The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
NORTH ANSON

Mrs. Vim Benjamin OF Portland ior-
merly of North Arson, VINO mas peei,
i'll an long is still in the Maine Geherai
uosnital under observation as the ooc-
tors are very much undecided as 10
the nature Of her case.
BENJAMIN Marshall OF Cumberlahu
Mills and Mrs. Elizabeth Marshaii
sninney of Boston, Mass, were RECENT
pnests OF Mr.. and Mrs c. Marsnaii'
Mrs. Susie burbank and dangn'tf
Elsie are spending few days Win r.
/ Clark and family during MIS- bur
hanks vacation from school dn'1es
in the Hallowell schools. $50
The Sunshine Society VIII NEE.
April % at the home OF Mrs. EVefe''
Sawyer. ,,.,.. -
Mrs Frances DeKalb is clerking IN
Holley's drug store
Mr.. Bothwick and family have NOV
cd into John NJ Getchell's house on
Union street
Andrew Fisher has been hired TO
take charge at the town farm ana mas
rented his house on School street TO
Edmond York and Guy Perkins.
ham was a recent guest of Mrs. Cur
rem Whitney Mr. Boynton has gone
into the Navy.
Allen Young is at work in the ex-
press office for G. L. Hovey, in the
position made vacant by the resigna-
ton OF Ira Durgin who Is farming.
Mrs. Martha Cotton OF Lewiston re
turned home Friday after visit with
her sister, Mrs Perley Hooper and her
mother, Mrs. Ann Copp.
Miss Carrie Simmons returned to
her position of Household Arts in
structor at Arson Academy, Monday
her sister Miss Paulenah Simmons be-
ing convalescent after her severe i'll
ness.
Clyde Hooper will go Saturday to
Lewiston to work in the E. s. Pail
department store.
Rev. and Mrs. George N. MCDOWELL
returned to South Bristol, Monday af-
ter spending a week with the Congre-
gational people in this village.
A pleasant and profitable meeting
of the d. A. r. was held with the
Regent Mrs. Jennie V Bailey, Friday
afternoon, when a good number were
present 1t was voted to have the
program arranged for the new year
book and a committee was appointed
consisting of Mrs. Bessie Rand. Mrs
Marion Barnaby and Mrs. Mary Par
sons. The name and address OF the
French war orphan adopted by Ruth
Head Cragin Chapter Is Anna Steph-
ant, rue du Mole, Donarnenz, Depart
ment du Finistere, France. She was
born August 81. 1909 The next d. A.
r. meeting will be the annual session
and will be held the second Friday in
May, at the home Of Mrs. F. II. Holley
Herbert Andrews started Monday
for New York state In the interests
Of the North Arson Manufacturing
Co. to inspect and learn some intricate
machinery to be used in the business
and will be gone several days.
James H. Thorne. Esq. will be the
four-minute speaker at the movies
Saturday night and Rev. e. w Ken
nison, next Tuesday night.
Anson's Third Liberty Bond allot-
ment was $4,000, and seventy-two
hours after the start. she went over
the top In subscription.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. French of Ban
gor were In town during Sunday
Chester v. Bailey, the road commits
sioner for this part OF the town. has
been doing some good work on Hilton
street during the past week.
Line 10 has been added to the num-
Der of lines OF the North Arson Ex-
oh nP To fol- 4
the subscribers on that line are Guy
Williams, H. B. Ellis. I. H. Ellis, NJ
Weinberg Scott & Witham, Methodist
Parsonage, Perley Greene. Irwin H.
Clifford is one of the latest to have
the Farmers phone installed and the
call Is Pill.
The funeral of the late Ben S. Col
Inns was held at the residence of G. l..
Hovey, Wednesday, and the burial was
in Sunset cemetery. He was born in
this village the son of Eugene F. and
Frances (Bickford) Collins, and had
been in the West several years. His
death occurred in Montana while he
was enroute to the East to enter
hospital at Boston.
At a Joint session of the school
committees of the union of towns OF
Arson, Embden, Scion and Bingham,
held Saturday at Arson village, there
we're three candidates for the position
Of superintendent OF schools. Mrs.
Lettuce A. Bradbury. who has served
so efficiently during the past year
for the union OF towns of Arson, Emb-
1en New Portland and Lexington was
elected nv unanimous vote and will
enter upon her duties under the new
Of towns on July 1st
The eleven o'clock train going up
river. Tuesday forenoon, was derailed
t Dnnnhy's crossing about one and a
'"lf miles above this village. The
IN zine and all the cars were off the
oils. A wrecking train from Oakland
'rrive1 at threee o'clock in the after
noon end the train was moved so that
Ne night passenger went over the
-oNd It Nbout seven o'clock, nearly two
'ovrs late,
nont miss attending the patriotic
evorc'ses at the Academy, Friday af-
.ernoon.