The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-30
North AnsOII.

Three young ladies joined the lie
bekah lodge, saturday evening.
f. j, Spinney, who had been in town
for few days, left Friday noon
Mrs Flora Collins and son, Bonnie,
have returned from Massachusetts,.
Monday forenoon was rainy again, the
sky partially clearing away At noon
Miss Gertrude l.. Smith has been
visiting in Augusta during the past
week
The Methodist annual Conference will
DO held in Gardiner beginning. April II.
Truman Carl late of California, was the
guest of Arthur Clark, Thursday night
Miss Witham of Madison was the
guest of Miss Gertrude Haswell, We'd
nesday.
Wood splitters are scarce in town.
Many pile is sawed but not fully fitted
for the stove.
Miss Elizabeth Marshall came home
from Oakland Wednesday night to at.
tend the ball.
The heavy rain of Saturday followed
by the warm weather of Sunday took
away the snow very fast.
Miss Rachel Marshall arrived home
from Westbrook Seminary Wednesday
night and will remain at home for few
DAYS.
Miss Libby the trained nurse, went to
Bangor, the first of the week, but will
return soon to take charge of another
case in town.
The first rain fall of spring or OF the
winter, for that matter, came saturday,
beginning early in the morning and con-
tinuing for the most part through the
day.
The many friends of Bert Barron will
be glad to learn that he is improving
these days and the nurse Miss Libby,
who has been in attendance for several
weeks left Saturday.
The Somerset Railway has placed an
order for two ten-wheel engines to be
completed in August. The road has
been carrying a very large amount of
heavy freight during the past year and
this winter the traffic is unusually
heavy.
The highways are very hard getting
over owing to the deep drifts of the past
winter and the warm weather of the
past few days. Stephen Norris, carrier
of K. F. d. No. l and Will Holbrook,
carrier of route No. we're unable to
make their trips Monday.
The Masonic Ball, Wednesday even
ing was fairly we'll attended, there being
of Skowhegan furnished its excellent
music All were pleased with Kendall.
1t was nearly 4 O'Clock in the morning
when the last strains of the orchestra
died away.
lo,r %
members and a baptism at the Metho-
dist church. Next Sunday the pastor
will give a special address to the mem
bers of his parish. The sacrament of
the Lords supper will be administered.
The Sunday school is planning for an
Easter concert.
Mrs. Eunce Skillings, wife of John
Skillings, of Embden died sunday night
from the effects of shock, after few
hours illness She was long time
resident of Embden and her age was
about 80 years. An aged husband and
several children survive her. The
funeral was held, Wednesday, and the
burial was in the cemetery at this
village
Harry B. Mitchell, 1former!yI of New
Portland, graduate of Kent's Hill 1901,
Oul nOW vi bOUhOlh CtilCSb 10 n DOH-
doin-Amherst debater and the first
freshman that hiss ever represented
Bowdoin on a debating team. Mr.. Nit
chell expects next year to be admitted
a member of the class of 1907. His
friends in this town will be pleased to
learn of his success at Bowdoin.
The past week has been unusually
sickly in town. Quite large number of
| 70 ha
with colds and grip, in some cases the
whole family being on the sick list The
sudden changes from cold to warmer
weather In the springtme always pro-
duces disturbances that induce more or
less sickness. 1t is only the strong and
extra cautious that escape the occasional
day or week of Illness
This is the last week of March. Sat
urday will be changeful April. 1t must
tax the brain of the oldest inhabitant
to recall a more beautiful March than
the present. The poet has sang of
stormy March" but this time it does
not apply. 1t has been the redemptive
month of the winter. No storms, but
little wind and good roads. Lumber
men and teamsters have had the oppor-
tunity to close up the winters work and
if 1t is not done 1t is no fault of the
weather.
Potatoes are a drug on the market
J One year ago at this time they brought
fancy figures, consequently last spring
everyone planted them and planted all
they could, many to the exclusion of
other crops. Now the farmer is left so
badly off that he is a loser. The safest
way is not to concentrate all the money,
help and labor on any one crop, Make
a variety of farm crops. In that way if
one fails, some other may in degree
compensate. Maine is great potato
state and with the modern methods po-
tatoes are very sure crop. Some pre-
dict, and il may be true that thousands
! of bushels of the tnbers will be carried
from the cellars and piled up to rot this
spring.
7 W. s. Wells has great quantity of
: good apples to can. They have been
bought in large lots from the surround
ing towns. When first-class fruit can be
bought at this season of the year for 80
or 10 cents per barrel it does not give
: much encouragement to plant orchards.
The fact is there is an extensive area Of
orchards in Maine and tens of thousands
of young trees are being set out every
year. Thousands of them will bear this
year for the first time and such will be
the case for years to come. No.
: apples generally sell we'll but it is not
, every farmer that can raise frst-class
fruit, even if he knew how as every