The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-01-29
NORTH tNSON


Miss Bertha Hooper has arrived
home after completing a full course
of three years and seven months in the
Lawrence (Mass) General Hospital
for trained nurses. Miss Hooper
graduated from that institution Jan
18th. and the following day took the
examination before the State Board
in Boston which gives her the dis
tinetion of being a registered nurse III
the State of Massachusetts. The many
friends of Miss Hooper here are pleas
ed to know of her success in hitting
herself for this particular professional
York.
Mrs. Grover Moore passed the Sab
bath with her husband at Mosquito
returning here Monday
NJ Weinberg and daughter. Alice
went to Boston Saturday to visit Miss
Gertrude Weinberg, who is student
at the Burdette Business College.
While there they will attend the we'd
ding of Mr.. Weinberg's niece, MISS
Waskee, which takes place in the bIue
Hill Avenue Synagogue, RoNhu'A,
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. John flanagan re-
turned from Lexington. Saturday.
Rev Gardner viii was at Augusta
last week attending the Efficiency
Conference
Harry Getchell of Portland is stay
ing AT \. w Reeds for a few days.
Joseph Atkinson, our cltlzen VINO
has the gold headed cane. has olrth-
day on Feb l4th., when he will be
81 years old.
A ladies' dnintette and reader from
Boston. that are meeting with great
success all over the State, are COM
ing here for an entertainment. tues
dav evening. Feb. >, under the aus
pices of the Eastern Star and Rebe-
kah lodges. and the proceeds Will De
used for Fraternity Hall
Mrs. Fenela Steward has been at
Madison for several days on account
of the illness of a relative.
Emerald Rehekahs met for the first
time in their new hall, Saturday even
ing. al.
Or. p. A. Wood will not be at North
Arson. Monday. February ?, but VIII
ne there Monday February y, at the
Hapgood House for the practice OF
dentistry.
On the Goth instant. Leander Cole,
foreman of tie railroad section from
this village to Embden, rendered his
resignation after a continuous SER
vice of AZ years for the Maine Central
Railroad Company. He commenced
on this work in Clinton and AFTER
wards was transferred east OF Bangor
where he was stationed for term Oh
wears. and for time on the European
i Dth or
and North American. BESIDES olnei
nlaces on the Maine Central lines. he
came to this section, fifteen years ago
and has resided here ever since.
Forty-two years is a long time TO
serve in this capacity and speaks Wen
for the faithfulness and trustworthl-
ness of Mr.. Cole.
Friday morning was the coolest oil
the winter. the thermometer running
as low as 38 degrees in some plac
in this vicinity. This cold spell was
followed by heavy rain during the
following night. There was dlifer-
ence of 65 degrees in less than a
hours.
Miss Nancy Salley who has been
staving at Mrs. Helen Hiltons for
few weeks. has been quite i'll with the
grip for several days.
Pleasant street was surely rightly
named. for, although occasionally the
thermometer drops to 80 or 40 below
zero, oranges and lemons are growing
there. Mrs. Z. J. Clark has lemon
tree that budded last June and thls
week she picked from it an unusually
large green lemon that measured Is
by 1874 inches. This is not the hrst
lemon it has borne. but the largest
one. Mrs. Henry Norton, who lives
a little farther on, has an orange tree
several years old that has borne or
anges for a number of years.
Leander Spearin of Portsmouth, N.
H.. is visiting his brother, Jefferson
Spearin and wife.
j. II. Fletcher, who resides on the
south side had nice little party
Thursday evening, when IL OF ms
friends assembled for an evenings en-
tertainment. Music was furnished
with harmonica and violin. The oc-
casion was a most enjoyable one and
pop corn was served the guests.
Miss Alice Cahill. former student
of Arson Academy, has been visiting
here for a few days
very muCH SiChheSS pltNdilo "oout
the village and the doctors are kept
busy these days,
DR.. ]. M. Frost of Auburn. District
of the M. E. Confer
ence. will speak in the Methodist
church in this village, Sunday evening.
Albert w. Reed is at Skowhegan this
week serving on the grand jury.
During the cold weather the two
churches are holding union services
on Sunday evenings.
Stewart Public Library has receiv-
ed from the Library of Congress. Fran
kiln Papers, John Paul Jones Papers.
Monroe Papers, Naval Records of the
American Revolution. Calendar of the
Washington Manuscripts, Van Buren,
Papers, Conservation. Mrs. F. E.