The independent-reporter., 1909-12-30

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Fasta this week on business matters.
{. D. sprague of Boston Was the
guest of r. T. Palien over Tuesday
night.
Dr. s. r. Bigelow was In Augusta
Monday on business OF professional
nature.
Messrs Gould Porter and Wallace
Emery OF No. Anson. were in town
on business yesterday.
Miss Pauline Il. Steward OF Ban
gor is visiting her former ciAssmate.
MISS Dorothy Day for a short time
Mrs George Otis Smith accom-
panied by her son. Charles left We'd
nesday morning for a short visit in
Washington
Misses Pearl and Jessie Maddocks,
who are teaching in public schools
In Massachusetts. have been spending
their Christmas vacation with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. b. Maddocks
Mrs. Darius w Bunker returned to
Augusta yesterday after spending a
few days with relatives in town. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Dinsmore
L. Bunker who spent the day with
her.
NJ P Aver, who lives on Pine
street, was surprised to learn from
his wife when he went to dinner on
Wednesday that just previous to his
arrival at 12.45 as she was looking
out of the window she saw a large
buck deer come from the direction of
the old oil cloth shop, pass down the
street leisurely, and disappear from
sight.
At the regular meeting of Woodbine
Lodge No. 4, Degree of Honor, Janu-
ary 8, the Past Chiefs of Honor are to
furnish the entertainment for the
evening good attendance is de-
sired as arrangements are to be made
for the joint installation of the Work
to be held January IT, and other mat
ters of interest are to be discussed.
On New Years day. (January /,
1910, the postoffice will be closed as
follows: From $50 a. m. to 1890 a.
M; from II a. m. to 1890 p. m; from
1850 p. m. to 2.40 p. m; from ESQ
p. m. to 4.50 p. m., and 500 O'Clock
at night. City carriers will make
one delivery and one collection the
regular forenoon trips. Rural car
riers will perform no service on this
day.
A very pleasant family reunion
took place on Christmas Day at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. U. X. Parkman
on Summer street. For the first time
In years the five daughters were to-
gether under the paternal roof. Three
sons-in-law were also present. The
names of the guests were as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira L. Judkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Dana, Mrs. Alice Fuller
oil VI tuDufn, hIio 0idSC ID. IllpplC
of Boston and Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Breigan of Skowhegan. In the even
ing the whole party attended a dance
at Madison.
Although the weather was very un-
men were out Sunday afternoon at
the Y NJ. c. A meeting which was
addressed by George Otis Smith Mr..
Smith is president of the Washington
Association and has a very thorough
knowledge of the work in general. He
talked along the line of the work the
Y. M. c. A. ere doing and the statis
tics proved very interesting. The
boys had a special meeting at seven
o'clock last evening concerning ..
minstrel show which it is probable
they will have in a few weeks.
The annual business meeting and
supper of the Congregational Work
ing League occurred last evening and
the following officers were chosen:
President, Mrs. r. D. Baker; vice
president, Mrs. Belle Small; secre-
tary, Miss Sarah j. Anderson; treas
urer, Miss Hannah R. Page. These
same officers have served during the
past year and have proved themselves
very efficient. The report OF the
treasurer was about as interesting
as anything, as 1t showed them to be
free from debt with nearly ninety
dollars to their credit. 1t was voted
to use part of this money in purchas-
ing chairs for the suppers, the regu-
lar vestry seats being too low. Some
eighty-five people were present at
the supper, which was as usual we'll
prepared.
In speaking of the new agent of the
American Woolen company, Arthur
Jones, who succeeds to the position
made vacant by the promotion of