The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-07
NORTH ANSOy.

Royal boston ana son hOydl, JT.,
came from Portland, Thanksgiving day
and took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
ROBBIE Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Goodrich were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Fland-
/ ers on Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Inez Crymble is up river on a
visit for a week.
Mrs. Clara Record and Miss Edna
Robinson went TO Pleasant Ridge last
week on hunting trip and with their
usual success, they arrived home with
good deer.
Miss Birdena Hoyt went to Boston,
/ last week
Leo Caswell went to Kingtield Fri
/ day to post bills for the coming play
to be given there by the academy
pupils.
! DR.. P. A. Wood of Bingham will be
! in No. Arson next Monday as usual
! for the practice OF dentistry.
Charlie Dobbs. the little old Eng
J lishman, who has been a familiar
character upon our streets during the
/ past few years, went to Portland,
| Saturday to take the steamer for his
old home in England.
MILFORD A. Bailey of Worcester,
! Mass, promoter of the Carrabassett
Stock Farms, arrived in town Tuesday.
The d. A. h. chapter Will go to
/ Skowheean, Friday for an all day
meeting at Mrs. Sac F. Clark's.
Mrs George Quint of Oakland, sub
mitteed to a very critical operation for
cancer, last week, the operation being
performed by DR.. +. NJ. Wing of this
village
Ben Foster, one of the benefactors
of the public library, has recently
donated several looks.
Mrs. Harriet f. Ware entertained
the Epworth league at her home on
Union street, Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Emery arrived
home from Boston, Saturday night.
/ A w Roberts, who has been a
faithful, conscientious clerk for G. A.
| Porter & Co., for about four years,
( has resigned his position, and accept
I ed a position as travelling salesman
with the Adriance-Platt Company,
manufacturers of farm implements.
l. Mrs. w Robinson went to OrOno,
thursday.
MRS. MAY BELL lPARLINl GRAVES.
Mrs May Bell Graves of Orono died,
Wednesday, Nov. 20, after brief Ill
ness. Mrs. Graves was born in North
Arson, June %, 1868, the daughter of
the late J. J. Parlin and Sara tButler)
Parlin. She was educated at Arson
academy, and married, Oct. 6, 1890
Edwin D. Graves. To them were born
two children, Margaret and Justin
Mrs. Graves was of bright, sunny
disposition, and when Mr.. Graves
health gave way in 1907, under the
magnitude of his great work in build
ing bridges and he was obliged to &C
to private hospital, his wife took
the children to 0rono to reside, and
her cheerful disposition never failed
through all these years that Mr.
Graves has been in the hospital. Be
sides her husband and children, she
leaves a mother, Mrs. Sara B. Parlin
and a brother, j. Leon Parlin. The
remains were brought to this village
Saturday morning. and the funeral
was held at il o'clock at the resi-
dence of S. Gray, Rev. c. w Rogers
officiating, and the burial was in Sun
set cemetery.
MRS. OLIVE (MOORE) BARRETT.
Mrs. Olive (Moore) Barrett died Of
! at ilC vi iCi VI OtilCi
Philander Moore, Holyoke, Mass, Fri
day, at the age of rs years. Mrs
Barrett was born in Arson, the daugh
ter of COTE and Alice (Patten) Moore
and a descendant of Major JOIN
Moore. She married Joseph o. Bar
rett and for several years they re
sided at Browns Valley, Mimi. Hel
husband died few years ago. She
| ho,
loss. The remains were brought IL
this village, Tuesday morning, ant
the interment was in Sunset cemetery
MISS HELEN H. HINKLEY.
Miss Helen II. Hinkley died sudden.
ly Tuesday evening, Nov. 2S, having
sustained a paralytic shock Miss
Hinkley was wei! known in this vii
lage, the home of her late parents
Whiting and Jane N. c. (Collins)
Hnkley. Sac Wes born in New foIt-
land, Feb. TO- 1892, and when young
went to Augusta and passed her long
life of usefulness there. Miss Hinkley
came of old Colonial stock, and was
eighth generation in line of descent
from Governor Thomas Huxley of the
Massachusetts Colony and six of her
ancestors fought in the Revolutionary
war.
Miss Huxley early became mem
Der of the Free Baptist church of Au-
gusta, and at her death was the old
est member. The extent of her charit-
able work was wide spread. She has
been prominently connected with
many benevolent institutions and
helped great many young men and
women to successful business lives.
A few years ago, her health began to
! fail, and about five months ago she
sustained a stroke of paralysis, and
/ when the second shock came, she
passed quietly away to her long rest.
! Miss Hinkley is survived by sister,
/ Mrs. Martha j. Tower of Long Beach,
Cal, and a brother, William w.
Hinkley of Mexico, and several
nephews and nieces. The funeral
was held. Friday afternoon, at the
| Penney Memorial church, Augusta,
and the remains, accompanied by her
pastor, Rev c. G. Mosher and e. w.
| Church, were brought to this village,
Saturday morning. A brief service
was held at the grave and the inter-
ment was in the family lot in Sunset
cemetery.
FAIRFIELD.
A delightful Thanksgiving dinner