The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
NnRTH. ANSON

NORTH ANS0N
Miss Della Wallace of Upper Wood
stock. n. b., is visiting her sister Mrs
Guy f. Williams Miss Wallace In
tends to enter the hospital at Lewis
ton to study for trained nurse.
There was no school Friday in the
Mark Emery building on account of
the storm, but there was session,
Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Perkins OF Portland ar
rived Saturday to spend several weeks
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Robinson.
Miss Helen Kennison, student at the
school Of Domestic Science OF House
hold Arts, Pennington Normal, is
spending her Christmas vacation with
her parents, Rev and Mrs. r. w. Ken
nison.
Wilbur c. Simmons went to Port
land, Saturday.
Mrs. Herbert Spinney of Fairfield
Is the guest of her brother Herbert
Mitchell and wife.
Archie Danforth, master of Arson
Grange is attending State Grange at
Lewiston this week
Stephen B. NORM, who has had an
enforced vacation from his duties as
rural delivery driver on account OF
illness, resumed his work, Monday
morning. Alfred Berry has substitu
ted for him during this time.
E. w. Sawyer has been appointed a
member of the Advisory Council for
the town of Arson.
Joseph w. Norton and family have
gone to West Pennington where Mr..
Norton will look after II. B. Merry's
numbering interests this winter, his
special work being to haul timber to
load on cars.
Mrs Clara Murphy and little daugh-
ter were visiting at Lysander Robin
sons over Sunday and returned to
Scion, Monday.
The severe cold continues. From
the goth of November it has been very
cold winter weather and a heavy fall
of snow on the ground, as much as
falls the entire winter in some years.
The oldest men tell that 1t has been
the coolest and the most snow within
their memory. Some Of the ponds In
Northern Maine froze over month
earlier than last season
A card received by Clifford Clark,
Noble Grand of Table Rock Lodge,
1. O. O. F. of this village from the
Odd Fellows Rendezvous at Camp
Devens, Mass, states that Orville w.
Hewett of Table Rock Lodge had reg
istered there and that he was looking
fine, in splendid health and Loyalty
doing his bit" at Camp Deyens for
Uncle Sam He sends fraternal
greetings to his brother Odd Fellows
"in the old home town.
Martin T. C. Sheldon of Oakland
and Miss Stella Cole of North Arson
were married Wednesday evening,
Dec ~, at the Methodist parsonage
by Rev. E. w. Kennison.
There will be Christmas tree and
exercises at the Methodist church,
Monday evening.
. The Christmas observance of the
Congregational church will be carried
out as announced In last weeks pa
per, with Christmas supper Monday
night at the vestry and Christmas tree
followed by musical program
The meeting of the North Arson
Woman's Club will be held, Friday
afternoon of this week, at the home Of
Mrs. Alice p Simmons. The subjects
to be considered are the county and
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
departments of the State Government.
Roll call will be answered with cur
rent events.
The d, A. r. meeting which was not
held last week on account of the storm
will be held Thursday afternoon to-
day. at the home Of Mrs. Wallace
Emery.
There will be Christmas services at
the Congregational church next Sun
day morning with special Christmas
music.
There will be no school Monday. of
Christmas week but the sessions Will
be resumed on Wednesday and con-
tinue thru Saturday.
John Holden from up river was in
town Tuesday night
The dinner and sale given by the
Womans Association, Tuesday, was
decided success and fifty dollars was
realized. The handsome silk quilt
fell to Mrs. Nettie Williams, the num-
Der % drawing 1t. A great number
of pretty Christmas articles were dis
played which found ready sale,
Mrs C. w Witham, School St, has
been quite sick for several weeks with
CONGESTION of the lungs. Mrs. Gerald
OF Kingsbury has been caring for her. !
Mrs r. o. Williams OF Hartland is
the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. !
Joseph Atkinson, called here by the
death of Mr. Atkinson.
Savage's theatre, North Arson, will |
present the great star feature AN
Alien both afternoon and evening of
Christmas Day. Admission 10 and
20 cents. This includes war tax. The
thread OF the story of IAN Alien" is
the reformation Of drinking father .
by his little child.
POWERS SCHOOL HOUSE