The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18
NORTH ANSON.

4 The work on Judge simmons new
house on Pleasant street is progress
ing rapidly.
The 4th Maine Battery Association
meets in Waterville, June oath. The
members of the Battery in this town
are Charles Cry mble, George w.
McKenney and John Rowe.
Miss Nellie Pullen graduated from
Pennington Normal School last week.
Her mother, Mrs. Fred Pullen, spent
last week in Pennington, and at
tended the graduation, both return
ing home the latter part OF the week.
Rev. G. E. Paine, superintendent of
schools, spent several days last week
in New Vineyard in the interests of
the schools.
! Sunday evening, the Universalist
church was filed TO overtiowing with
an enthusiastic audience which lis
tened to sacred concert given by
the Canadian Jubilee Singers.
Miss Margaret Graves of Orono ar
rived here, Saturday, to visit her
grandmother, Mrs. Sara B. Parlin,
and her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. l.. Parlin.
Archie Danforth went to Norridge-
wock, Monday, to work on the tele-
phone line.
Ed Magnor and family, and Mrs.
Hannah Salley and daughter of Wa
terville were the guests of relatives
here over Sunday.
Bart Smith and Miss Hodgdon
spent Sunday in Embden.
Mrs. Amanda Thompson, who had
been in Newburyport during the Win
ter and spring, arrived homo last
week. Mrs. Thompson went to New
Meadows to the d. A. r, Field Day.
Hon. Turner Boswell of Scion was
in town, Friday, making survey OF
site Grange Hall, which the town
recently purchased for a site for an
engine house.
The road machine was at work on
upper Main street, Monday.
Arson Grange held it's annual Field
Day, Saturday, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Eugene Danforth, at Spring
Brook Farm in Madison. This beau
tiful farm home, on the east side of
the Kennebec river, is one of those
historic spots, which was settled the
year following Benedict Arnold 8
eventful march to Quebec up over
this same beautiful river. The Dan
forth farm was settled by David Dan
forth, a Revolutionary soldier, and
has ever since been in the possession
of his descendants. At an early hour
the teams began pouring into the
dooryard, until many representatives
of the four oranges of Anson, Skow-
hogan, East Madison and South Ches-
terville had gathered under Mr..
Danforth's hospitable roof. One of
those bountiful repasts, for which the
Changers are famous, was prepared
and 80 partook of the delectable food.
The company was honored by having
in their midst, the Deputy from Ken
nebec county, Mrs. A. F. Fellows and
her husband of South Chesterville
During the day 100 gathered and a
very delightful day was passed, en-
tertainment consisting of readings,
recitations, singing and the graphic
phone, made the day one long to be
remembered.
Mrs. Ada Scott attended the D. A.
R, Field Day at New Meadows last
week and the following day visited in
Portland.
The alumni of Pennington Normal
School wishing to observe the 25th
anniversary of Prof. George @. Pur-
/ ington's association as Principal pre-
sented him a check of $1,000. Prof
Purington was former townsman.
Miss Josephine Gipson, Arson
Academy 'O7, who is at the Lilly Bay
| House at Moosehead Lake, has sent
the Advocate a menu of the good
things which they have to eat and an
invitation to visit that famous resort.
Rev. Mr.. Colson breaches before
the Masons next Sunday morning at
10:45, a. m. it being St. Johns Sunday
The meeting of the 18th District of
Rebekahs, composed of Emerald
Lodge, North Arson, New Century
Lodge, New Portland, Northern Light
Lodge, Scion and Centennial Lodge,
Bingham, met Wednesday evening,
with the lodge at Scion. Three of
the Assembly officers were present,
Mrs. Maude M. Emery of North An
son, President of the Assembly; Mrs.
Sarah o. Cook of Brunswick, Vice
president and Miss Alice Priest of
Waterville, Warden. The degree
work was exemplified by the Centen-
NAL Lodge. Quite large delegation
went from this village.