The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-18
NORTH ANSON

wock during last week looking after
the farm of his brother. Frank F.
Caswell, who was at the Central
Maine Fair on police duty.
Mr. and Mrs Frank H. Holley
started Friday on an automobile tour
thru Massachusetts and Connecticut
and expect to be absent week or
longer
Direct from s-weeks run AT the
schubert Theatre. Boston. The Flam-
ing Dramatic thunder-boi of Youth
disillusioned. 1t tel the Truth. Open
Yonr Eyes convey message that
will startle YOU. Children under
sixteen not admitted plays in No
Arson, Thursday evening, September
25. See larger announcement else
where in this issue.
W II. Emery of Skowhegan ana
his sister Mrs +. ". Alien OF Dos.
ton. Mass. and Mr. Lizzie Moore OF
Madison are spending a few days AT
the home OF MI and Mrs ". -
Emery ~
clarence Brown md family OF Mer-
Ger were guests at 0. v. bryant ;
Sunday. .,,,o
Mrs James Magner of Waterwlle
has been visiting relatives here for
a few days.
Rev. A. f. Boisen. former pastor
of the Congregational church, arrlV-
ed here Saturday night and spoke IN
formally in that church in the morn
ing and evening and was greeted by
largo audiences He went from
here in the fall of 1917 and after
" work in New
York. went to France where he re-
NAMED until June of this year. lie
,s now located in Fargo, North Da-
kota. in InterChurch Survey work
and came east to attend conference
In New York, and will return 10 Da-
kota. While here Mr. Boisen was
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. q. A. Porter
Gardner Savage, who has owned
and occupied the Charles Casweii
house on Madison street since the hre
of 1913, has sold the place 10 eugene
Young. Here Mr.. Savage mas had
charge of the central office OF the
Farmers Telephone. On account OF
his health. Mr. Savage has resigned
this position which he has held con-
tiuuously for over thirteen years,
probably longer than any other tele-
nhone operator in Somerset county.
MANY of the patrons of the Farmers
telephone never knew nor realized
that the man who patiently respond
ed to their calls day after day was
totally blind. His fathtulness III
times of sickness and his unfailing
interest in trying to serve the SUD
scribers at all times have won MN
friends all up and down the kenne-
bee river, and east and west, where
ever his pleasant courteous voice mas
been heard in these long years OF
service
Services next Sunday at the Con
gregational church at 10.45 a. m. ana
7.3O p. m. with Sunday School follow
Ing the morning service. the at
tempt is made to make all services
worthy of the interest of all who may
attend.
The Academy boys have baseball
game scheduled for Friday afternoon
on the home grounds with Bingham
High school boys. The girls have
a basket ball game scheduled with
Scion high girls at Scion on Fair day
October 3.
The Congregational Sunday School
Is opening up well after vacation. II
all determined to begin now and at
tend regularly the work is bound to
be profitable to all. The school held
an interesting and well attended So
cial at the Grange Hall last Thurs
day evening.
Miss Edna Robinson. who was OPP
Grated on for appendicitis in Lewis
ton hospital two months ago and re-
turned home apparently better, has
been i'll for the past two weeks, abs
cesses having formed DR.. Weber
was here Tuesday, from Lewiston in
consultation with DR.. Marston and he
regards Miss Robinson's condition as
favorable,
The Academy Agricultural class
spent Thursday of last week at the
Central Maine Fair.
The wood work on the interior of
the Science building Is being rushed
and the trustees hope to have the
science rooms ready for occupancy in
September
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mitchell of
Portsmouth, n. H.. are receiving con
gratulations on the birth of a son,
Sept. s. Mr. Mitchell, formerly of
this village is "the other twin and
Mrs. Mitchell was formerly Miss Con-
stance Grosstuck and the little son
has been given her fathers name
Frederick Lee
Mrs. Alice Simmons Is visiting rela-
tives In Massachusetts.
Mrs. II. H. Field is in Augusta for
O week visiting her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Scott and son
Warren and nephew, Gordon Scott,
motored to Portland. Monday, for a
weeks stay, and Warren will receive
treatment for his eyes. The nephew
will remain to attend school.
Miss Florence Gushing, who has
been teaching since her graduation
from Arson Academy in 1918 Is TAX
ing course of study at Pennington
Normal School
When the Mark Emery school
building was erected, many asked
the question "Why is it necessary to
have so large a schoolhouse for this
village" The building Is now filled
with one hundred and ffty-nine pu-
pills as follows In the primary
room AZ, upper primary Al, informed
late "a, grammar Al.
Gerald Spencer has returned to
school this week.
The Western Somerset Teachers
Association will convene at Madison,