The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST
NORTH ANSON
From our Correspondents

The last meeting Of Woman's Club
! was held in the Congregational Yes
try. Friday. June /. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
years: President Mrs. EVE Robin
son: first vice president, Mrs. Sarah
French: second vice president, Mrs.
Flora Wait: third vice president. Mrs.
Grace French. secretary and treasur-
er. Mrs. Ellen c. Knowlton; council
lors Mrs Carrie Hutchins and Mrs.
Franc Sawyer.
Memorial day was fittingly observed
by the patriotic people of North An
son and at an early hour many flow
ers were carried to Grange Hall and
made into bouquets for the decora-
tons At the noon hour, at the fam
ily dinner of the veterans and G. A.
x. ladies'. a company of ninety were
served. the number exceeding that of
any former years At 100 o'clock,
the line of march was formed, led
by the drum corps, followed by the
Boy Scouts, North Arson Band, Veter-
ans, Sons of Veterans, Capt S. T.
Hutchins' Circle, school children and
many citizens In carriages and auto
mobiles. There was never such a
sizes on a similar occasion. The
exercises at Sunset cemetery in
charge of Commander Frank l.. Con-
nor were very impressive and nearly
every lot had its decorations OF flags
or flowers The graves Of the Civil
War soldiers. Spanish-American,
Aroostook war, war of 1912, and Revo-
lutionary war were all remembered,
If A
and d. A. r. After the exercises, the
line OF march was reformed and the
company returned to Grange Hall for
the afternoon entertainment which
was in charge of the teachers and
eighty pupils OF the Mark Emery
schools and Commander Conner. The
hall was filled to its utmost capacity
and the patriotism Of the coming gen
Grafton was finely exemplifed. The
grafton by Percy Ireland OF Norridge-
wock was particularly excellent.
This is commencement week at An
son Academy. 1t Is anticipated that
there will be a large gathering at
the alumni reunion Friday and at the
concert and ball which will be the
closing number on the commencement
program.
Along with the great amount OF corn
planting that Supt Emery is doing.
he is keeping the new work at the
factory we'll along. The old houses
that were used for huskers have been
taken down and new boarding house
is being erected in their stead. The
new scales for weighing the corn Is
being set near the well. This is the
first season for weighing the corn in
bulk. Other improvements are to be
made. among them, carriers for the
corn and husks.
AS practically all the student body
of the University of Maine has enlist
ed, Dwight French has returned home.
At a special meeting OF Ruth Head
Cragin Chapter, fifty dollars was voted
for French Wounded Relief. The
next meeting of the Chapter will be
today Thursday afternoon, instead
of the regular day, which Is the Acad-
envy reunion The meeting will be
at Mrs F. II. Holleys.
The old plank sidewalk which was
on Main street near Mrs. Fairbrother's
has been taken up and clay and gravel
put down in place Of the plank. This
is good economy and makes a much
better walk than the planks and also
makes the walk uniform with that TO
the south and north of this piece of
the sidewalk.
Agricultural Economics was the
subject of the meeting at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday evening.
DR.. Harry NORM of Bath with his
wife and little son arrived in town
Saturday night the guests OF his broth
err and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
NORM Dr. NORM also visited his
sisters Mrs Nellie Paul and Mrs. Abb
bic NORM at Scion, Tuesday, going
from there with his family to Pleas
ant Pond. They returned here Thurs
day, and the following day went with
his brother Stephen up the Dead River
valley for a short trip DR.. NORM
was born in Embden and graduated
from Arson Academy in the class of
9S and from Boston University in
1904. He has recently enlisted as a
member of the staff of the Massachu-
sets homeopathic base unit and eX
pect to sail for France in few days.
j. w. Barbeau one of the North
Arson boys, who has been attending
the University of Maine, has enlisted
in the Naval Reserve.
George Keefe and family of Phillips
were visiting relatives here Sunday.
Miss Addie Fenlason of Madison was
the guest of her parents Monday even
ing.
Or. White of Skowhegan was in
town Saturday
James Mullen has enlisted and pass
ed the examination into the United
States Army.
- L. 10, n Do La nj
is staying here for several days on
account of the poor health of her faith
er stephen Davis.