The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-25
Z The News of Somerset's Busy Towns *
NORTH iNSON

NORTH ANS0N
Miss Florence Rowell. a teacher in
the public schools Of Lowell, Mass. is
spending part of this week at the
Methodist parsonage. the guest OF Rev
Gardner Wills and wife. Miss Ro"
ellis home is in Scion.
Miss Eva Park is the guest OF her
sister Mrs. Henry B. Merry, for Jew
DAYS, after which she will go to car
Isle. Penn. for the winter
The Academy closed Friday for the
Christmas vacation Friday evening
the students held a sale of ice cream
and cake and dance in the new Car
rabassett Hall and cleared about $24
Mr. Brown of Auburn has taken
charge of the New castle business IN
this village. while Mr. Pastorius is
looking after the Other business.
Daniel Steward has engaged the
BENJAMIN Mantor house and Mrs. Bea-
trjce WATSON will move her household
goods away.
The Young Peoples Bible Glass of
the Methodist church held the monthly
social at the parsonage Saturday even
ing.
Mrs Francis f. Stanley OF Newton,
Mass. read a paper "a Story of the
d. New Portland Branch of the Walker
FAMILY Mrs. Stanley has had this
nrinted in a handsome booklet, which
must be of interest to every MEMBER Oh
this numerous Walker family. MRS.
stanley ia a sister of Hon. w l.. Walk
er OF Skowhegan.
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January 9Th. The village schools VIII
open on Dec Goth.
Mrs. Vesta Jones will spend Christ
mas with her daughter, MIS- ~ NJ
Marshall of Oakland.
Wednesday evening each church, the
Methodist and Congregational, VIII
have a Christmas tree. The Congre-
gational society will have supper lot
the children
Monday. Charles Moore, started for
California to remain during the winter
Mr.. Moore was a resident OF that state
for great many years until MS SIS
ter the late, Mrs. Emma Allen, was ieIt
alone, when he came to stay win her
in her advanced age.
John Butler of Bingham. a former
resident OF this village was here Sat
urday.
Harry Savage and family are spend
ing this week with Mrs. Savages pa
rents. Rev and Mrs. r. b. HIATT OF Bing-
ham.
Miss Nina Caswell, who has been
visiting here for few. months, has re-
turned to her home In Reading. ia.
Appropriate Christmas songs and
other exercises will be given by the
Sunday School at the Congregational
church, next Sunday morning, and
sermon will be given by student from
Bangor Theological school.
Heavy night freights are running
over the Somerset railroad now carry
ing logs from Bald Mountain and
other sections up along the line. This
train goes up in the evening and down
during the early morning hours.
Archie Danforth of Skowhegan and
Oin Taylor of NOrridgewock were IN
town, Friday, putting in new cross
arms on the Farmers line between this
village and Patterson bridge.
Friday, flying gang of twelve men
from the Maine Central came to COM
plete a spur track into the Newcastle
works and to do other work along the
line.
Postmaster Hovey has received WORD
from Washington that the Fraternity
Hall Associations proposal for lease OF
postoffice Is accepted. 1t is expected
that the new postotiice will be open
about the middle of January.
While Perley Hooper was working
around a saw at the Newcastle Com
panys mills. Monday. he got his leit
hand against saw and cut 1t quite
badly.
Joseph Smith went to Kingheld, Sat
urday, to carry home Miss Doris Will
kins.