The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18

Representatives OF the Farmers
Telephone Company met with the
citizens of New Portland Friday, to
obtain the right of way to set tel
/ ephone poles in the town for the
extension OF the line of this Com
pBny. No definite action was taken
at this meeting.
| Five new members were taken into
the Rebekah lodge Saturday evening.
The Maine Sportsmen went up over
the Somerset road to Moosehead
Lake, Monday morning. The party
a musical selection while at the sta
ton here.
| The Pullman train will commence
/ to run over the Somerset road Mon
day, June 22d.
Will Benjamin was in town from
Portland, Sunday.
The breaking of the big saw in the
mills of North Arson Lumber Co.
/ Thursday noon, caused the laying off
of the crew until repairs could
be made.
| Alton Emery of Waterville was the
guest of his father Luke Emery, the
last of the week. He is employed
! by the Maine Central railroad and has
recently been transferred to the
Pennington branch. Monday, he
went to Austin pond returning Tues
day.
Miss Susie Benjamin who has been
attending Morgan's Business College
at Waterville, has returned home fol-
] the summer vacation.
Miss Nellie Pullen expects to go tc
Peaks Island about July LIST to re.
main two months, and will commence
teaching at Rangeley Lakes Sept. LIST
H.. H. Marston went to Pittsfield
Tuesday, to attend the funeral OF
his uncle.
The Santa Fe New Mexican of June
9Th cont aims the following compliment
tary words of Hon. G. T. Brown;
"Cony T. Brown of Socorro, N. NJ.
secretary and treasurer of the New
Mexico School of Mines, is a mining
engineer and expert of great expe
rience, and successful superintend
ent of the properties of several i'm
portant mining companies in Socorrc
and Sierra counties, and either
OF the highest probity and excellent
reputation. Mr.. Brown has been en-
gagged in mining operations of New
Mexico for nearly twenty five years
and his opinion and advice in mining
operations and in the purchase o.
mining properties in New Mexico
Arizona and northern Mexico are
sought and have been employed by
some of the greatest mining operators
in the United States, who express
unbounded confidence in his judg
ment, scientific knowledge and ex
perience. Mr. Brown has given his
time, labor and best efforts unselfish
~ to the important and arduout
duties of his office" Mr.. Brown is {
native of North Arson and was ed
ucated at Arson Academy, leaving
the State when young man for the
West. He has never forgotten hi
boyhood home, and has never failed
to respond literally to any enterprise
that would help the town in which hi
was born. The ADVOCATE counts hin
as one of it's most faithful subscribers
Mrs. A. Simmons, Mrs. F. t. Crane
and Mrs. V. ID. Hilton were the guests
of Judge A NJ. Spear and Mrs. Spea
of Gardiner, Thursday night and Fri
day forenoon.
Mrs. Philena Moore died Tuesda,
evening, June 9th, at the home Of hel
daughter Mrs. Fred Houghton, afte
an illness of several weeks. She wa,
the widow of the late T. j. Moore O
this town. Her age was 70 years,
months and Is days. Three sons ant
two daughters survive her. Thu
funeral was held Thursday afternoon,
Rev. T. B. HIATT officiating, and the
burial was in Sunset cemetery.
L. P. Lincoln went to New Portland
Monday morning, and remained
few days on business.