The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-09-14
North Arson.


extensive business in poultry, has sold
70 broilers
Mr.. Hatch of Rockland will sing in
the Congregational church in this viii
lage, Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward WILDER, who
have been visiting his sister, Mrs. B. j.
Dunphy, for the past three weeks, will
return to their home in Portland, Sat
urday,
Among the employees at the corn shop
of the Portland Packing Co, are w. Il.
Emery, weigher; w. 5. Jones, machin-
list; Frank Walker, engineer; Bert An
DIRE VS., sealer.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Nichols observed
their 10th anniversary, Tuesday evening
Silverware and other useful presents
were given by the guests The occasion
was very pleasant one.
1t was happy gathering of Methodist
people, who were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Rand, Friday evening. Poo
pie from the church in this village and
Kennebec avenue constituted the COM
pany
We. T. Mclean has just returned
from an extended trip to Aroostook
county He visited Fort Fairfield,
Woodstock and other places and spent a
few days in Calais, being absent from
home seventeen days.
At the meeting of the Young Peoples
Union. Monday evening, Miss Paulenah
NJ Simmons was elected president.
The following is the committee on re
ligious services: Miss Louise Twaddelle
Ars. Mabel Porter and Miss Josie Dun
ton.
Harry Spaulding returned from Aroos-
took county the first of the week, whore
he had been for several days visit
While there he attended the annual
fair at Pressure Isle. Mr.. Spaulding is
one of Anson's largest and most pros
porous farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs Mark Emery and Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Emery, who have
been at Peaks Island for several weeks,
returned home, Friday night. 1t is
said that they purchased cottage on
this island for summer occupancy IN the
future.
Miss Marian Payne, Arson Academy
'03 and Pennington Normal school '6,
started for Sanford, Me, Friday morn
ing. where she has position in one of
the schools as instructor in music and
drawing Miss Payne is very capable
young lady and will be successful
The poles for the wires of the electric
Walter McKenney's on the New Port
land road. The work is being pushed
along as fast as possible. w. S. Scott,
electrician, has charge of the work.
This great work by the Carrabassett
company will be appreciated by the
public.
The past week has been most favor
able for sweet corn, although the nights
have been cool but the days have been
all that could be desired. Quite large
acreage of the corn is very late and
some varieties will need two weeks more
of good corn weather to mature it sutt-
oienty for canning. There was but
little done last week, but this week the
earliest corn is being rushed into the
factory.
Joe Salley, the village gardener, and
an all round man for any kind of worK,
has given his own garden some attention
during the summer. He has sweet corn
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beans q feet high, squash feet high
on poles, and large enough for table use,
cucumbers feet high on poles, sweet
peas 8 feet high, twin beans two pods on
stalk, morning glories Is feet high,
and great variety of flowers.
Garland Bailey superintendent of the
cattle department of the Carrabassett
Stock Farms, started, Monday, for Lew
iston with about 35 head of Holsteins
and Jersey cattle. The herd consisted
of bulls, COWS, heifers and calves. After
the Lewiston State Fair they will go to
Waterville, to be at the Central Maine
Fair next week. Mr.. Bailey informs the
ADVOCATE that he some expects to take
his herd to the Brockton, Mass, Fair,
to be held in October. The Carrabassett
Stock Farms Company Is one of the pro-
gressive corporations of Maine, and OF
New England for that matter. 1t makes
point to be at the front and recognizes
and knows no stock but the best. Every
facility that modern inventors and
genius has conceived is at their com
mand for the making of butter and feed.
ing and raising of stock.
On any pleasant day the autos are
much in evidence. Sunday morning
three of them speeded up Main street
taking the Kennebec avenue road and
following up the river valley. 1t has
been said by travelling men that the best
roads in Maine were found up the Ken
nebec valley, up through the best agri'
cultural sections of the State, everything
considered. Along the shores Of this
grand, old river, made historical from
the days of Benedict Arnold, is good
place in which to live. There are farmt
being cultivated near this village or
which the settlers axe was heard as early
as 1776 We, who live In the later day
have small conception of what these
early pioneers endured The settlers
cabin was their home, hewn from the
forest primeval, and in many and mos
instances the nearest neighbor could bt
designated only by the smoke settling
over the frozen hills from similar hab
itation miles away. Over the same
paths they trod, the auto, electric anc
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