The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-29
North ANSnN

Miss Addie Fenason was chosen
delegate from the Methodist Sunday
school to attend the Sunday School
Convention at Bangor.
Mrs Clarence Hail of Bethel has
been visiting her mother, Mrs Nancy
Hobrook aud other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Danforth
have gone To Providence. K. l. for the
winter
The Senior class Of Arson Academy
cleared twenty dollars from their
chicken dinner.
Fred Pullen went with his auto to
Nassalboro. sunday.
Born. Oct q, to the wife of Lowell
+. Bailey, sou.
Orders by mail for Hair Goods and
Hair Work promptly filled AT Miss
TONNES. Skowhegan.
G. ". Spalding brought your cor
respondent some of his delicious
honey sweet apples. grapes and new
cider for which he is quite famous in
these parts. His large farm yields
bountifully from early spring to late
autumn many excellent fruits.
Rev. Gardner Wills attended the
Sunday School convention at Mercer
this week.
An item about Patterson toll bridge
which has been printed in several pa.
pers. states that the bridge is about
100 years old. On the contrary, the
Legislature of 1888 passed an Act,
authorizing the erection of bridge
across the Kennebec river between
Madison and Arson at Patterson S
ferry. The bridge was opened to the
public for travel on the first Monday
in November, 1899.
On Friday, Capt. Hutchins' Circle
G. A. X. will hold a special meeting
in Grange Hall. when the department
president Mrs. Myrtle Perkins of Hal
lowell, and the inspector, Mrs. Mary
Tarbox of Fryeburg will be present
1t is an all day session and dinner
will be served at the hall.
Mrs Onie Young Fletcher, wife of
Henry Fletcher, died at her home at
Oakland. Friday morning, after long
illness at the age of AS. Mrs. Young
was united in marriage with Mr..
Fletcher in 1905, and leaves besides
her husband a son by former mar
riage, Irwin Young. The remains
were brought to North Arson, Satur-
day and the funeral was held in the
Congregational church, Sunday after
noon at two o'clock, Rev. Gardner
Wills officiating. The burial was in
Sunset cemetery.
Tuesday, Porter and Marston put up
a new sign on the front of their large
store. 1t extends the entire width of
the store.
The new boarding house of the New
castle Company has been closed for
the winter and what boarders the
company have take their meals at the
Newcastle farm house.
The first snow of the fall came Mon
day night and continued the most of
the forenoon Tuesday. 1t melted
largely as it fell but nevertheless
gave the fields, hills and highways
the appearance of winter In the
fall of 1913 the first snow fell at
about Christmas time nearly I've
months later.
Mrs. j. b. Martin of Maiden, Mass.
and Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Bradbury of
Fairfield were recent guests of Mrs
Carrie Hutchins.
Saturday night was the coolest of
the season, it being eight degrees be-
low freezing at a. m.
Two of our aged citizens, Hiram T.
Emery and Leonard H. Walker had
birthdays last week. Mr.. Emery Was
born Oct q 1927, and Mr.. Walker
Oct. "a, 1927. Both of these men are
seen upon our streets occasionally
and are smart for their years. Mrs.
Leonard Walker has birthday on
Nov r. when she will be eighty-four
years old.
John Luce has been appointed flag
man at the crossing of the Somerset
railroad at the end of the railroad
bridge on Elm street.
Mrs Elizabeth B. Foster, who so
ably filled the Congregational pulpit
last Sunday, spoke upon "A Congre-
qational Mission in Southern India