The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-28
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns
NORTH. ANSON

The Woman's Association of the
Congregational church will serve
very nice dinner in Grange Hall on
town meeting day, March 4
Earl Mitchell was called to appear
before the examining board. Monday,
and failing to pass the physical exam
ination. returned to his work for the
Government at the Navy Yard at
Portsmouth. \. II.
The following teachers took the
State examination at the Garfield
school at Anson Saturday Helen
Brown and Evelyn Scott of Madison;
Lula Gordon of Emblem, Eta Ma
honey. Agnes Mahoney, Beatrice Bak-
err, Mona Baker, Bingham; Leroy
Bracket, Starks.
Miss Edna Robinson went to Boston
Saturday to attend the millinery
openings and will be gone ten days.
Mrs. Herbert Mitchell is in Water
Vile, called there by the illness OF
Merle Mitchells little son.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bushey was buried Thursday.
The logging teams have begun to
come out of the big woods, passing
through the village Tuesday
In the notice last week of the death
of Mrs. Lucinda Meullen. her maiden
name should have been given as
Moulton.
Clifford Clark has had the Farmers
telephone installed in his house and
the call is 3-12.
The Academy which re-opened on
Feb 18th. was closed on the goth
when new cases of scarlet fever we're
reported, the case being Wadsworth
Wraz, John Hartwell and Mrs. Bert
French the latter case termining IA
tally on the 25th On Feb. 26th, the
/ Board of Health reported another
case, Mrs. Byron Crymblc, whose
daughter Lucille was one of the first to
have this disease Little Frank Nor
ton still remains very i'll.
Miss Alice Cahill returned to her
home in Concord the ODD
The Senior class of the Academy
has voted to have the valedictory and
salutatory parts for graduation as
signed on the basis OF rank and the
other class parts and essays assigned
by the teachers Miss Fern McKen-
ney has the valedictory and Miss
Helen Paine the sahttatory. The
other parts will be assigned at the
re-opening Of school,
The Red Cross work is quiet during
the scarlet fever scare The treas
urer's account was materially aug
mented last week by the relief fund
of 1921 which has been raised thru
the efforts of Earl Wing Nearly all
the thirty-one girls in the household
arts work in the Academy, has finish
ed their sweaters for the soldiers be
fore the school was closed up. Mem
berships are coming in steadily.
Miss Ina Walker A. A. 30, is slow
ly improving in health and hopes to
return to school when it re-opens.
The class of 1919 regret that Miss
Norma Berry of Concord is planning
to finish her Junior year in Scion
High school
Mrs d. X Williams visited her son
Chester X Williams of Embden, Mon
day.
Guy F. Williams and family visited
at Fred Murphys at Scion. Sunday.
MRS GRACE SCOTT FRENCH
Monday afternoon this community
was shocked to learn of the death of
Mrs. Grace French, wife of Bert
French Mrs French was taken i'll
and the disease pronounced scarlet
fever. Wednesday of last week. Mrs.
French's condition grew worse and
trained nurse arrived Saturday from
Lewiston, but all efforts were of no
avail as a weak heart could not with
stand the progress of the disease. Mrs.
French was the daughter of Mrs. Ada
Scott and was born in this village
about forty years ago Besides her
mother and husband, she is survived
by two young sons, Golf and Tom, the
latter having just recovered from the
scarlet fever, and little daughter
Frances Mrs French was a gradu
ate of Arson Academy in the large
class of 1896. As a school girl she
was Il general faVorite, and as years
passed on, her value and helpfulness
in the community increased and she
will be sadly missed in the different
orders to which she belonged. In
belief she was ii t'niversalist She
was d past matron Of the Eastern
Star, member of Emerald Rebekah
Lodge, the Woman's Club. the Wo-
mans Association, the Red Cross and
other societies She was devoted TO
her home, her husband and little fam
lily and an affectionate daughter to
Mrs. Scott who is doubly afflicted in
this loss. A private funeral was
held at the home. Wednesday, and the
burial was in Sunset cemetery with a
brief service at the grave.