The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-05-25
MORT. ANSON.

Lake Embden Saturday, whose COM
bined weight made nineteen pouhos'
II. B. Merry's touring car has been
driven 9q5 miles in one months Tune
this spring, Mrs. Merry having roue
981 miles of this distance.
Alton r. Hodgkins, student at
Bates college will preach in the Free
Baptist church next Sunday alter
noon at ESQ o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. benjamin
arrived home Monday night after
spending the winter in Florida ut
their winter home.
Mrs. Beatrice WATSON has arrived
home from Seboomook and her
niece, Mrs. Josephine Sawyer and
daughter came with her.
Walter Wells is moving his family
to Wilton this week
There will be no service in the Con
greeatinnal church Sunday morning.
The following books have just been
given Foster public library by Wal
lace Emery; Pony Boy Riders in the
Rockies" Robert Coyerdales Strug-
gle" and the series of six books. The
Motor Boat Nantucket" The Motor
Boat OFF Long Island "The Motor
Roat and the Wireless The Motor
Boat in Florida" The Motor Boat at
the Golden Gate THE Motor Boat
Of the Kennebec." Raymond Whitney
has given the library TON Temple
toms Career" Congressman S. w.
Gould has sent valuable BOOK on
Cuba. President J. NJ. Getchell mas
lust placed in the library very con
venient stack which was made 10 Ill
along the lower part of the large
window 1t is five feet long ana has
a great deal of shelf room belnt
made especially to hold the set OF en-
cyclopedias and the set of Soldiers
and Sailors of the American Reyolu
ton, and other valuable reference
books.
Miss Minnie Greenleaf, class o.
1908 Arson academy, now attending
the State Normal school in Fran
ingham. Mass, has recently received
from her Sunday school teacher an
elegant Bible for the best lessons anc
best attendance of the class, the past
year. The class is composed OF ten
young ladies.
DR., p. A. Wood will be in North
Arson Monday as usual for the prac-
tice of dentistry.
Mrs. Carrie Angel of North Scitu-
ate. r. l., and Mrs. Jane Crane OF
stowe, VT, arrived Saturday to visit
relatives and attend the alumni re-
union of Arson academy.
Joshua Andrews and his daughter
Bessie, are moving into the house on
Center street, recently vacated by
Earl Fenlason.
hoc hn,1Ubt nf Am.
brose Sprague the house and land OF
upper Main street and will move
there soon.
On Sunday morning the veterans
and ladies of the g. A. r. and ID, A
r.. will meet at Grange hall at lO.3'
o'clock and go to the Methods
church to attend divine worship
when Rev. A. w. Roberts viii
preach. On Memorial day, May 30
at 1890 o'clock, the Grand Army ant
ladies' will meet at Grange hall 'n'
the hall will be open at ten o'clocl
to receive flowers for decoration. A
100 o'clock the line of march vii
form and the veterans, Ladies 7
Gle, Daughters of the American Rev
olution. school children and all soci
cites are invited to join in the marcf
to the cemetery After decorating
the graves and having the usual ser
vice there, the line will form ant
the procession will march to Cara
bsssett hall where special Mem
orial program will be given by tn
children of the Mark Emery school!
The st. Paul Daily News of Ma
3, has an article on the Spread
Tuberculosis" from the able pen {
DR., Percival Barton. The docto
has made a life long study OF lun
diseases and although In his SGT
year writes as vigorously as eve
The doctor was born out on "Anso
Ridge
The Congregational church wa
filled to overlooking Sunday mornin
when a large audience listened t
On able baccalaureate sermon b.
Rev. C. w. Rogers. Special must
was rendered by Messrs. Sawyer ant
Barnaby, Mrs. Barnaby, Mrs. Thorne
Miss knights.
The Junior exhibition is held this
= Thursday evening and the gradual
ing exercises. banquet. reception and
ball will be held Friday.
Sunday and Monday were the hot
test davs that the records give for
the month of May in this locality.
Sunday at $3.50 p. m. the thermome-
ter stood at 80 degrees and Monday
was still more intense. At noon the
register stood at 1902 degrees, and at
eight o'clock in the evening at 10 de-
grees.