The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-24
NORTH ANSON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Parker A Reed of
Brockton, Mass. are spending their
vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
! Mckinney. They all recently spent
day at Lake Embden.
Miss Belle Pratt of Winchester
Mass, is the guest of her sister Mrs.
I Henry NJ. Norton.
Fred Collins and family from Rhode
Island. have been visiting at Henry
Cops.
Services will be resumed at the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning.
The annual reunion of the Moulton
family will be held on Labor day
September 4, at the Colby Atwood
place, known as the old Greene farm,
! in Embden.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Merry took
their party of Pennsylvania relatives
to Pennington last Thursday to hear
Madame Nordica sing and attend her
reception. On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs
Merry took their guests to Moosehead
lake for steamer ride of fifty miles
on this beautiful sheet of water.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Green have
returned to their farm In Emblem af-
village.
Charles Weston of Industry was in
town Tuesday chatting with his
friends whom he met years ago
when he was a resident here.
The rear drive on the Kennebec riv-
er Is expected to pass this village
Sunday. 1t was at Bingham Tuesday
night, making a clean drive down the
river.
The grain crop Is reported by the
farmers to be good this year and
many of them are having it thrashed,
some of 1t in the field and other lots
are being hauled to the mills.
Campmeeting days present a quiet
appearance these later years. In the
old days there was always a rush to
these grounds but other attractions
have come that are more inviting 10
the people. On the camp ground this
week are able men and good services
and the attendance should be larger
by church going folks. The larger
class that never go to church are not
expected to be there.
GEORGE w. MCKINNEY.
Once again the roll call has been
given and another member of the
veterans of the Civil war has gone to
join the great majority. In the early
days of the Civil war George w. Nc
Kenney left his home in Embden and
went away to the South land to join
the Boys in Blue. He enlisted in
the 4th Maine Battery list Regiment
Mounted Artillery, Maine Volunteers,
Dec. 81, 1861. and remained in the
war four long years, after which he
returned to Emblem where several
years were passed. He then moved
to farm in Arson where he lived
until his death the 10Th inst. He was
born January 81, 1885, and was the
son of James and Sarah (Wright
McKenney and was the last survivor
of his immediate family. On Febru-
airy l, 1869, he married Miss Rufina
Allbee who, with Miss Nellie Farr,
who YVES as q daughter to them, sur
wives him. The death of Mr.. McKen-
ney removes another of the older gen
GRAFTON of men from this locality. He
was good citizen, kind neighbor
and an upright Christian man. Those
in want or trouble found friend In
! him and many a man will miss his
presence in their daily walks of life.
He was a member of Gen. E. o. G..
Ord Post, G. A. r., of this village
and this organization attended the
funeral in a body and held appropri-
ate services at the grave. The fun
eral was held Monday forenoon at 10
o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Roberts officiating.
The funeral was attended by large
number of people from this village
and country around, where he was so
well and favorably known. The
brutal was in Sunset cemetery.