The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-16
NORTH ANSON

AOhI III ANSVN
Mrs. Alice Houghton of New Port
land has been visiting Mrs. Perley
Hooper and returned to her home
Saturday.
Gifts of permanent value are plen-
tful in my stock j. r. Philbrick.
Curran Whitney has a position in
the store of Porter & Marston as
Talbot Rogers who has been clerking
there has removed from town.
The roll call will be answered by
Christmas quotations at the meeting
of the Woman's Club Dec. 18th,
which will be held at the home of
Mrs Lucy p. Andrews.
On the evening of Dec. II, the
Grammar and Primary schools will
repeat The entertainment given by
them recently.
Miss Emily Sawyer will have a
Christmas sale at her home on Sum
mer st, commencing Monday, Dec. 49,
All are cordially invited to attend.
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About one hundred and fifty of the
representative people of North Arson
assembled in Fraternity Hall, Thurs
day evening. and gave reception to
Rev. and Mrs c. w. Rogers. Judge
Simmons voiced the sentiment of the
citizens as he expressed their sincere
appreciation and high esteem and
presented Mr. and Mrs. Rogers a
beautiful picture, a Sawyer print, OF
scenery of the Kennebec River.
Friends of Nahum q. Hilton will be
glad to hear that his condition Is
STEADILY improving and that he is
able to sit up some.
The funeral of Barton II. Smith
was held at his late home Sunday at
ternoon at half past one o'clock, Rev.
+. II. Means officiating Mr.. Smith
having been a member Of his church.
Arson Grange attended in a body and
held their impressive ceremony. The
burial was in Sunset Cemetery.
The special meetings at the MethO-
dist Church will continue evenings
during this week, Rev. II. S. Truman
of Oakland being the evangelist.
Mrs. Herbert Mitchell was called
to Bingham Tuesday by the illness OF
her sons wife
Beginning next Monday, Dec. the
goth, both X. f. d. carriers will leave
North Arson office at a. m, con-
tinuing until Jan. 1st
The upper mill of the Newcastle
Company was shut down two days
this week on account of lack of lum-
Der, but started up again Thursday
Daniel Lane, one of our Civil War
veterans, has been confined to his
bed a few days with a cold.
On Friday evening, the night before
4 hrip noD N a
King" will be given at the Methodist
Church. after which the presents will
be distributed from the Christmas
tree.
A. p. Hines of Torrington. Conn.
who will take Mr. Pastorius place at
the Newcastle Companys plant, has
bought Rev. c. w Rogers house and
will move here.
A full line of ribbon for Christmas
Millinery at less than one-third value
Miss e. A. Robinson. owls
O. p Taylor of Providence, r. l., a
former North Arson boy, had the
honor of arranging an automobile
party to assist in the celebration of
the 102nd birthday of Mrs Narcisse
st. Onge of Cranston, r. |. This lady
danced at the entertainment with
Olln p. Taylor and with her son, who
is eighty-two years old, who wore a
shirt spun and woven by his mother
few weeks ago
Paul Grenier, manager of the cut
ting department of the Newcastle
Lumber Company. spent the week
end in Fairfield.
Rev c. o. Perry, who conducted
eyangelistic services in the Methodist
Church during the past week. return
ed to Fairfield Monday morning
Rev c. w. Rogers and family NOV
ed from North Arson this week to
Gray. where he will begin his pas
torate with the Congregational
church. Mr.. Rogers has been pastor
OF the Congregational church in this
village for Ave years and was uni
yersally like, and his good wife and
sons and little daughter were very
popular and will be greatly missed
At the meeting OF Ruth Head era
gin Chapter Friday afternoon the Re
gent. Mrs. o. W Counce reported that
Government headstones had been oh
tanned for the unmarked graves OF
Ave Revolutionary soldiers Philemon
Collins. Who is buried on Fred Pull
zen fAfnl4 i%Hluti NllllhHih, VIM -
buried on Cyrus Walkers farm and
Casper Hooper, John paynea nd Nor
ris Fling. Who are buried In the Old
Luce graveyard below North Arson
village on the river road These
hcadntnnes will be set In the spring
\ great deal of business was trans
acted. and committee appointed tn
,isli the schools The entertainment
consisted OF Christmas quotations
and Mrs bessie Rand read an article
on christmas in the old Times Al.
ter the ueetlaS Fdiowraed. the hoa-
iossss. Mrs & T. iutchins. Mrs
Mice simmons. Mira Helen Hro~ n
and Mira EDNA i.llia served refresh
nlsn,s af ~yr nlden tyme" cider
douEhnuts and raspberry shrub
\ hAnquss SAs tondsrvd Rev and