The independent-reporter., 1910-03-17
NORTH ANS0N.

moved from the south side of the
Carrab; 4 EFT river to lower Madison
street, into Mrs. Eyie Robinsons ten
ement.
Mrs. Julia Smith of Pittsfeld, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary
Marston.
Mrs. E. NJ Wing was visiting i.
Watorville Thursday.
A. n. Smith of Pittsfeld, was the
guest of H. H. Marston Wednesday
nisht.
Mrs. w c. Robinson spent last
week in Boston. Her daughter, Miss
Kate, who has been visiting in Port
Lend has gone to Washington for a
visit with her uncle, Jesse Robinson
and family and will study musit
while there. Mrs. Robinson return
ed home Monday.
Uncle" David Abbott of Rangeley,
who was a long-t time resident of This
town, was "a years old March |. His
old friends and townsmen are glad
to know that his health is very good
aid he is able to be about.
The hog Is a scarce article these
days Fabulous prices are being paid
for shoats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Emery start
ed Wednesday on an extended tour
through the West and will visit Mrs.
Emerys sisters, Mrs. G. A. Steward
and Mrs. Charles Steward in Colora-
do. and other relatives.
Cyrus Walker sold two pair of
large oxen to the New Castle Lum-
Der Company, and they were shipped
down river the first of the week.
Miss Merle Adams of Norridgewock
who was the guest of Mrs. Cyrus
Walker for few days, returned home
Tuesday
Mrs. Harry Williams and children
who h.ve been away all winter are
expected home this week
Mr.. Pastorious of the New Castle
Lumber Co., was guest OF I. T..
Walker Sunday.
The Grange amateurs, who have
been SO successful with their play,
Bar Haven" presented it at Nor
ridgewock Tuesday evening, the com
pany going on the afternoon down
train.
Selectman Emery was at Skowhe-
gan Tuesday.
The spring term of schools will be-
gin March 20, and continue thirteen
weeks. This change from former
years is due to the fact that the
school year has been increased to
thirty-six weeks. The town at its an
nual town meeting made liberal ap-
preparations for schools. The state
also furnishes a larger amount from
the school fund and mill tax. To-
gether they will provide sufficient
funds for the increase in the number
of weeks in the school year. The
following teachers have been elected
/
Hamlin, Castine Normal, 1905, Princi-
pal, Emily NJ. Sawyer and Nelly F.
Parlin. Mrs. Parlin's place will be
supplied until she is able to teach.
At the Garfield school, Harry e. Rec
ord. master of the Old Orchard Gram
mar school for the past five years,
has been elected Principal. This is
the only change in the teachers OF
this school. The other teachers, ID.
Jet Briggs, Annie B. Roberts, Nellie
M. Holway and Bertha NJ. Paine, re-
turn to their former position. Teach
ers who have been chosen for rural
schools are Luetta Richards, Shake
speare school; Lucretia Worster
Hawthorne; Mabel Richards, Lowell,
and Mabel Seamans, Franklin.
Smith, the music dealer of Skowhe-
gan, was in town Tuesday and in
stalled a piano in the hall of Anson
Grange:
DR.. /. L. Salley, D. V. s., of Show
hegan, examined the herd of w. y.
Rand last week and pronounced 1t
all right.
Mrs. Bessie Rand was visiting in
Norridgewock Tuesday.
A number from this village attend
ed the theatre at Skowhegan Monday
evening.
Mrs. L. K Smith and children of
Augusta was visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Smith, the first of the week.
The old railroad building on the
south side of the river is being shin
gled.
BENJAMIN Berry arrived home with
his crew from the woods Thursday.
The revival meetings have been
lightly attended especially was that
the case during the first of the meet
ings. The enthusiasm that charac-
terized similar gatherings in the
days of our grandfathers, seems to
have passed away.
A recent issue of The Saint Paul,
(Minn) Pioneer Press contains a
fine picture of DR.. Percival Barton,
who was born in North Anson in
IoDZ, anu ne bIdlcS W Tic L icoo lidt
he has a vivid recollection of Halley's
comet in 1885, when the appearance
of the comet was matter of deep
concern to the country folks in New
England, and that common super
stition prevailed which caused 1t to
be regarded as an evil omen. The
doctor says that many persons were
inclined to associate the comet with
a certain evil visitation,-the world
wide ravages of cholera from 1880 to
1910.
Word was received here the first
Of the week of the illness of Miss
Ethel Bailey of pneumonia in the
hospital where she has been en-
ployed.
The Universalst society will have
an Easter sale in Odd Fellows hall,
Wednesday, March 23, with dinner or
supper, to be announced later
Upon the death of the late Benja-
min Mantor, the gold-headed cane be-
came the property of Selden Benja-
min, the oldest citizen and was pre-
sented by Selectman Emery on Fri
day. Uncle" Selden, as he is known.
Is very active and can walk long
distances and will be able to put the
cane to good use. He Is one Of the
yarv few of tho 0Id-time townamen