The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-18
NORTH ANSON

Miss Roe Mantor went to Water
vile, Friday, and returned home,
Monday night.
Miss Susie Benjamin has returned
to Inorganic Business College In
Waterville.
The State Council, D. A. r. meets
In Bath, March Sd and 4th.
Mrs. J. o. Hemminger OF Waterville
returned to Waterville, Monday, hav-
ing been the guest OF her father, Ed
gar Millay, for short time.
Roscoe Eames was at home from
Scion part Of the day, Monday.
Ora Luce OF Ward Hill, Madison,
was the guest of Mrs. Ella Hilton, a
few hours, Sunday.
Mrs. Ella Hilton has been the guest
Of her son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hilton OF Bingham, part Of
the time during the past week.
Principal Williams OF the academy
is spending his vacation at the home
Of his parents, in Embden.
H. g. Stetson, of this town, has
made specially Of the hen business
during the past few years, and has
sold quite large number every fall.
This winter he is keeping over 100
hens for laying purposes. He has
given the hen considerable attention
and has been successful along this
line. There is a great deal to the
business and 1t has more than one
side but, without doubt, when the
right man gets at it there is a good
dollar in 1t.
The d. A. r. chapter was enter
tanned on the afternoon OF Feb. 18th
by Mrs. e. p. Barnaby. A large num-
Der we're present and enjoyed the
quotations., incidents, sketches and
pictures connected with the life Of
Abraham Lincoln. The following
delegates and alternates were chosen
for the d. A. R. Continental Congress
in Washington: Mrs. Sarah French,
regent-delegate; Mrs. Elizabeth
Emery, regent-alternate; delegate,
Mrs. EVE Robinson; LIST alternate
Miss Bertha Morrill,; End, Mrs. Eliza
beth Holley; Sd, Mrs. Ella Hapgood;
4th, Mrs. Geneva Hilton; 9th, Mrs.
Maude Caswell; 9Th, Miss Eugenia
Aver.
Saturday was warm and spring like.
Arthur Daggett, driver of the North
Arson and New Portland stage route
has been appointed on the route from
West New Portland to Pennington.
Mrs. Perley Green has been quite
i'll during the past week. Her hus
band is at home from the woods.
Mrs. Alfred Medley has been ill
with a severe cold during the past
week.
George Sharpe is able TO be about
the streets again.
Teams on the highways Eave much
trouble in meeting these days as the
roads are not trodden hard as they
are sometimes, and If horse steps
aside a little he goes down deeply
through the soft snow. Animals
themselves are quick to learn the
condition of the roads and it is
difficult to rein some Of them out of
the beaten path.
Sunday was a good day for sleigh
riding and many about town took the
opportunity to exercise their horses
and improve the good roads.
Mrs. Jennie Greene, of Scion, was
in town, Thursday, to attend the
meeting of the D. A. R.
The public library is being we'll pa
tronized this winter. Many go there
for reading who reside a long dis
lance away. The collection of books
contain variety of the best and
latest literature, on history, biog-
raphy, and fiction. It is a helpful in
stitution In this community and a ST.
lent but powerful educator.
Fred Walker and Charles Bryant
went to Solon, Sunday.
Mrs. Marion Moore, Mrs. Ina French
Mrs. Mabel Porter and Miss Nellie
Porter, members Of tho Bakers Dozen
Cooking Club, went to Oakland, Sat-
urday, where they were entertained
by Miss Grace Foster. Mrs. Lena