The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-01-25
Ortka Arson

days last week, returning, saturday
Mr.. and Mrs NJ L French have been
up river during the past week. MI
French has business interests at The
Forks.
Mrs. Flora A Lane of New Portland
had three cows that for IL mouths prior
To November LIST, 1906 made 1900 lbs. OF
| butter
Mrs Flora Lane arrived home, Sun
day evening, from New Portland where
she bad been the guest of relatives
several days.
Charles Walker of Embden. Who
went to California few weeks ago,
writes home that be is pleased with the
Pacific coast.
Selden Benz amin. the toll gatherer
at Patterson bridge, has been quite i'll
during the past week. he is improving
at the present.
W. D. Jones, the boat builder of the
town, has TWO of the punt style nearly
completed which are to go To John Car
vile, manager of Spring lake sporting
camps this spring.
Edgar Millay, who has been confined
to the house several weeks this winter
! with sciatic rheumatism. has improved
so to be about again, although not able
to do much work yet. His many friends
will be glad TO know that he is getting
! better.
Miss Edna Hovey entertained at whist
| last SaturdaJ evening, at her home on
Centre street. Miss Hoyey makes a
charming hostess and the evening was
very enjoyable. Next Saturday evening
the Whist Club will be entertained by
Miss Nina Caswell.
Tuesday, Il. Z Skidm0re sold his st.
! Crox colt to Ansel Morrill, of Fairfield.
! This colt has a mark of 2 80 which 1t
got 10 race at Phillips Monday, the
| race horse craven Wilkes was shipped
TO Amos Gerald of Fairfield. This
horse has a mark of 2 214 which it got at
Clinton.
| c. V. Bailey sent four teams to The
Forks, Monday, where they will haul
| logs on the Enchanted. The drivers are
John Peters, viii Moore, Norman
Chase and George Trask. The teams
were expected TO have gone, last week
as WAS announced but unavoidable de
lays prevented.
vii Collins, travelling auditor for the
! Maine Central railroad company, has
been the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Collins. for the past week,
on q short vacation. saturday night
Mr. d. W. Dow, also of Portland, ar
rived here and spent the Sabbath with
! Mr.. Collins, returning to Portland, Mon
day.
| The fog of Monday continued until
Wednesday morning. During the whole
! time objects were dIscernabie only few
rods. There was heavy fall of rain,
Tuesday night, and the thermometer at
O'Clock, Wednesday morning, register
ed 38 degrees above zero. The month
of January has been most remarkable,
the mlldest Of any 10 recent years.
/ L W. McIntire and family with
friends from Solon took a sleigh ride,
sunday. gong to their cottage at Emb
den lake and coming by this village
where they Gined at the Somerset
House The party consisted of nine
ladies and gentlemen. They returned
to Scion In the evening. The occasion
was to observe the birthday of Mr. Nc
Intire.
The winter so far has been most favor.
able for the spending of highway money
There has been no time that 1t has been
necessary to break roads or do any work
on the highway The tax payers will
appreciate this, as some years large
amounts are expended to remove the
snow. There has been popularity
about the snow storms as nearly all
have been followed by rain.
j d. Ben imin and W. {. Emery, in
stslling officers for the Odd Fellows, and
Mrs Maude Emery and Mrs. Jamesetta
| Benjamin, installing officers for the
Rebekahs, went to West New Portland,
| Wednesday evening" 90 attend the joint
installation. Among others from Table
| Rock Lodge who attended were Mr. and
| Mrs Mont n. Danforth, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Pullen, Mr.. and Mrs w S. Wells, Mr..
and Mira Olestine savage, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Cyrus Walker
| Among the out-of-town people who
were here from New Portland, Saturday,
! attending the dedication of the Grange
hail. were Mr. and Mis-. Charles h.
Walker, Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow Strickland, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas johnson Bingham
was also represented by Mr. and Mrs
| Albion Clark and Anon Baker Concord
by Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Berry, and
Starks by Mrs. Jesse Fletcher, and Ell
mer Nichols and slater
! Rev. T. b. HIATT, the popular pastor of
the Congregational church of this vii
lsge, has received q unanimous call to
remain another year, and his letter of
acceptance was read, sunday. 1t is
indeed gratifying not only to members
of his own church, but to the people of
all the churches, that Mr. HIATT will con
tinue the good work In this community
He has won the esteem of the people
and that he may have happy success
full year is the wishes of all.
! The Arson academy Literary Society
will have an entertainment in Grange
hall, Thursday evening, January 25th,
with the following program: Music,
quartet; roll call; quotations; reading,
Miss Paine; song, Miss Gilbert; panto
mime, Sarah Blackwell, Roxie Morrill,,
Merton Crymble; debate, Resolved That
large pulp mill erected on the Cara
bassett just above the iron bridge would
be a benefit t. North Arson aft rma-
tive, Eva Dudley, Earl Eames, Elmer
Sawyer; negative, Iva Jackson, Mr.. Ell
lis, Verua HIATT; music, Edna Hovey;
school paper; song, quartet; election of
officers; refreshments
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