The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-27
NORTH ANSON

Memorial Day will be observed il
this village Saturday, May 29. A
nine O'Clock a. m, Grange Hall will
be open to receive flowers, and La
dies of the G. A. r., Sons of Veterans
daughters and grandchildren are re-
quested to meet there at that hour
At 1.30 p. M, line of march will form
to go to the cemetery, and all socie
ties. school children and citizens are
invited to join the procession and as
sist In decoration. After the ser
vices at the cemetery. the company
will march to Grange Hall where the
teachers and school children will fur
nish appropriate entertainment. On
Sunday morning, May 80, Comrades
Ladies of the G.. A. R., sons and
daughters and grandchildren will
meet at Grange Hall at 1870 o'clock
to form In line to march to the Meth
odist church for divine services.
The Civic Improvement committee
of the Woman's Club has placed
barrels in different places about the
village in which to throw waste pa
per, fruit peellng or any rubbish
which renders the streets unclean OF
unsightly. Let every person helI
by picking up the trash whenever no
ticed and do his part In the clean
up" campaign.
F. 8. Parsons sent two of his large
teams to Rangeley Tuesday where
they will work hauling pulp.
( The district meeting of Rebekahs
will meet with the Bingham lodge
OF Thu Gn1nn ~,
will do the work.
Harry Hines has moved into the
upper rent in the ROBBIE Boston house.
The remains of Mrs. Andrew Hilton
were taken to Pittsfeld Friday for
burial. Besides her husband, she
leaves two daughters Mrs. W. H. Bur-
ton of Pittsfleld and Miss Belle Hilton
of Embden and a son Walter Hilton
of Guilford.
A large delegation of Odd Fellows
from Table Rock Lodge went to Scion
to the district meeting Tuesday night.
Will Quint had one hand badly
crushed Tuesday by a railroad tie
falling on 1t while he was working
on this section.
Mr.. and Mrs Ira Durgin and Mr..
anu MIb Allleu Duly Wtnl " L ne
Forks Sunday in their auto.
The following books have been re-
ceived at Stewart Public Library
from the State Library, most of them
being annual reports for the State Of
Maine: Report of State Highway
Commissioners; Report of Births,
Marriages. Divorces, Deaths Maine
School for Feeble Minded; Board
State Assessors; State Board Chart
ties and Corrections; State Board of
HEALTH Forest Commissioner; Com
Sea and Shore Fisheries;
Augusta State Hospital; State Histor-
ian; Commissioners Inland Fisheries
and Game; Report Of Trustees aud
Principal Maine School for Deaf; In
spectors, Warden and Officers State
Prison; Adjutant General State OF
Maine; Live Stock Sanitary Commits
sioner; Journal Attn Annual Encamp-
ment; Department of Maine G. A. R.:
Report University of Maine; Address
of Gov Curtis.
Mrs. Leonard II. Walker. who is in
her eighty-sixth year, was the guest
of her son Frank Walker and family
the first of the week.
Freeman Williams of Haverhill,
Mass, who with Mrs. Williams, has
come to live on the old Stevens farm
for the summer, was in town Tuesday
The appearance of the village
streets has greatly improved since
the trees killed by the fire were re-
moved the new trees set out. Young
trees have been set on most of the
streets. The removal of the ancient
elm tree trunk in front of the libra
ry and the new trees set on the lawn
add much to the scenery.