The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
NORTH ANSON

Harry Savage and family went to
Bingham Monday to spend few days
at The home of Mrs. Sayages parents
Rev and Mrs. T. b. HIATT.
Mrs. Lottie Greene went to Lewis
ton Friday and her mother, Mrs B..
NJ Berry returned home with her.
Mrs. Berry's arm has improved some
what the trouble being adhesionS.
Archie Danforth, master of Arson
Grange. went to Bangor Tuesday to
attend the AID annual session of the
State Grange.
Mr. Magee, father of John Magee,
who lived at Fahi Pond died Friday
after a long sickness at the age of
so years. The remains were taken
to Madison for the funeral and burial
Monday.
Mr.. Swim of Grafton, Mass. has
engaged the furnished rent of Miss
Paulenah Simmons and Will move
his family here. He is employed in
the office of the North Arson Manu-
featuring Company.
Remember the auction at Harry
Beals, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baron DeKalb are
moving from the Embden Club cot
tage to this village and he intends to
build his garage on the site of the
former Odd Fellows Block.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. l.. Hovey have
moved from the house at the corner
of Center and Winter streets where
they have lived for about twenty
five years. They will stay with Mr.
and Mrs. Z. p Barnaby during the
winter and 60 to housekeeping again
in the spring
William Quint who was threaten
ed with pneumonia last week was
fortunate enough to escape it and is
up around the house again.
Last Thursday a chimney burning
out at the residence of Emily Porter,
corner of Madison and Summer SITS,
caused quite a lot of damage thru
out the house by smoke and SCOT
penetrating the rooms.
Charles Moore started for Cali
fornia Wednesday morning to remain
during the winter.
The Academy closes Friday for one
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Wallace Emery entertained
the D. A. r. Chapter Monday in
stead of Saturday on account of the
storm.
The Mark Emery schools closed
Friday for two weeks vacation.
Since the recent storm, snowshoe-
ing has been much in vogue among
the young people.
Mrs. Fred Salley returned from
Oakland Monday after a few days
visit with relatives.
Lowell E. Bailey has moved on to
Center street into the house recently
vacated by G. l.. Hovey.
Notwithstanding the big storm,
several of the Embden farmers came
down over the drifts with heavy
loads of apples, hay and other prod
uce to ship from this station the first
of the week.
Mrs. Ellen Knowlton was at Madi-
son Tuesday.
Earl Mitchell was at Bingham
Tuesday visiting his brother, B. w.
Mitchell.
Mrs. Ethel Norton and Mrs. Daisy
ing Christmas shopping.
Stephen Davis has been poorly dur
ing the past three weeks.
The Humphreys collection of over
two hundred representative pictures
| by American artists which is soon to
be exhibited in the American Art As
ISOLATION Galleries in New York
City, includes two pictures by our
distinguished artist Ben Foster. They
are "A Murky Evening" and "A
Memory" both important works.
| One Of the worst snow blockades
in recent years began about mid
night, Saturday morning. blowing a
gale all day and away into Sunday
night with eighteen inches of snow
falling and the gale continued up to
noon Monday. Saturday business
was largely suspended. The gro
Gerry teams OF Porter & Marston
were unable to make their rounds.
Saturday afternoon but three men of
the North Arson Manufacturing mills
were able to get to their work, con-
sequently the crew worked Sunday.