The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-29
NORTH ANSON

NORTH ANSON
Thursday. Prof. Guy F. Williams
and wife and little son Burton started
for Patten. where they visited for two
days and then went to Upper Wood
stock y b, to visit Mrs. Williams
relatives.
Ira During returned the first of the
week from weeks hunting trip to
The Forks bringing home a good deer.
Mrs. Austin Andrews underwent an
operation Friday, which was perform
ed by Drs. Marston and Pepper of
Madison.
Henry NJ Norton and family went
TO Winchester. Mass, Tuesday. where
they will visit Mrs Nortons relatives
for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Benjamin spent
THANKSGIVING with Harvey Grant and
family of Waterville, and went from
there Friday to Portland for a short
visit with Mr. and Mrs. William Ben
jamin.
The Academy has been fumigated
and it is expected that the school will
open. Monday, Dec. 3.
Mr. and Mrs II. f.. Skidmore of
Bingham were down Friday to their
farm. while Mr. Skldmorc had his
threshng done
Deer seem to be unusually scarce in
this vicinity. but one having been
seen here this season
Several additional houses have been
fitted up for city water during the
past week.
Miss Minnie Davis spent Thanksgiy-
ing with her sister, Mrs. William Ben
jamin of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs Bernard Whitney are
rejoicing in the birth of their first
born, a daughter, born Sunday She
is called Carrie Louise
Mrs. Gertrude Hemminger of Wat
erville was the week end guest of her
father, Edgar Millay
A pretty sight, Sunday. was the re-
turn of Harry Hiltons twenty ponies
from pasture. There were several
sizes of ponies from very small to
full-grown and some handsome cream
colored ones in the string.
Services will be resumed at the
Methodist church. Sunday, Dec. 2.
Rev. f. w Kennison went to New
Portland, Sunday, to officiate at the
funeral of Asa Young.
A telegram received Monday from
Bangor announced the death of Mrs
Philena n. Eames, widow of Phineas
Games, formerly of Embden. Mrs
Eames was the daughter of Fletcher
and Martha Gray Thompson, and
was born June 26, 1881. She was
united in marriage Dec. 6, 1849, to
Phineas EameS and their home was in
Emblem until his death in 1905 They
had five children. their daughter Mrs
Abbie Donley, dying about two years
ago. Since the death of Mr. Eames,
Mrs, Eames has made her home with
her youngest son, George Eames of
Bangor. She is survived by two sis
ters. Mrs. Alrueda Games of North
Arson and Mrs. Celestial CLANCY of
Wilton, besides other relatives in No
Arson. The remains were brought
here where the funeral was held Tues
day afternoon. at two O'Clock. at the
home of Mrs. w F. French. a grand
daughter of the deceased, and the
burial was in Sunset cemetery.
Sidney Monohan and family arrived
home from Portland, Monday.
John Hartwell and family spent
Sunday in Madison at the home of his
parents.
Mrs w. c. Robinson went to Port
land, Monday, to take her grandchild-
rem, as her daughter Mrs. Frank Per-
kins is in the hospital.
The morning after the snow storm
Iina Witham of Embden shot fine
doe weighing $50 pounds. He stayed
at home from school that forenoon to
get his deer and returned to his stud
les in the afternoon.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell
Bailey died Monday.
Monday morning, Grant Witham of
Embden, delivered at North Arson.
two registered Hereford cows and a
calf which he had sold to v d. G.
Gouthlin of New Vineyard. for the sum
of $50. This sale makes about $1,000
worth of choice registered stock that
Mr. Witham has sold from his farm
this fall
Ernest Jones is confined to the
house with a broken collar bone.
The diphtheria situation in this viii
lage is somewhat improved The
quarantine was lifted from the home
of F. II. Holley Sunday. Mrs Fair
brother gains very slowly and is still
confined to the bed. Stephen NORM
has improved very much but does not
sit up yet Mrs. Knowlton has not
been so sick as the others but Is still
confined to the bed. The quarantine
has been lifted from the home of Miss
Hazel Crymble who is rapidly improv-
ing. Several cases are reported as
suspected and shut in. but the con-
tagiOn seems to be nearly past o
W. Savage, who was reported last
weeks as one of the cases of diph-
iberia, did not prove to have it but
has been quite sick with assesses IN
his head.
Henry Tilley started Tuesday morn
ing for Bald Mountain, where he viii
| work for c. V. Bailey.