The independent-reporter., 1910-09-22

week for New Haven. Conn, stop
ping off few days on his way back
to visit Clark university and friends
in Worcester.
II. B. Merry was one of the judges
at the races at Skowhegan during
fair week.
Mrs. Evie Robinson attended the
Regents meeting at Skowhegan
Thursday. as alternate for Mrs. NJ. +
Moore. Regent of Ruth Heald era
gin chapter. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Merry took
parties of friends in their touring
car to Waterville and Skowhegan
during the recent fairs.
As chairman of the d. A. X. state
Committee for marking historic Spots
Mrs. E. II. Robinson is carrying Tor
ward an interesting work for the
Daughters of the American Reyolu-
ton, that of erecting a monument a'
Old Town to the memory OF the IN
dians who took part in the heVolu-
tionary war The monument Is u
he of rough granite with bronze
tablet and above the tablet cross
cut in the granite with polished sur
face The design for the monument
Is artistic and the work is being done
at Skowhegan. 1t is expected that II
will be completed and dedicated with
fitting ceremony before the Aprli
Congress. -, 49,.
The corn shop is running full blast
and a great deal of corn being canned
this week.
Several car loads of potatoes nave
been shipped from this station TINS
week. The price paid was thirty
seven cents.
MRS. ELIZA (ALLBEE) THOMP-
SON.
Mrs. Eliza Thompson died at her
home in Minneapolis. Mimi, July 30
of cancer. from which she had suffer
ed only a short time. Mrs. Thomp-
son was born in North Anson, Dec
9. 1911, the daughter OF James and
Olive (Moore) Allbee, and she grew
to womanhood here. In 1880, she was
united in marriage with Hlrani
Thompson, also native OF North
Anson, and they lived in this town
until in the COS when they went
West where Mr.. Thompson died April
IL, 1876. Three children were born
to them, Lewis, Olive and Augustine
OF these only Augustine survives
and with him his mother has made
her home. She also left seven
grandchildren and seven great grand
children. Mrs. Thompson had a re-
tentive memory and took great de-
light in telling stories of the Revolu-
tionary war in which several of her
ancestors took part. One OF them
was her great grandfather, Major
John Moor, who was promoted for
bravery in the battle of Bunker Hill
Another was her grandfather, Jona-
than Allbee, who was once captured
by the Indians and was about to be
put to death by burning at the stake
when General Burgoyne appeared
and purchased his life for barrel ol
rum. Mrs. Thompson was born lone
before the first railroad had made
its appearance in this country, and
she related stories of the wonderful
steam cars which were running In
England then. In 1864, Mr.. Thomp
son and his family located in Min
neapolis, Mimi, when the town wal
called st. Anthony and had abou
5000 inhabitants. Mrs. Thompson
|
state with a population of 100000
Mrs. Thompson had been member
of the First Free Baptist church OF
Minneapolis since 1854. She retained
all of her faculties to the last, and
up to within three years ago, she did
! not wear glasses. The current mag
azines and daily papers she read with
the greatest of interest, and many
were the pieces of fine embroidery
and needlework which she did after
her 98th year. With the record
of nearly a century of good deeds and
noble work, this excellent woman
passed on to her reward.
Mrs. Serena Webb of Minneapolis
Mimi, came to town Thursday for a
ten days stay.
DR.. John Piper of Bingham, has
his office open ready for practice.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. s. Longley took a
carriage drive to Harmony Thursday
D. 8. York attended the democratic
celebration at Skowhegan Monday.
DR.. w. A. Bates drove across coun-
try to his new home in Enfield the
last of the week, returning Monday
by train for his family.
F. A. Coolidge attended the fair al
Skowhegan last week.
The Ladies' Home Circle will meet
with Mrs. o. o. Vittum Thursday at
o'clock
Mrs. Martha Bassett and son OF
Old Town, is the guest of her aunts