogers.
Ora Gordon of Bingham was in town,
Monday, looking after his ction on
Norridgewock Falls Mr.. Gordon will
put his crew on the last of the week.
Mr.. Ben Scribner, who has a good
position in the Maine Central Railroad
office at Portland, passed Sunday in
town, the guest of his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Spearing on Main
Street.
The following officers were elected at
the M. f. Sunday school, last Sunday, to
serve the ensuing year: Supt., j. NJ.
Getchell; Asst. Supt., Garland Bailey;
Secretary, Clara Robinson; Treasurer,
Mrs. L. G. Robinson; Librarian, Joseph
Norton.
Rev. w. w. Hooper will preach in the
Universalist church next Sabbath at
10.45 q. M. The subject of his sermon
Is "5omething about the Sunday ques-
tion-Does a man who never goes to
church lose anythingp"
The putting in of town drain that
the town voted to have laid has begun.
Mr.. Joseph Atkinson has taken the job.
1t starts at the foot of the Steward Hill,
and runs to the north end of the iron
bridge. This when completed will sup
ply long felt want to the business part
Of our village.
Wedding bells have rupg again, and
Mrs. Matte 4. Later has become Mrs.
Frank A. Pierce. The ceremony which
made them one took place at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Benjamin, in
the presence of few friends. Rev. 81.
s. Ryder was the officiating clergyman.
The newly welded couple have the best
wishes OF their many friends.
Charles Trip of our village was
caught by the oaving of the town drain
on Main street, Tuesday afternoon,
while at work 10 the ditch 1t was up
wards of 20 minutes before the dirt
could be removed SO as to get HIM out.
He was taken to his home, but did not
live over half an hour. 1t would seem
that he was unconscious from the first