The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-05-11
NORTH ANSON.

Mrs. Roxie Mitchell was called to
Danforth last week by the illness OF
her father and expects to remain
there during the summer.
Rev. c.. w. Rogers started Tues
day morning for Houlton to attend
the State Conference.
Joseph Hamlin and his mother ar
rived here on Saturday, his school
having closed for a vacation.
Miss Blanche Mitchell arrived here
Saturday night from Lewiston, hav-
ing been called here by the illness OF
her grandfather, D. NJ. Norton.
The Boy Scouts of North Arson
will 90 to North New Portland, next
Sunday, and hold a special service in
the afternoon in the Congregational
church there, returning home after
the service.
The low water in the rivers is
causing some anxiety to the LUMBER
men. 1t is very unusual thing 10
see the Kennebec river so low at TINS
season as it is now. The snow mas
largely gone in the big woods with
out making much water and no logs
have been fioated as yet A crew oil
sixty men on Sandy Stream comprls-
ing then Newcastle drivers was laid
off and sent home Tuesday on &C
count of no water to work with For
some days this crew had been wait
| ing for water.
The farmers are commencing 10
work on their land this week. 1t
is reported that the acreage of pota-
toes will be small as compared to
one year ago.
Austin Eames has position with
A. F. Donigan of Bingham in his
large store Mr.. Games was former
ly employed by the American Shoe
Finding Co., and while there gave
the best of satisfaction. and his
friends here predict that his work will
be highly satisfactory to his present
employer.
The long -looked-for rain has not
come and there Is much anxiety as
regards fire In this section. The en-
CINE on the railroads Is the greatest
thing to be feared and two small
fires were set this week, but as help
was near they were quickly extin-
guished. A crew from this village
was taken to Boyington's Siding
Monday afternoon to put out fire that
had caught In the slab pile of the
Newcastle Lumber Company. A
large pile of sawed lumber was near
the blaze but crew of about 30 men
It a late hour got the fire under con-
troll. Another crew of about so men
started from this village In the night
to Sandy Stream to fight fire belong
ing to the Newcastle Lumber Com
pany which was raging in the vicin-
ity of their camps and supplies
where they numbered last winter.
This fire was got under control after
burning over a territory of mile
square. Too much caution cannot be
used by every one at this season to
guard. against fires. Smokers should
be extremely careful where they
throw their cigar stubs and lighted
matches.
The commencement exercises of
Arson academy will be as follows:
Baccalaureate sermon, May 81, by
Rev. c. w. Rogers at the Congrega-
tional church at the usual morning
hour. Thursday evening, May rs,
Junior reading in Carrabassett3 hall.
Friday forenoon, May rs, at 1890 o.
clock, graduation exercises in Cara
bassett hall. Alumni banquet in the
Odd Fellows dining hall at one o.
clock, followed by an informal re-
ception in the Odd Fellows hall. The
Ladies' orchestra of Lewiston will
furnish music during the banquet and
reception. In the evening the Alum
nj ball will be held in Carrabassett
hall with music by Kendall's orches-
ira.
In place of the grafton on Mem
orial day, the teachers and pupils of
the Mark Emery schools will pres
ent a fitting program, this being re-
quested by the late d. NJ. Norton a
few days before his Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Robinson went
to Lewiston Monday.
DAVID NJ. NORTON.
David Merry Norton died in this
village. early Sunday morning, after
brief illness of pneumonia, having
been taken very sick the previous
Monday. Mr.. Norton was a son of
Benjamin w. and Amy A. (Manter)
Norton and was born in New Vine
yard, March %, 1871. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools of In