The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-01-20
NORTH lNs0N.

Miss Nellie Pulieu visited her
aunta In Watcrsille Monday.
Wallace Emery returned from n
trip To the west Monday night.
Mrs. Leonard Emery. who has
been critically Ill. Is slowly imnrof-
ing.
The Sunshine fair will be held Fri.
day. January %, with dinner ana
supper. The Sunshiners VIII MOI
solicit any for food, but will be very
glad OF contributions for the dinner
and supper. -
The tirst annual roll call OF the
Methodist church took place iast FRI
day afternoon. and large numoef
was present from this town and Emp
den. Supper was served In odd rei-
lows banquet hall In the evening
Rev. c. A. Brooks OF Madison, con
Quoted the service. and three iao'es
were received into membership
There was no preaching service al
the Congregational church sunday.
f. w. Bunker was in Damar'sco'-
ia on business last Saturday.
Tuesday was warm. with snow anu
rain.
Hon. F. w. Bunker has been ap-
pointed notary public.
Later news from the Isle OF f1nes'
relative to the death OF L. X. Smitn'
was that he died of bowel troupie
after several days illness. Mrs. Al
yah Beal, sister to Mr.. smith, re-
ceived a letter from her husband las,
Saturday night, stating that ne mao
arrived on the island but did not ee,
there until after Mr.. Smith was oeao
and buried. The remains Will NOT
be brought home for the present.
From Friday night till Monday
there broke out at Arson, the lower
village, thirty cases OF measles.
]. II. Stevens and family OF OAK
land were in town last week 10 at
tend the d. A. r. entertainment.
Mrs. f. NJ. Wing and Miss Grace
Murphy went to Waterville Monday.
Mrs. w. c. Robinson and Mrs. Nj.
L. French returned from Ontario
Saturday Their daughters like their
new school there very much.
Mrs. Jennie Greene, ex-regent of
Abigail Chamberlain Whipple chapter
of Scion, and Mrs. Flora Hilton, vice
q. regent of Margaret Golf Moore chap
ter of Madison, were present at the
Washington wedding day entertain
ment given by the local chapter of
the d. A. R.
Mrs. T. H. Spaulding gave her an
uual dinner at her home on Kenne-
bee avenue to her Sunday school
class of the Free Baptist church
Thursday. 1t was a most enjoyable
occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Lincoln went to
Portland Thursday where Mrs. Lin
coin entered the hospital for treat
ment. Mr.. Lincoln returned home
Saturday. Mrs. Lincoln is reported
to be getting along finely.
Our village Is proud to claim an
other native born, who Is rounding
out glorious old age in Inver Grove,
Mimi, DR.. Percival Barton, who Is
in his 8Sth year. He is still active
and able and writes interesting arti-
cles for the press. In the Gazette,
(Minn.) of December 25, he had an
article, Christmas in 1854" which
depicts strongly army life as he
saw 1t when doing military duty in
the Federal army.
Books will not be loaned from
Foster Public library until further
notice, as the officers think best to
close this library at present until
danger from any contagion is past.
On January 8, one of our North An
son boys, Lester C. Witham, now of
Portland, was united in marriage
with Miss Alma c. Oliver Of Madison.
Mr.. Witham was graduated from
Arson academy, clfss of SO, after
which he took a course Of study at
the University of Maine. He is now
employed as assistant engineer in the
office of the Maine Central railroad at
Portland.
The Newcastle Lumber Co., is re-
ported to be doing a good business in
their numbering operations this win
ter. Sixty men, 20 horses and four
oxen are at work. The lumber will
be driven down Sandy Stream and
out into the Carrabassett, this side