The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-14
NORTH ANSON

day and Thursday.
NORTH ANS0N
The following people took an auto
trip to Haines Landing on the Range
ley Lakes last Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Porter and son Robert, Mr..
Nellie Wing, Miss Mary Porter, Mr..
and Mrs. II. II. Marston and son Ed
ward, Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Wait, Mr..
and Mrs. Hodgkins, Dr. H. e. Marston,
Mrs. O. f. Sawyer. Mr.. and Mrs. II.
s. Bickford Mrs. Seth Carpenter of
Florida and Mrs. Julia Smith Of New
port.
George W. Cover of Skowhegan
was a business caller in town Tues
day
Mr.. Cooper of Madison was shop
ping in town Tuesday.
We understand there will not be
any threshing done this season at the
Marshall farm.
DR.. and Mrs. w. B. Cults and son
of Providence, r. l., are visiting the
doctors sister, Mrs. Ellie Knowlton.
DR.. Spinney of Boston. accompanied
by Mrs butcher arrived at the Marsh
all farm recently.
Mr.. and Mrs j. r. Murray and son
Paul are at their Lake Embden cot
tage for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Jacocks and
daughter Phyllis of Boston are at the
Marshall farm for a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. !. Mclaughlin of
Hull. Mass, have been guests OF VIM.
Mcnamara at the Heath Lake Emb-
den Nor few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert SpauNding.
daughter Jessie and son Ralph of
Pittsfield and Miss Olivia Willis OF
Biddeford were Sunday guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Quint Miss Lena
Quint returned with them for visit
and young Ralph remained with Ar
mold Quint for a few days
Twenty-one members of Ruth Head
Cragin Chapter D. A. II. of this place
enjoyed the regular August meeting
and picnic held at the home Of Mrs.
c. V. Bailey at Pennington, last
Friday, August g. Mrs. F. II. Blake
of Lewiston, Mrs Martha Van Ant
werp and Mrs. Emma G. Payne were
guests at this meeting.
Miss Kate T. Robinson left today
by auto for Portland where she will
meet her father, w. C. Robinson who
Is returning from a trip to st. Thorn
as. Ont, visiting relatives Both
will make the tour of Maine orchards
conducted by the president of the A
merican Pathological Society and the
Pathological Society of Maine. This
organization Is making an inspection
of the fine orchards of twenty states
and Maine orchardists feel honored
to be favored with~a visit from the
representative of the American Pomo-
logical Society.
The Womans Association Of the
Congregational Church will give a
lawn party on the lawn at Mrs. j. p.
Murray's, Madison street. Wednesday.
August goth, from 6 to $50 p. IN.
Meeting will be at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. Cafeteria lunch at 6 p.
M, consisting of salads, sandwiches,
cake, coffee and ice cream. In the
evening the Boys Band Of Madison
will furnish music assisted by home
talents. There will be a fortune tell
ing booth. a wishing well, sce-saws.
and other amusements. Ice cream
will be sold during the evening. Ev-
erybody welcome
Don't forget Arson Academy Alumni
gathering which will be held August
9th and 2Sth. Full details in next
weeks paper. Make your plans to
attend and enjoy yourself those days.
Everyone should make their plans
to attend the community field day that
will be held Monday, September LIST.
The place that has been obtained for
holding the outing is the Hebert farm.
better known as the Andrew ]. Libby
farm. 1t is an ideal place for such
an outing, plenty of room, good water,
level grounds and not Il great distance
away from the village. The differ
ent committees met last Friday even
ing, August Sth and informally dis
cussed the matters and have outlined
plans for carrying out the events of
the day.
Mrs. Clara P. Merry and her party
were pleased to be visitors when His
Majesty's fleet of seven war ships
were anchored at Bar Harbor seeing
ships and officers in full naval uni
form. Vice Admiral Ferguson be-
speaks the gentleman in his most
courteous reply to Governor Baxter's
telegram, welcoming this British fleet
to the rock-bound coast of Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Isbell have
been spending few days at Carry
Pond camps where they have been
the guests of Mr.. Isbell's aunt, Mrs.
l.. A. Mansfield of New Haven, Conn.
The rural schools of Arson open
August 25th, except the Valley school
which is undergoing repairs. The fol-
lowing teachers have been secured:
Bookerville school. Walter Coburn;
Lincoln Rand school, Matte Merrill;
Bixby, Ellen Haiula.
The village schools of Scion com
mence September Sth with the same
teachers as last year. Rural schools
September End. Teachers as fol-
lows: Roosevelt school, Vesta Adams;
Franklin. Halle Adams; Washington.
Mildred Boyngton; Longfellow, Leila
Case; Maple Grove, 0ber Kmball.
Many of our people are picking and
canning raspberrles and blueberries
The crop is fairly good this season.
Potatoes and sweet corn are looking
fine at the present writing.
NJ. f. CHURCH NOTES
Our pastor Rev. Leslie Grundy and
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