The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-09-17

| Misses Hattie Jones, Marion Hovey,
Paulinah Simmons, Marion Stone, and
Mabel Seward, took a carriage drive to
Lakewood, Sunday.
| D. NJ. Norton went to Boothbay, Mon
day, to attend the reunion of his COM
pany, the oath Maine regiment.
For the first time a postal clerk was
put on the Somerset Railway mail ser
vice, September 18th, to run on the noon
| trains.
The frosts last week on the whole did
more or less damage to the corn crop.
In some localities it was very marked,
while other places escaped its rayages
The corn factory commenced canning
operations, Monday. Good judges say
that there will be about third of a
crop, that is falling off of about go per
cent from the average.
The seventh annual cattle show and
fair of the Somerset County Agricultural
society will be held on the Society's
grounds, at Madison, Friday and Satur-
day, October and 10.
Misses Donna and Helen Tozier of
Skowhegan, and their cousin, Misc
Daisy Tozier of Lynn, Mass, were the
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Mrs. j. c. Peaks during Friday aud
Saturday.
On Friday, DR.. Percival Barton of
Inver Grove, Mimi, was calling on
friends in this village. DR.. Barton was
born in this town in 1922 and his remi
niscences of the early times are very
valuable and interesting.
Joe Salley of this village does not
carry or very extensive farming opera
lions, but what he does brings better
results than some others who till many
broad acres. In his garden the green
peas stand feet and inches high,
| sweet peas, feet inches, sweet corn,
'honey dew" variety, from 9 to 7 feet
high. He has an eye to the beautiful as
well as the useful. In his choice garden
may be found 199 different varieties of
flowers. Few people in this vicinity
have better arranged garden than he.
John NJ. Hilton, of Madison, died sud
denly, Tuesday at about 80 p. m. He
was in his usual health up to the time
of his death and was found In the field
whore he had been at work, his death
being caused by "a shock. He was the
son of Edgar Hilton and Adeline (Moore)
Hilton and was born December 30, 1885,
in Arson January l, 1850, he married
Vesta, daughter of Isaac Getchell. For
years Mr.. Hilton was one of Anson's
most prominent business men and
farmers and was engaged in farming
until 1892, at which time he and his
brother Cephas took charge of the
Weston House, in Madison, and he re-
manned there until 1896 when he sold
his interest in the hotel business to his
brother. He was a most agreeable man,
always kind, courteous, and obliging,
and in his death the towns of Arson and
Madison lose one of their most esteemed
citizens. The funeral services were held
to lay Thursday at o'clock.
The members of Arson grange met
Saturday afternoon at the beautiful
farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Caswell, on the New Portland road.
Nearly 200 grangers were present and
viewed with much interest the modern
appliances used on this large farm. It's
farming on large scale, at this home
stead. One humid ed acres of interval
stretches out from the house to the
shores of the beautiful Carrabassett. A
half hundred or more acres are under
the pillow and the domestic animals of
the various species that keep up the
farm are enough to require the constant
care of several men Mr.. Caswell is
progressive in his ideas and he does not
follow in the steps of the men who titled
these broad acres in the old days. He
is characterized by an up-to-dateness
that keeps him abreast of the times. He
was the first man that introduced hay
loader in this section of the state. Mrs.
Caswell is a charming entertainer and
the day through her efforts WAS made
happy occasion, indeed.