The independent-reporter., 1924-11-27
North ANSON

iston was at c. w. Williams, School
street, Sunday. They came to take
Mrs. Witham and Mrs. Lillian Arnold
to Lewiston to consult DR.. c. A. Don
nell in regard to a stomach trouble
Mrs. Wtiham and Mrs. Arnold came
home Tuesday by the way of Gardiner
calling on Mrs Witham's daughter
Mrs. Oliver Rollins, Sd Brunswick
avenue.
C.. w. Witham who has not been
feeling well for several weeks, is at
present confined to the house.
Alvin Bradbury spent the week end
with his mother who is teaching in
Kingileld
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perkins and
family of Portland arrived in town
Sunday and will visit Mrs Perkins
mother Mrs. w. c. Robinson until af-
ter Thanksgiving
Miss Lucy Dinsmore is visiting her
aunt in Lewiston and while there will
have her throat operated on.
Mrs May Park McIntire of Carlisle,
Penn, youngest sister of Mrs. Clara
Park Merry has lately received Il let
ter from the head of the Pennsylvania
State Tuberculosis Society inviting
her to speak before them at the State
meeting to be held at Pittsburgh,
Penn, Jan. 10 and 20, 1925. Mrs. Nc
lntire is used to public speaking, hav-
ing been member of the Ladies' So
rosis Club of New York City for more
than ten years and at her marriage
she received a beautiful gift of solid
silver with the letter IS" engrayen
upon it from the New York Sorosis
Club
Forrest Barron has moved into the
Parsons house on Willow street. y
Mr.. and Mrs. Stilkey of Augusta
were recent visitors at II. II. Mars
tons.
Quite Il number Of Madison ladies
attended the fair and chicken dinner
given by the Womans Association
last Thursday.
James n. Thorne, Harold Collins,
w. G. Simmons and Everett Sawyer
attended a Masonic meeting at Bing-
ham last Saturday night
Miss Brownstone, Miss Taylor, Miss
Robinson, Miss Merrill, Miss Allen, all
teachers in the Academy and Mark
Emery school have all gone to their
respective homes for the Thanksgiy-
ing vacation.
Eugene DanfOrth of West Madison
was shopping in town Monday.
Mrs. Tibbetts and Miss Clara Var
ney of Fayette have been spending the
past week with Mrs Tibbetts' dhugh-
ter. Mrs. Frank Chapman. Nov. 23}
being Mrs Tibbetts' birthday. Frank
Moufton and Miss Josephine Aloulton
were invited in to partake of the
birthday cake which had II candles
Bert Witham has put new iron
roofing on Frank Carl's buildings also
on his own.
A few turkeys are being brought in
by our local farmers, prevailing
prices soc per pound, dressed very
reasonable
Our Sunday rain brought the Cara
bassett up to good driving pitch.
Frank Perkins of Portland and Earl
Wing went to Dead River Tuesday for
a few days hunting.
EDWIN WILSON HODGD0N
This community was shocked to
learn of the sudden death OF Edwin
w Hodgdon which occurred in Man
Vile, r. l. Nov. Is. Mr.. Hodgdon
was well known in this vicinity being
born in Embden June 18th, 1852, the
son of James and Nancy Hodgdon, He
married in 1880 Carrie NJ. daughter of
Amos Hilton and settled on Il farm
near his old home. Upon the failure
of his wife's health he moved to North
Anson where he resided for many
years. During this time he lost his
wife, who had been a patient sufferer
for fifteen years and also his daughter
Myrtle, who died just before she. was
to he graduated from Anson Academy,
Later Mr. Hodgdon bought n cottage
at Embden Lake where he was a
genial host to summer vacationists,
After the marriage of his daughter
Ina to Otis Race of Mannville. r, I.
he made his home with them, tho he
returned for frequent visits to the old
home friends whom he never ceased
to love. He had been in his usual
health until Friday evening when he
suffered an attack of Indigestion which
seemed to be relieved by the usual
simple remedies. When the family
retired at IL O'Clock lie was sleeping
peacefully. When they went to him
in the morning he was lying in the
same position. his body not yet cold,
but life was extinct, This sudden