The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
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the Whipple and Pierce FARMS
NORTH ANSON
A special meeting of the officers OF
! the Womans Association will be held
/ Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs
H. S. Spear for the purpose of ar
ranging the budget and 10 lay out the
work for the coming year.
Mr.. Cooper Mr.. Whitney. Hannabal
and Eugene Danforth all from Madt-
son Patterson bridge neighborhood)
were shopping in town Monday
Miss Gertrude Smith who has been
keeping house for DR. Salley in Sko%-
hogan IS home for the holiday vacal
ton
The following students are home
for the Christmas recess Miss Nir-
ginia Smith and Alfred lIolbrook
from the L. OF NJ. Wordsworth ,Mraz
from Hebron, Efcu Gordon. Wilbur
Dnnphy. Mark Rand. Hogeg Barnaby.
Erland Bailey. Miss Ruth Rogers
from Dates and Alice Hamilton from
Boston.
Miss Miriam Smith who is teaching
in Winslow is spending the holidays
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs Ho-
race Smith.
Miss Mabel Steward who is teach
ing in Pennsylvania is visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Steward
during the Christmas holidays.
All who are interested in night
school meet at the Commercial Room
at the Academy 7.30 Monday even
ing. December 20. -
The following teachers at the Acad-
envy and the Mark Emery school have
all gone to their respective homes
for the Christmas vacation. Miss
Brownstone, Miss Taylor, Miss Allen.
Miss Merrill and Miss Robinson.
Miss Agnes Mantor who Is teaching
In Keene, y. H., is spending her
Christmas vacation with her mother,
Mrs Minnie Mantor.
THE BIRTHDAY MEETING OF THE
WOMAN'S ASSOCIATION
splendid and varied program was
carried out at the last regular meet
ing which was held on Wednesday
afternoon. December 18th at the
home of Mrs Gould A. Porter. 4
The business came first with re
ALL the meetings have been we'll at
tended and the special ones greatly
enjoyed The cash returns were
highly satisfactory, due to the keen
interest of the members and the
cheerful and willing cooperation Of
the townspeople To the member
ship list, have been added, many de-
sirable names, several members have
moved away to the regret of the
association as well as the community.
but he~memory Of their friendship
and the good work accomplished by
them is still here and whenever they
can return. hearty welcome will be
waiting. The birthday box which
Mrs. Porter has had for the past
year was opened and found to be full
of money and this amount added ~
the rest of the years earnings far
exceeded everyone's hopes. Mrs.
Tarr, the retiring president. has Civ
en-. two years Of hard work to the so
ciety which has been appreciated by
all and to her is due asgreat deal of
credit for the success of the year.
Mrs Spear, the new president under
takes the work with the encourage
ment and support of all The members.
After this part of the meeting was
over a Christmas tree was enjoyed,
each member in turn being blind
folded and led to the tree to take what
they could find that Santa has left
and all were pleased to be so well
remembered at the close of the after
noon. Mrs. Porter served delicious
refreshments. the dining room being
appropriately decorated in holiday
eolors. -
ANSON CENTER
Last Tuesday evening a party of
twelve of our "63" players inotored
to New Vineyard where they We're
very pleasantly entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. George Wells of that place
The Victrola music and bountiful re-
freshments OF popcorn, sandwiches,
doughnuts, cake. pie and coffee add
ing not a little to the pleasure of the
evening as well as serving as a, stimn-
liant to the weaker players. Friday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Gates
were the host and hostess, and the
invitations are now out for a gather
ing of players around the tables in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Reynolds on New Years Eve.
The Longfelow school held an en-
tertainment last Friday evening
which included amateur theatricals
by the scholars which were very
good. The school has now closed for
a two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Ray Nye and friend, Mrs.
Emery of New Portland were callers
at A. l.. Gates Monday
ANSON VALLEY
Fred bennett lost one of his work
horses Tuesday morning.
Delbert Luce of North New Port
land hauled hay through the Valley
Saturday.
George Newell stuck q birch hook
in his knee Thursday, while he was
yarding cord wood.
The Emerson school closed Friday
for vacation of one week
George Newell killed a pig Satur-
day and sold it to Porter & Marston
of North Arson.
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