The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14

North ANsoN.

The CONGREGATIONAL church of ihiH
village has extended : call 10 Rev.
Mr.. parteh et Connecticut to become
sts pastor II 10 no, known At this
time whether the call will be az
cepied or not
Ar and Mrs G. ". lintchins OF
Waterlille. arrived In town Monday.
the guest OF W {. simmons aud fam
lily.
Hon {. s. Stetson. master of the
State Grange. Was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. George Savage Sunday
night.
Several from Angon Grange visited
New Portland last Saturday. Hon. {.
s. Stetson. master OF the State
Grange. was present AT the meeting.
Ell Hoyt moved his mother from
Athens to his home in this village
Thursday where she will permanent
ly reside. She will be 95 years old
the 7th day of next November and
Notwithstanding her advanced age she
stood the journey we'll. Mr. Hoyt
used great care in bringing her here.
procuring an automobile for that pur-
pose.
Miss Helen II. Hinckley of Augusta,
is the guest of relatives in town, hay-
ing arrived here Saturday night.
Granville Pullen left Anson for
Waterville Thursday. on his way to
California. His brother, Stephen. who
has been seriously i'll in Waterville
for some weeks, will not be able to
return to the Pacific coast at present.
L. K. Smith and family of Augusta,
left Saturday forenoon for his farm
on the Isle of Pines where they viii.
for the future make their home.
s. A. Beal is absent from home on
a western trip.
The annual sale of the Congrega-
tionalst church held here last week
was very successful, the net receipts
amounting to $40. The society takes
this opportunity to thank the people
for their patronage and all of those
who aided in furnishing entertain
ment.
Thursday evening was observed as
Ladies' might by Table Rock lodge of
Odd Fellows. A banquet was served.
The corn factory here closed Its
packing season last week, having put
up 235,217 cans, or little more than
half a pack 1t Is announced that the
company has raised the price Il of
cent on a pound for the season of
1910.
Mrs. H. B. Merry Is at Pennington
this week on business.
w. C. Simmons, secretary of the
Board of Trustees of Anson academy,
has recently received a certificate of
approval from the State Superinten
dent showing that this institution is
classed In "A" or first grade.
AT the meeting Thursday at Mrs.
Simmons, Ruth Heald Cragin Chap
ter, d. A. R., voted to give $40 as the
beginning of fund to be raised by
the Daughters throughout the State
of Maine for a monument to be erect
ed to the memory of the 80 Indians
who served In the war o. the ADleri
can Revolution and are buried on the
island at Oldtown.
Hon. George Flint and daughter of
Pennington, were in town Saturday.
A few more from here attended the
cattle show and fair at South Solon,
Saturday.
AS the season advances and the
farmers are digging their potatoes, 1t
Is found that many pieces are yield
ing unusually good crops. The Green
brothers of North Madison, are getting
about $50 bushels per day, getting
400 bushel from little less than two
acres. On the whole the crop prom
ises to be very good.
Friday twenty-one members of Ruth
Heald Cragin chapter went to Solon
and partook of delicious luncheon
given by Abigail Chamberlain Whip
pie chapter at the home of Mrs. Jen-