The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-20

The News of Somersefs Busy Towns
NORTH ANSON


o,enr5 as H-aal next Sunday morn
ing With preaching service Sunday
School ana evening service
The 6r-f Catholic service ever heid
in town vaz held the 9Th instant in
Carraha- -eft Hall and Father cur
ron of MADISON had charge About
so Ncrs in attendance
IN alarm Of fire was given Thurs=
aae afternoon at about five O'Clock
which proved 10 be al the house OF
n Weinberg It caught from an
electric natiron which WAS left on
fhe tlblo. and quite a lot of damage
wa done in the room before the fire
was eXinguished.
The meeting of Ruth Head Cragin
CHAPTER was held Friday afternoon.
al the home Of the Regent, Mrs. Jen=
ME Y Bailey After the business
meeting. Miss paulenah VI Simmons
read most interesting letter from
Albert Ware Bailey. Mr.. Bailey is
a member of Massachusetts ambu-
lance unit. and the letter was written,
a norton of it each day, while on
shipboard going to France. 1t was
parifcularlv interesting to the
daughters. as he is the Regent
nephew. and all had known his de-
ceased mother. Queenie Ware Bailey,
former North Arson girl. Dur
jng the meeting all were knitting in
dusfriously for the soldiers. In the
social hour which followed, refresh
ments Of Cocoa. cake. apples and
grapes were served by the hostesses
Mesdames Bailey, Knowlton, Scott,
Salley and Lila Emery.
Speaker W l.. Bonney Of the House
was a recent caller at Hon. F. W.
Bunker's.
twenty-five dollars was realized
from the Grange dinner for War Re
lief work,
Stewart Public Library has added
to its shelves in the historical depart
ment the History of Gorham Me- by
Mcclellan. and the History Of Bruins
wick. Topsham and Harpswell, Me
by Wheeler.
Mrs. Alvah Beale has returned
home after an absence of several
months in Montana.
Relatives here have received the
pleasing announcement OF a new ar
rival in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W F. Small of Tropico, Cal. This is
their fifth SON Mrs. Small will be
remembered as Alice Dinsmore, a
former North Arson girl,
Mrs. Carrie Gahan Angel OF Provi-
dence. r. l. is visiting her cousins,
Mrs. Alice Simmons and Mrs. Franc
Sawyer.
Linwood Clifford, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. l. H. Clifford of this town, who
has had fine position at Fort Kent
for a few months, received word the
first of the week to report to fort
Fairfield and to go to Camp Aver in
Massachusetts within a week or ten
days
Floyd Berry, who has been work
ing in IIolley's drug store. received
word. Thursday night. to report to
Charlestown Navy Yard, Oct. 18th.
Ellery Moulton of Embden has en-
tered the Academy in the Freshman
class. which makes fifty pupils, of
which ten are boys.
Miss Ella Robinson went to Ian
easter. " H. Thursday, 10 teach Latin
and English in the Lancaster High
school.
The Academy pupils had an enjoy
able corn roast at the old trotting
park grounds last week. The boys
also had ball game and the girls
played basket ball.
At the annual June reunion of the
alumni of Arson Academy, commit
tee was chosen consisting of H. b.
Merry Mrs. Wallace Emery and Mrs.
Lettuce Bradbury to raise funds to
help pay for the repairs o nthe Acad
envy. The committee, with the
sanction of the President and Trus-
tees. are now sending ont circulars
signed by the superintendent of
schools asking all former students
and friends to contribute one dollar
each
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sterling of Bos-
ton. Mass. are receiving congratula-
tions on their first-born, a son, Harold
Marshall Sterling, who arrived Sept
18th. Mrs. Sterling was a former
North Arson girl, Miss Rachel Mar
shall
Mr. and Mrs Blake ELLEN Poore)
of East Orrington are spending few
days with. friends here.
The Eastern Star had their family
supper. Monday night, when oysters
were served and the men waited on
the tables.
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Parsons of
Portland recently spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. S.
Parsons. Mr. Parsons is assistant
and purchasing agent for
the Cumberland ship building com
pany and is also one of the directors.
This company has a contract to build
nine steamship hulls for the Govern
ment.
Mr. and Mrs II. f. Skidmore of
Bingham were calling on friends here
recently having come in their new
car
Miss Edna Robinson who attended
the fall millinery openings in Boston
has arrived home.
Mrs. Anne Gilbreth Cross of Provi-
dence, r. l. accompanied by her cou-
sin, DR. Jane Graupner Bunker of
New York City are guests Of their
cousins, Hon, and Mrs. F. W. Bunker
and Mrs. Abbie Weston. Mrs. Cross