The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
NORTH ANSON#


Mrs. Hannah Young spent Thanks
giving with her daughter Mrs. Lena
Steward at Portland.
Miss Emily Sawyer wishes to an
nounce to the public that during De
cember she will have fancy articles
for sale at her home on Summer ST.
Ira Durgin returned home Saturday
from his hunting trip bringing a deer.
The state road in this village is be-
ing improved very much at the point
Just south of Scott 4 Williams store.
For ages a ledge has projected into
the main road and the village
children. since the early days of the
town, have played on the ledge. Dur
ing the past week this has been de-
molished by blasting and thereby the
road has been Strengthened and widen
ed about ten feet.
Mrs. w. c. Robinson went TO Bling
ham Monday in the interests of the
D. A. r. Papers are being made out
for a new Chapter there with Mrs.
Forrest Colby as regent.
Miss Mary Porter went to Strong
Friday to remain for a few days.
Among those who spent Thanksgiv-
ing out of town were f. W. Scott and
family who went to Portland; Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. d. Benjamin to Wateryille; Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen NORM TO Scion; Mr.
and Mrs. w, c. Emery to Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mitchell had
a family party of twenty at Their
home to Thanksgiving dinner.
Mrs. Sac Clark of Skowhegan has
been visiting friends here.
Frank Perkins and family of Port
land were guests of w. c. Robinson
and family at Thanksgiving and re-
manned over Sunday.
Beginning January End the Skowhe-
gan banks will be open for business
from 9 A. NJ. to 3 p. NJ. Saturdays
from 8 to 1890.
The following books have been re-
ceiyed by Stewart Public Library from
the Christian Science Publishing
House: Christian Science Versus
P%antheism; Christian Healing and the
| Peoples Idea of God; Unity of Good;
Pulpit and Press; Rudimental Divine
| Science; No and Yes; Retrospeotion
and Introspection; The First Church
of Christ Scientist and Miscellany;
The Life of Mary Baker Eddy. The
following are the latest books pur-
chased by the library: Bulgaria and
Her People; Insect Life; Bambi; They
Who Knock at Our Gates; The Refor-
nation of Jimmy; The Twenty-fourIh
of June; Saturdays Child; Your
United States; Daddy Long Legs; The
Prince of Graustark; How 1t Hap
pened: The Wall of Partition; Nancy
the Joyous: His Royal Highness.
Word was received here last week
of the death of Mrs. Cora Alice (Wll-
SOM Draper of Wayland, Mass, which
occurred Nov. %. Mrs. Draper was
born in North Arson. June 2, 1859, the
daughter of Rev. Jesse Lee and Lucy
Uocke) Wilson. She was educated
at Arson Academy and graduated
from that institution in the class oil
1880. On the 2Sth day of February,
she was united in marriage to Perry
Draper and their home has been in
Massachusetts ever since. They had
two children. Gladys A, n James .
Besides her family she is survived by
three brothers, Allen, Charles and
Philander, the latter living in Emblem
The annual election of officers for
the order of Eastern Star will occur
Dec. Z, and a large attendance is deslr-
ed.
Born, North Arson, Nov, 30, to the
wife of George Bickford, a son, DAVID
Eugene.
Mrs. Nellie Paul of Scion and her
daughters were visiting relatives here
Sunday and the daughters Ella ana
Mary remained to visit the uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. stephen NORM.
A pretty wedding was solemnized at
the NJ. E. parsonage on Wednesday
evening, Nov. 25. when Herbert Rey-
nolds and Miss Alice Stetson, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Stet-
SON. were united in marriage. For
the present they will reside on VIII
low street.
Norman Hume, who has been en-
ployed in the drug store of F. H. Hol-
ley, has accepted a similar position IN
the drug store of f. w. Wright of
Madison.
The meeting of the Woman's Club
will be held this week, Friday even
ing instead of in the afternoon, on &C
count of the Sunshine fair.
The Senior class of the Academy
realized a substantial sum from their
recent entertainment, which goes to-
ward the fund for the Washington
trip. which takes the place of the an
nual graduating exercises in the
spring.
The Sunshine Society will hold its
annual fair December A.