The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-20
NORTH ANsoN

week
Miss Lucy Pratt, of Winchester, Mass,
arrived in town, Friday night the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Witham.
Mr. and Mrs. George Tanner OF Port
land arrived in town, saturday night,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. savage.
Nr and MIS-. Sumner sprague and
family of Flagstaff were the guests of
Mr. and Nrs. Herbert Mitchell the frs
of the week.
Mrs. Nesta Morse had the misfortune
to loose about twenty eight dollars from
her houac sometime recently, prrsum
ably from sneak thieves.
something over 400 900 caus Of corn
have already been put up IN the com
shop and about seventytive acres mr.
to come iu Il is expected that unless
there is frost in the meantime that II
wlll take a week longer to pace this
acreage in the cans.
There will be No services in the NJ. +.
church, sunday the 23i and 30;h
instant, on account of the pastor and
Mrs Young being absent on short
vacation. They will visit their son
in Portland and from there 60 to Orr's
Island where they will remain several
days, The sunday school AM EpWorth
League will be held as usual
The drafting rooms of the American
Pulp, Paper and Lumber o. il a busy
place these days. several new men
have been taken on TO the work this
week and in fact new men are being
constantly put TO work Another hoist
ing engine and steam derrick is expect
4 1.
commenced this week. The Golfer dam
Is nearly completed and when done
work will be rushed OF the main dam.
The canal work is progressing and every
thing is moving as rapidly as possible
along the line.
Mr. and Mrs. ". Cot went to
Hartland, Monday, for few weeks
visit.
Mrs. Alice Hilton of Arson and Mrs.
Augusta Bailey of okowhegau, were in
town, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. 5. Gould went TO
Portland, Tuesday.
d. B Abbott of Rangeley is visiting
a few days with his sons here.
Mrs. Sarah Putnam of Massachusetts,
liz the guest of Ut. and Mrs. George
Abbott.
Frank Paine of San Francisco, Cal. is
visiting his mother, Mrs. elestia Paine,
and brothers, George and Frank.
The October meeting of the Ruth
Heald Cragin Chapter will Do held with
Mrs. Lima NcKenney at Lakewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Conner of Boston
arrived Saturday Mr.. Conner returned
l,
days longer.
Mrs Elisha Towns of Augusta, Mrs
William Getchell of Chelsea and Miss
Caroline Mckay of Boston were called
here by the death of their sister, Mrs.
Selden Benjamin. on Saturday.
l.. P. Lincoln and his brother, Lew.
ellyn Lincoln, of Deer Isle, returned,
Saturday, from fishing trip to Carry
Ponds. They had an enjoyable drive
and secured a good supply of trout.
Mrs. Frank Psrlin has brought to the
ADVOCATE Office, apple blossoms pick d
Sept. II, in the orchard of Morris Tozler
III New Portland On the tree were full
grown ripe apples with the blossoms.
A surprise pound party was given Rev
&. a. Young at the parsonage, Monday
evening. About 25 were present with
offerings Of vegetables, canned goods,
money and packages of various kinds
local games were INDUCED in and the
occasion was most enjoyable.
A large number of the members of
DiDsmore Memorial church visited Mr..
and Mrs. W. K Whitney, Friday after
noon, at their home near the Kennebec
river in Embden. The gathering was
entirely informal and was a most de-
lightfnl occasion the hostess serving
hot coffee and refreshments
The past ten days have been most
favorable weather for the sweet corn
crop Although late and backward in
the spring, the harvest time has made
good the loss and an immense good crop
Is reported. The exceedingly warm
weather and the absence of frost has
made this condition possible. Friday
night was the first indication of frost,
which in some localities was slightly
felt and Saturday night 1t was still
colder 1t is an exceptional year and
the cold nights generally come Lefore
this time in September.
Charles P4tten of ian Francisco, Cal,
arrived in town, saturday evening He
was born and grew to early manhood on
a farm on Kennebec avenue. 1t has
been nearly 80 years since he left bis
native town and this is his first visit to
the scenes of his childhood. He was a
boyhood friend of the editor of the AD
YoCATE and although for many years a
continent has separated him from the
home of his birth he has never forgotten
the friends of his youth, nor the old
home paper, being one of it's most faith
full subscribers Tuesday, he WAS the
guest of the ADVOCATE He will re
nam in this state about two weeks
visiting relatives and friends, after
which he will return to the Pacific
coast
Mr.. and Mrs. John {. Crowell, who
recently came here from Salem, n II.
are moving into their house, recently
purchased of NJ. Getchell, on Union
street
o. r Hooper has exchanged his resi-
dence in this village with Frank Caswell
for a farm about half way between this
village and Madison Both parties NOV
ed the last of the week.
There was large delegation from