The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
NORTH ANSON.

Mantor arrived here Friday night
from Peaks island, Mrs. Mantor hav-
ing been visiting there for few days.
Mrs. Emery returned to Peaks island
Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. c. C. Cragin of Rond-
out, n. Y, arrived in town Friday
night for a few weeks stay at Mrs.
Cragin's former home.
| Miss Elgiya Luce, one of the
teachers In the Madison schools, was
here Saturday on her way to New
Portland. Miss Luce was a former
pupil at Arson Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Gould returned
home Friday night from weeks
visit in Portland with their son and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ. Gould.
DR.. Bell of Strong, was in town
last week.
| Mr. and Mrs. Henry Merry were at
Newport and Pittsfield with their auto
last Friday and had a very pleasant
call with DR.. Edward Marston.
Miss Ella Hight of Skowhegan Wis
tied her aunt Mrs. Naomi Dunbar,
last week.
Eugene Mitchell of Lewiston was
in town Tuesday.
Alvah Beal went to Spring Lake
Wednesday.
Friday the Congregational Sun
day school had a picnic at Embden
Lake and a very pleasant day was
passed. Boating and bathing were
among the enjoyable features Of the
day. The hospitality of e. w. Hodg-
don will long be remembered.
Sunday party from this village
went to Black Hill. Several of them
climbed to the top with Austin Berry
for a guide. Those who went to the
mountain top were Mrs. NJ. J. Tow
er, Harry Williamson and family,
and Frank Paine and family. Mrs.
Towers childhood home was on the
side of Black Hill and although many
changes have taken place within the
| fifty years since she lived there, many
familiar places were found, and old
haunts revisited.
John Lowell of Bakersfield Cal, ar
rived home Monday, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Berry and other rel
atives. Mr.. Lowell moved there
twenty years ago, where Mrs. Lowell,
who was a sister of Mrs. Berry, died.
1t is fourteen years since Mr.. Lowell
last visited here.
Adelbert L. Stafford, who graduated
from Arson Academy, has just been
appointed superintendent of schools
| in Chelsea, Mass. For the past six
teen years Mr.. Stafford has been the
superintendent of schools at Beverly,
Mass.
Charles Russell of Nampa, Idaho,
was visiting his friend, Henry Nor
ton one day last week. Mr. Russell
is a Maine man, his former home be-
ing Yarmouth, but for several years
he has been located as a machinist
and dealer in real estate in Idaho.
The Methodist Sunday school had
picnic at Embden lake, Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Berry and
Mrs. w. H. Willis went to Emblem
Tuesday afternoon to attend the fun
eral of Mrs. Marshall Berry.
F. S. Parson, our popular livery
man, has taken the contract to haul
the stone from the train to the site
of the new bridge at Scion ferry and
his teams were taken up to Embden
last week. The stone is taken to a
siding above the ferry and loaded on
to the wagons and off with derricks.
The short distance to haul will make
it possible to deliver the granite with
out delay.
Any one interested in agricultural
operations would not be disappointed
/ to visit the farm of G. w. Spaulding
just above this village. For years he
has been an extensive raiser OF po-
tatoes and has ten acres. He is not
making potatoes special crop this
season, however, and intends to go
out of the business altogether, and
devote his time to the raising OF fruit
and vegetables. This season he has
planted large area of strawberry
plants and other small fruit. For
more than fifty years this farm has
been we'll titled and the broad fields
of grain, potatoes, orchards and fruit
tells how we'll the farm has been
worked.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. S. Tapley will be pleased to learn
of the birth of little son on Tues
day, August 16.
Miss Ellen Dunbar of Fairfield is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Saw
yer and family.
Miss Edgerly of Leominster, Mass,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Guy Per-
kins. Recently her uncle and aunt,
Judge George Lewis and wife of
New York city were Mrs. Perkins
guests.
DR.. E. C. Andrews and family were
visiting his father at South Paris the
first of the week.
Mrs. B. A. Johnson Of Boston Is
visiting her niece, Mrs. Horace Smith.
Miss Hattie Longley of Norridge-
wock was at T. Fl. Spaulding's the
first of the week.
The Misses. Miller of Bangor ar
rived here Wednesday and are visit
ing at John Caswell's and Mrs. W. c.
Robinson's.
Mrs. Winifred Bodfish of Palmer
Mass, arrived here Saturday night,
for a visit with her mother, Mrs. II.
E. Ware.
Miss Minnie Bunker of Berkeley,
Cal, daughter of the late Samuel
Bunker, is visiting her brother, F.
W. Bunker
North Arson campmeeting begins
on Friday of this week and continues
over two Sundays. District Super
intendent G. D. Holmes is to have
charge. He will be assisted by Evan
gelist John Hatch Of Rockland and
Ohio l.. Hatch, the we'll known sing
err. Chancellor Franklin Hamilton of
American University, Washington, d.
e. will he the preacher next Sun