The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-26
NORTH ANsON.

dence. K. Friday.
Miss Villa Holbrook returned from
Bethel, Friday night.
Il. Y. Romer of Oakland was the
guest of j. II. Stevens, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Sprague OF
Wateryile were 10 town, Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Hilton Is at Chelsea, Me-,
visiting her mother and other relatives.
5. b. Allen of Norridgewock was in
town sunday, the guest of his son, ostie
j. D. Benjamin was at home from
Northport, Friday night, and returned
Tuesday.
Lawrence Steward aud Will Collins
were at home from Portland during
Sunday.
Benjamin Marshall of Cumberland
Mills was the guest of c. Marshall and
family, Friday,
Mrs. Emily Porter and Miss Nellie
Porter are at Peaks Island with the
| Emery families.
Miss Edna Hovey is visiting at Lily
Bay, the guest of Misses Josephine and
Beatrice Grpson.
Miss Emma Niles of Norwood, Mass,
is the guest of Mrs l.. K. Dinsmore and
Mrs. Frank Holley. saA
The new mill of the North Arson
Lumber Company Is shipping about 49,
900 of sawed lumber weekly.
Mr.. Mlilett went to Bingham, Satur-
day night, and returned, Monday morn
ing. Mrs. Millett accompanied him.
Will Hooper of Kennebec Avenue, who
has been at work for lothian Stevens
on the ferry boat at Embden returned
home, Saturday.
Luke Houghton, of late from Uni
versity of Maine, commenced work,
Monday, as assistant to the superintend-
ent of the American Pulp and Paper
Company.
Herbert Hilton and his mother, Mrs.
Helen Hilton of Somervile. Mass, were
visiting relatives here, Thursday and
Friday. Mr. Hilton has been on the
police force of that city for several years.
A new Spur track was put in at the
saw mill last week so that cars can be
loaded from both sides of the platform.
This does away with the hauling of
slabs as they can be loaded from the
mill onto the car for shipment.
Mason Hunneford died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs Henry Savage. In
Bingham, Monday night, at the age of
about Is years. The funeral service
was held, Wednesday, and the burial
was in the cemetery here
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Leadbetter, of
Denver, Col arrived in town, Wednes.
day night, and were the guests of MI.
and Mrs. o. w. Savage. Thursday
they went to Bingham to visit relatives
They will remain In the East several
weeks
Z. L. Savage, manager of the Ameri-
can Pulp and Paper Co, arrived In town,
Saturday, to take charge of the building
of the new barn On account of the
rain crew was not put TO work until
Tuesday. The house at the end of the
bridge will be used for an Office and the
furniture was moved there, Monday.
The engineer is expected to be here
this week.
Mrs II. E. Ware has recently been
making some repairs and additions to
her cottage at Lake Embden which add
to it's comfort and convenience. Prof
A. De F. Palmer of Brown University,
of Rhode Island, with his family are
occupying this cottage for the summer.
Prof Palmer Is the grandson OF the late
DIR. Isaac Palmer, so we'll remembered
by our older citizens.
Thursday night between the hours of
five and six O'Clock the people OF upper
Main street we're startled by che sight
of a big smoke rising on the outer limits
| of the village. 1t proved to be store
house on the large farm owned by q.
W Spauding. The loss was between
three and four hundred dollars. Had
there been high wilma nothing could
have saved his entire set of buildings.
w. S. Jones commenced work the
first of the week remodeling the interior
of the Universalist church. The aloove
Is being taken out of the room and two
rows of pews removed from the front.
A new furnace Is to be placed in the
basement and other improvements made.
! If the back row of pews were removed
it would be an improvement and still
leave a large seating capacity
Friday, Miss Bertha Hooper was Civ
EN- party at the beautiful home of Mrs.
| Taylor below Madison village. Those
who went in the barge from the village
we're Mrs. A. simmons and Mrs. g. A.
Porter with their Sunday school classes
and Mrs. rane and son, Ralph, A picnic
dinner was served ia the grove near by,
and ice cream and cake and other re
freshments were served on the lawn. 1t
was delightful time for all.
Mrs. Betsey Watson Churchill died,
June goth at the home of her daughter
in Exeter, ". H., aged "a years, 8
months. Mrs. Churchill was born in
this village, the daughter of Elijah and
Susan Bates, and was sister of the late
Mrs. Susan Gale. She was twice mar
ried, her first husband being Joseph D
Walton of East New Portland. After
his death she married in 1877, jesse
Churchill who died in 1879, since which
time she has lived with her daughter,
Mrs. Frank NJ. Davis of Exeter, n. II.
She is survived by another daughter,
Rev Mrs. Il T. Wolcott of Methuen,
! Mass.
SHARKS.
Mrs Nellie Duley Upper and Mrs