The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-25
N0RTH ANSON.

MIR. and Mrs. Charles Williams from
the West, were renewing old ac-
quaintances and visiting the scenes OF
their school days In this village last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker from
Skowhegan arrived here Monday to
visit his son, Cyrus Walker.
Mrs. Martha j. Tower went Monday
t. Bar Harbor to remain several days
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Thorne
went Saturday to Franklin where Mr.
Thorne will teach the grammar
school.
Mrs. Roxie Mitchell and daughters
al rived home from Danforth Satur-
day.
Mrs. Hannah Hilton of Boston and
her sister, Mrs. Symonds Of Melrose
Highlands and Mrs. Nettie Waller OF
Skowhegan were the guests of rela-
tives the last of the week, returning
t. Skowhegan Sunday.
Miss Hattie Longley, who has been
staying at T. H. Spauldings since
Mrs. Spaulding has been i'll. returned
to Norridgewock Tuesday.
|. H. Clifford and family, who at
urday, met with a sad accident when
starting to return home. AS the horses
were coming down a long hill one OF
the pole straps broke letting the wag-
on onto the horses and they became
unmanageable. The carriage was ov-
erturned and the occupants thrown
out. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford were badly
bruised and the babe which Is about
two months old had her arm broken.
DR.. Spear of New Portland was called
and reduced the fracture. Their sons,
Linwood and Roy, received quite seri-
GUS injuries, but the daughter, Miss
Lizzie, escaped unframed. Mrs. Will
Williams and son took Mrs. Clifford
and the babe In their auto and re-
turned home, making a swift run.
Miss Kellett and Miss McKinnon of
Melrose and Miss Stanton of Maiden,
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Holbrook during the past week.
Mrs. David Bodfish returned to Pal
mer, Mass, on Wednesday.
Mrs. Fannie Bray and Mrs. Kate
Foster of Ell Paso, Texas, arrived here
Monday forenoon. They were at
Long Beach, Cal, when the telegram
telling of their mothers Illness
reached them, and they started i'm
mediately for the East. Their mother
Mrs. T. H. Spaulding is gradually i'm
proving.
Mrs. Eddie Heath was visiting her
friends, the Burnhams at their cot
tage at Lake Pennesseewassee, last
week.
Mrs. Susie Grant of Waterville was
visiting her parents the first of the
week.
Mrs. Eva Gould Maxfield of Var
mouthville was the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Will Williams for few
days and returned home Tuesday.
The reunion of the Robinson family
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Berry on Ken
nebec avenue.
Mr. AID Mrs. NJ A. Games received
telegram Tuesday that their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Stevens, was i'll and for them
to go to Skowhegan Immediately.
The farmers have commenced this
week to haul their grain to Mar
shall's mill to be thrashed. For many
years grain has been thrashed at this
place by men now gone, and still the
water runs to turn the wheel and
others of younger generation haul
the golden grain in the early autumn
days as they did in the long ago.
There is more or less complaint as
to the way the automobiles are run in
this town. The State law should be
enforced and the automobiles should
be run in accordance with the law
on the highway and in village limits.
The annual camp meeting at this
place commenced Friday. On the
whole the attendance is small and but
few strangers in town.
Rev. Ernest Caswell and his son,
Hermon of Worcester, Mass, arrived
here last week and have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Cas-
WELL
Those who went from here to the
Lovejoy reunion at New Portland last
Saturday were H. Caswell and fam
lily, Eugene Paine and family, Irwin
Clifford and family, Mrs. Will Will
Eva Maxfield of Yarmouthville, and
Rev. Ernest Caswell and son of Wor-
cester. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Merry left
here Wednesday morning in their
auto for the Eastern Maine State
fair at Bangor They will visit Bar
Harbor before their return.
The Dinsmore reunion will be held
with Fred Dinsmore at the old home
stead In Arson, Me-, Aug. 81 A
cordial invitation is extended to all
relatives and friends.