The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-05-30
~ The News of Somerset's Busy Towns 81
NORTH ANSON

NOh - 0NoON
The Universalist Sunday sch DOL is
rehearsing for the concert for Chill
dren's Day.
Mrs w. G. Emery went to Spring
vale, Monday to attend two sessions
of Rebekah meetings.
Mr. Poland and family of Kingfield
has moved into the upper tenement
of B. F. Moulton's house.
At the meeting of Emerald Rebe
kah Lodge Saturday the degree wss
conferred on two members.
The cleft hand social at Walter
Wells home was greatly enjoyed by
all. About so were present.
The Union meeting of the churc hes
will be held in the Congregational
church next Sunday evening.
Rev and Mrs. w. j. Taylor were
guests of Judge and Mrs. Simmons
during the meeting of the ASSN.
Rev. T. B. HIATT is the memorial or
ator at Hancock this year. He will
be away from home all the week.
Addie Robinson who has been in
Washington since the first of Decem
Der, arrived home Wednesday night
The steam drill of the American
Pulp and Paper company was started,
Thursday, and crew of men put to
work.
DR.. G.. w. Hutchins came up from
Waterville Saturday and spent Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. Pauline
Hutchins.
Mrs. Nellie Collins, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Port
land for the past four weeks, return
ed home, THURSDAY.
Misses Edna Hovey, Susie Clark
and Nellie Pullen attended the Edu-
cational ASSN, meeting at Fairfield
Friday and returned home Saturday.
Rev. II. s. Ryder former pastor
of the NJ. E. Church here, was called
to California by the illness of his sis
ter. He will remain there five weeks.
Minnie Bunker who has been abroad
several months expects to return to
this country about the middle of Jun9
and will stop in No. Arson few days.
Miss Lena Donley, who went to
Boston, recently, where she had a
position as stenographe r, was obliged
to return home on acco unit of poor
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Baker, who
have been visiting relatives here for
several days, went to Newport, Tues
day. where they will stay during the
summer Mrs. Crafts accompanied
them.
The Rebekahs of districts Nos. Is
and 16 will hold union meeting with
Emerald lodge on Friday evening.
The home district includes Scion,
Norridgewock, Madison, Bingham,
New Portland, Skowhegan and North
Arson. Mrs. Nellie A. Stevens, pre-
sident of the Rebekah Assembly, the
grand maste r, and other officers will
be present,
There was large attendance at the
Dinsmore Memorial church, Sunday
morning, when Rev. T. B. HIATT de-
livered the sermon before the G.. A.
K. Post. CT the veterans there were
Ia present, and one representative of
the Spanish American War. Large
flags were draped back of the pulpit
rostrum, while many tiny flags lent a
patriotic air to the occasion. Special
music was rendered for the service,
and Mr.. and Mrs. +. p. Barnaby gave
a fine duet. Rev. Mr.. HIATT took for
his theme, "Christ, the Leader"
Program of Arson Grange for June
l, 1907;
Singing bv Ladies of the Grange Choir,
select reading, Blanche Mitche l. violin solo,
Mrs. Hortense Ftlker; select reading Mrs.
Edith Salley; music; colloquy, Mrs. Edna
Ellis, Lee Ellis music; selec, reading
Bessie Nicholson; music select reading
Mrs. Aurilla Steward; topic for discussion
How shall apple orchards be treated in order
to secure the largest crop Of fruit2 Topic
opened by Mr.. Tilson B. Saley; select re d
ing. Mr. Eugene Danforth. Song by male
members Of the Grange Choir.
Mrs. Mary c. Bunker died May
ter, Mrs. Alice Hilton in Arson
after an illness of one week caused
by acute Indigestion. Mrs. Bunker
was born in Embden, Nov. "a, 1881,
the daughter of Deacon Joseph and
Lovinah (Allbee) Walker and was
united in marriage with Moses Bunker
Aug. 81, 1852. She is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Alice Hilton of
Arson, Mrs Hattie Hager of Water
vile and Mrs. Augusta Bailey of
Skowhegan. Her only son died in
California. Mrs. Bunker also leaves
one sister, Mrs Anna Luce of Arson
and three brothers, Samuel Walker of
Embden, Leonard H. and Calvin F.
Walker of No. Arson. Rev. T. B.
HIATT officated at the funeral and the
burial was in the family lot at Madi-
son.