The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
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Cuts aud Miss Susie Pane during the
past week.
Ben Foster, the distinguished New
York artist, arrived in town, saturday
night, from small Point, near the
mouth of the Kennebec river, where hs
had been sketching for few weeks
Quite part of the summer he has been
at his summer studio, NestN Cornwall
Conn. While in town he was the guest
Of his brother, Arthur NJ. Foster, recent
Of Texas, and sister. Mrs. 5 =. Gould
He started, this morning, for New York
The Grammar school opened. Monday
with 81 pupils.
Dr. Norton, graduate dentist, is al
North Arson every day IN the week
Good work at reasonable prices.
Tie poles have been distributed
down Kennebec avenue f5r the farmers
telephone line.
Charles kimball of Schenectady, y
! was the guest Of his aunt, Mrs "
;. Jones, saturday.
The regular meeting Of Arson Grange
will be held, Saturday evening Re.
freshments will be served
Mrs Susie Neville and her niece,
Miss Dorothy Egan, of Salem. Mass are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Spald
ing
Miss Ella Bradley of Portland arrived
10 town Friday the guest of her uncle
A. Il. Dinsmore and Mr. aud Mrs Z A
Brown.
Edna, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
HenIy Nichols, died very suddenly, sat
urday night She seemed apparently
we'll a short time before her death
Her age was eleven months The fun
neral was held, Monday afternoon,
Rev. c II. Young officiating.
Henry Norton who was expected home
from Pearl, Idaho, Saturday night, did
not arrive on account of being taken i'll
after his arrival in Winchester Macs
He is threatened with typhoid fever. a
letter received here by relatives stated
that his condition was somewhat i'm
proved although able to sit up but little
The Academy opened, Tuesday, with
81 students and mere will enter next
Rev. Ernest Caswell and daughters of
Cambridge, Mass, have been the guests
of his par ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Cas-.
well during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William y. Prince of
Portland, who have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. V. D. Hilton for the past
week returned to the city, Wednesday,
1t is somewhat unusual for five gene1-
ations of family to be living at the
same time. Such ia the case in the
Hooper family the first generation
being Mrs. Casper Hooper of Lewiston,
the second, Orlando Hooper, the third,
Mrs. Frank Walker, the fourth, Mrs.
John Peters and the fifth, her infant
daughter, Josie.
Isaac Savage, twin brother of the late
Rev Samuel Savage, died at his
home in Madison, Aug 14th at the age
of Sc years and 4 months. he is suryiy-
ed by two brothers, Chandler and
Anon Savage, and one sister, Mrs.
Nathan Healy. Also by one sou, Owen
z. Savage, and two daughters, Cinda A
and Mae E. Savage. The funeral was
the following Friday, and the nterment
was in Madison.
The post office was burglarized again,
Tuesday night Two registered letters
were taken. The entrance was made
through the basement door on the back
side of the building by bursting the
door open. At the head of the stairs
another door was burst open which eff
fected an entrance into the office room.
| This is the second time during the sum
mer that postmaster Hovey has had his
| ice plundered
! DR.. Alvah D. Sanborn, who taught
Arson academy in 1859 died, Aug
| 10 b, in eomervile, Mass, where he had
been city physician for several years.
He was born in Topsham, Me-, Aug. 5.
1912 and was a graduate of Bowoln
college and medical school. He was a
prominent member of the Baplis, church
and of the John Abbott lodge of Masons,
and the Somervile Sons of Maine club.
He leaves wife and an adopted son.
Mrs. Lovina Fassett died at her home
in Auburn, Aug 18Th, after an illness of
one week She was born in EN- bden,
March 10, 1924, the daughtes of Joseph
and Lovina (Allbee) Walker; and re-
sided here several years, being mem
Der of the Free Baptist church in this
village at the time of her death Thr
ty-fiye years ago she went to Auburn TO
live For the past ten years she has
served as the chaplain of Lake View
grange of which she was an active men,
Der. Mrs. Fassett is survived by two
daughters, Miss Emma l. Fassett of
Auburn, and Mrs. May A. Irish of Tur-
ner, also by three brothers, Leonard n.
and Calvin f. Walker of North Arson
and Samuel Walker of Embden, and two
sisters, Mrs. Anna Luce and Mrs. Mary
B Bunker of North Arson.
Work is progressing on the pnlp and
paper mill. The preliminary work on
the dam was commenced Monday It
is to be built of wood and stone, com
menciug about 100 yards above the
shank factory bridge and running dag
onally to point just below the land of
the North Arson Lumber Company.
The water from this pond goes iuto
a canal 1000 feet long, 10 feet wide on
the bottom and 81 feet on the water line.
Some parts of the canal is % feet deep
with an average of Is feet The water
is conveyed from the canal to the wheel
in two steel pen stocks feet in diameter
aud 400 feet long. making total head
of As feet maintaining 1000 horsepo er
as a minimum and 800 horse power as
maximum. \ connection will be
made under the highway from the mill
stream down into the new pond by pipes
SO that the water can be utilized aud
thereby aid greatly in maintaining an
even Il Wv at the pulp mill The mill is
to be 200 feet long, two stories, the up
DER floor the work room, and the driy-
ing machinery in the basement. The
main mill will be wood and stone The
boiler house will be made of brick 40x47
feet, and the paper machine room will
be large enough for two machines.
There will be 5000 yards of earth on the
canal A. Beale has the contract