The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-09
NORTH ANSON

The Alumni Association has appoint
ed the following committees to take
charge of the Reunion which will oc-
cur the 18th of June: Toasts. Mrs
Wallace Emery. Mrs. V. d. Hilton
Daniel Steward, Mrs. w. j. Rand; ban
quet. Mrs A simmons. Mrs. b, French
Mrs James Thorne. Mrs. ira Durgin
decorations. Mrs. G. A. Porter. Mrs
f, w Scott Thomas Murphy, Miss
Kate Robinson; ball. Mrs. William
French, Mrs. f. II. Holley, Mrs. Ernest
j Noddin Joseph Norton.
Stewart Public Library has receiv-
] ed from the author Miss Dora NJ. NJ
/ Goodwin a book of fiction THE
/ Daughter of Angy'. Ruth Heald Cra-
/ gin Chapter has presented the library
! two more volumes of Massachusetts
Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution
! The following have been received from
! the Maine State Library: Collections
of Maine Historical Society: vital rec
ords of West Gardiner, Me; Register
of the Executive Department; Report
/ of Live Stock Sanitary Commissioner
Agriculture of Maine; Legislative Rec
ord; Maine Insurance Report; Maine
Senate journal.
Mr.. and Mrs Ira Durgin spent Sun
day at The Forks, guests of Mr.. Dur
gins parents.
Miss Emily Sawyer will remain with
her aunt Mrs. f. T. Crane at Stowe
vt, for several weeks longer Miss
Sawyer will be missed from the Mark
Emery schools, where sic has taught
faithfully during the pdsi eight years
Mr.. and Mrs Danitl Marshall OF
Oakland were guests Of tlatives here
Sunday and Monday.
Miss Ella Robinson Colby 10 has
been at home with her parents during
the Easter vacation.
H. B. Ellis of this village has taken
out nomination papers for senator in
the western part of the county.
Lawyer Brown of Bingham was in
town Monday for few hours.
The past week has been cold for
| the season. Saturday morning it was
| 10 degrees above zero. In the coun-
try the roads are very good and sleighs
| run better than wagons. Not for some
| years has there been as much snow or
! the ground at this time in April as
there is now The snow came late
and it is staying late. On the whole
the winters in this northern climate
average up about the same.
! Potatoes in the local market have
been pushing up little during the
past week. E. E. Fredericks of Nor
ridgewock loaded two cars at this sta
ton. Friday and Saturday. and the
price he paid was 50 cents per bushel
| "A 20, Gox-
quite quantity of the tubers in theI
cellars now. Higher prices are look
ed for later in the season. The Maine
potato crop is a big asset to the farm
ers who can raise them successfully
Some good raisers say that it is a
much better crop than sweet corn. II
! is surer crop than the corn and
averages up much better per acre. II
that is the case potatoes are what the
! farmers will plant. They are moi
in the business for the fun of the thing
but for the money that can be gotteI
out of the business.
Mrs. Ellen Knowlton has been n
Madison during the past week.
Harry Dickey of Belfast was here
visiting his father-in-law Frank A
Pierce Friday and Saturday.
Talbot and Joseph Rogers, Bowdoll
students, are spending their Easter va
cation with their parents, Rev. ant
Mrs c. w Rogers.
DR.. E. M. Andrews has been confine'
to the house with grippe during tn
past week.
Joseph Shaw went to Augusta Mon
day on business.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sturtevant died Sun
day at the home of her daughter Mrs
Fields, in this village. Her age wa
SIS years, 9 months and 10 days. TIL
remains were taken to Wayne TO
burial
F.. S. Parsons was down from tn