The Somerset reporter., 1909-08-05
NORTH ANSON

in the bulkhead at the canal at Cleve-
land Rips. The camps are built and
the work will be pushed. The bulk
head is to be concrete work contain
ing four gates. At the lower end of
the canal where the power house Is
to be erected there will be 26 foot fall,
operating two pairs of s. Morgan
Smith turbine wheels in steel cases,
generating 700 horse power. The en-
tire work will be completed this fall.
The rear drive of the Kennebec
river passed under Patterson bridge
July 3lst. The date is some later
than some years past.
Sunday was one of the most beauti
full days of the season. Many from
this village enjoyed the beautiful
drives in the country and others
sought the shady haunts of the shores
Of our inland lakes.
c. o. Sturtevant of Winthrop was
in town, Saturday, returning home in
the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Gould went to
Portland, Friday, for visit with rel
atives and friends. He left his store
in charge of E. l.. noyen.
Jefferson Spearin and his nephew,
DR.. Gerald. went on fishing trip to
Austin ponds, last week, returning,
Friday.
Robert Bodfish of Palmer, Mass. is
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. IL. E.
Ware.
Mr. and Mrs. Sleeper, who came in
their touring car from Canada and
spent a week with MIR. and Mrs Chas.
Walker. returned, Thursday, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Walker.
Mr.. Tedford of Montreal, chauffer
for the Sleeper family, took Misses
Edith Moody and Addie Robinson,
and Thomas Murphy and Wallace
Parsons on a ride of fifty miles up the
river, Wednesday. 1t was delight
full ride and quick run as Mr.. Ted
ford is one of the swiftest auto chauf-
fers ever In this vicinity.
Ed. Aver of Boston is visiting the
ancestral home of the Paines in this
village. Every year some of the des-
cendants visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Roberts and Mr..
and Mrs. j. l.. Parlin spent saturday
night and Sunday at Lake Embden.
A party under the direction of the
State Board of assessors is exploring
and surveying the wild lands of Som
erset county.
Mrs. Nancy Holbrook was visiting
friends in SkoWhegan, Friday and
Saturday.
E. A. Brown, who has charge of the
meat department of G.. A. Porter *
Co.. store, is having his annual va
cation. He went, Saturday, with his
family to Rocky Point cottage, at
lake Embden to stay two weeks
Harry Beale is expected home from
Montana in about month for visit.
Rev. Mr.. Beede, pastor of the
Methodist church at Bingham, was
the guest of Mr., and Mrs. Cyrus Wal
ker, Sunday night.
Miss Harriet L. Hilton, who has
been visiting relatives here and at
Skowhegan, started, Tuesday morn
ing, for her home in Canton, N. Y,
going by way of Montreal. Miss Hill
ton enters college this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Witham were at
Lake Emblem, Sunday.
Miss Gladys Beale has returned
from Austin Pond.
"A
Helene and Katherine, are spending
a few weeks at Ocean Park.
Mrs. A. Pouliotte and daughter of
Waterville spent Sunday here, the
guests of Mr.. Pouliotte, who is en-
ployed by e. E. Sawyer.
North Anson is we'll represented at
Ocean Park this season. Rev A. d.
Colson has charge of summer hotel
and his family Is there for short
time. Everett Sawyer, James Thorne,
Willis Hodgdon and Austin Eames
are employed in the hotel.
Miss Blanche Wilbur and Miss Su-
san Weston of Madison we're the
guests of Miss Paulenah NJ. Simmons,
Monday afternoon. These la1ies
were students at Colby college when
Miss Simmons was there.
G.. s. Longley went to Lewiston,
Monday, aud returned the following
day.
Miss Ellen French has been visit
ing her grandparents i'll Madison for
several days.
The moving picture show which oc-
cupied the grange lot during the past
week started, Monday morning, for
Solon.
Born, Thursday, July %, to the
wife of John Peters, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. F. Pratt and daugh-
ter, Miss Belle Pratt, Of Wincester,
Mass, are expected to arrive here
Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Norton.
Mrs. George Walker and son Leone,
started for Sandford Florida, Satur
day, where they intend to make
permanent home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Paine have
moved into their new house on the
south side of the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Flint of Farm
ington were in town, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Williams we're
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Berry on Kennebec Avenue, Satur-
day.
Wallace F. Holman, the new prin-
cipal of the Academy, was In town,
Friday.
Miss Susie Clark has the measles.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Fairbrother were
at Lake Embden, Sunday.
The fall term of Anson Academy
opens, Aug. Both, under the follow
ing Instructors: Wallace +. Holman,
A. B., principal, agriculture, general
methods, and sciences; Miss Paul
enah M. Simmons, A. b., preceptress,
Miss Gladys F. Merriman,
State Normal School '09,
manual training and drawing; Elmer
E. Towne, music. There will be five