The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-15
News of Somerset's Busy Towns

Pleasant street residents who have
been quite i'll the past week.
r. b. Moulton has been confined
to the house by illness for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Fish and two
sons who have been guests for some
weeks of his sister, Mrs. Lester Her
nv, went to Boston Saturday.
W. C. Emery attended the banuet
of representatives Of the Portland
Canning Co in Portland early last
week
On account OF the occasional ap-
pearance. of scarlet fever and the
MANY cases of "fu" or OF troubles
that resemble 1t, the schools were
G osed Thursday night for two weeks
and all public gatherings prohibited
for that period. Many social events
have been cancelled in consequence
Of the ban. It Ia expected that the
churches will be permitted to reopen
February 25 and the public library
the, 28th.
Ambrose Carl Sprague died at his
residence on Main street, Friday fore
noon after an illness Of nearly four
weeks. Funeral services, private
because. of the ban on public gather
ings, were held Sunday afternoon at
one O'Clock under the direction
J, p. Murray, Rev. E. L Baker, pastor
OF the Congregational Church. Off
chatting. The bearers were W. c
Emery. Bert Whitman, H. H. Mars'or
and G. A. Porter. A delegation OF
Northern Star Lodge, F. &. A. NJ
of which the deceased was a mem.
Der. acted as escort and performed the
rites of their order at the grave In
Sunset cemetery.
Mr.. Sprague was a. son OF Joseph
and Eunice (Fckett) Spragne, borr
In Princeton, August Is, 1889. He
married Ruth Bag'ey OF Woodstock
N. B. After some years residence
In Marion, Washington Co.. they re
moved In the late eighties to North
Arson. For occupation he followed
farming and numbering. Quiet III
his ways, he made no enemies and
was. held In esteem by all. In spite
Of advanced years he has shown lit
L
an Industrious and active life. H.
is survived by two brothers and p
sister. Four children, survive, JOS
eph w. of Framingham, Mass; ALLIE,
e. of East New Portland: Austin B
of Skowhegan and, Ruby. wife of 8
B. NORM Of North Anson. There
are several grandchildren.
williams Brcs. Motor Co., Authoriz.
ed Ford Sales and Service, Cars.
Trucks and Tractors, North, Arson
Maine. tf37
There will be state examination
of teachers Saturday, February Gath
at the Garfield school building. An
son village. Examination begins at
$50 a. M, and closes at 6 O'Clock p.
IN. Candidat4s win be furnished
with paper.
Supt. Bradbury was In Bingham
Emblem, and Scion this week for set
t'ement OF the years school accoun
It 10 expected that the printed reports
will be ready early this year. -
A direct benefit OF the milk lunches
at the Garfield school ia shown In
the fact that children In the lower
grades OF that. school IT. given PEN
MES, to spend ask for milk at the
stores instead of candy. This milk
lunch has been extended to a par
of the fifth grade, where 1t is found
that very many of the children are
underwefght.
Miss He en- r. Badger, School ST
is very sick with the prevailing de
temper; also Mrs. John Peters an
four children are sick In bed at tn
present writing.
George Bedford hBG moved his
family back to their home ON Schoo'
street, after being gone severa ;
months.
. The funeral services OF Sarah AIDE
laide Thompson were held at thu
home OF her son Perley B. Thompson
Norwood, MasH.. on January 30 Shf
was born In North Anson. Septembe
II. 1S42. the daughter OF Doroth'
and Jonas BRYANT During the wa
she became the wife Of the late Capt
Isaac H. Thompson of the 9Th Maine
Regiment, and after the war moved
to New York and Pennsylvania. wher"
he was interested in railroad CON
tracing. In 1880 Mr.. THOMPSON wa
killed bv a tornado In Bradford, Penn
Since that time, Mrs THOMPSON las
made her home with her son. She
is survived by her son and sister
Mrs. John A. Chandler Of Lawrence
Mass. She will be buried at North
Anson-
STEWART PUBLIC LIBRARY
The following list Of books con
corning Washington and, Lincoln ma
be found, In the library. Histories
being omitted. J. 8. G. Abbott, Liyea
Of the Presidents; r. T.. Miller, Herr
Tales from American Life; Il. W
Mabie, Heroes Every Child Shout
Know; j. T. Headley, Washington
and His Generals; Rovce A. Pryos
The Mother of Warrington and His
Times; william H. nidelng. Georg'
WASHINGTON: H. a. Darlington, wash
ington tse Soldier; Lindsay and Blak'
eslee, Life of Washington with Anec'
dotes; George A. Warren. The Musse
Bows under washington: washing or
Irving, Life of Washington, O. VOLS
irving Bachei or. A Man for the Ages
Homer Greene. A. Lincoln Conscr'p'
Mary n. s. Andrews, The Perfect TIT
b,ite. James. Norman, Abraham Lin