The independent-reporter., 1918-10-03

of NorridgeWock, Monday evening
Mir Blaisdell departed for Camp Dey
ems. Tuesday.
NORTH ANSOS
Miss Mariory French has returned
home from Portland as the city
schools are closed on account Of thu
epidemic of influenza.
Miss Velma Getchell who was do
ing homework for Mrs. /. II. Ellis
was called to take charge of the cen
tra office of the Farmers telephone
at New Portland, as Mrs. Jennie Cor
don was called to Camp Deyens by the
illness of her son, Charles Gordon
Herbert Mitchell has resigned his
position at Bald Mountain and is al
work at the mills of the North Ansor
Manufacturing Co.
Mrs. Flora Durgin, who had an en-
forced vacation from her duties at the
Dostoffice. caused by a severe illness
returned to her work, Monday
Mr. and Mrs Martin Sheldon were
recent guests OF friends at Oakland
Mrs Seviah Young Of The Forks Is
tnp guest Ol AlIS. ILllHebtIA II " -
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sterling and son
Harold guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Colum-
bus Marshall. have returned to their
home in Boston. Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Emery attended
the funeral of Rufus s McKenney at
Madison, Saturday afternoon
Harry Weese, who enlisted in the
Navy, arrived home. Friday, on short
furlough
Mrs. O. W Savage was called to
Portland, Tuesday. by the illness of
her daughter. Mrs. Emily Monahan
and husband with the influenza. Later
Mr.. Monahan's Illness developed into
pneumonia.
Miss Edna Robinson announces a
full line of the latest styles in millin-
cry.
Roland McKenney has been very ill
for several days and threatened with
pneumonia.
The household goods Of the late
Mrs. Emma Fairbrother are TO be
sold at auction and an auctioneer from
Lewiston has been here getting ready
for the sale.
Arthur G. Berry, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyman Berry Of Embden, died at
Camp Devens of pneumonia, Sept II
He had been in training camps about
4 month His age was q years. Be
sides his parents. ne leaves three
brothers, William, Charles and Maur-
ice Berry and two sisters, Mrs. Sidney
Dunbar and Miss Myrtle Berry. The
remains arrived here, Monday fore
noon. accompanied by a soldier. The
village flags were at haH mast as
he flag draped casket was carried
through to his fathers home in Emb-
len On the schoolhouse near his
lome the flag was at half mast for
he Young soldier who had given up
lis life as truly for his country as
hough he had died upon the battle
ipld The funeral was held at one
,'clock. Tuesday afternoon, Rev L. b.
Jatt of Bingham officiating, and the
,urial was in Sunset cemetery at this
iillage
There will be a special meeting of
ant S. T Hutchins Circle OF the
! A. r.. Friday afternoon, Oct. llth,
when the Department President. Mrs
lizzie Millett of South Paris and her
Inspector will be present A large
attendance of the members is desired.
The regular meeting of Ruth Heald
'ragin Chapter will be held FRIDAY
,fternoon. Oct. IL, at the home OF
Nrs. c. V. Bailey.
Port Williams. a farmer who lives
IN the George Flint place below this
village on the road to Madison, Is SICK
with the Spanish influenza.
The North Anson Manufacturing
COMPANY has bought of Hovey and
Barnaby all the pine, spruce, fir. hem
lock and cedar trees now standing on
their lot of land in Embden, also two
lots of land on Hancock Pond
North Anson went over the top in
the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Mrs. Lula Ainsworth and her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnard, have
shipped their household goods TO
Portsmouth. n. H, where Mr.. AIMS
worth is employed in the shipyard.
They will go there this week to re
side. Mrs Aims worth has been the
efficient and courteous assistant in the
central Office of the Farmers tele-
phone for a long time and the towns
people regret to lose such estimable
ladies from the community as Mrs.
Ainsworth and her mother, Mr. Saw
age. the central operator, with whom
they lived. now has his daushter'
Mrs Beulah LaC1aire and her family
with him
Frank Green will move into the
Crane rent which has just been vacat-
ed by Mr.. LaClaire and family.