The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-31
North Arson.

Rev. l.. Ii. Dung Will take IoT MS
text next sunday morning, How Old
Art Ihou?'
The many friends of Miss Minnie
Davis are glad to know that she Is i'm
proving In health.
A car load of Italian laborers went up
over the Somerset road, Monday, to
work on the extension.
Miss Eunice Peterson will go to Lily
Bay next Monday to work in the hotel
there during the summer.
Charles Crymble and Frank Donley
purchased tho ginseng plants of Fred NJ
Houghton, Monday. There are about
10000 plants.
DR. and Mrs. G. W. Hutchins of Wat
erville spent Decoration day with Mrs.
Pauline Hutchins and W. C. Simmons
and daughters
The Foster Public Library has just re-
celved pamphlets, marquis Fayette
King" and THE Staples Schoolboy' Re-
union by Nathan Gould
The cattle at the town farm have been
tested for tuberculosis and one out of
herd of 10 was found affected. The
creature WAS kill, Tuesday.
Mrs Mande Emery, Warden of the
Rebekah Assembly, went to Brunswick,
Monday, and was in Portland, Tuesday
night, and Denmark Wednesday night,
returning home, Thursday.
The regular meeting of Arson Grange
will be- held, saturday evening. Quite
a large class of Candidates will be initial
ed Refresh ments will be served
l.. G Robinson and O. w. Bryant took
their cattle to pasture, Tuesday. The
29th day of May seems late 10 drive
stock away but such is the Case this
year.
T. NJ toward has purchased the
piece If land of Ambrose Sprague that
lays west of tho cemetery and it is said
that set of buildings will be erected in
the near future
Mahlon Dunbar arrived in town, Fri
day night, with his brother, + Ward, of
Wisconsin. They were ON their way to
the old home IN Embden. Mahlon re-
turned, tuesday afternoon
Stanley Perkins started with crew of
men, Monday, to get the logs on the
Carrabassett at East New Portland Falls
that are to be driven into tho booms for
the North Arson Lumber company.
The cemetery meeting held, Tuesday
evening, elected officers as follows:
Mark Emery. president; Charles Crym-
BILE, vice president; Edwin Collins, clerk
and treasurer; A. q, Andrews, sexton;
). s. Gould and F. S. Parsons, committee
on labor.
If our town had band this year they
would have a chance to go to the great
celebration at Skowhegan, next July Alb
p. A. Woodland of SKowhegan, chairman
of the music committee has written here
asking if we had a band and what they
would play for on that date.
The now saw mill is nearing com
pletion. The machinery was started,
Saturday afternoon. Everything is
working we'll and soon it will be running
over he Somerset road nearly every
day. Alarge quantity of lumber is yet
to come during the summer.
Road Agent, F. ). Parsons is working
in different parts of the town. One of
the machines is being used in the south
part. A new piece of road about 200
rods long Is being built to Pinkham's
mill in that section. The other machine
will be used in this part of the town the
first of the week. The teams are haul
ing gravel and smoothing up the side
walks The new bridge between Arson
and Madison Is being newly planked.
A. A. Hubbard, of Granville, Ten
nessee, arrived In town, Thursday night,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George Saw
age. Mr.. Hubbard is a native of Batavia,
n. Y, having left that town in 1913 and
went West where he resided until 1870,
when he went to Tennessee. He is here
on visit to his northern friends. Mr..
Hubbard ia 81 years old and a most re.
markedly preserved man in every way.
He will remain In town few days.
The rain of Sunday kept a great many
away from the Memorial service in the
NJ. 4. church, yet large audience heard
the very interesting sermon given by
Rev. c. Ii. Young. The prayer was by
Rev T. B HIATT, and the scripture read
ing by Rev. F. r. Crane. The choir
rendered national songs. The Grand
Army flag with smaller flags were at.
tractively draped on the wall back of
the pulpit. Ten veterans of the Grand
Army of the Republic were present.
1t was the gentlemens night at the
circle supper at the Universalist church
Wednesday evening. The ladies saw
themselves az others had been aocustom-
ed to see them. This time they were the
ones waiting for supper No table to
set, no cooking to do, no calling to sup
per The fair ones looked on and
waited to see the unlutiated face the
obstacles of the kitchen. There was
lots to do, bread TO bake, doughuts to
fry and the pastry--such variety need
ed to please the delicate taste of woman,
for, of course, the men wanted to please,
AS the women always do please At last
the supper was ready and the fair ones
marched In to sample the cooking which
the gentlemen had placed before them.
The part the men played was a success
and those who were young and those
who wers older grown, skilled ia Gull
mary work, we're astonished at the at
tempt of the men. The occasion was
most enjoyable and the laughter. pleas
ant chats and cordial greetings of this
night will be fresh In the minds of all
until the men hold sway again.
On Embden plains, at the beautiful
the 22nd, a party of relatives and friends
gathered to commemorate the S0th
birthday of Mrs Stevens. 1t was an
old-time gathering where men and wo-
men met aud told and retold the hap
penings of other days, For nearly so
years Mrs. Stevens has resided here,
During this period OF half century,
through summers warmth and winters
cold, she has seen great changes in this
rural community. New friends have