The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-27
NORTH ANSON

Mrs Minnie Berry and her son Flo
bert went 10 Bath. Tuesday. to see
her other son Floyd who had so short
a leave Of absence from camp that he
could not come home.
Miss Anna Johnston Of Brunswick,
the popular principal Of the Mark
Emery schools. and teacher in the
Grammar grade. was united in mar
riage. Saturday, to Thurston II. Hutch
ms Of New Portland, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Mark L. Hutchins.
Miss Constance Grosstuck spent
Christmas with her parents in Port
land
This town has been on the no sugar
list for about two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Mitchell went
to Waterville, Tuesday, to spend
Christmas with their son, Merle Mitch
ell and family.
Mrs Susie Burbank and daughter
Elsie arrived Saturday night from
Hallowell to spend the Christmas va
cation with e j. Clark and family.
The Misses Simmons had for guests
over Christmas their father, w. c.
Simmons Of Portland and their aunt,
Mrs. Carrie Hutchins Of Waterville.
Charles Moore, who sustained
paralytic shock few months ago. has
gone to Lewiston to the hospital for
electrical treatment
Owing to the lare amount OF mail
Monday, additional help was necessary
in the postoffce and Mrs. Carl And
rews came down from Scion to assist
during the day.
A Red Cross auxiliary of the Som
erset County Chapter has been organ
lied here with the following officers
President, Guy F.. Williams; vice
president, Miss Mary f. Porter; secre-
cary, Mrs. j. p. Murray; treasurer,
Mrs Fred w. Bunker.
Miss Della Wallace went to Lewis
ton. Thursday, to enter the hospital
to take a course for a trained nurse.
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BY the death of Joseph Atkinson,
the Boston Post gold-headed cane be-
comes the property of Theodore M.
Steward, the oldest man in town Mr..
| Steward was born in this village, Mar.
| IS. 1927, the son of the late Benjamin
and Lois (Dlnsmore) Steward. His
wife Aurilla e. (Bunker) Steward Is
also a native of this town, her parents
being the late Ichabod and Aurilla
| (Allbee) Bunker They have two
sons, also residents of this town,
Frank r. Steward and Benjamin j.
Steward. Mr.. and Mrs. Steward were
married sixty years ago last October
and have always lived here. and are
spending now u few weeks with their
20 ,xyIr Mru
Steward was born on the south side
of the Carrabassett river. Mr.. Stew
ard Is a jeweller by trade and has
worked at this business ever since he
learned 1t of his father in the forties,
until few years ago when he retired
from the business. Mr.. and Mrs.
Steward are in their usual good health
and Father Time has been good to
them, so 1t Is a pleasure to call on
them and converse on times old and
new, for they keep in touch with all
that concerns the town and Nation.
Mrs. Lizzie Moore of Madison is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. w. c. Emery
for a few days.
The postponed d. A r. meeting was
held Friday afternoon, at Mrs. Eliza
beth Emery's, when ways and means
of assisting the soldier boys were dis
cussed A very interesting letter
was read from Robert Bodish, sol
der from overseas Mr. Bodflsh Is
the son OF Mrs. Winifred Ware Bod
fish of Palmer, Mass, who is a mem
Der of this Chapter and former resi-
dent of North Arson.
Smith Beale, youngest son of Sam
uel Beale, was here the first of the
week from Maryland, where he is sta
toned, and Is a member of the Engin-
GERS Corps.
The schools were all In session
again Wednesday,
There was pretty near fire, Mon
day night, when the house on Union
street, owned by Mrs. Eda Heath was
discovered to be full OF smoke. Help
was Immediately called and 1t was
found that big beam under the fire.
place was burned off and the fire was
working into the partition. BY prompt
action 1t was extinguished but not I'M
til considerable damage was done. The
house had been vacant for time and
Mrs. Heath had just returned home
for a short stay.
d. NJ Marshall and family of Oak
land were guests OF relatives here
over Christmas.
Christmas passed quietly with fam
lily gatherings and trees for the child
rem. The eve before Christmas, both
churches were bright with Christmas
cheer, trees heavily loaded bringing
happiness to many hearts. The
Christmas carols by the large chorus
brought cheer and peace and happi-
ness to shut-lns as the singers went
about the streets after the churches
were closed
Friday evening the pupils OF the
Academy had an evening of merri-
ment, when after an oyster supper.
mock Christmas tree loaded with
jokes and other things of a humorous
nature was the center of attraction.
Miss Verna Bothwick posed as Santa
Claus, and Miss Miriam Smith as
Jack the box kept the company
convulsed with laughter.
PTGH CORNER
George c. knight is visiting his
daughter Mrs Edward Harding of
West Madison
Christmas was observed at the