The Somerset reporter., 1907-07-04
NORTH AN SON

Mrs. ChanceY Cragln, OF ROndout,
\. Y. arrived in town, Monday, the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Mantor.
Mrs. Tina Steward by misstep
broke bone in her ankle while at
tending the Congregational gather
ing at Mr. Days, Tuesday.
Lee s. Merrill who was graduated
from the academy few years ago,
graduated from Bates college last
week. He delivered the pipe ora
ton" there.
There will be no preaching in the
Universalist church during July and
August, it being the vacation. Sun
Law school will be held as usual dur
ing the summer.
Miss Edie Davis returned home
from Rumford, Wednesday where she
has been teaching during the past
winter and spring. She has been
engaged as teacher for another year
at that place.
Edgar Millay has returned from an
extensive trip in Maine and Massa
chusetts. He received much en-
enlargement from the condition of
his eye which has been troubling him
of late.
Sherman Hapgood commenced
work in the mills of the North Arson
Lumber Company, Monday morning,
and met with an accident which ne
cessitated the amputation of part of
the fore finger of one of his hands.
The musical entertainment given
by the three schools was great sue
cess and drew large audience, Friday
evening. The receipts amounted to
S5S, which paid for the musical in
struction and left balance of 500
for each school.
Miss Rachel B. Marshall has closed
home last week, accompanied by
Miss Lucy NJ. Whitman of Houlton,
who came for visit with Miss Mar
shall. Miss Whitman was graduated
from Colby college last week and had
commencement part.
Owing to the lateness of the season
haying will come later than usual this
year. This week great amount of
hoeing will be done, as many of the
crops are small for the season. Much
grass will grow great deal from now
on and the wet weather has been of
great advantage to the hay crop as
other crops.
Miss Laura P. Flint, daughter of
Hon and Mrs. George Flint, was
united in marriage, Thursday, with
Harry Wallace Taylor of Madison,
Rev. Richard Clapp, pastor of the Old
South Church of Pennington, otficia-
ting The bride is well known in this
village where she was born and lived
until recently. She is a graduate of
Coburn Classical Institute. Mr.. Tay-
lor is one of the rising young men of
Madison, where they will reside.
Many friends extend congratulations
At the meeting OF the Foster library
association, Monday evening, Mrs. G.
\. Porter and J. s. Tapley were elect
ed to the board of trustees. The book
committee, consisting of Mrs. Mark
Emery, Mrs. H. E. Ware and Miss
Mary Porter, was reelected. The
treasurer's report showed $4,000 in
the treasury and $3.50 in the bank.
The board of trustees is as follows:
Rev. F. T. Crane, Mrs. V. d. Hilton,
] F. S. Parsons, Mrs. w. G. Robinson,
L. E. Bailey, Mrs. Mark Emery, j. NJ.
Getchell, Mrs. G.. A. Porter and j. S.
Tapley. A meeting of the trustees
will be held Monday evening to elect
the officers for the coming year.
A very pleasant day was enjoyed
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Day, Tuesday, when about SO of the
Congregationalists gathered there for
their annual meeting. A picnic din
ner was served. The meeting was
opened with scripture reading and
prayer and the roll call, after which
letters of greeting were read from alb
sent friends. The following officers
were elected: Clerk of the church,
Benz. Steward; treasurer, Mrs. Frank
Steward; financial secretary, Mrs. w.
s. Jones. Mrs. Ada Mann resigned
from the executive board in favor of
Erwin Hilton.
The mill of the No. Arson Lumber
i Co, was started few days ago and
! for a new mill it is working finely.
The average cut is 10000 per day al
though there have been days when it
has done better than that. This mill
has a capacity of $4,000 per day and
when the new machinery gets well
into operation it is going to do good
work. Mr.. Freeman, the proprietor,
has shown commendable push during
the past year to bring this plant
where it is today, as last fall he was
obliged to abandon the mill just COM
pleted and build new all over again.
About rs men are employed in the
various departments and the pay roll
for help aggregates $500 per week,
nearly all of which is spent in this
village.