The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-30
North Arson.

North Arson.
DR.. Sanborn of the Insane II ospi tai
Augusta, was in town, Thursday.
Colds and sore throats are very preva-
lent among the people in town, this
spring.
Miss Nellie Pullen will teach at New
Portland, and Miss Maude Perry at
Lexington.
Ward Jones has gone to New Portland
hill, where he has a crew making shovel
handle blocks.
Four candidates were admitted to the
Rebekah lodge, saturday evening. Re-
freshments were served.
Mark Emery, Wallace Emery and
Stan Perkins went to Lexington,
Monday, II the interest OF numbering.
A good sized audience enjoyed the
"Charms of Scenic Name" delivered
here, Friday evening, by Fred F. Law
renee of Skowhegan.
The logs hung up for the want of
water, and crews of men waiting for
rain and warm weather, are unusual
things to occur in the month of April,
but such is the case this year.
Among those who attended the funer-
al of Clyde Blunt at Skowhegan were
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Pierce, Mr.. and
Mrs Austin Andrews, ]. A Andrews,
Mrs. W. 5. Jones, Mrs. o. w. Bryant,
Willard Howe, Mrs. Fred Walker and
son, Leonard
There is an unusual scarcity of rents
in town.
Edgar Mllay is teaching in Embden
in the Libby district.
Miss LIZZIE linkham OF Arson is
teaching the primary school at Caratunk.
Rev. j. Frank Rhoades has leased the
DR.. Kent house on Main street in Madi-
son.
Mrs. Mary Dunbar went to Boston,
Friday, to reside with her son, DR.. r. &.
Dunbar.
Will Stetson has bought the house lot
on Pleasant street formerly owned by
Alfred Berry.
Gardner Savage and family of New
Portland have moved in the upper tene-
ment of ROBBIE Boston's house.
There will be religious worship in the
Universalist church next Sunday morn
ing, Rev. j. Frank Rhoades, minister.
Subject for the sermon, "Being sons of
men. Becoming sons of God"
Today is the last of April. 1t will
pass into history as one of the coldest
Aprils known. The piercing wind from
the mountains white as mid-winter
chilled everything in its scope To-
morrow is May and let all hope for
warmth and calm and sunshine.
The academy base ball club were de-
feated by the Skowhegan high, Satur-
day, by score of IL to s. The high
school team scored 10 runs in one in
ming. But for that unfortunate inning
the academy would have easily beaten.
The academy boys played good game
aside from that fatal inning
The odd Fellows anniversary sermon
was delivered, Sunday afternoon, in the
Congregational church by Rev. Mr.. Par
ker of Rumford Falls. A large audience
was present and the Odd Fellow and
Rehekah lodges we're very largely rep
resented. The music was furnished by
the male quartette of Madison.
Fast Day passed very quietly here.
The old time custom of horseback rid
ing and candy pulling seems to have
been relegated to the past. A generation
and more ago the school boys met at
some secluded place and ate hard boil.
ed eggs and maple candy. And the
girls, too, had their parties on Fast Day
and the gatherings we're always happy
occasions.
Last Friday as Mark Gordon and
others were saving wood with horse
power at his home in Emblem, the band
flew off of the speed wheel and as MIR.
Gordon caught the brake the wheel
broke and piece few striking him In
the forehead, making deep cut and
badly iDjuring one eye DIR. Wing was
summoned. His condition is reported
to be improving.
Sunday was a day of unusual privi-
leges for church going people in this
community. Rev, Horace W. Tilden,
D. D., the distinguished preacher of
the Livermore Falls Baptist church,
preached the baccalaureate sermon to
the graduating class of the academy.
II was strong sermon from beginning
to end. Not only will the class of 1908
be benefited in years to come by the
advise, suggestions, and ideals set forth,
but no one who heard DR.. Tilden will
forget some of the lessons he taught
We are not to try to be just like some
one else. Education Is not for that pur-
pose, but for the purpose of drawing
1T and developing VIII is in US. Much
power and usefulness is sacrificed in
attempts to suppress ones own indi.
viduality and in trying to copy that of
others. Be yourself, but be yourself at