The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-18

Marshall and Mrs. George Foster, of
Oakland were also present.
Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Will
liams attended the 45th anniversary
OF the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. D. K.
Williams of Embden.
The town have been closing up the
business for the annual meeting in
March. Embden and Scion compleU-
ed this work on the 18th, and Arson
on the 10th inst.
Merry & Donley, who are lumber
ing at Sandy this winter, have Just
sold over 300, 900 feet of pine boards
that were piled in the yard at this
station, part OF them being sold IN
Maine and the remainder going 10
Massach usetts. They have sold loo
cords of white birch that Is to be
shipped To Dixfield and they will cut
out ak or eight hundred cords OF
birch into squares during the winter
along with their other work. All or
this lumber is cut in portable mill
in the woods where they are operat-
ing.
The Sunshine society at their recent
fair cleared 500 and the society took
$40 more from the treasury and the
Total of s75 was sent to the new hos
pital for cripple children in Portland.
The senior class parts OF Arson
Academy have been assigned as FOL
lows: Valedictory, Elmer Sawyer;
Salutatory, Bertha Oliver; Prophecy,
Frances Gilbert; History James
Thorne; Ora ton, Edmond Danforth;
Glass will, Everett Sawyer; Poem,
Josie Duuton.
1.-THE Doctor", local comedy dra-
ma presented in GUARDIANSHIP Hall,
the 18th inst, was well attended. The
evening entertainment was concluded
by social dance when a goodly num-
Der took part to the charming must C
of Kendall.
Some village parties are fishing at
Fahi ponds these days and pieKerei
are the fish they get.
The past week has been the best
sleighing of the winter.
On Friday Postmaster Hovey put
out the new cent postage stamps
with the likeness of Abraham Lincoln
OH them.
Postmaster Hovey has put up new
sign over the door of his Office bear
ing the words, "Post Office, North
Arson, Me-" The old sign has always
given the words, "Post Office" but
late ruling of the department requires
the name of the town on the sign.
Guy Savage left town, Saturday, for
Skowhegan where he will be employed
in his fathers mill. The position in
Holley's drug store where Mr.. Savage
has been during the past summer and
fall will be filled by Ben Mitchell.
w. G. Robinson and daughter, Kate,
went to Scion, Saturday, and the
daughter remained few days the
guest Of Mrs. s. F. Greene.
When Charles Bryant and Fred
Walker went to Scion, Sunday, they
dined with the 'boys" who are haul
ing sawed lumber from Cooley's mill
to Scion station and who went from
this section few weeks ago. Silas
Durrell, Henry Treat, Roscoe Games,
of Embden, 8. j. Dunphy, Will Hoop
err, Carol Caswell and Elmer Carl
from this town, each with pair of
good horses, are only part OF the
large crew that is moving the lumber.
The hard roads of the winter has
made it discouraging, at times, but all
are taking good loads now.
The Tooth anniversary of the birth
OF Abraham Lincoln was fittingly OBJ
served by the ladies of the G. A. r.
Circle in Grange Hall, last Friday at
ternoon. The room was beautifully
decorated with flags and pictures of
the martyred president. There was
large attendance composed Of ladies'
Of the Circle, veterans of the Civil
war, school children and other citi-
zens. Mrs. Alice Mitchell, the presi
dent, called the meeting to order at
the appointed hour and the following
program was given: Music, Emily
Savage, Lima Mitchell; Prayer, Rev.
G. E. Paine; Music, Gertrude Cole;
Remarks, D. M. Norton; Recitation,
Frances Knapp; Music, Frances Gill
bert; REGULATIONS, Gladys Newcome,
Edna Nicholson; Drill by children;
Recitation, Helen Holman; Music,
James Stevens; Remarks, Judge
Simmons; Song, America. Judge
Simmons spoke eloquently for more
than half an hour. Among other
things he spoke of Lincoln as model
American, what he accomplished,
what he did for the abolition of sla
very, his ability as a lawyer, the sim
plicity OF his life, and his kindheart-
edness us a man. The flag was thrown
to the breeze on the village square
and some of the private residences
about town displayed small flags.
At their home in Embden on Friday
last, Mr.. and Mrs. d. K. Williams
observed their forty fifth wedding
anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
were married in Embden by d. II.
McFadden, February 18th, 1854, on
Lincoln,s birthdav. the fiftv- fifth wear