The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-09
NORTH SON

Forty six cars of long logs came
down over the Somerset road between
Friday and Monday.
w. c. Emery returned Monday
night from an extended trip in Maine
and Massachusetts.
Chas. Moore arrived home from
San Francisco Friday noon where he
has been during the past winter.
Mrs. T. H. Spaulding of Kennebec
Avenue returned home Saturday
night from Aroostook county where
she had been the guest of relatives
for several days.
The Ministers meeting will be held
in the Congregational vestry, Monday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Paper by
Rev. c. II. Young followed by discus
sion will be the program.
Mr. and Mrs. F. l.. Gipson and
daughters, Josephine and Beatrice,
took the afternoon train, Monday,
for Boston where they will remain
the rest of the week returning home
Saturday.
Merry & Donley will begin putting
their landings into the river this
week. They are scattered all the
way along the shore from Bingham to
Patterson bridge. The logs go to the
Shawmut company.
Edna Hovey commenced teaching
in one Of the rural schools Of this
town, Monday. Ivy Jackson begun
her school in Embden Monday. Also
Mabel Hodgdon who teaches in Emb-
den and Miss Barron.
During the past week James Briggs
of Madison has moved the office of
the North Arson Lumber Co. across
the track and has moved the new
frame to make more room in the yard
for the platform of the new mill.
The Sunshine society met with
their oldest member, Mrs. Anae. Pink
ham, upon her Ssth birthdhy a
-, number gathered and very
pleasant afternoon was passed. Ice
cream and cake were served. Three
new members were received into the
society.
There was large attendance of the
Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges at
their anniversary sermon in the Con-
gregational church, Sunday morning.
Forty -four members of Table Rock
lodge and thirty members of
the Rebekah lodge attended in
body.
The member of the Grand Army
Post of this village will attend SER
vices in the Congregational church
Sunday morning May Goth. The Or
talon will be delivered in the F. B.
church on Memorial Day by Ernest
G. Walker of Washington, D. G. Full
announcement later of the program.
Nellie Ford, who has been resi-
dent of our village for few years,
having come here from Boston to care
for her aged aunt, the late Miss
Frances w Hapgood, went from here
to Portland, Wednesday. Miss Ford
has made many warm friends during
her stay here who regret to have her
go from our midst.
Chas. Crymble who has kept re-
cord of the fall of snow for several
years, the time of his record running
from Nov. LIST to Apr. No record was
made of storms of less than one half
inch. He gives it "a follows: From
November 1901 to April 1902, > feet 9
inches; from 1902 to 1908, 7 feet 7 in
ches; from 1903 to 1904, feet 8 in
ches 1904 to 1905, 5 feet , inches;
from 1905 to 1906, feet II inches;
from 1906 TO 1907, II feet inches.
1t will be seen that in the past winter
UntT6 mas D6eu by lar Un6 nodp 1851 TAU
of snow, it coming on early in No
vember and continuing with quite a
fall in April
The Carrabassett Stock Farms Com
pany are pushing the work on the
summer hotel, at the corner of Main
and Union streets, south side. A
complete renovation is being made of
the Bunker stand, SO called, and the
most modern and finest up-to date
finishings are being used to equip this
house for public comfort and conven-
fence. 1t will be heated by steam
throughout with radiator in every
room, lighted by electri ity and tel
ephone system INNING from every
room to the office. The dining hall
will contain so electric lights and
there will be an electric laundry at
tached to the building, which is in
process of construction. George F.
Dodge, skilled tile setter and fire.
place builder, of Boston, has charge
of the brick work. Five of these fire.
places are being put in, made of Phil
adelphia and Boston. face brick. A
crew of 22l men are pushing every
part Of tn work as rapidly as posi-
BILE. When completed this house will
be as finely furnished and finished as
any other of the kind in the state.