The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Merrill went to
Boston yesterday for visit of sew
eral days.
Mrs. F.. C. Tuttle left Monday for
visit with her sister, Mrs. w. H. Bak-
.er In Oakland.
Mrs. James P. Thompson has been
confined to her home with La grippe
for the past week.
Hon. A. F. Donigan of Bingham was
in town yesterday, leaving in the af-
ternoon for down river.
Mrs. Lester Shear of New Castle,
returned home last Thursday after a
visit with l1er son, Charles Shear and
family.
Rev. Robert Morris went to Madison
Wednesday evening to address the
quarterly meeting of the Free Baptist
church.
The Happy Harvesters will meet
tomorrow (Friday) evening at the
home of Miss Florence M. Smith on
Maple street.
Mrs. Forrest Goodwin, Mrs. F. O..
Sawyer and Miss Fancher are ex-
pected to arrive home by the 9 p. m
train tonight
The Good Will club of the Congre-
gational church met with Miss EliZ-
abeth Webb on Pleasant. street Mon
day afternoon.
Sewell w. Smith and Charles Ross
were In Hallowell yesterday attend
ing a meeting of the State Coal Deal
ers' association.
Archie Delano returned home last
Saturday night after visit of several
weeks in North Adams, Mass, Port
land and Auburn.
Elbra Danforth leaves for Boston
on Friday to pass several weeks with
his son, Charles E., and to receive
needed medical treatment.
Thomas Arbuckle was in Bangor
last week to attend a banquet of the
S. A. E. Fraternity of which he was
member while at U. of NJ. last
year
Ned H. Lambert has put In new
and complete stock of the latest in
Souvenir Postals-everything "up to
the minute" Make no mistake, but
see his fine line before buying.
The regular meeting of the w. c. T.
U. will be held in G. A. R. hall next
Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock. The
subject will be "Non-Alcoholic Medi-
cation" All ladies are invited.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Bethany Baptist church will hold
it's monthly meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Jessie Fletcher on Cedar street
tomorrow (Friday) at 2.30 p. m.
Mrs. ]. P. Oak entertained the La
dies Afternoon Whist club Saturday
afternoon last and on Tuesday after
noon the Glover Leaf club was the
guest of Mrs. Oak and her mother
Mrs. B. F. Eaton.
The Y. M. C. A. voted Tuesday ev-
ening to employ Elmer E. Towne and
his band, with two or three special
ties, to give concert for the bene-
fit of the association within a few
weeks. Further plans will appear
later. 1t will probably occur about
March 25. One of the extras will be
the appearance in cornet solo of Mas
ter Victor Robbins who, for his age,
is veritable wonder. The boys are
endeavoring to raise money for hir-
ing special out of town speakers for
the Sunday afternoon meetings and
other expenses, which are quite ne
cessary in properly carrying on a Y
M. c. A.
Carpenters commenced Monday to
renovate the second story of the old
Reporter block owned by NJ. B. Hes
elton, for the use of the Catholic Or
der of Foresters. The partition which
ran about east and west In the CEN
ter of the building upstairs has been
removed and the new one, which is
iR different place makes the main
half about 32x2S feet. Besides this,
in the front of the building there are
two good sized ante-rooms with three
entrances to the corridor The rooms
are to be newly papered and painted
and wired for electric lights. 1t Is
hoped that they will be ready for oc-
cupancy, March Z.
The Young People of the First
Baptist church organized new
Christian Endeavor society Tuesday
evening at a business meeting held in
the church vestry. Since last June
there has been no such organization
there. The following are the officers
and chairman of committees. Pres, E.
B. Hinckley; Vice President, Gerald
Marble; Secretary, Miss Elizabeth
Thompson; Corresponding Secretary,
Frank Emery; Treasurer. Miss Nellie