The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-10
NORTH AkSON


Mr.. and Mrs. Straw of Fairfield
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. IL. y.
Nichols for few hours Thursday.
Orlando Hooper of Kennebec Ave-
nue. has brood SOW that gave birth
to II pigs recently, all of which were
we'll and active at birth.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Cole arrived in
town from Long Pond, Friday night,
where they have been since the first
of July, Mr.. Cole having been en-
gagged putting the machinery into a
mill for the Kellogg Lumber Com
pany of Utica, n. Y. This mill is To-
Gated nine miles this side of Jackman
and is expected to start about the
first of June. The shipments will be
made over the c. P. r. road west.
Chandler Savage of Bingham sus-
tanned a paralStic shock last week
and remains in rather feeble condi-
ton. Mr.. Savage passed his Goth
birthday in January last and was in
remarkably good health at that time.
He and his wife spent several weeks
in the spring with his son Gardiner of
this village.
Miss Myra A. Jones has been unani-
mously elected teacher of the Com
mercial school in Biddeford. This
position commands good salary and
Miss jones' experience well qualities
her for the work which she will oom-
mence September 18th. She Ia a
graduate of the Maine Central Insti-
tute at Pittsfield and also graduated
from business college in 1905. Miss
Jones is well known in this village,
having been employed for nearly two
years as an amanuensis in an office
here. For the past year she has
taught shorthand and typewriting In
commercial college in Passalc, New
Jersey Her friends here wish her
much success in hep new Held OF
labor.
James H. Stevens and H. E. Skid
more returned from the Waterville
fair with their horses Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. g. Young of Angus
ia, arrived on the Sunday train and
are the guests of Mrs. Hannah Young.
They came to attend the Hodgdon re-
union at Lake Embden.
Congratulations are extended to
Mrs. Harry B. Spaulding of Kennebec
Avenue upon the birth of son, Aug.
18th.
J. d. Beniarcin attended the fair at
Waterville Thursday and Friday.
Miss Myrtle Hughes of Scion is
staying with Mrs. McKachnie during
her husbands absence at the fair in
Lewiston this week.
Mrs. Maud Pelcher and Miss Davis
OF Waterville were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Pierce during the
past week. A.
There were 1873 tickets sold at this
station for the fair at Waterville last
week.
A crew has been picking up and
loading a part of the old steel rails
along side of the track during the last
of the week. The company has re-
Gently sold 800 tons of the steel rails.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Montgomery of
Sangerville have been the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Pratt the past
week.
The Somerset County Teachers As
ISOLATION, which met In Scion Friday
and Saturday, was very interesting
session and well attended. An ad-
dress was given Friday evening on
"Moral Training In the Public
Schools" by Principal w. E. Russell
of the Gorham Normal school and Sat-
urday forenoon State Supt. Payson
Smith spoke upon practical Educa-
tion." The teachers from this town
who attended were Guy F. Williams,
Esther Rand, Mabel Caldwell, Grace
E. Vose, Nellie E. Holway, Flora
Berry, and the teachers from the
Emblem schools were Clara Records.
Ivy Jackson and Carl Gray, Supt. G,
E. Paine and Mrs. Paine also attended
this meeting.
Miss Kate Robinson went to Scion
Saturday, where she was the guest of
DIR. and Mrs. Greene, until Tuesday.
Frank Perkins was in town from
Bingham during Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Moore of Frank
lin, Mass, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Jones from Friday to Monday,
when they returned to Massachusetts.
Mrs. Lena Barber of Portland with
her children were visiting at MIR. and
Mrs. Joseph Atkinsop's last week.
Mrs. Fannie Mallett of Topsham,
who has been the guest of her cousin,
Judge Simmons and Mrs. Simm ons
during the past week, returned home
Saturday.
Mrs. Ella Young Walker arrived
Saturday night from Portland to visit
her mother, Mrs. Young.
Erastus MacKacknie started Satur-
day with three horses and two colts
for the fair at Lewiston, among the
string was Erlon, the fine stallion
owned by Mr.. Marshall.
There is quite general complaint
that the young orchards in this sec
tion are dying and have been on the
decline since the severe winter of 1905.
Frank L. Dutton of Augusta was in
town Wednesday night and during the
last days of the week he, with Judge
Simmons, were delivering political
speeches in the northern towns of the
county.
Miss Mabel Seward resumed teach
ing, Tuesday, in the fifth grade Of the
Madison schools. Miss Seward has
taught this same school several con-
secutive terms.
Mrs. Evie Robinson went to Boston,
Monday, to remain during the week.
Miss Maud Perry of Kennebeo
avenue returned home from Water
vile, Saturday, and commence d
teaching in Starks village, Tuesday.
Labor Day was passed quietly in
town with slight Interruptions from
the usual routine of business.
J.H. Stevens returned from Water
vile, Saturday. Mr.. Stevens took his
old colt "Sable Also" the latter, which
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