The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-21

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Mrs. w. c. Robinson, Miss Addie
Robinson, Mrs. F. II. Holly and Miss
| Nellie Porter went to Portland to at
tend the luncheon given, Thursday
| In honor of Mrs. Charles Johnson,
Vice President General, Mrs John A.
Morse, Mrs. w. c. Robinson, and Mrs.
A. A. Kendall.
Business is active around the New
castle mills this fall. This company
| Is constantly improving its plant.
They have built large store house at
the mill where supplies of every kind
needed in their business is stored. A
blacksmith shop is on the grounds un-
der the management of skilled work
men to shoe the large number OF
horses used about the mills At pres
ent a new box factory is being erect
ed, so feet wide and 300 feet long.
This building is already up and the
roof covered, and the work Is being
pushed as fast a possible. Pipes are
being laid around the grounds and hy-
drants set for fire protection to the
large piles of boards stacked in the
lumber yard. The yard is thoroughly
lighted by electricity which is general
ed in the plant The company does
quite an extensive farming business
and has one of the best stables in this
section of the state. The mill yard,
which covers a large area, the mills,
stable and boarding house are all
thoroughly lighted with electricity. A
spur track is being built which leaves
the main railroad track opposite of the
old depot and crosses the highway
about 40 rods west of the main cross
ing. This track runs between the
shingle mill and the log mills and
touches the river shore above all the
mills so that the CARED logs can be
rolled into the river and floated to
the saw without difficulty. This COM
pany is, by far, the largest and one of
the best ever located here. A large
crew of men are constantly at work
in the mills and about the grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel s. Gould went
from here, Monday, for Portland where
they will reside with their son, Harry,
who has Just completed a new house.
The good wishes of their many friends
go with them to their new home.
Harry Sawyer, who came to this
village last spring, has moved his fam
lily back to Madison.
Mrs. Eddie Heath returned from
Boston, Tuesday night, where she had
been visiting for several days.
A recent organization in this village
is the Past Noble Grands' Association
of Emerald Rebekah Lodge, which has
for officers, Maude NJ. Emery, Presi-
dent; Frances Danforth, VicePresi-
dent; Helen Brown. Secretary. The
meeting is held this week, Thursday
evening, at the home of Mrs. Lucy
Norton.
On account Of the illness OF Miss
Wilkins. Mrs. Frank Holley substitu-
ted in her school the first days of the
week.
Miss Ella Robinson. freshman at
Colby college, came home to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Eli Hoyt. Her sis
ter, Miss Edna Robinson, has closed
her millinery work at Madison and is
home for a vacation.
Wallie Young went to Madrid, Sat
urday, with pair of large work
horses sold by Oryille Jeffreys to Ma
drid parties.
| thank my many friends for the
beautiful goldheaded cane presented
I " ulc ny inc HdHu vi Jul 6Cildi 4 OoI-
master, George L. Hovey.
S. S. GOULD, North Arson.
The funeral of the late Nelson
Smith, who was killed, Thursday af-
ternoon, in the railroad accident at
Kineo, was conducted, at 10 A. NJ.
Sunday, by Rev. e. w Weber at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James Smith
near Lane Hill in Arson. The burial
was at Sunset cemetery in North An
son. Among those present from out
of town were Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury.
Greene and Miss Gertrude Greene OF
Fairfield. Miss Greene was Smith S
fiancee. They were to have been mar
ried in the spring.
MRS SARAH E. HOYT.
Mrs. Sarah f. Hoyt, who died at
North Arson, Nov. II, was born at
Sugar Valley, Penn, May II, 1858,
where she spent her early years. There
she met Mr.. Eli Hoyt with whom she
united in marriage, and who still sur
wives. In the year of 1877, they came
to Maine, where 35 years of their lives
have been spent They made their
home In Athens, afterwards removing
to Hartland Madison and n. Arson,
coming to this town ten years ago. To
them were born ten children, six of
whom are living: Henry who resides
with his family in Madison, William at
New Rochelle, N. Y. Amos in Ohio,
Mrs. Birdena Leland at Stoneham,
Mass, Miss Dora at Wilton, and Iry-
ing at North Arson. Mrs. Hoyt was
early in life connected with the church
and was active in church and Sunday
School work. She took much delight
in giving expression to her happy
Christian experience in singing the
songs of the Gospel. For her the flow
ers readily grew and blossomed
profusely, and her flower gardens were
the admiration of her friends.
She has been a faithful member of
the Methodist Episcopal church all
the time of her residence in the town
and took part in it's services up to
within two weeks of her death. She
was greatly beloved by large circle
of friends. Always unaSsuming,
steadily performing the duties of life
in the home, and caring for the needs
of her family, she was always ready
to help in any good cause when 1t lay
in her power so to do. She will ever
be remembered as one with whom it
was a pleasure to be associated and
whom others are the better for hav-
ing known and loved. She had not
been well for some years but her last
illness was a short duration. Two
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