The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-20
NORTH ANS0N.

NORTH ANS0N.
Mrs. Hattie NJ. Hilton and son,
william. and daughter, Miss Harriet.
of Canton. n. Y, are the guests oi
Y. d. Hilton and family.
DR.. W. B. Cults and family OF
Providence, r. l., have been visiting
his mother, Mrs. Almeda Cults anu
other relatives. -,
The Berry reunion will be held at
the home of Michael Berry and son
in Embden, August Il, with picnic
dinner. -,
The July meeting of Ruth Head
Cragin chapter was held at the nome
of the Regent, Mrs. e. p. Barnapy'
ON Friday. Mrs. Henry Norton gave
an interesting paper on the Build
ing and Dedication OF Bunker Hill
Monument"
Mrs. Will Mitchell of New Port
land and her daughter, Miss Edna
Mitchell of Waterville were calling
on relatives in this village Sunday.
They took the afternoon train for
Waterville and will visit in Bruins
wick and other places this week.
SCHOOL LIFE IN NORTH ANSoN
20 YEARS AGO.
The following "reminiscences OF
school life were given by a lady VINO
is a lifelong resident of North Arson;
Where ! lived it was customary to
teach in dwelling houses. when II
came fathers turn to provide room,
his house was not large enough Tor
a school and his family, and he was
Obliged to build a school house, ana
hired Sarah Paine for the summer
term. Later on, she married Dr.
Perciyal Barton. The winter term
was taught by Hon. William Fuisom,
who boarded at fathers and prac-
tised on a violin evenings, which was
very amusing to US little folks, es-
necially when mother did the dane
ing. About once a week they mad
grand exhibition at the schoolhouse
Rig boys. or men, for some OF them
we're larger and older than the teach
err. would speak dialogues, hght
duals. fire guns, and show OF In mill
itary attire. -.
The next summer, they built
schoolhouse near the center OF the
district. The first school was taught
by Mary Paine, who later was Mary
Durrell. One cool morning, teacher
sent a boy after fire and soon there
was fire in the stove and under the
schoolhouse. A coal or spark blew
form the shovel and the blaze soon
came up front of the door from
burning shavings under the house.
Teacher said, Run, children, run.
And we did run, leaving books, hats
sunbonnets, well-filled dinner pals
bottles of milk, and teachers watch.
Two little ones were missing. There
was no way of going in only through
a back window six feet from the
ground. A courageous one was
helped in that way, and soon touhd
the boy under his seat. lie was
quickly dispatched out of the window
into someone's arms. Ihen lhe 1T
tie girl was found in the dense
smoke sitting quietly in her seat,
chewing school orders, FOR IL was iei
first day at school, and she was less
than four years old She was QUICK
Nv passed out of the window, theh Ine
rescuer, double quick. School nnlsh-
ed in a nearby dwelling house, Where
they kept a cross fox hound anu
chanticleer, that used his spurs DC
casionally on the little ones, anu
honey bees without numDer lhds
didn't slight any of us. The lady OF
the house was very kind to US, dong
nm wounds with bruised mustard
leaves, saying, They will take out
the poison so went on our way re-
joicing. .ooohirg
sixty years ago, I began teaching
in a dwelling house and everything
was lovely. At the winter term l
boarded around ten weeks. l taught
the school six days one week, and
five the next, making fifty-fve days
with no holidays, and all for ten
dollar bill, and that was the larges.
ten dollar bill that | ever saw.
DR.. P. A. Wood will be IN North
Arson, Monday, July "a, for the prac-
tice of dentistry, as usual.