The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05
NEW PORTLAND.

NEW PORTLAND.
The farmers In this vicinity have
nearly all of their sweet corn hauled
DO the canning factory, and it will only
BE u few days before the earring oil
corn will be completed. The two
AeaYy frosts dill much damage to the
sweet corn fodder.
The apples ale dropping of from
The trees very fast. Those haYnt
large orchards are very busy picking
their fall and winter apples.
Wednesday morning, Sept. 20 al
she home of Fred L. King. occurred
eae death of his father, Samuel King
who has made his home there fol-
the past two years. Mr.. King has
Been in very poor health for the pas
two years, and was taken critically
nj Saturday and gradually failed until
Ehe end me. Funeral services were
held at Cornyille, where the large part
pf his life was passed. Rev. Lily r.
Schafer of Kingfield OBLIGATED. Mr..
King leaves to mourn their loss two
sons. Owen of Cornyille, Fred l.. of
New Portland. and four grandchildren,
Clyde, Thelma, Lucy, and Glenwood
King. The interment was on his S1st
birthday, Sept. %, in Cornyille ceme-
Auy.
Mrs. Winnie NJ. Standish. who was
fnrmerly Miss Winnie Atwood, Is
spending a few weeks with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Atwood.
Mrs. Standish was united In marriage
nj Augusta, Sept. 4. to Burleigh Stan
afsh, a young gentleman, a former
Of nj ~
the employ of Mr.. Stoby of Water
VILE. Mr.. and Mrs. Standish have
the best wishes Of their many friends
At the home of the brides parents
Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Strickland, Sept
n, their daughter Cassie l.. was uni
ted In marriage to Roy Fish Of New
Vineyard by Rev. l.. Hutchins. Their
many friends rendered to Mr.. and Mrs
Fish their best wishes.
The Moulton Reunion was held
Sept. in Embden, at the farm known
as the j. N. Green farm but now
owned by Geo. Hovey of North An
suu. That farm lies on the west side
and near the head of Lake Embden.
This farm was cleared about one hun
bred and twenty-five years ago
by Jonathan F. Moulton and his sons.
After few years he sold it to Joseph
n. Green He took up the next farm
adjoining where he lived and died;
also his youngest son, B. r. Moulton,
lived all of his life and died on that
farm. II Is now owned by one of
the next generation, younger. b. F.
Moulton OF ~ Arson. Sept. 4, a lovely
day, and about so relatives met to
enjoy looking over the old farm, where
30 many joys, sorrows and hardships
we're experienced in the lives of three
earlier settlers. The place where the
Hrst tent was erected and where the
first log cabin was built. After dinner
business meeting was called to
order by the president, L. H. Moulton
of North New Portland. Scripture
reading by Mrs. Love PIT ripp of n.
New Portland; prayer by Mrs. Mae
L. Bicknell Madison. Several selec-
tons were sung by the crowd. An
original poem written for the occasion
vas read by Mrs. Mae L. Bicknell,
after which the following officers
we're chosen for the next year: Sec
rotary and treasurer, Ethel William
son, N. New Portland; president, Geo.
o. Mouton. Embden; chaplain, Mae
L. Bicknell, Madison; historian, Millie
Berry, Concord; committee on ar
engagements, Mile Benny Concord;
EmeIne Hodgdon, Embden; Myra l..
King, New Portland Eliza Atwood,
Concord Nellie M. Atwood, New Port
Land BY invitation of the Berry Re-
union the Moulton Reunion voted to
meet with them at their next yearly
reunion. each one left for their homes
feeling that one more pleasant reunion
had been added to the past.