The independent-reporter., 1909-12-23

Miss Olive Green. who 10 ieaehine
ii Hebron academy. arrived home
Saturday for the Christmas holidays,
Work on the Cover block II near
~ completed and Mr.. Cover moved
hack from his temporary quarters
Monday.
MIss Harriet l.. Cleveland. who has
been teaching at Rumford Falls, ar
rived home Saturday for vacation
of two weeks with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Norris Cleveland.
Walter webber of Auburn arrived
In town Friday night of last week TO
spend the Christmas holidays with
his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Williams on Mt. Pleasant avenue.
Roy Paddock, who is attending the
Friends school in Providence, r. l..
arrived home Saturday night for a
two weeks vacation with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Pad
dack.
Prof. and Mrs. Ralph c. Leighton
left Monday on the noon train for
Conn.,. where they are to
visit during the Christmas vacation
of two weeks. This was Mrs. Leigh
tons home before her marriage ard
Mr.. Leighton was formerly st'i-
dent there at Wesleyan university.
The latest club to be formed at
Bowdoin college is the Somerset
county club which has member
ship of ten and is very popular. AT
the recent election of officers Har-
old Rowell was chosen president;
Folsom Merrill, vice president: FL
mer Nolin, secretary, and Raiph
treasurer. All Of these grad
uated from the Skowhegan High
school.
Amerno, the marvel, who recently
exhibited in Grange hall, will, at the
call of our people, play special re-
turn engagement Thursday, Friday
and Saturday Of this week. AS
hypnotist he is wonder and his ex-
hibitions are of the best. IN fact,
the only way to appreciate his exhi-
billions Is to see them, as they are
clean, scientific and beneficial and
we'll worth spending an evening.
Last Thursday evening large
number of the friends of John Vigue
the latter's fiftieth birth
lay by holding a social gathering at
his home on Free street. Although
Mr.. Vigue knew his age within a
rear or two he did not know exactly
until the birth record was recently
received from Canada. The evening
was very pleasantly passed in cards
and conversation, closing with re-
Mr.. Vigue was present
ed with a diamond ring as gift from
his friends and with a band ring
from his wife.
Charles C. Heselton Is passing the
with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Heselton. During the sum-
ner months he was engaged as a
wireless operator at Atlantic City, N.
J., but for the past few weeks he
has been serving in the same capa-
city on the cable repair ship, Relay,
that has been doing work OF the
coast Of Tampico, Mexico, and on the
West India cables In the vicinity Of
Jamaica. We learn he ex-
poets to be delegated to serve as one
Of the wireless operators at the new
station now being completed at East
port.
The Working league Of the Congre-
gational church held business meet
Ing Monday afternoon in the church
parlors and the following commit
tee was chosen to nominate officers
for the ensuing year, to report at the
annual meeting Wednesday, Decem-
ber 30: Mrs. B. B. Merrill, Mrs. Hell
en- Robinson and Mrs. George Webb.
The committee for the supper at the
annual meeting consisted Of Miss
Sarah j. Anderson. Mrs. Fred and
Mrs. James Holt. The report of the
treasurer showed profit of one
hundred and fifty dollars from the
lair held few weeks ago.
A social was given at the home Of
Mrs. George Otis Smith on Coburn
avenue, last Friday evening to the
members of the Christian Endeavor
society of the Bethany Baptist
church and was greatly enjoyed.
Games were played and a short pro-
gram consisting OF solo by Miss
Mabelle Ross and a reading by Mrs.
@. r. Fogg was listened to. During
the evening business meeting was
held and the officers for the ensu-
Ing term of one year were elected
as follows: President, Mrs. Mabel
Judkins; vice president. Miss Ethel
Merriam; secretary, Miss Alice Whit
ten; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Belle Caswell, and treasurer, Charles