Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-02
Damage by Frost Even
Worse Than Reported.
Meeting Friday Night to Dis
euss Subject Of 0rcharding.


Victor r. Gardner of Orono, assist
ant professor of horticulture at the
University Of Maine, will arrive here
Friday afternoon and pass Saturday ir
town. He will be accompanied by C.
K. Palmer, until recently of Oregon
instructor in horticulture at the uni
versity. They come here at the invi-
tation Of the farmers of this vicinity
who are interested in apple growing
and a meeting will be held Friday
night at the home of r. T. Patten
Then orcharding, with special refer
ence to the business in Somerset coun-
ty, will be discussed. Anyone cngag-
ed in apple growing in this vicinity
will be welcome to attend.
Miss Linda Graves arrived Wednes-
day and is the guest of her aunt, Mrs
Myra c. Arnold, and sister, Mrs. H. c.
Woodbury..
The following appeared in the Som
erset Independent of Wednesday
which, by the way, is it's last issue
announcement is made today: of the
consolidation of the Somerset Report
err, the Somerset Independent and the
Union Advocate. all county publica-
connected with the Reporter and the
Independent Offices"
G. H. Atkinson, who had been pass
ing four weeks with his wife at the
cottage of her parents at Hayden lake
left Wednesday for East Boston OF
business. He will return in one Weei,
and complete his vacation, returning
home for the winter in his auto, tn.
trip east having been thus made.
Herbert Wentworth, superintendent
of the Skowhegan Water Co., is off
duty, having been laid up for the past
two weeks with severe attack OF
rheumatism in his hands and feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Wentworth
of New York City are in town, guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Jewett. Mr.
Jewett is their uncle.
F. w. Cross of Lowell, Mass, is in
town for two weeks, a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. F. e. Cross of Bush street.
The two men are brothers.
Later reports which came iii
Wednesday are to the effect that Tues
day mornings frost was much more
serious than first stated. In this town
many gardens were put out of COM
mission, while in some parts of Nor
ridgewOck much damage was done to
the sweet corn crop. Just how much
harm, if any, was done to that crop
in Skowhegan could not be ascertain
cd Wednesday as the superintendent
Of the plant here owned and operated
by the Portland Packing Co. was gu,
of town. In Athens gardens were laid
low. Especially was this the case
where crops were planted on low land
away from any water. With the long
drouth and this early August fros,
farmers are feeling a little down
hearted.
DIR. I. L. Merriam of Boston. accom-
panied by his daughter Miss Ida F.
Merriam. arrived Tuesday night and
are guests at Hotel Coburn. He is a
brother of Rev. George Merriam, pas
tor of the Bethany Baptist church. DR..
Merriam is a Baptist minister and edl-
tor of The Waterman.
Mrs. Harry Holland returned
Wednesday from a stay of several
weeks at Mouse Island.
Rev. A. M. Cox of Morrill,, accom-
panied by J. r. Harding of Albion,
was in town Wednesday. These gen,
tlemen are looking for a farm in this
vicinity.
III. l.. Colby of Jackman, road agent
in several of the plantations in north
ern Somerset, was in town Oh bust
ness Wednesday. In point of service
he is one of the Oldest road agents in
the county.
Mrs. G. w. Day and daughter, Miss
Dorothy. who had been the guests OF
relatives in Bangor and Brewer, re-
turned home Tuesday night.
The Misses Margaret and Lillian c.
Smith returned home Tuesday evening
from a two-weeks visit with relatives
in Portland and the islands in Casco1
Bay
Mrs. NJ L. Tuttle is passing the week
in Portland as the guest of Col. and
Mrs. r. f. Boothby. Saturday they
will so to South Paris for Sunday and
Labor day.
F. G. futile paid visit to one of his
brooks Tuesday, returning
that evening with 20 fine trout. Sew
eral would weigh one-quarter of a
pound each.
Somerset Real Estate Transfers.
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