The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-08
NORTH ANSON

IN this issue.
NORTH ANS0N
Miss Lena Donley has position in
the public schools of the city of Port
land.
The Bryant family with their guest
Mrs. Brown went on an auto trip 10
Phillips Sunday to visit George keefe
and family.
The library meeting is postponed
one week, and Will be held at the Ii
brary. Monday evening. Oct. L, at !
o'clock.
Miss Marion Gray, daughter OF
Uhaer Gray of Maiden, Mass. is at
tending school here.
The meeting of Ruth Head Cragin
Chapter will be held Friday at Madi-
son at the home of Mrs. Waldo Hough-
ton. 1t will be an all day meeting
the forenoon to be devoted to lacking
puffs and the afternoon to the meet
! ing.
A very pleasant surprise was given
i Mrs. Almedia Cults Saturday after
noon. when twenty-seyen of her Sun
shine friends gathered at her home on
Union street. the occasion being the
observance of her eighteth birthday
Mrs Cults is remarkably smart for
one of her years and attends church
and social gatherings and one would
never imagine that she had passed
the 80th milestone. After pleasant
hour, refreshments were served and
the Sunshiners departed wishing Mrs.
Cults many more happy returns of
her natal day.
The Sophomores of Arson Acade-
my rendered a reception to the fresh
men, Friday evening in Grange Hall,
and over sixty were present. 1t was
a very enjoyable affair and refresh
ments were served.
Mrs Ada Wing, who has been away
for about six weeks, returned here,
Friday
Mrs. Ella Beale and her sisters,
Misses Gertrude and Grace Smith,
who have been spending the summer
at Rangeley, have returned home.
Mrs. Augustine Simmons is visiting
in Stowe, Vermont.
Frank Donley is the latest one of
our towns people to appear on the
streets with a new Buick automobile.
Miss Gertrude Weinberg will go to
Boston soon to continue her studies
at the Burdette Business College. she
attended the convention this week at
Madison and Joined the society of the
Pythian Sisters.
The farmers are busy digging their
potatoes. All report a good yield.
Although Mrs. w. H. Williams is
very busy woman looking after the
nf
boarders. vet she has found time to
make preserves and pickles and mas
two hundred and fifty jars of various
kinds of fruits, vegetables and pickles.
besides several stone jars and Duckets
of the same. Doubtless, Mrs. VIII
liams takes the lead among the house
wives of North Arson in the amount
of canning done.
Mrs. Addie Perkins and son William
returned to Portland Saturday.
Wallace Emery went to Boston
Monday. He expects to be absent one
month.
Mrs. NJ. L. French spent Tuesday in
Oakland.
On account of the illness of the pas
tor there was no service in the NJ. f.
church. Sunday morning. and his peo-
Pile attended the Congregationalis
church.
Lyman J. Weinberg is spending
part of the week in Boston.
Stewart public library has just re-
ceiyed from Rev. II. H. Acterian of
New York. the following volumes,
which are a very valuable acquisition
and is greatly appreciated by the
iCfr Of ,ryli oh / IfnIs
ature, volumes; Rollins Ancient
History. volumes; Burke's Works, 3
volumes; Modern and British Essays;
Webster's Speeches, 3 volumes; His
tory of the Bible; Religions of China;
Unitarian Principles; Life of Jesus;
Among the Turks; Outlines of Congre-
gational History; Emerson's Essays;
Elijah, a Poem Carlyle's Reminis-
cences; Surgeons Sermons; Anth-
on's Classical Dictionary; Thesaurus
of English Words; Scotch Sermons;
Statement of Reason; chronological
Dictionary. From the State Library
the following have been received:
Maine Reports, 1914; Vital Records of
Gardiner to 1892, Part l; Collections
of the Maine Historical Society, Vol.
XIX; Records of the Massachusetts
Militia in the War of 1812-14; Report
of the Agricultural Commissioner,
1913; Maine Insurance Report, 1913;
Fourth Annual Report State Water
Storage Commission. Miss Elizabeth
l.. Phillips of Oakland has given the
following books: The Wandering
Jew, The Heart of Life, The Monas-
terry. st. Romans Well, Poetical
Works of Mrs. Hemans. Miss Mabel
Steward of New York has given one
book, A Garden Enclosed. The latest
fiction at the library follows: Sun
shine Jane, The Best Man, Sweetap-
pie Cove, Molly Make Believe, Clark's
Field. The Lady and saba San, In the
Eyes of the World, Charge 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Parlin were in
town Saturday from Skowhegan. Mr..
Parlin has position as janitor in the
schools there.
George Marshall of Cumberland
Mills is visiting here.
Arthur Brown, student at bust