The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-02-22
North AuSOIa.
Nc. " Spanlding's team came from
the woods, Thursday


smiths shop for the present
\ load of the tixures were taken from
this village To the falls, Tuesday
A large number of horses were taken
out To break down the roads, Friday
Msron Aver stored his goods at the
Ward Jones house, Friday and ~atnrdsy
Miss GLADYS Berry of Embden, visited
Mrs Viola Williams, Monday forenoon
The Grange is contemplating having
their hall wired for electric lighting
soon
The Uniyersalist circle will have a din
ner and supper in Grange hall, edues
day. February 28th
". 5. Jones commenced work, Tues
day, repairing the small store south OF
W. I simmons store
on account Of the illness of Principal
Tapley. there was 40 afternoon session
OF the academy, Tuesday.
Austin sprague and Miss Mabel Saw
tele were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ambrose sprague during Sunday.
Ms. Mary Hilton who is employed at
the home Of :. +. faylor has be- VISITING
10 New Portland during the pas "eek.
Nr and Mrs Wallace Emery returned
from Portland and Boston. saturday
night, after an absence of several weeks
{. Robinson has sold hrs large yoke
of oxen to hanley Holt of Fairfield.
These cattle will be shipped across the
water.
George " Mckenny lad a six-year-
old Jersey heifer that dropped one day
ast week pair of calves weighing l20
pounds.
Bates i Clark who have been saving
wood at North Madison for the past two
weeks moved their saw back 10 this vii.
lage, Monday.
George Spaiding took four Of his hor-
and went to Cleveland Rips 70 get the
Donky engine TO bring here 10 be used
at the saw-mill.
Mrs. w. Il Williams returned, Thurs
day, from Concord aud Embden, where
she had been the guest of her brothers
for several days
Angler Foster gave the boy, Of heuue-
bee avenue birthday par y, recently, at
the home OF his grandparents, MIR and
Hrs I Fl SpauIdlng
The selectmen closed up the years
business, Monday night, and the town
the annual meeting, March 5th
The report IL DOW current that ( e..
Andrews has purchased the house at
the foot of steward hill on Main street,
formerly owned by Parker Witham.
AS tho morning mail train from che
south was late, Thursday, the rural de
livery carries we're obliged to make their
routes without the II o'clock mail
Ice men from the lower village have
beeu here during the past week after
say dust The saw mill IN this village
furnishes 10 parties both north and
south
Business at the American Shoe Find
inga Compauy's factory was suspended,
Wednesday, on account Of the birch be-
ing frozen 80 hard that It could not be
cut satisfactorily
The Brookfield Tent of Maccabees
held an interesting meeting. Saturday
evening. Applications were received
oyster supper was served.
Rev T. b. Hall will exchange puipits
with Rev. + X. BEEN, Sunday. Mr..
Hall will go to Embden 10 the afternoon
and Mr., BEEN will go to North New
Portland in the afternoon.
Rev Mr. Hall went to East Madison,
Wednesday, to attend the funeral Of
Allie Squares, young man of that place
who died from appendicitis The funer-
al was held at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon
Ansel Skillngs has contracted to pile
the logs at the North Arson Lumber
Companys Mills aud has crew Of men
at work there The logs have to be
taken from the cars at once, on their ar
rival from up river.
There will be special Evangelstic ser
vices at East New Portl md commencing
sunday, March 4th, conducted by Rev.
) =. Whitcomb, of Bangor, State Agent
of Maine Association of Free Baptists
Cordial invitation to attend,
The North Arson Lumber Company
has abandoned tho work of pilipg the
logs at Cleveland Rips. Over 100 900
that the biggest half of them still lay
frozen TO the rocks and ice.
Arson titange held an interesting aud
successful meeting, saturday. The
members came early and stayed late as
there was new work Ia be doGe. The
uext regular meeting will be held, sat
urday, March Bird. There will be al all
day session
The Valentine party. Thursday even
ing, WAS the social event OF The season
The hall was beautifully and appro
priately decorated and the attendance
was large. The unfaVorable night did
not keep the young people from enjoy
ing themselves.
Owing to extra work along other lines
we are OBJ iged to devote less space to
the local news this week. The ADvO.
CATE readers will please bear with us
just at this time and after the .nsh ia
over unlimited space, as heretofore, will
be devoted to the local news.
Tuesday afternoon, the last blast
of dynamite was put into The pit where
the water wheel is to be placed IN the
Carrabassett at East New Portland for
running the dynamo for electric light
ing ths village The work on the canal
and buildings will probably be finished
this week
W. T. Forsy the OF The Forks was in
town, Tuesday, loading saw dust to be
shipped to his sporting camp at Knights
pond, Square Town. Last season, Mr.
Forsythe leased the land and pond for a
+ period eff ten years and has put up three
/ large camps These camps are one and
oue-half miles from the Somerset extern
/ sion road and about 20 miles south of
! the G. 7 K. and Somerset junction.
The drama uFerpusop OF Troy that