The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-21
NORTH ANSON

NORTH ANS0N
Mr. and Mrs. f. J. Sulloway OF
Waterville have been spending a few
days at their xii Kare" cottage at
Lake Embden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs and daughter
Phyllis, Mrs. Graham, Mr. and Mrs.
Gray, DIR. and Mrs Spinney of Boston,
Miss Alice Marshall of Portland, FL
mer Sterling and son Harold, are on
a camping trip with their autos in the
Moosehead Lake region. All are
guests at the Marshall Farm.
Mr.. Prince, editor of the Madison
Bulletin, was a business caller in
town. Tuesday.
Mrs. Bradbury of Lexington, former
superintendent of schools in this dis
trict. has been visiting her son Alvin
for a few days. She has accepted a
position as teacher in kingfeld for
the coming school year
Miss Ethel Stetson youngest daugh-
ter of Mrs. Della Stetson of this place
and Arthur E. Chatfield of Shawmut
were united in marriage at the home
of Miss Stetson's uncle, W. J. Stetson
at Madison, Tuesday, August 49, Rev.
G. Wellington Rogers was the Ofiiciat-
ing clergyman.
Mrs Elizabeth Holley attended the
bridge party at Lakewood Monday
given by Mrs Bernard Gibbs of Madi-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Barton, for
mef residents Of this place were call
ers on friends in town recently. Mr..
Barton will be remembered by the
older people as being photographer
IN our town many years ago.
George and Mute Headburg of
Providence are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. W. Scott for few days.
Lawrence Steward who has been in
the Hospital at Portland for several
weeks on account of an infected
thumb arrived home Tuesday much
improved.
When the fire alarm sounded Tues
day noon, August 10. 1t reminded
many of our people of the disastrous
fire that swept our entire village just
eleven years ago, that day the fire was
in the Carrabassett Inn now unoccu
pied The prompt work of our fire
department soon had it under control
as the fire was confined to the attic
and roof. The damage cannot be
estimated at present but good Judges
say it cannot be put in as good con-
diton as it was before the fire for less
than $4,000. The cause of the fire
is a mystery. There was some in
surance.
Mrs. Emma G. Payne of Atlantic
City has been spending a few days
with friends in Skowhegan.
Underneath cloudless sky last
l. n trrftI Ia
tives and others left the Hallowell
pier for a fifty-five mile sail to SPUR
rel Island, stopping at intermediate
points en- route This notable island
tor several years past seems not to
have lost any of it's pristine glory
III way Of attractiveness or in its
number of visitors as was evinced by
the well filled tables in the dining
hall with seventy-five or more guests
also on the steamer and at the wharf.
A pretty chapel, dance hall, tennis
court. lend a charm as we'll as "old
ocean" and here was once the summer
home of Ex-GoY. Dingley, also that
Of F. O. Stanley. the millionaire auto
manufacturer. a native of Kingfield.
It is generally conceded there is no
more beautiful water trip of this dis
lance anywhere in Maine or any
where in New England.
The Agricultural Clubs of North
Arson were represented at the re-
cent demonstration contest at Orono
by Mark S. Rand and Roscoe Bigeow
for boys team and by Bertha w
Bailey and Pauline Briggs for a girls
team. The girls demonstration team
will go to the Hodges farm in Fair
field on Wednesday Of this week to
demonstrate before the field meeting
of the Somerset County Farm Bureau
members Mark S. Rand will speak
at the same meeting on THE Value
of Club Work to Boys"
Clayton A. Storer, Agricultural di-
rector at the Academy, was in Ban
gor on Monday and Tuesday of this
week with Gerald w. Allen, Fayette
r. Moulton, Floyd X. Paine and Clay
ton Fletcher. who will participate in
dairy COW Judging contest at the
Bangor Fair This was a State wide
contest to Smith-Hughes boys. Mr.
Storer also visited the University of
Maine at Orono with the boys.
On Monday evening. August H.
there was a Joint meeting of the Agri-
was present. A fine time was en-
ioyed and the girls presented their
leader r. Virginia Smith with toilet
set Miss Smith enters the Univer-
sity of Maine this fall.
The Hodgdon family reunion will
be held at the Ware cottage, Lake
Embden, August Both.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Wood of
Massachusetts and Mrs Woods sis
ter. Mrs. fash. Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood
fash of Saugus are at Spring Brook
Farm for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. f. S. Stevens of San
ford are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
c. Emery's for few days.
Mrs Martha Van Antwerp has re-
turned home after spending week
in Castine and vicinity.
DR.. and Mrs. Stanley y. Marsh of
Enfield have been spending few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Pullen. They
motortl to Rangeley Lakes and STRAIT
ton Sunday.
Marion p. Chandler is at home with
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