The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
NORTH ANSON

NORTH ANSON
Meier A. Eames went to Moose
head Lake, Monday, to commence
work on a wall along the shore of
the lake for the distance of two
miles and putting in some piers at
other places in the lake. The crew
will consist of twenty men and eight
horses. Among others who went
from this village and section were
Will Stetson, George Pratt and James
Fentiman. 1t is expected that it will
take two or three months to com
plete the job.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Benjamin of
Portland passed Sunday in town.
Mrs. Henry Hunt, of Portland, has
been visiting her father, Jesse
Spalding, and brother during the past
week.
Mrs. Almeda Cults arrived home
from Providence, R. l., Saturday
night.
]. E. Freeman went to Boston,
Thursday.
Judge Simmons was visiting friends
in Topsham a short time during last
week
Mrs. Gardner Savage, of the Farm
er's Central Telephone office, who
has been in Scion for some days for
medical treatment is improving fast.
She expects to visit in Bingham be-
fore returning home.
MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Williams and
Mrs Dora Hilton were calling on
friends in Emblem during Sunday.
A large moose weighing $50 pounds
was carried through this village,
Saturday, having been shot by parties
from Madison.
d. M. Norton & Sons lost valuable
COW last week, the cause of her death
is supposed to be that she was hooked
by the other cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Moore started,
Monday noon, for Bangor to attend
the annual state meeting of the Odd
Fellow and Rebekah lodges.
Laurence Steward expects to leave
town about the 9th for Colorado
where he will remain during the win
ter.
Judge Simmons new house on
Pleasant street has been wired for
electric lights this week. E. j. Clark
very soon.
The Foster Public Library has re-
ceived from the Maine State Library
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Mrs B. s. Flagg and son, Edwin of
Skowhegan, were visiting in town
with relatives, a few hours Sunday.
E. F. Fairbrother OF Skowhegan
was the guest of his brother, R. Fair
brother, Sunday.
G. w. Spalding sold three car loads
of potatoes during the past week.
He raised about $500 bushels this
year, but the crop was light on ac-
count of the dry weather. Mr.. Spal
ding says that he ought to have had
5000 bushels. His grain was also a
light yield and part of his garden
vegetables suffered severely. He has
Is acres of winter rye that is a green
and beautiful field Mr.. Spalding is
on large scale. A thorough know
and hard work has demonstrated
farm.
Everett Burbank and Miss Su ie
Clark arrived in town, Friday night,
from New Vineyard, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Clark
Saturday, F. w. Bunker shipped Is
cows and IL calves to Massac husetts
OF the lot cows were bought of Aus
tin Berry and one of John d. Ben
jamin.
The warm, dry weather of the past
few weeks has revived the spring
time and Nature seems as if struggling
to begin life anew. The grass along
the village streets and pasture lands
have the green shade OF a June
morning, the blueberries are budded
all ready for the blossom as If defying
the long winter soon to be. 1t is
glorious autumn and one that does
not come many times in the span of
human life.
Supt. Paine was called to New
Vineyard, Friday, on account of one
of the school buildings in that town
having been burned.
Saturday and Sunday were warm
days. 1t is pretty hot when the
thermometer stands 80 degrees in
the shade at the noon hour after the
middle of October is passed.
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
Work on the new school building is
progressing rapidly and, although the
winter terms are five weeks away, it
is hardly probable that the building
will be ready for occupancy at that
time. Possibly, Supt. Paine may
think it wise to postpone the terms a
week or two, if by that time the
building will be completed. The
work on this building has been rush
ed from the first and the committee
have spared no pains or effort that
would keep the expense down to a
minimum and at the same time ex-
pediate the work. Mr. Crane, chair
man of the building committee, has
labored conscientiously and hard,
day and night, 50 to speak, that the
best results to the town might be ac