The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
NORTH ANSON.

The annual Senior supper of this
class of Anson Academy was given
Friday afternoon, and the receipts
amounted to over SIS.
The Somerset County Sunday
school convention will be held at No.
Anson June 20 and 30.
The Capt. Hutchins Circle held a
dinner Saturday and netted SIG to add
to their fund to buy markers for vet
erans' graves.
The d. \. R. meeting Is postponed
on account of the Teachers conven-
tion and the date and place of meet
ing will be announced later.
Flobert Berry has the mumps. This
is the first case reported in this sec
tion of the town.
A little child of VIII Spencer's in
Anson Valley died Monday night
aged about one year.
The annual reunion and banquet OF
Anson Academy will be held May
26 at one o'clock p. m All gradu-
ates former students, teachers, trus-
tees, husbands and wives are invited
Mr.. Grant of Lewiston. caterer. Re
ception and ball in Carrabassett hall
in the evening. Tickets for the ban
Quet on sale at Holley's drug store,
North Anson. 2wl9
Mrs. Linn Standish arrived in Bos-
ton last week from the South where
she has been spending the winter.
Miss Marian Payne resumed her du-
ties in the primary grade OF the Mark
Emery school Monday.
D. NJ Norton, George Savage, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Danforth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Viles of Anson Grange at
tended the Pomona Grange at Solon
Tuesday.
At a Republican District caucus
composed of the towns of Anson, New
Portland, Norridgewock and Starks
held in Central hall, Saturday, Hon.
F. w. Bunker, member of the Gov
ernor's Council was unanimously
nominated as a candidate for the Leg
islature. Mr.. Bunker represented
this class in the Legislature of 1905
and this, with his experience in legis-
lative matters makes hi ma very de-
sirable candidate for the party.
Charles e. Jackson of Portland,
Grand Warden of the Grand lodge of
Maine, will lecture before the Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs in the, Con-
gregational church next Sunday
morning at 1916 o'clock. The odd
Fellows and Rebekahs will meet at
the, hall at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Livonia Hughes of Scion was
visiting her daughter, Miss Myrue
Hughes, the first Of the week.
The Senior class of Anson Academy
is going to Skowhegan Friday TO nave
their pictures taken.
MRS. ROSINA MANLEY.
Mrs. Rosina Manley died of a para
lytic shock in Auburn Monday at $50
%. m. Mrs. Manley was born IN Bel
grade July 8, 1922, the daughter OF
George and Melinda Penney. she
married in 1889 Casper Hooper OF NO.
Anson and they lived In this village
many years. OF the seven children
born to them six are living, c. o.
Hooper of this village being one OF
them. After the death of her hrst
husband she married second time.
The remains were brought here We'd
nesday and the burial was at 1880
O'Clock In Sunset cemetery. Rev. Z.
E. Paine offering prayer at the grave.
JOHN PITTS sPoONER.
John P. Spooner, one of the long
time business men of the town, died
early Friday morning of last week at
the age of "A years. He was the son
of Thomas and Azuba (Pitts) Spoon
er, and he married Zilphia Spear. He
is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Emma G. Payne,a granddaughter, Miss
Marian Payne, and one brother who
lives in Auburn. Mr.. Spooner went
tn his store az usual Saturday morn
ing, April 80, and was stricken soon
after with an attack OF Bright's DIS
ease from which he never recovered,
living but six days. 1t was his GOOD
fortune to have host of friends and
his kindly disposition and agreeable
manner won and kept them through
life. Few men, II any, in this village
will be more sadly missed. For more
than thirty years he had conducted
the shoe business in the same store
on Elm street. The funeral was held
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
home and was largely attended, Rev.
G e. Paine and F. T. Crane oficiat-
ing. The burial was in the family
lot In Sunset cemetery.
NOTICE.
All persons indebted to the late ].
P. Spooner of North Anson, are re-
quested to call and settle. All bills
unpaid by June 1, 1910, will be
placed for collection. 3w-19
NEW PORTLAND.
Miss Winnie Butler has returned
home from the hospital.