The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-22
NORTH ANSON

EFCelI GOTuOll. one Vi tue prize
winners in the Potato Club. is eligi-
Bile to compete in the State Contest at
Orono, Dec. 10, 20 and q.
| Ira Durgin has gone to The Forks
and Forsythe on hunting trip and
during his absence from the Hovey's
express Office, Bernard Whitney is
| working there.
John flanagan has gone to New
| Brunswick on business for the North
Arson Manufacturing Company apd
Mrs. flanagan and Anna accompa-
| MED him as far as Moncton. They
will be gone a week.
Mrs Georgia Wood of Waterville
recently visited her cousin, Mrs.
Frank Sawyer and other relatives
Stewart Public library will be
closed to the public until all danger of
infection is past
The Academy has had Newly and
Evans secondhand piano placed in
the building for school use Miss
Florence Walker will have charge of
the musical work A Victor. special
model for school use, has been ordered
for educational and social purposes
Miss Pearl Wells returned to Gray
with her mother the last of the week,
and will undergo an operation in the
Central Maine General Hospital of
Lewiston this vacation
Miss Ethel Stetson is convalescing
finely from an operation and will re-
turn home soon.
Mrs. Lizzie Allen, who has been
here for the past two years With her
SON. Ostie Allen and family, has gone
to Norrdgewock to pass the winter
with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Crosby
Mrs. Leonard Walker, whose S7th
birthday recently occurred, was pre-
scented three birthday cakes, one from
Mrs. Walter Mckinney. one from
Mrs. Minnie Walker, and the third
from Mrs. Susie Doble, Of Newport,
her granddaughter
The latest one to have the Farmers
telephone installed in this exchange
is Harold c. Reed. whose call is 3-2.
Saturday the Mark Emery school
building was thoroughly fumigated
and the schools will reopen, Monday,
Dec. 3.
Mr. and Mrs Sidney Monahan and
daughter Mary went to Portland
Monday to remain several days
Mrs. Alice Simmons has sold to Ell
mer W, Sawyer the building on Main
street next to the Odd Fellows lot
Owing to several cases of pro-
nounced diphtheria which have de
yeloped since last Thursday. schools.
churches. moving pictures and all
public gatherings are closed by order
of the board of health Among the
quaraptined cases are Mrs. Frank
Holley, Miss Lizzie Clifford. Mrs
Emma Fairbrother, Miss Hazel Crym-
bic, Steuhen Norm, Olestine Savage,
Frank Bickford, Mrs. Fred Bailey.
Mrs. Ellie Knowlton and two children
of Carr Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Moore have gone
to Forsythe where Mr. Moore will
work for Fred Clark
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w Murphy and
daughter Mrs Grace Smith, have gone
to Caratunk to spend the winter with
Mrs. Imogene Merrill.
Millinery reduced to one-half price,
at Miss Edna Robinsons
Charles w Tarbell, a former resi-
dent, and r. H. Prince of Wakefield,
Mass, Y. NJ. c. A worker, was here,
Saturday, in the interest of Y NJ. c. A.
work.
Mrs. Henry Fields is having va
d.
Alexander LeFleur of Waterville
was the week end guest of W. F.
French and family.
Mrs. Ben Mitchell of Bingham was
visiting at Herbert Mitchelrs, Mon
day.
The boom house of the Great North
ern Paper Company is to be kept open
this winter while some necessary
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spring drive.
A Christmas sale is to be held in
Grange Hall. Dec 5, by the Woman's
Association of the Congregational
church. At noon chicken dinner
will be served, If the epidemic of
diphtheria still continues. the affair
will be postponed until a later date.
Friends of Rev. A. T. Bosen may
address him at II Avenue Montague,
Paris, France. Care of American Y
NJ. c. A.
DR. and Mrs. Sturtevant of Skowhe-
gan were guests of friends over Tues
day, coming at the time to attend the
lecture by DR.. Thomas.
Mrs. l.. A. Bradbury has rooms at
Mrs. Bert Witham's and takes her
meals at Mrs. Nettie Williams, where
she may be reached by both phones,
this being a temporary arrangement
during the quarantine of the house of
stephen NORM.
Mrs, Alice Simmons leaves the last
of the week on an extended trip to
Holyoke and Sterling, Mass.
The people of the town. through the
efforts of Mrs, Bradbury, had the
pleasure of listening to DR. Thomas,
state superintendent of Schools. who
gave an interesting talk in the Goa
gregational church on the evening of
Nov 18th. DR.. Thomas is recently
from Nebraska and is in favor of max
ing many vocational schools in Maine,
where the opportunity is so great for
agricultural advancement. Following
the lecture, j. Fl. Murray sang Moth
er Macree," accompanied by Mrs. Err
nest P. Barnaby, and chorus of
students from Miss Johnston's room
The church was filed, and besides
the teachers of the town, many out
of town teachers were present.
EAST MADISON
Joe Bosworth and party of friends
had quite an adventure in trying to
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