The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-31
North Arson.

Kew. w. r. omall 6rEiFou uoIc oh
Tuesday night from Gardiner.
DR.. CLANCY Adams of Concord, n. Il.
was in town, Saturday.
George Caswell of Waterville is visit
ing his father, Charles Caswell.
Mrs. Theodore Steward of Madison is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Steward.
| Rev. and Mrs Rand with their guests
are spending the week at Lake Embden
Miss Emma Fairfield of Boston arrived
here, Tuesday, the guest of Miss Nellie
Ford.
An organ has been furnished for the
use of the Methodist meetings at the
Holbrook school house.
The pastors of the NJ. E. Church and
of the Dinsmore Memorial will be on ex-
change next Sunday Aug. 3rd.
DIR. Randall of Boston is spending his
vacation at the Somerset House.
Miss Myra French of The Forks is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. French.
Mrs. E. C. Andrews and children are
visiting her mother, Mrs. Brown of
| Lowell.
Oliver Cults of the Harvard Law
school is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrb. w IN. CuItb'
The hydrant in the village square has
been newly fitted up and the square
again seeded and sodded.
Mrs. Cyrus Luce of Everett, Mass,
formerly of New Portland was the guest
of Mrs. w. G. Robinson, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Dutton of Augusta
are the guests of relatives in town. Mr..
Dutton is supervisor of schools of that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Merry left
town, Friday morning for several days
visit of business and pleasure in Frank
lin County.
Mrs. G.. W Hutchns of Waterville was
the guest of the Misses Simmons, the
| first of the week.
Miss Lena Donley went to Portland,
Saturday, for two weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs L. NJ. Standish.
Harry e Pratt, the new principal of
the Academy left town, Saturday, for
few days absence in Livermore Falls.
George E. Damn, of the Rattan Manu-
featuring Co., of New Haven, Conn. is
spending his vacation in town and look
ing after good horses.
w. B. Clark and II. E. Mitchell of
New Portland and F. f. futile, Chas.
Bigelow of Norridgewock were in town,
saturday, to attend the Democratic
caucus.
Charles Adams his son, Frank, and
Johnnie Carol, who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Bryant for a few
weeks returned, Monday, to their home
in Chelsea, Mass.
State Veterinary Black inspected a
part of the herd of cattle of Cephas
Walker of Embden, last week. He
found bull badly diseased which was
killed. This week an inspection of the
entire herd will be made.
Mrs. Frank Paul of Rock Island, ILL.,,
and her son and daughter, Mary and
Daniel, arrived here. Friday night, for
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
A. Andrews. 1t is eight years since
Mrs. Paul visited her native town
The Democratic caucus held, Saturday
for re classifying this district for the
next decade resulted as follows: Nor
ridgewock, 1902; New Portland, 1904;
starks, 1906; Arson, 1908 For 1910
the Joint caucus of the four towns will
meet to see which town will have re-
preventative that year.
Chas Knapp, who has been visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Knapp
for few days returned on Tuesday to
Port ashington, l.. l., where he has
a position on the Long Island railroad.
+. F. Fairbrother of Skowhegan, who
has just returned from Western trip
was in town, Sunday. Mrs. Miriam
Fairbrother, who has been visiting her
son, h. Farbrother and wife for a month
returned to Skowhegan ON Sunday with
her son, e. F. Fairbrother.
Eight members of the Cooking Club
went to Oakland, Saturday, and visited
Mrs. ID. u. Marshall. Those who went
were Miss Lizzie Marshall, Marion
Sprague, Francis Simmons, Emma Niles,
Lizzie Dinsmore, Louise rwaddelle,
Nellie Porter and Mrs. G. A. Porter.
There will be religious worship in the
Universalist church next Sunday at 10 45
a. m. Rev. j. Frank Rhoades, minister.
Subject for the sermon, Earthquakes
and Volcanoes" s. s. at ~. All per-
sons who believe in the aim and purpose
of Sabbath schools are requested to re-
main for the session. The Importance
of S. 5. work is admitted by all serious
minded people. The success of such an
ouleTpTlso uopouus upon Iuo emCleDC
sympathy and the earnest help of all.
The rear drive on the Kennebec river
/ passed this village, Saturday. This sea-
son it is late. 1t ia often the case that
it goes down about the first days of July.
In recent years great change has taken
place in the method of log driving.
Like everything else modern improve
ments have taken the place of the old
time river driving. In former years the
custom was for one master driver to
have charge of the rear drive, consisting
of 100 men or more, now each section
man has charge of his own section and
with a small crew of men at that. The
swinging boom, the dynamite blasts,
and the removal of distractions from
the river bed have revoluponized the
methods of the old days. The hard log
rolling and horse work, the long days
and sleepless nights passed in tents ex.
posed to the bleak winds of the river
shore are things of the past.
At the meeting of the Arson Public
Library Association held, Monday even
ing, Mrs. G. E. Hilton was elected pres.
in place of Mrs. G. A. Porter, resigned.
Mrs. A. Simmons resigned on the book
committee in favor of Miss Alice Moore,
| who was elected The library ia In a