The Somerset reporter., 1904-03-03
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns
North Arson.

Mrs. S. Gray is spending the week at
Madison.
Mrs Edwin Longley spent, Sunday,
in Norridgewock.
Leon Pullen, who has been i'll for sew
eral week, Is little better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Steward Of
Madison were in town, sunday.
Jas II. WEIGH has cold his farm and
the writings were done, Monday.
Few goods for shirt waist suits at the
T. r. Paine store. Call and examine.
Grip Is prevailing to great extent In
town, nearly every family being affl cted.
B. A. Luce and F. l.. Conner are the
traverse jurors from this town at this
term Of court.
Ward Jones, who has been in town
for a few days, returned to Cornish,
Monday.
Austin Sprague, who Is located at
Oakland, has returned there after visit
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Perkins, who
have been spending the winter at Somer-
set have, returned home.
The topic for the Epworth League
meeting, this week, is, "Princely Men
in the Heavenly Kingdom"
Misses Bertha Paine and Marian
Payne of the Pennington Normal school
are spending their vacation at home.
Emery. Porter & Co. have finished
their numbering operations in Lexington
and the teams have been taken from the
woods.
Rev. Arthur A. Blair, pastor of the
Universalist church in Beverly, Mass,
will preach in Central Hall next Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Elizabeth Caswell who has been
spending several weeks In New Portland.
was visiting relatives in this village,
last week.
Miss Holmes, who has been spending
a few weeks In town in the interest of
Sunday schools, went from here to Mil
lnocket, Monday
Miss Sargent of Scion was in town,
Wednesday, and spoke in the vestry of
the Dinsmore Memorial church on the
subject of Missions.
Ben Foster recently had an exhibition
of his paintings at Pratts Institute in
New York city. Among his p ctures
sold was one for $500
Mrs. Lena Smith Marshall of Oakland
was the guest of her mother, Mrs W..
S. Jones, during, Saturday and Sunday.
Her husband, D. NJ. Marshal, came up,
Saturday night.
AT the next regular meeting of Arson
grange, which will be held, Saturday
evening, March 9Th, Kennebec Valley
grange of Madison will be present and
furnish entertainment.
The children's meetings held, Satur-
day afternoon, In the Methodist church
often assume an especially interesting
aspect. Last Saturday, the children
had an opportunity to say what qualities
their ideal man should possess
Repairs are being made on the shank
factory dam and new machinery is be-
ing put into the building A large
amount OF birch Is being hauled into the
yard. Few manufacturing plants any
where have run with such regularity as
this one
Miss Paulenah NJ. Simmons, Colby '04,
gave two pleasing recitations at the
Fairfield Library Home Night, last week.
In the recent exhibition given by the
seniors at Colby college, when "a Jap.
anese Wedding" was given, Miss Sim
mons took the part of the brides
mother.
Ephriam Spaulding has been hauling
his hay to the station, which he had
pressed few weeks ago. Mr.. Spauld-
ing sells hay and buys ashes and his
farm IL under the best state of hay Gull
tivation. Some years ago he made pot
ash, collecting a large number of bushels
every year.
The Somerset County Pomona grange,
No q will meet North Anson pranpe In
this village, Tuesday, March sth The
meeting, 1t is safe to predict, will be
large and enthusiastic. This organiza-
ton 10 active all over the state and doing
good work Somerset county alone has
twenty-five subordinate grangers repre-
senting membership of nearly $500.