The Somerset reporter., 1908-10-08
NORTH SON

"Freckles," Porter; "Three People, >
"Walled In" Phelps; "The River
man" White; "Brewster's Millions, )
McCutcheon Lavender and Old
Lace" Reed; "The Lackawannas at
Moosehead," Kimball; "Myrtle Bald
win," Mum; "His Courtship," Mar
/ tin; "On the trail of the Immigrant u
Steiner; "The Young Lieutenant
+ Optic; "The Soldier Boy" Optic
The following books have been given
i by Mrs. NJ. c. Emery: "Spinner in
the Sum-" Reed; Sowing Seeds in
Danny McClury; "The Maine
Woods, !" Thoreau.
Miss Susie Paine went to Bingham
Saturday, for a few days visit, the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Butler.
o. W. Bryant and Fred Walker
went to the cattle show at New Port
land, Saturday.
Miss Addie Fenlason who has been
visiting in Boston and other places
arrived home, Saturday night.
Wallace Emery went to Skowhegan
Tuesday
John Butler of Bingham was il
town, Monday morning.
A new shingle mill has just beer
completed at the North Arson Lum-
Der Company's mills capable of saw
ing fifteen thousand shingles per day
Mrs. Howard Savage, mother of E
L. Savage, arrived in town the guest
of her son, Saturday night. She was
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs
Berwick, who returned to Providence
/ Monday morning.
Reuben Farr arrived home from
Waterville, Saturday evening.
The acreage books for sweet corn
4 for 1909 are now open and those de-
+ iring to plant are requested to cal
early at the home of w. G. Emery Oh
Center Street, and secure their acre
age as it is being taken freely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nichols were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Aver of Stratton the first of the week.
Mrs. w. c. Robinson and daughter
Kate went to Portland, Sunday night,
and remained until Tuesday.
Rev. T. B. HIATT found large straw
berry blossom, Saturday.
Miss Lena Donley has gone to Cali
fornia to remain during the winter.
Sunday was cold and gray.
Ira Cushing, proprietor of Moose
head Inn at Greenville, was in town.
Saturday, and returned Sunday. Mrs.
Cushing accompanied him back, re-
turning home on the night train.
GO. Sturtevant went to Winthrop
during Sunday.
Charles Abbott, who has been very
i'll part of the time during the past
summer, is able to be about and at
tend to his work part of the time.
Mrs. George Hutchins was in Wa
teryille several days last week, re-
turning Friday night, and going back,
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs NJ. P Moore have been
chosen by Table Rock and Rebekah
Lodges as delegates to attend the
Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly
to be held in Bangor, Oct. 20 and 81.
Owen Wilson returned to Poland
Springs, Friday, after having been at
home for o e weeks visit. He is
employed as cook in the Poland
Spring House which pays, it is said,
higher prices for its help than any
other hotel in New England. For a
number of years Mr.. Wilson was chief
cook in Shaw's bakery IN Portland.
Arthur Tarr is at home from Idaho
for a few days and will return West
this week. He has been gone over
six years. 1t will be remembered that
he was formerly Postmaster Hovey' 3
assistant.
Sunday was cold day for the
Moosehead Lake excursionists, but it
was the last opportunity this season.
The case of John T. Luce of Indus
try against the town of Arson for in
iuries on the road on Arson hill lead
ing from Blanchard Luce's to John
Aliens. was dropped by Luce at the
September term of the Supreme Judi
cial court. The town did not pay
Luce anything, but each side paid its
own costs Frank w. Butler of Farm
ington was counsel for Luce, and
Judge Simmons was counsel for An
son.
Joshua Andrews has raised from a
small piece of land, not heavily
dressed, Ia stalks of beans, $50 bushels
of potatoes Two hills yielded % pc
tatoes, there being only two small
ones among them, and one potato
measured % inches.
Six deer were brought down over
the Somerset road, Friday, the first
shipment of the season.
The D. A. R. meeting, which was to
have been held with Mrs. |. H.
Wheeler OF Skowhegan, is postponed
until the last of this month or the first
of next.
CHANDLER SAVAGE.
Chandler Savage died at his home
in Bingham, Thursday night, AT the
age of 80 years and s months, having
survived his wife only six days. Mr.
Savage was born in Arson, near this
village, Oh the south side Of the river.
and mis- parents moved from here 10
Concord when he was but six years
/ old, where he resided for the long
period of 7Syears. Six years ago, Mr.
and Mrs. Savage moved to Bingham
to reside with his son and wife, MIR
and Mrs. Mark Savage, and where the
rem ainder of their lives were pleas
antly passed. The first of the past
summer, Mr.. and Mrs. Savage spent
some weeks with their sons i'll this
village, and at that time were both
remarkably we'll and active for per-
sons of their advanced age. In the
death of Mr.. Savage, another of the
oldest generation of men now living
is removed. He was al Industrious,
conscientious, upright man devoted to
his home andhis family. The funeral
service was held, Saturday forenoon,
! at Bingham. Rev. Mr., Richmond. Off