The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-24
North AnSOn.

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The cattle show and fair at Sandy
River are being held today (Thursday).
Miss Bessie SpaIding has returned to
Kents Hill and resumed teaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Marshall of Oak
| land were In town during Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Webster Williams at
tended the trot at Hartland, last week.
Parker Witham returned from Emb-
den, Monday, to continue work on his
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Williamson went to
East Mercer, Saturday, returning Mon
day.
This week the plastering is being done
in the new Methodist church.
Miss Iva Norton of Portland was the
guest of Mrs. Harry Williamson, over
Sunday.
There will be a cattle show and fair at
the Twelve Corners, Madison, Friday,
September 25th.
George Bachelor of Oakland has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Ostie
Allen, for few days.
Weston's log driving crew in charge
of Charles Perry of Embden, has nearly
reached this village.
Mrs. Henry Merry passed day last
week very pleasantly with lady friends
at Madison.
l. Il. Clifford has added new separa-
tor to his dairy equipment and is much
pleased with the results.
Mrs o. w. Bryant has been in Mer.
Ger during the past week, the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Ellen Brown.
William Deane of Princeton, n. B.
arrived in town, Tuesday, for visit of
few days.
Mrs. Roe Mantor returned home from
Vermont, Monday evening, where she
has been for some weeks, attending her
brother.
Rev. Robert Scott will preach in the
DinsmOre Memorial church, sunday
morning at the usual hour, 10 As All
cordially invited.
Rev. Ernest Caswel arrived in town,
Monday evening, from Massachusetts,,
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Caswell.
George Spalding is digging his pota-
toes The yield Is good and he expects
about 2000 bushels which makes profit
able crop to raise.
Charles Pinkham and family have
moved into the house owned by Mrs
Amanda Thompson on the south side of
the Carrabassett.
Uhlar Gray and friend of Maiden,
Mass, who were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stickney for several days last week,
returned home, Saturday.
shire, saturday, and will visit at Henni-
ker for week before beginning his
second year at Dartmouth college.
l.. Williamson has raised some st.
Lawrence apples that are beauties and
hard to beat. The Advocate scribe had
the pleasure of eating one that measured
lot by II inches.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest G.. Walker and
Mrs. Walkers mother, of Washington,
d. { were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
st llman Walker of Embden, Tuesday
night, the 14th inst
w. W williamson of East Mercer has
some specimens of 1902 apples russet
and other varieties, of which he has
several bushels. They are in a good
state of preservation.
instant picked large bouquet of blue
volets as fragrant aud beautiful as those
of early spring.
/. L. Allbee, of Milton Mills, n. H.,
has been visiting relatives in town dur
ing the past week 1t has been fifteen
years since Mr.. Allbee visited his old
home.
Walter McKenney has charge of the
picking of the sweet corn this fall,
position that as is we'll known, for some
years has been held by L. williamson.
1t was killing frost that struck this
vicinity Friday and Saturday nights. In
many places it settled the question of
sweet corn, what had not already been
settled by the previous frosts.
The annual cattle show and fair will
be held at Embden station, Saturday,
~eptember 10th. This is one of the best
locations for an agricultural exhibition
in this section of tie state aud the at
tendance will undoubtedly be large, as
has always been the case. Everybody
goes to Embden station.
n B. o. McIntire, Phi. D., of Dickin-
son College, Carlisle, Penn, wife and
three children, Leon, Marjorie, and
Johnnie lately visited nearly week at
ii. b. Merry's. Mrs. McIntire and Mrs,
Merry are sisters.
The ladies of the M E. Circle are ar
ranging with Prot. NJ. bennett. elocu-
Zionist, to give an entertainment in
Carrabassett hall sometime the first of
October, for the benefit of the new
church He will be assisted by home
talent.
There will be .wo days meet at the
North Anson frotting Association park,
Thursday and Friday, October and 2.
The first day there will be a 223 and
35 class and the second day there will
be 2 27 and Is class, both days trot
and pace. 1t is expected that these
races will be the best ever given here
aAd all who enjoy fast racing should be
there on that day and date.
Edgar Millay is teaching school in
Embden this fall in the same district as
last term. He is veteran instructor
and has had long experience in teach
ing the young In the earlier days
when mans presence was needed in
the sehoolroom more than now, he was
there and was always the man for the |
occasion. In this particular work he
has been very successful and not only
governed, but won the esteem and good |
will of his pupils.
The huskers at the corn shop this fall
are largely out-of-town people who came |
from down river city. Evidently the |
crowd of men and women from the |
surrounding towns who did this work in !
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