The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-30
NORTH ANSON


served Saturday, Jan. %, as Mckinley
Day, as the Sunshine fair was to be
held upon McKinley's birthday and
most of the members of the Circle
belong to the Sunshine society. The
following very interesting program
prepared by Mrs. Althea Savage, Pa
triotic Instructor, was much enjoyed
by the Circle members: Reading,
Sketches of Life of President McKin-
ley by Lizzie Clifford; recitation, Nc
Kinley's First Case, Emily Savage;
song, Fanny Hume; reading, Other
Sketches of Mckinley's Life, Lottie
Young; recitation, Ellen French;
recitation, Fern Mckinney. The fol-
lowing new officers of Capt Hutchins'
Circle, No 20, were installed: Sadie
Berry, Presidlk; Viola Williams,
Senior Vice President; Lottie Greene;
Jnior Vice President; Flora Dur
gin, Sec; Minnie Berry, Treas; Mary
Noddin, Chaplain; Fanny Hume, Con-
ductor; Emily Savage, Asst. Conduct
or; Lizzie Clifford, Guard; Ellen
French, Asst. Guard; Althea Savage.
Patriotic Instructor; Nancy Rogers,
Organist; Sarah French, Correspond
ing Secretary Refreshments of pop
corn and homemade candy were serV-
ed.
ii. II. Marston, of the firm Porter
& Marston, started Thursday noon for
Michigan, where he has gone for the
benefit of his health. Mr.. Marston
has suffered from rheumatism during
the past winters so severely that his
friends hope that treatment In that
oil To hnnpflpIaI
The election of the officers OF
Northern Star Lodge, F. & A. Masons,
took place, Tuesday evening. Jan. 81,
and are as follows: F. w. Bunker,
w. NJ; r. II. Murphy, S. w; e. M.
Wing, J. w; F. s. Parsons, Treas;
w. c. Simmons, Sec; c. w. Rogers,
s. D.; T. B. Carl, d.; A. e. Roberts,
Chaplain; w. F. French, M; w. K.
Wait, 8. s.; II. B. Hilton, J. s.; Bert
Witham, Tyler. The installation will
take place at the next regular meet
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Folsom went to
West New Portland, Sunday. where
they will reside. He was formerly
employed in the Office of the Maine
Central Railroad in this village. Mr..
Folsom has position with the Novel;
ty Mill Company there.
The Congregational pulpit was oc-
cupied Sunday morning, by Rev. r. A.
Colby, a graduate of Bangor Theolo-
gical school, who came as candidate
to this church. Mr.. Colby Is native
of Wellesley, Mass, and came to
Maine about five years ago. He is at
present taking a special course at
Bowdoin College, and Is greatly In
terested in Y. M. c. A. work. In the
afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Colby went to
Scion, where he preached in the Con-
gregational church. w. c. Emery
went with him to Scion.
On account of the Illness OF the pas
tor, Rev. A. E. Roberts, there was no
preaching In the Methodist church,
Sunday. It Is thought that Mr.. Rob
erts' illness Is tonsilitis and he will
not be able to occupy the pulpit next
Sunday.
Frank Paine and Olin Gordon have
taken q contract to clear two hundred
acres in New Vineyard. Mr.. Gordon
has recently bought a saw mill there
and they will cut, saw and haul the
wood and lumber to Pennington. Mr..
and Mrs. Paine have closed their
house and will live in New Vineyard,
while he is working there, and Mr..
Gordon's family will go there in the
spring.
Ralph e. Bailey went to. Bath, Fri
day afternoon to see his wife who
is in the hospital there.
Perley Paine has purchased the
Marshall Houghton farm just beyond
the village. For some time he has
been employed In the power house at
Cleveland Rips.
F. 8. Parsons went to his logging
camps, Wednesday. He expects to
complete hauling in about two
weeks. This pulp wood is all loaded
onto the cars. Some days his crew
loads 10 cords or more.
John w. Getchell has given THE
Red Lane" by Holman F. Day to Fos-
ter Public Library.
The Clark mill, so-called. on the
grounds of the Newcastle Company,
is doing business and will continue to
do go all winter. saving out from IS
to 80 thousand per week. 1t Is
small mill but good one ard Is OPP
Grated by George Clark OF Water
bury, VT, who came here with the
mill over year ago. There is some
thing doing In the Newcastle lumber
yards every day In the year. Mr.. Geo.
ID. Pastorious, superintendent Of he
mills, Is an experienced business man
and knows how to do business along
extended lines. He Is also something
of a farmer and takes great pride In
neat cattle. This winter he las over
100 head on his large farm in New
80 o,,S
Rev. J. M. Frost, D., D., Superintend-
emit of Augusta District. Maine Con-
will hold the fourth Quarterly
at the Methodist Episco-
pal church on Friday afternoon, Jan.
31st; all members Of the same are
hereby summoned to be present. In
The evening of the same day, Friday