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days visit with her mother, Mrs.
Minnie Manter
Williams Bros. Motor CO., Author
lied Ford Sales and Service, Cars,
Trucks and Tractors, North AnsOn,
Maine. tf37
G. S. Gilpatrick' of Bowdofn Col
lege, son of Superintendent Fitzpatrick
accompanied by Stanley Martin of L.
of NJ. spent Thanksgiving and the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Gilpat-
rick.
Mrs. Lucy Sulloway who has room
ed at Mrs. George L. Hovey's for the
past season has taken rooms in Wat
erville as Mr.. Sulloway is running
on the NJ. c. X. r. with headquart-
ers at Wateryille.
Mrs. Lizzie Moore of Madison spent
Thanksgiving with her daughter Mrs.
Willis Emery.
Miss Martha Spear who is teach
ing in Madison. spent Thanksgiving
with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. II.
S. Spear.
Mrs. Nettie Williams and her sis
ter Mrs. Andrews of Scion, were cal
lers to Yarmouth last week to attend
the funeral of their cousin, Frank G.
Buchanan.
Photographs taken day or night at
the Milford Baker Studio Bingham,
Me. Make your appointments now
for Xmas gifts. n. e. Telephone
1914. 5w47
Miss Merrill, one of the academy
teachers, spent Thanksgiving at her
home in Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Robinson Mr..
and Mrs Earl Wing motored to Port
land Saturday and back Sunday,
spending the week end with Mr. Rob-
binson's daughter, Mrs. Frank Par
kins.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Parsons, his
sister Dorothy and son John, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Skoefield of Portland, Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Emery, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles W. Steward and Miss
Alice Russell spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Parsons
Much interest was shown in the
presents given away at Barnaby's
clothing store Saturday night. The
presents were many and much APP
preciated by the lucky ones. Mrs.
Frank Holley received the silk UNI
brella. Mrs. Jackson. maxophone;
Harry Vining, silver watch These
are only few of the ones made
happy. There were forty-seven gifts
in all. Now they are wondering
who will get the suit of clothes next
Saturday night, December s. There
will be forty gifts to be given away
at that time.
If you are in need of Christmas
cards call at the Band Box Tea
Room, Skowhegan. 1w49
The trustees of Stewart Public Lib
rary wish to thank Judge Elmer w.
Sawyer for the book case which he
presented to the library.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution will meet with Mrs. Wal
lace Emery, December 14th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bin W. Page and
children of Skowhegan, spent Thanks
giving g. with the, Hon and Mrs. Fred
w. Bunker.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Mitchell mo-
tored to Lewiston Wednesday and
spent the night with their daughter,
Mrs. David Bailey. They continued
on their trip Thursday and spent
Thanksgiving with their two sons,
Merle and Earl in Portland.
Mrs Fred Marshall and daughter
Ethel and Mr. and Mrs. l.. l.. Perkins
of Madison spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Witham. School
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Witham and
daughter Helen, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Otis, Madison.
Among the many Thanksgiving ga
therings of North .Anson there were
none more interesting than that at
the home of Mrs. Aurilla Stewart.
Here was regular Thanksgiving din
ner of turkey with all the fixings SER
we'd by the skillful hands of Mrs.
Teen" Steward Mrs Aurilla Stew
art, who is now in her eighty-ninth
year. but is as young as ever had as
her guests her brother, Mark Bunker.
Esq, of Roxbury, Mass, and his son
Ichabod Bunker. Although Mark
Bunker is past eighty years of age he
motored both ways between Roxbury
and North Arson, stopping over night
at the Lafayette Hotel in Portland.
but showing no fatigue or other i'll
effects of the motor journey. Icha-
bod Bunker Is one Of the active and
progressive business men of Roxbury,
being president of the Highland Co
operative Ice Co., and also head of the
Ice Companies Association of Rox-
bury. Another member of the fam
lily, Mrs. Emma Dinsmore of Wiscon-
sin, who is eighty-three years of age
was unable to be present Others
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r.
Stewart Mr.. and Mrs. Ben I. Steward
and the grandson Theodore s. Stew
art and wife. An exceedingly pleas
ant Thanksgiving was enjoyed by all.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Another large congregation greet
ed the pastor at the regular morning
service, An interesting feature of
this service was the raising of one
hundred dollars to meet a slight def
cit in the current years expenses.
He asked for "Ten-Dollar men" and
promptly FIVE hands went up. The
call was then made for "Five-Dollar
men and women" also. Quickly the