The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-18
North ANSON.

All OF the village anu III "a oSHoSA'
closed last week for the long vacation
There are several cases of measles
around town, but no serious cases
F. S. Parsons has sent two more
teams into the woods numbering.
Thomas J. Mullen died IN Emodeh'
January 10th, after an illness OF sew
eral days. He was veteran OF the
Civil war and was mustered in Sept.
20, 1864, in Co. X, 9th regiment. Inc
funeral service was held IN TINS VII
lage, Friday afternoon, under the
auspices of Gen. Ord Post OF which ne
was a member, and burial was IN
Sunset cemetery. His age was ABOUT
II years
Two more volumes of Massachu-
sets Soldiers and Sailors in the Revo-
luton have been given Foster library
by Ru!h Heald Cragin chapter.
The Joint installation of Table Rock
lodge of Odd Fellows and Emerald
Rebekah lodge takes place, Thursday
evening.
DR.. p. A. Wood of Bingham will be
be in North Arson, Monday as usual
for the practice of dentistry.
The installation of Mount Bigelow
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
took place in Masonic hall, Monday
evening, after the members and their
families had partaken of supper IN
Odd Fellows hall at six o'clock. One
of the state officers was expected to
be present to install the new officers,
but on account of the storm 1t was
impossible for her to come, so TINS
duty was performed by Mrs. Beatrice
WATSON, worthy matron, assisted by
Miss Nellie Porter as marshal. Inc
officers are as follows: Worthy
matron, Maude Emery; worthy patron,
]. NJ. Getchel; associate matron, Ina
French; secretary, Mabel Porter;
treasurer, Lena Witham; conductress,
Grace French; associate conductress,
Gertrude Smith; Adah, Elizabeth Hol-
ley; Ruth, Nellie Porter; Esther,
Addie Robinson; Martha, Addie
Brown; Electa, Beatrice WATSON;
chaplain, Sarah French; marshal, EVE
Robinson; warden, Mary Porter; SEN
tinel, w. c. Emery. The Order is in
a fourishing condition, with many ap-
plications and candidates in waiting.
Let everybody patronize the sun
shine fair, dinner and supper, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Friday.
Ruth Head Cragin chapter held
very pleasant and interesting session
at Mrs. Wallace Emery's home, Fri
day afternoon. There was a large at
tendance and at the close of the
meeting, delicious refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served by the
hostesses, Mrs. Wallace Emery, Mrs.
w. G.. Emery, Mrs. James Thorne, Mrs.
A. Simmons, Miss Addie Robinson.
This chapter has done a great work
in locating graves of Revolutionary
soldiers, having located the following:
In North Arson and Arson, COTE
Moor, Lieut.. Thomas McFadden, Eben-
ezer Hilton, David Danforth, Joseph
Walker, John Wilson, Jacob Savage,
Thomas Dinsmore, Benjamin Colby,
ST., William Paine, John Payne, Nor
ris Flint, Amos Head, Joseph Bray,
Robert Leatherhead, Josiah Bacon; in
Embden, Moses Aver, Samuel Hutch
ms, Simeon Cragin, Benjamin Berry;
in New Portland, Moses Twitchell, Jr.,
Josiah Everett, Jr., Capt Josiah Par
ker,Jr., Eben Richardson; in Concord,
John Ball, Michael Felker, Isaiah
Foss, Solomon RUSSELL in Pleasant
Ridge, Joseph Kirk, Samuel Briggs;
in Scion, Lieutenant John Hilton, Will
liam Hilton; in Norridgewock, Major
John Moor, Peter Gilman; in Starks,
Luke Sawyer; in Bingham, Joseph
Russell; in Canton, Samuel Simmons;
in Lexington, Jonathan Allbee. Mrs
A. Simmons of North Arson, is COM
mittee on locating and marking
graves of Revolutionary soldiers, and
would be glad to hear from anyone
who can tell of other Revolutionary
soldiers buried in Arson, Embden,
New Vineyard, New Portland, Lexing-
ton, Concord, Pleasant Ridge, or any
towns or plantations up river.
Special services are in progress at
the Methodist Episcopal church at
North Arson. Rev. c. A. Brooks of
Madison and Rev. H. F. Milligan of
Athens assisted the pastor, Rev. A.
e. Roberts last week. This week
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, 18th to 10Th, Miss Frances B.
Adams of Scion is preaching each
evening.
There is to be Sunday school con-
yention at Bingham on Wednesday,
Jan. oath, at the Congregational
church. All the Sunday schools of
Madison, Arson, Embden, Scion,
Bingham, Caratunk and all other
places in the vicinity are invited to
send delegates. This is one of
series of conentions to be held by
the Somerset County Sunday School
Association. Norridgewock, Jan 23d,
Bingham oath, Hartland 25th Let
every Sunday school from Madison to
Kineo cooperate to make the Bing-
ham convention success.
Don't envy the man who is riding