The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16

anu loi lHe past ulne years mas re-
sided in Kansas where he is interested
in the oil and glass business
j. NJ. Amos of East Corinth has been
the guest of Mr., and Mrs. Ira Gushing
during the past week.
The Newcastle Company drilled fif-
ty-four feet for water and now have
an artesian well at the boarding house.
Another well is being drilled at the
restaurant
Rev. r. r. Crane and son Ralph of
Stowe. Vt, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Alice Williamson is employed
IN the office of Judge simmons.
Oliver f. Cuts and little daughter
who have been the guests of relatives
here for several days, went from here
Wednesday morning. and Mr.. Cults
will fill a number of engagements be-
fore he closes his work as travelling
secretary for the International Y, Nj.
c. A Mr. Cults labors have extend
ed over this country and Canada and
he has made specially of colleges.
The people of this village had the
pleasure Of listening to Mr.. Cults as
he spoke in the Congregational church
Sunday morning. Mr.. Cults will To-
cate this fall at Sharon, Penn, where
he will have charge of the club and
civic league.
Selectman Caswell is the latest of
our citizens to appear with new
automobile
DR.. Fred Cleveland and wife and
son Harold arrived in this village
Sunday night from Woonsocket, K. l.,
in his touring car, an Oldsmobile. DR.
Cleveland will remain here for few
weeks and take charge of the haying
on his large farm in Embden.
The Congregational church has been
newly painted which greatly improves
its appearance.
Mrs Carrie Hutchins has begun her
season of jelly making and expects to
put up greater number of jars than
ever before. She has already made
several bushels of strawb berries into
jam.
Eli Hoyt has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Tapley of Charleston,
Me. and his daughter in Stoneham.
Mass. during the past few weeks and
is now visiting friends in Loganton,
Penn. Mr. Hoyt in early life was a
resident of that State and has many
friends there.
The plank sidewalk and fence on
Steward hill has been removed and a
concrete walk put in its place.
Quite a delegation of the Daughters
of the American Revolution of this
village spent Tuesday at Lake Emb
den. the guests of Ann of Green Gables
and her two daughters, Mrs. Barnaby
and Mrs. Thorne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parlin enter
tanned Sunday at family dinner party
the following guests Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris ToZier, Maggie, Ethel, Clayton and
Verna Tozier of New Portland and
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Jackson, Tilden,
Lizzie, Olive and Stillman Jackson OF
Concord Mrs. Tozier and Mrs. Jack
son are sisters and are the daughters |
of Mr. and Mrs. Parlin.
The d. A. r. meeting Friday at the |
home of Mrs. Clara Robinson Record |
was most interesting. This beauti-
full farm home, known to the older in
habitants as the Pease farm, is only
a few rods from the kennebec river
the pathway of the famous Arnold |
army of Revolutionary times. A large
number of members were present two
being non residents, Mrs. Jennie Crane
of Vermont and Miss Mabel A. Stew
ard of New York. Various subjects
were discussed and one application
was presented for membership Sing
ing of Columbia and patriotic quota
tions by the members were given and
then Mrs. Ada Scott read a paper on
Results of a Sane Fourth of July.
Miss Mabel Steward gave a very in
teresting talk upon lack of patriotism
in the private schools and Miss Kate
Robinson spoke on patriotism in the
public schools. An invitation from
Mrs. Marion Barnaby to spend Tues
day, July ii at Green Gables" at Lake
Embden was accepted, also an invita-
ton from Mrs. William c. Robinson to |
hold the August meeting at Hillcrest
Farm, New Portland Hill, the hrst
Friday In August, instead of the regu- |
lar second Friday The Real Daugh-
ter of the chapter Mrs. Nancy M. War
rem of Augusta being very i'll at her
home, the chapter voted to send her
flowers and a sum of money. During
the social half hour which followed,
the hostesses, Mrs. Record, Miss Paul
enah Simmons, Mrs. Geneva Hilton
and Mrs. Bessie Rand served pineapple
sherbet, cake and nabiscoes.
Mrs. Maude Perry Campbell closed
d very SutNtSolul Va III Vi SNhNOA
9. at the burlington school Mrs.
Campbell is a graduate of North Arson
Academy, class of 1905, and has been
very successful teacher wherever
she has taught, this being her twenty
fifth school, and at the end, the wish
is expressed I'VE hope you will come
back to us next term. This term or
twelve weeks was closed with a pro-
gram which proves no lack OF WORK
with both teacher and pupils. Those
participating in the same were Bertha
Palmer, Earl Moulton, Flora Helen
Fentiman, George Treat, Bertha Lane
William Hodgdon, Grace L. Mullen
Herman Lane, Clifford Hooper, Chris
tia Moulton, Bernice Hooper, Zelber
Lane. Willie Treat, Herman Lane,
Floyd Moulton, Chas. Edward Fenti-
man, Chestina Dawes, Arthur Palmer,
Louise Palmer and Harry Treet Five
from this school will enter High
School this fall having passed the
State examination satisfactorily. They
are Christia Moulton, Louise Palmer.
Grace l.. Mullen, Flora II. and Charles
f. Fentiman The last two named
will enter North Arson Academy.