The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-15
NORTH NNSON
OILS hegin Sept Bird.

The schools begin Sept Bird.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. NORM went to
Skowhegan, Friday, to attend the 4th
Me. Battery reunion, Saturday they
went 10 Scion to visit their daugh-
ter, Airs. Nellie Paul
The Cleveland and Mckinney re-
union will be held Saturday, Aug
2tth at the old homestead in Embden
where il has been held for number
OF years.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution were fortunate in having
the assistance OF a professional actor
Harold Collins. in The Arabian
Nights which was presented on the
evening of August It'll. 1t was a
great success and brought out big
house. The following was the cast OF
characters: Arthur Hummingtop
Harold Collins Ralph Ormerod, Will
liam Larkin; Joshua Gillibrand, Ell
mer Sawyer; Dobson, Talbot Rogers;
Mrs. Hummingtop, Kate Robinson
Mrs. Gillibrand. Mabel Seward, Rosa
Colombier, Elizabeth Holley; Daisy
Maitland. Nan Knights; Barbara, Ad-
die Robinson. There was social
dance in Bunker's hall after the play
Work on the highway between the
two iron bridges across the Cara
bassett river in this village is being
pushed fast by Road Agent Pullen
The east side of the road will be re-
built for a distance of 20 feet and the
west side will be reinforced with iron
rods. The stone work is being laid
with a wide base in cement. This
wall was last built in 1869 by the
late Quincy Wood and the stone work
was done by Andrew and Isiah Clark
The saw mills of Hume & Newhall
shut down this week for the season
having sawed out 100000 feet. This
company has cut out 100000 feet
during the past year.
The pulp logs of the Great North
ern Company are being driven dowr
the Kennebec. The drive consists o.
$4,000 cords which was held in Alder
Stream last season on account o.
jams of logs in the Dead River. The
company has secured the master
drivers in charge of the various sec
tons along the Kennebec to take
charge of the floating pulp over theiI
sections. This pulp drive pressed
closely onto the rear drive which
passed here.
C. o. Hooper has been visiting in
Augusta, Portland, Portsmouth anC
Dover, N. H., the past two weeks.
Arson Grange held a special meet
ing, Thursday evening, when kenne
bee Valley Grange visited the mem
bers and furnished the entertainment
Mrs. Fogarty and Mrs. Hathornt
and dauphter of ThOmaStOn were re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Ellis Mrs. Webb of Lowell, Mass.
a sister of Mrs Ellis and Mrs. Counce
is visiting here.
The descendants of Capt. Solomon
Walker will hold their annual re-
union at Gardner Ingalls, in Arson
Thursday, Aug %.
Miss Virginia Wilson has gone to
Sugar Island, Nloosehead Lake, fol-
a few weeks.
Us Addie Brown and son, Arthur
have returned from a visit of few
days at Peaks Island.
StoWell Crosby of Portland was
recent guest of the family of E. +
Sawyer
Mrs. Ella Hapgood was visiting al
her former home last week, return
ing, to Portland after a visit with
her daughter In Madison.
The County Field Day of the D. A.
r., which was to have been held
Lakewood, last Saturday, was post
posed.
Miss Gleason of Nebraska and an
other lady were guests at the Somer-
set Hotel, Tuesday. They were look