The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
NORTH ANSON

NORTH ASSON
The cold of Sunday exceeded any
thing experienced in this vicinity In
the memory of those now living. me
thermometer registered in different
sections here from "a to 81 degrees
below zero.
Byron Crymble, who recently spent
a few days with his family. has re-
turned to his work at Portsmouth, n.
H.. where he is employed by the Gov
eminent in the Navy Yard.
Mrs. Carrie Hutchins OF Fairfield
who has been visiting her nieces, the
Misses Paulenah and Carrie Simmons,
went to Bingham. Monday night, to
visit her cousin, H b. Whipple.
Allen f. McAlary has been appoint
ed engineer of the Water Storage
division of the Public Utilities Com
mission Mr.. McAlary has been en-
Noyed by the Hanscom Construction
Company on the water works system
in this village.
During the absence of Mrs. Lulu
Ainsworth in Portsmouth. \. H., Mrs
Minnie Berry Is assisting in the CEN
trail office of the Farmers Telephone,
Mrs. Helen Allbee Prince, who has
many friends at North Arson, Is
spending the winter at Long Beach,
Cal
The installation of the officers OF
Emerald Rebekah Lodge will occur
Wednesday evening, Jan. 8.
Mrs. Susan (Paine) Ames died at
East Corinth, Saturday, after lin
gering Illness of cancer Mrs. Ames
was born in this town in 1869. the
daughter of Theodore F. and Susan
(Stowers) Paine She received her
education in the village schools and at
Arson Acadmy After her gradua-
ton, she taught several terms. and
then for number of years assisted
her father in carrying on general
merchandise store in this village AT
ter his death in 1902, she continued
the business several years. She was
q member of the Free Baptist church
and choir and was beloved by wide
circle of friends She removed from
this village In 1911, when her marri-
age to Joshua Ames of East Corinth,
took place The funeral was held at
her late home at East Cornth, Mon
day, and the burial was there. Her
husband, whose health is very feeble,
survives her She also leaves several
relatives in this village. among them
being her aunt, Mrs. Almeda Cults.
A letter received from Raymond l..
Whitney, Co e, 4th Battalion, goth
Engrs., American University, Wash
ington, D. c., says. II have just re-
ceived two very generous packages
from my friends in North Arson. /
wish to thank the ID. A. r. and those
others of you who contributed so gen
erously for my comfort. We are we'll
cared for here but sweets are Yery
hard to get. Our battalion leaves
soon now for service in France, first
as saw mill and logging units, bur
later, as we are needed. 1t is made
up of a fine bunch of Western men,
for the most part, who are ready and
anxious to go"
Mrs. Dora Hilton has ben the guest
OF her sister, Mrs. w. H. Williams for
several weeks. Her many friends |
will be glad to know that she has
greatly improved in health so that
she can go about the house and do
light work.
M. l.. French was in Bangor at the
time of the fire and being summoned
by telephone arrived on the forenoon
train. He moved his stock of goods
into the town building opposite the
Grange building.
The Independence Reporter Is for
sale at Holley's Drug Store
The annual church and parish
meeting will be held In the Congre-
gational church vestry, Monday, Jan.
7. Picnic dinner and general house
cleaning will be the order Of the day.
Following is the list of Alumni, I'M
dergraduates and former teachers OF
Arson Academy, who will be repre-
scented on the proposed service flag
for Arson ACADEMY The faculty
will greatly appreciate any additions
and corrections as 1t Is the aim to
fully complete the list at once. They
are Major Perley F. Walker Lieut..
H. Edward Marston, Lieut. Harry
NORM, Lieut.. Edward Ireland, Corp.
Linwood Clifford, Harry Rollins, An
ton T. Boisen, Dion Hooper, Philip
Young, Raymond L. Whitney, Joseph
Y Rogers, George Cole, Norman
Hume, George S. Longley, Jr, Arthur
Brown, Mahlon Hewitt, Wilfred Bar
beau, Floyd V. Berry. Orville Hewitt,
Roscoe Marshall Martelle Tibbetts, A.
Eugene Williams,
The Joint installation of Table Rock
Lodge of Odd Fellows and Rock Point
Encampment, will take place Monday
evening, Jan. ID. The Odd Fellows
and Encampment with their wives
and Rebekahs are invited,
Miss Ella Robinson, teacher of the
high school at Lancaster, N. H., is at
home for the holiday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Marshall have been
spending the past week at Boston
with their daughters, Mrs. Rachel
Sterling and Mrs Elizabeth Spinney.
A good sized audience greeted the
pastor of the Methodist church Sun
day morning, in spite of the severe
cold
Sunday, G. l.. Hovey lost a valuable
horse that had been sick several
weeks, 1t was the one that Mr., Hovey
had used on the mail and express
team.
The North Arson Manufacturing
Company on the last day of the year,
gave as New Years gift sum of
money to each employee. Those that
had been with the Company six
months received the equivalent of a
weeks pay, and those for short time
proportionate amount.