The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-04-26
North Arson.


W. R. Whitney of Embden shipped
two car loads of potatoes the first OF the
week.
The next meeting of Arson grange
will be held in the evening, saturday,
May 9th.
Miss Maude Perry will teach this sum-
mer In Lower Dead River, commencing
Monday, April 30th.
Rev. F. K. BEEN and Mrs. BEEN and
children left town, " ednesday morning,
for their new home in Bowdoinham.
The memorial sermon of Table Rock
Lodge of Odd Fellows will be delivered
by Rev. T. B, HIATT, SUNDAY, May 9th.
The ice went out of the kennebec
river, Thursday the 18th, some days
later than most springs II recent years.
The members OF the NJ. Z. church
gave Rev. F. K. and Mrs. BEEN re-
ception at the church, Tuesday evening
There will be no service at the Con
gregational church next sunday as
Rev. Mr.. HIATT, the pastor, will be IN
Bangor.
Arson Grange held a large and en-
thusiastic meeting, Saturday. The men,
bership is constantly growing and the
interest continues undated.
w. R. Whitney & Son of Embden
were in town. Monday, making prepare
tions for their extensive farming opera
lions. They will plant 40 acres of pota-
toes using 80 tons of fertilizers.
The members of the Nj. <. church re-
siding on Kennebec Avenue presented
Rev K, BEEN a sum of money at the
close of his pastorate, as an expression
of their high esteem and good will.
Porter, Emery & Co. had crew of
seven men and four horses at work on
the logs in Cleveland Rips. The logs
we're purchased by the North Arson
lumber Company but were to be driven
into the booms here by the first named
Company.
<. w. Scott was at East New Port
land, Thursday, and set up the switch
board for the electric lighting plant of
the Carrabassett Company. He will go
there sometime this week aud set up
the dynamo. More than 800 lights have
been placed already la this village.
The Ice went out of ths Carrabassett
river, Thursday forenoon. About 400
600 feet of logo in Cleveland Rips was
which broke through the boom and
were carried out into the Kennebec.
The remainder were lodged on the falls
and other places.
| While the cattle com missioners were
in town, last week, Ambrose Sprague
| had his COW tested and she was found to
be bodily diseased and the animal was
killed. Charles CaswelPs cow was also
condemned and killed These animals
did not come from the Carrabassett
Farms herd.
Tuesday, g. L. Hovey received two
postal cards from r. w. Bunker, dated
April 10th, the day after the earthquake
shock. Mr.. Bunker was in San Fran
cisco. He said that as far as he could
learn all the people thai he knew from
the East are all right. 1t is expected
that Mr.. Bunker started for Maine,
Monday, the 23rd instant.
Cony T. Brown of Socorro, New Mex
leo, has recently been elected vice-presi-
dent of a bank in that city. He is q
Mason of the thirty-third degree, and is
| at the official head of the Scottish Rite
order In New Mexico. Thirty years
have brought great changes to BIN since
he was boy at Arson Academy.
J. o. Whitney of Embden arrived
here, Monday with another imported
French draft horse which he purchased
in Princeton, Illinois. This stallion
weighs 1850 pounds, black and beauti-
full animal. This makes three of these
horses which be has on his large farm,
two imported and one American bred.
The graduating exercises of Arson
Academy will begin with sermon, Sum
day morning, April Goth. The gradua-
ton and junior class exercises will take
place, Friday afternoon, May 4th. In
the evening will occur the reunion and
alumni ball In Carrabassett hall. The
clergyman, who will preach the bacca
laureate sermon, is not yet announced
A citizens meeting was held in Cara
bassett hall, Monday evening, for the
purpose of raising funds for the suffer
ers in San Francisco. A. simmons, Esq
G. l., Hovey and Il. B. Merry were APP
pointed committee to solicit subscrip
tions. The committee were authorized