The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-12
NORTH ANSON

helmina and little hd9e'i
Rarnes who have been visiting MI
and Mrs. A. ?. Fisher on School 81.
returned home last week TO Maple-
vile. Il. l. . \.
Mrs /. D. Brown from Conway, \
II snent few days last week with
her sister and family Mrs. I W
Witham
James d Fessenden of New YORK
CITY has recently donated Life ana
public Services of William Pitt res
sender" to Stewart Public Library
r. f. G. Bailey, a former principal
of Arson Academy, was here Monday
lie and his family are spending the
summer at Arson, having moved into
Mrs Blanche Hilton's house. during
the past year, Mr.. Bailey has been
teaching the Lubec High school.
Ella Brothers have purchased an auto
truck to use in marketing small fruits
garden and farm produce.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Leon Parlin OF
Skowhegan are spending a few weeks
at Lake Embden.
Mrs. l.. A. Bradbury expects to re-
turn Friday from Castine, where she
has been attending the conference for
school superintendent.
w. S. Jones is spending week at
Mingo Springs.
Mrs. Nettie Williams visited her Sis
ter Mrs. Mae Andrews at Scion, Sun
day.
Mrs. Harry Croson and her mother
Mrs. Julia Norton of Winterset, Iowa
are the guests of the sons and daugh-
ters of the late David M. Norton. Mrs
Norton is the widow of Benjamin War
rem Norton, who was brother OF ID
NJ Norton. She will later on visit
her daughter in Chesterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. French were al
The Forks Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank D. Paul Of
Rock Island, Ill. are expected here
soon with their daughter and her hus.
band who live in the East Mrs
Paul before her marriage was Miss AL
media Andrews Of North Arson.
Two auto parties went to Strattor
Sunday, E. w. Scott and family and
George Flanders and family.
DR. Z. c.. Andrews has sold the
Records farm on the New Portland
road, short distance from this vii
lage to Daniel Theriault of Van Buren,
He will make a speciality of raising
potatoes and hay on the Aroostool
plan. Mr.. Theriault and family have
arrived with the exception of one
daughter who Is attending school al
Fort Kent and will graduate mex
year.
Mrs. Sac F. Clark Of Skowhegan has
been the guest during the past week
of Mrs Vesta Jones.
Mrs. Horace Bickford moved tt
Madison the first of the week and
Clarence Tarr and family have moved
into the rent.
Mrs. Frank Perkins and two chill
dren and Miss Lillian Archibald OF
Portland are visiting here for a few
weeks
Ira Durgin and Mr. and Mrs Scion
Bunker took an auto trip to Augusta
Saturday.
Dwight French spent last week in
Portland
Mrs. Ellen Knowlton Is at East
Corinth on account of sickness In the
family of her cousin, Mrs. Susan Paine
Ames. Mr.. Arnes sustained a paraly-
tic shock about two years ago and
has been an invalid since Mrs. Ames
underwent a surgical operation the
last Of the week and at last report was
doing we'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Briggs of
Lewiston were the week end guests
OF Mr. and Mrs. Leonard P. Lincoln.
Bryon Crymble and family spent the
week end at Flagstaff.
Herbert Hilton Of Somerville, Mass
was calling on relatives here recently
A squad of Junior Volunteers will
arrive In town this week to help in
haying and other farm work This
squad will consist of ten boys be-
tween l6 and 20 years of age in
charge of a leader. These boys are
some of those who have responded to
the Presidents call to serve their
country by helping with the farm
work. Many of them have had ex-
perience In farm work and all of them
nave had a weeks instruction and
drill at their camp at Winthrop. The
State pays their railroad fare up here
and their wages will be one dollar a
DAY and meals. They will be distri-
Duted among the following farmers:
W. H. Rand. w, E. T. Mclean, Horace
Slaith, Jerry Wentworth, Charles
Walker, Walter Coup, Charles Moore,
cyrus Walker, Fred Bunker, and Fred
Parsons.
A canning demonstration will be
given at Grange Hall sometime dur
Ing the week of the 10Th This dem
onstration is not merely for those
VINO are in the canning club work
but Is for all those who are inter
ested, The exact date will be an
nounced later and 1t is hoped that a
large number will attend.
The Winners class of the Metho-
dist Sunday-school had a box social
Tor the benefit of the Red Cross at
the home of the Misses Edna and Ella
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