The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
NORTH SON

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Born IN North Anson, Oct. Il, to the
wife of John Hartweli, son.
James Perkins OF Madison was In
town saturday morning on business
trip.
Miss Eva O. Parks Of ChesterYilIe ID
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Il. y.
Merry.
saturday, an engine over the somer-
set road took he large snoW plOw down
over the road.
Miss Lena Donley who has been in
Portland returned home "Wednesday on
account Of illness.
Mrs. Clarinda Houghton returned,
saturday, from Bingham, where sbe
had been staying for several days
Mrs. Il. o. Nichols and children start
ed, Monday morning, for a visit to their
former home in western New York
Miss Emogene Gray, daughter Of Knos
Gray of south Dakota, has been visiting
relatives in town during the past week
Mis-. Arthur Foster and son. Angler,
started for Texas, thursday morning, to
Jin her husband, who went a few weeks
age.
Wednesday night, Archie Danforth
shot tine buck deer that dressed 80
pounds The antlers contained four
prongs
Arthur Clark. Thomas Murphy and
John McMann went up river TO Jack
man, Wednesday, for a weeks hunt in
that locality.
The Somerset railroad has just pur-
chased two new engines. They have
ten wheels and are the largest ever own
ed on this road.
Will Collins Is at home from Portland
on his annual vacation. He and Ed
ward Paine were after deer at Lake
EnIbden, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Young of Portland
are visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
g. q. Young. They made the journey
in their automobile.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Hilton of Solon takes place, to-
morrow, Friday. Several from this viii
lage are intending to go.
Miss Florence Trip, who spent the
summer at Poland Springs, has been the
guest OF Miss Josephine Moulton, and
went from here, Monday.
Merry d Clark are bsgging wool this
week in Franklin and Somerset counties
There is from rs to 100 thousand pounds
which they have purchased this season
and have now sold.
Wednesday, Frank Quint, our local
hunter, captured silver gray fox. 1t
is fine specimen and the first one MI
Quint has ever taken in the hundreds
he has trapped during the past 20 years
Of his hunting.
Mrs. Abbie W. Gray of Madison,
former resident of this town, started
for California, Tuesday, and will spend
the winter there. She will also visit in
Idaho, Missouri and New York before
returning east
F. w Houghton returned from Pleas
ant Ridge ponds, Saturday, where be
had been guiding hunting parties for
the past two weeks. He says that big
game is plenty in the section where he
is. Monday he returned to the ponds.
Mrs. Richard Hilton, formerly of
South Turner, has moved to Madison
and wi i make her future home with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Gilman. Mrs. Hilton's
relatives in this town and " vest Madison
will be pleased to learn that she will re
side 30 near to them.
Miss Jane Bickford was the guest Of
Mrs. Flora Collins a few days last week,
returning home to Skowhegan, Friday.
Her niece, Mrs. ". Z. Harvey of Cam.
bridge Mass, went to Skowhegan with
Miss Bickford and returned to Massa-
chusetts, " Nednesday.
Rev. ", +. Small is now pleasantly
located located at santa Paula, Cslifor-
MIA. Mr., Small WAS former pastor of
the universalist church here, and he
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Dlnsmore. We wish them much sue
cess in their new field of labor.
Are there bears prowling in this yicin-
itl? Several claim that evidences have
beer seen that bruin ia not far off
Tracks in the roads leading through the
woods to Kennebec avenue were claimed
TO be plainly visible by those who know
bears when they see them. Local
hunters are getting anxious and al
though not much powder has been
burned as yet, to capture the animal or
animals there is some watching out for
these unwelcome visitors, if such there
be.
Hiram Gilman, son of the late Benja
min and Eliza Gilman, died at his home
in Norridgewock, Thursday morning
Oct Is. He had been ill of typhoid
fever for week, but his death was
hastened by paralysis. He was born in
Anson about 30 years ago. He married
NJ iss Persis Il. Berry. Mr.. Gilman was
one of the towns most respected men, a
progre ssive and prosperous farmer, and
man who was blessed with many
friends. His townsmen had several
times called him TO act on the board of
selectmen, an Office which he ably and
honorably filled. Only last March his
last term expired and he resigned from
serving further in his capacity at that
time as he was about to move from town
and take up his residence in Norridge-
wock He leaves a widow, three broth
els, Enos, Otis and Asa and two sisters,
Mrs. Lysander Berry and Mrs. Mary
Berry. The funeral was held at Anson,
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
The North Anson Lumber cOmpanys
mills present busy appearance these
days. About rs men are employed aud
the weekly pay roll aggregates 500
This money very largely enters into the
general business of the town, and this
industry is being great help in many
ways. Three new houses have been
erected on the lumber company's land
during the past few months, and i'm
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