The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-25

a few weeks ago. Charlie was eleven
DAYS on the voyage and now finds
himself happy in "Merrie England.
Monday, the Academy moved into the
Mark Emery school building where for
the remainder of the school year the
school will be held.
Miss Harriet Hilton, who visited
relatives here last summer is spending
the winter in Spokane, Wash, where
her uncle lives.
Will Benjamin has been in the
West several weeks visiting works of
the Olds Gasoline Company, for which
he is one of the travelling statesmen.
The December Bulletin of the De-
partment of Agriculture on Sheep In
dustry has a full page illustration OF a
prize flock of Hampshires owned by
f. d. and T. G. Hilton of Arson Under
the article on Sheep Raising in the
New England States, Ernest Hilton
and F. D. and T. G. Hilton give their
views on sheep raising in this section,
which is sound, sensible reading. If
more sheep were raised here, there
would be more prosperous farmers.
Formerly, this town, at different times,
ranked first in the state in the num-
Der of sheep raised, and at other times
in the quality of wool production. In
1885, the number of sheep in Arson
was thirty thousand, almost the whole
of these being grade Merinos or thor
oughbreds.
Mrs Frank Powers, Regent of Mar
garet Golf Moor chapter of Madison
invites the North Arson Daughters
of the American Revolution to sill
yer tea to be held at her house, Tues
day afternoon, Jan. 30, from 3 o'clock
to ).
JESSE SPALDING.
The venerable Jesse Spalding, An
sons grand old man, and the oldest
citizen of the town, passed away about
noon, Tuesday, at the advanced age OF
80 years, three months and twenty
three days. Born in Arson out on
Kennebec avenue in 1921, the son OF
Ephraim and Mary (Weston) Spald-
ing, his long life has been passed
within three miles of the place of his
birth. He was of a family of II chill
dren, only one of whom survives him,
Tilson H. who is in Texas. Mr.. Spald-
ing's parents were deVout churchgoing
people, and the Importance of good
life was early instilled into his youth
full mind. He commenced life by iden-
tifying himself with the Congregational
church and through all the long years
he has rarely missed attending ser
vice and Sunday school He was a
total abstainer and was connected
with the Washington Movement away
back in the forties, and many tenn
perance orders since that time. His
entire life was lived for the better
ment of the community and 1t was
lived and we'll. Mr. Spalding was a
friend to all and all were his friends.
Always a busy man, devote to his
farm work, ne never forgot the old
homestead where he was born, but for
more than fifty years on his birthday,
made to it an annual visit. He was a
good citizen, a kind-hearted husband,
father, friend. His was a most re-
markable life, and it's late afternoon
was crowned with the laurels of a
well spent lie. On June %, 1855, he
married Ellen Neville who died few
years ago. -Four children were born
to them all of whom are living, Mrs.
Mary Egan Of Salem, Mass, Mrs. Susie
Neville of Beverly, Mass, Mrs. Flora
Hunt of Portland, and George of this
village. The funeral was held at the
Congregational church, Thursday af-
ternoon, at o'clock, Rev. c. w,
Rogers, officiating, and the burial was
in Sunset cemetery