The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-01-03
NORTH ANSON.

The annual election of officers took
place at the regular meeting of North
ern Star Lodge of Masous, Tuesday
evening, December 25th. They are +.
/ II. Holley, W. NJ; N p Moore. :. W
j. j Gallant, j. W; j. ). Tapley, :. d;
j. l.. Parlin, j. d
Deputy Sheriff Emery has been at
tendiug court at Skowhegan this week
During the past year there have been
In town 80 marriages, So births, and ~
deaths.
ednesday, l.. p lincoln was APP
pointed town treasurer 10 fill the vacan
cy caused by the death of the late Ed
win Collins.
The Ruth Heald Cragin chapter has
just gwen the Foster public library,
volume seven of Massach usetis SoldiesI
ana sailors in the War of the Revolt
ton, CONTAINING the records from Ha to
Xix.
The Farmers Telephone line was
opened TO concord corner, Thursday
Decem Der 9th Sixteen instruments
are goiug on now. the most of which
have been put up.
DR.. aud Mrs r. l.. Norton spent
Christmas with the DOCTORS brother and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. K. Loring of
Reading, Mass. They returned home,
Thursday. after very pleasant outing.
The following young people left town,
Monday noon, for kent's Hill to attend
The seminary there: Misses Birdena
Hoyt, Edna Robinson, Ina Hodsdon,
Amos- Hogt, e. L Bntterheld, 4 s.
Bishop, Arthur n. .Ionee.
Ben Foster, the we'll known New York
artist, has recently sold beautiful
painting, THE Misty Morning." for the
sum of $1,000 co. This is the picture on
which Mr. Foster was given premium
of $500 90 known as The Carnegie pre-
m um. at the Academy of Art
Nine cars loads of logs came down
over he somerset road, unday, for the
saw mil in this village.
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Houghton and
son, Wi bur and Mrs Clarence H0ugh
ton have arrived in California aud are
now pleasantly located AT Pasadena IN
the land of sunshine and flowers.
Rev. T f. Crane found IN his plate
when he sat down to breakfast, New
Years morning, generous sum OF
money, which had been presented hun
as gift from his many friends.
Mrs. Augustine Simmons and Miss
Alice Z Moore went to Gardiner. Satur-
day AFTERNOON, the guests of Judge and
Mis-. Spear. They will visit relatives
and friend s in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island before returning. 1t is expected
that Miss Moore will remain away the
most of the winter.
The going of the shank factory from
this village takes not only very desir-
abe industry for any town 10 have, but
in all probability several of our good
citz 3ns will follow it. While it is not
fully decided, but the following are
rather expecting to 60: l.. I. Wells,
Ailber Eaton, J. J. Gallant, Charles
Hilton. ohm Butler, Ed Quint, Ernest
Nollet. Mrs. Esther Marston, Miss Myr-
tie Hartman Ii is said four laths will
be- run at Bingham, thereby employing
about 80 hands, a larger force than has
been employed here in recent years
The factory will not be ready for bust
ness at Bingham until about two weeks.
Brook field Tent of Maccabees will
hold an installation Of officers, Friday
evening. Oyster supper will be served.
There will be union service in which
all the c urches of the town will join at
the E. church, sunday evening, jan
uary Oh.
Work of rebuilding the new saw mill
is progressing rapidly and largo
amount of the work has been accom-
plished during the time the crews have
been on the job.