The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09
NORTH ASSOS

Mrs Emma Nuttlng and I8n EHlaa-
rem of SkOwhegan We're the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. z. Lincoln. Sunday
Bert Witham has moved into The
house on Center street which h.
bought of w. c. Emery Mr. and Mrs
Emery have moved 10 the corn shop
for the present.
Miss Minnie Davis has just returned
from Rumford where she has ben
visiting her sister. Mrs Editn Bur
CESS.
Mrs. Nellie Collins Of Portland is
expected here soon and II is famered
that she will rebuild on the site where
her house was burned
The annual meeting OF Stewart l.
brary Association will be held al taf
new library Monday evening Oct -.
at seven o'clock. followed b. meet
ing of the trustees.
Two heavy horses took disabled
auto down Main street toward Aadi-
son. Tuesday morning \ wheel 81
the car was missing aud cedar
fence rail supported II As II Was DRAG
ged along.
II. b. Merry is in Portland al the
Eye and Ear Tnfrmary where he is
rsceivinR treatment
Miss Josephine Monllan is III and
Mrs. Ada Scott is taking care Of her
r n. Spaulding ard hia daughter.
Mrs. Fannie Bray started Monday on
their Journey to II paso Tekas. Mr..
Spauding's friends have enjoyed very
much having him with them and were
greatly interested ina bis talk. SUNDAY
mon the New Testament League. H.
gave an address before both SUNDAY
schools on this subject Il is wort
observed at the Methodist church
next sunday
Harvest day and rally day viii be
In which be has been Instrumental In
doing much good
The FIRST deer to be taken in this
section was shot by George Flanders
and his son. the middle OF last week.
] W. Norton has been having a Sc
we're time with one OF his fingers ana
had a narrow escape from blood pol
soning Dr.. Andrews opened II ana
scraped the bone and ii is doing f1ne-
ly now.
The NJ. f. church is receiving new
coat of paint.
Friday afternoon is the regular
time of the d. A. X. meeting.
DR.. w. f. Cults of Providence, K. l.,
O. r. Cults of New York City of the
Y.M.C. A. Alumni Work of the World,
and his friend. Dr. Mason of Bangor,
returned. Monday, from Rowe POND,
where they had been on an outing
trip for a week. While in town, they
were the guests of their mother Mrs.
A. W. Cults. and their sisters, Mrs.
Knowlton and Mrs. Mclean.
Last Memorial Day the lilac bios
SONS were lacking in the decorations,
which was very unusual. Some OF
those belated blossoms were picked
Sunday by Mrs. Viola Williams from
Joe Salley's garden which the flre
swept over on Aug. 49, Though the
lilac stems were blackened from the
fire. the buds had burst forth into
fragrant blossoms as beautiful as
springtlme.
Probably no, other woman in Som
erset county has made so much jelly
as Mrs. Carrie Hutchins of North An
son 1t was the pleasure of your cor
respondent to interview Mrs. Hutch
ms in her kitchen while she was MAX
ing Jelly and filling the dainty little
glasses with the richly tinted liquid.
There was row upon row of this beau
the artistic taste and stood the test
of being tasted Mrs. Hutchins has
made over a dozen varieties of or
iginal blends of rich flavor. Last sea-
son she put up 1000 jars which found
ready market in the large cities of
Maine. and the reputation of her jel-
ly has extended into other States. This
year she has made a large quantity
nd 10 cfi1l u ca II 10 nrnha hi
that the amount will be as large as
last season.
MRS. LEANDER COLE
Mrs. Flora Cole, wife of Leander
Cole, died Monday, Sept 30, at her
home IN this village, aged 60 years,
10 months and 81 days. Mrs. Cole
was sick only nine days, the disease
being of gangrenous nature. She was
born at Lincoln. Dec. 2, 1853, and was
united in marriage to Leander Cole
at Lincoln in 1879 Quite a number
of years ago, Mr.. Cole removed with
his family to North Arson, and here
the sons and daughters grew to man
hood and womanhood The first time
the writer met Mrs. Cole was when
she brought her family of little child
rem into the church and Sunday
school, Her daily life and influences
were always for the good of others
and she will be sadly missed in the
home by those she loved. While liy-
ing in this village, two great sorrows
have come to her, one in the loss OF
her daughter Inez, and the other, more
recent, the death of her daughter, Mrs.
Alice McKachnie. Besides her hus-
band, she leaves to mourn her loss,
four daughters. Mrs. Jessie Long
ley of Fairfield, Mrs. Gertrude Cur
ran of New Brunswick, and Stella and
Minnie of this village, and two sons,