The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-07-14
North Arson.


Miss Ethel Bailey returned to Provi-
dence, R. l., Wednesday
Robert Smith of Jamiea Plain, Mass,
is visiting his uncle, Barton Smith
Mrs. Lester Aver and daughter Berle
of Boston are visiting relatives here.
DR.. G.. w. Hutchins Of Waterville, ar
rived Monday night for short visit.
Miss Marian Payne has gone to
Lewiston to study music on the pipe
organ.
Erastus Mckinney has moved into j..
D. Benjamn's new house on Pleasant
street.
Miss Minnie Russell, who teaches at
North Conway, N. H., is the guest of
Mrs Betsey Savage.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Arthur Rogers went TO
Norridgewock, Monday, to spend the
week with his mother.
Lawrence Steward has gone to Port
land where he has position in the
Maine Central railroad station.
Edward Paine has improved his new
residence on Union street very much by
the addition of spacious piazza.
Mrs. s. P. Taylor, who has been in
poor health for the past two years, had
another operation performed, Friday.
Mrs. b. F. Bailey and daughter, Avis,
returned, Monday night, from several
days stay at Old Orchard and Portland.
Owing to the prevalence of diphtheria
the schools have been indefinitely post
pone1. This is the right course to pur-
sue.
At the Methodist church, Sunday
morning, three persons were taken on
probation, and two children were chris
tened.
Harry Gould of Portland, who was at
Rowe pond last week spent Sunday
with his parents, MI. and Mrs. 5. ..
Gould.
Mrs. Edwin R. Savage and children,
Merle and Marjory, of La Crosse, Wis,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o. W..
Savage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pease and chill
dren of Minneapolis, Mimi, are the
guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, W.
w. Pease.
Miss Rubie Sprague went, Tuesday,
to Dover, n. H., for visit of few
weeks with her cousin, Mrs. Marguerite
Sprague Ordway.
Sand pond is patronized literally by
our village people. Miss Edna Hovey,
who was one of recent fishing party
there, caught 7 perch.
The pastor of the Methodist church
assisted Rev. H. L. Nichols at Madison
in immersing twenty candidates in the
river, Sunday afternoon.
c. Marshall is making extensive i'm
provements on his residence on upper
Pleasant street, adding greatly to its
beauty and convenience.
Walter Howe arrived here, Saturday
night, from New York city for visit
with relatives. During his absence he
has spent year at Rock Island, Ill.
"All Scripture is given by Inspiration
of God" How we know that the Bible
is inspired, will be the interesting theme
of the Methodist Pulpit next Sunday.
Allie F. Gray, one of our North Arson
boys, has accepted position in the hos
pital at La Junta, COL, in which he
takes entire charge of the drug depart
ment.
Rev. II. S. Ryder and Misses Edna
Robinson and BirdeLa Hoyt represented
the Methodist Sunday School at the
Sunday -chooi Convention in Bingham
last week.
Those interested in the Foster public
library will remember that the date of
the annual meeting for the election of
officers, is Tuesday evening, July 10th,
at the library.
At the close of the morning service at
the Universalist church, Sunday, nine
ladies were baptized ard received into
the church. The ceremony was beauti-
fl and impressive.
Lowell E. Bailey returned home,
Friday night, from st. Louis, Mo-, he,
with party of 81 ladies' and gentlemen,
making pleasant tour through parts of
Canada and the United States
Mrs. Emma Tobey and Mrs. Alice
Higgins left here, Tuesday, for the ir re-
turn trip to San Francisco, and will
visit on the way at several cities, among
them st. Louis, where they will attend
the Exposition.
baptism and reception into the
Methodist church occurred last Sunday,
There were eight persons in all, two of
which were baptized by sprinklng at
the waters edge on the Kennebec, and
two others were children,
Miss Maud Perry, Arson Academy '05,
has just closed very successful term of
school at Stratton and has been engag-
ed for the fall term. During the vaca-
ton she has been invited to visit friends
and will not return home until Novem-
Der.
One of the most powerful thunder
shower in years passed over this town
Monday night. Seldom Is there seen a
cloud 80 dark and heavy or one that
covers 80 large space as this one. For
some time the rain fell in torrents and
the tightening was incessant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Collins have just
given the Foster public library % vol
um9s of rare and ancient books. Two
of these were formerly in the old Arson
library. Are there not others who have
ancient books which they will donatep
c. j. liley, manger of Carrabassett
Stock farms, has five crews cutting the
hay. Every facility to hasten the work
is brought into use. The hay in the
barn is taken from the racks with a
grapple fork run by steam engine. In
this way it is lifted fast and in large
quantities.
1.-THE other side" of the question of
christians and amusements will be the
subject for the Universalist minister's
morning sermon in which will be given
some concise reasons Why people who
unite with the church should not prom
Use to "renounce the world, the flesh
and the devil"
The Rev. H. o Hofstead took for his
subject, last Sunday, "The Penalty and
Comfort of Being Mistaken" The ser