The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-11-02
North Arson.

farmers, has just killed Six pigs, which
dressed 1850 pounds
Mrs. A. 5. Clarke went, Tuesday, to
Rumford Falls to visit her parents. She
returned home Monday.
Miss Laura Thompson went to New
Hampshire, Monday, TO act in the oapac.
lty of a nurse for the winter.
Mrs Flora Lane of New Portland has
moved 10 this village to reside with her
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. GeoI Sc
savage.
The annual freshman exhibition Of
Arson Academy will occur, Friday after
noon and evening, Nov. 3, at Carrabas-
sett hall.
Allen Sprague of Salam, Ne. has been
at home the guest of his parents, MI.
and Mrs. Ambrose Sprague during the
past week
Charles Campbell and Harry Emery
of Orono, students at the University of
Maine, arrived here, Friday, the guests
of Luke Emery.
Miss Myra Il. French started for Long
Beach, California, Monday. Mr.. and
Mrs William Blackwell of Madison &C
oompanied her.
There is universal complaint in this
section of the scarcity of water In wells
and springs. A heavy fall OF rain is
needed before the ground freezes.
Perley Hooper has moved the build
ing that he purchased OF the Carrabas-
sett Stock Farms Co. and is having 1t
finished into house on upper School st.
George Jones shipped q car load of
about 200 barrels of apples to Man
chester, England, Saturday and We'd
nesday, he shipped another car from
Arson.
j. Il. Stevens has sold his colt,
Togo by Johnny Wilkes to Foss
Worthley of Philips Mr.. Stevens
makes frequent sales of good horses and
colts.
Work of labelling the corn at the Port.
land Packing Co.'s factory was suspend
ed, Monday, on account of lack of
material. The work was resumed,
tuesday.
Ben Soribner of the passenger depart
ment of the Maine Central Railroad,
Portland, arrived in town, Friday night,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Spearin.
The North Arson Lumber Co. are
shipping he pulp of the Emery & Porter
drive There is between three and four
hundred cords and it goes to Cumber-
land Mills.
The work on the new saw mill is being
pushed along rapidly 1t is expected
that the walls will be up in about ten
days. A night crew has been at work
for some days
Adelbert Perry has been quite ill at
his home on Kennebec avenue during
the past week. DR. 4. M. Wing was
called, Wednesday. The case was one
of threatened pneumonia
Doctor and Mrs. Greene of Scion, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Mantor of okowhe-
gan and r. II Pease of Madison were
among those out of town, who attended
the funeral of Mrs. Andrews, Sunday.
Mrs. Nj. L. Dutton has been the guest
of relatives in town several days during
the past week. Saturday her husband
from Augusta came here and remained
curing sunday, returning to Augusta,
Monday morning
Wednesday night of last week was
the coolest of thu fall to that date. At
6 O'Clock a. III. the thermometer stood
II degrees above zero. Ice formed
quite thick and the ground froze 80 as
10 cause some difficulty in blowing.
j. M Getchell arrived home, Thurs
day, after an extended trip of seven
weeks He visited Niagara Falls, On
tario. New York City and Providence,
X. |. During his absence he visited
many places of interest in the New Eng
land, Middle states and Canada.
Supt Emery has been paying the
farmers for their sweet corn during the
past week About $1,000 is being dis
tributed in this section for this product
alone. The amount paid out for help
to care for the corn after it is delivered
at the factory is no small item, all of
which helps every class of trade.
A car load of white birch for the fac
tory was put into the yard, Saturday
More is expected this week. This arti-
Gle commands good price, owing in
part to the difficulty of getting it to the
factory on wheels. In years gone by
thousands of cords have been delivered
here for five dollars a cord and less.
Mr.. Almon Taylor of West Somerville,
Mass, who has been the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs John Taylor, for
nearly two weeks, returned home, Fri
day. Mr.. Taylor Is one of the success
full young men who left this village 80
years ago. He frequently visits his boy
hood home and enjoys few days at the
old homestead.
There is more coal In demand in town
this year than formerly. With some
families undoubtedly 1t would be In the
lines of economy to burn IL even at IS so
per ton. Wood, good and dry, four feet
long, will bring about $3.50 per cord
and that price gives no money to the
producer at the present price of labor.
The man, who cuts 1t at $3.50 per cord
gets what there is in It, There is no
prospect in the immediate future, at
least, for general use OF coal away back
in Central Maine, with long distance
from the coal mines and wood growing
In large quantities on every side.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Mabel K Andrews, wife of DR..
Ellra G Andrews, died of cerebral men,
nights at her home in this village, Fri
day, October 9th From the nature of
her disease. inflammation of the cover
ing of the brsin) she WAS unconscious
during her brief sickness, Two or
three days before she died abe came to
herself for little while, and then joy
returned to her household and to the
people of the village, only to be follow
ed by the approaching gloom, Loving
anxiety did all that human aid could do
to save her. Four physicians met in
consultation with Dr. Andrews, but it
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