The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
E. " Merrill left Saturday morning
for Canada on a business trip.

Parker Foss clerk in the Water
Vile postoffice spent Sunday in town.
Thomas Anderson, coal dealer in
Portland. was the guest of his father
Lewis Anderson. over Sunday.
Mrs. Helen Steward Bradstreet OF
Wateryille is the guest of her parents
Mr.. end Mrs w. B. Steward for a few
days.
Geo. Fairgrieyes LETT Monday morn
ing on his twenty-fourth annual fish
ing tour. He will be away about a
week.
Ansel Holway and Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Emerson went to Solon Tues
day to attend the Somerset Pomona
Grange.
The marriage intentions of Jean
Williams Laplante and Miss Sylvia
Sincyr both of Skowhegan are record
ed at the town clerks office.
Miss Marion Brainerd, a stenogra-
pher in the office of Norman Bassett
in Augusta, spent Sunday in town with
her mother, Mrs. Flora T. Brainerd.
Harry Mitchell, an employee in the
Skowhegan Spinning mill left here
Monday for Yorkshire, England, where
he will visit relatives for six weeks.
A cottage prayer meeting was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Pierce on Jewett street, Monday even
ing under the direction of the Bethany
Baptist church.
The census enumerators for Show
hogan have finished their work. Ar
thur S. Merrill was assigned the Is
land territory after he had completed
his original assignment. Mr.. Merrill
closed the work Saturday night.
Mrs. Benjamin Weston, who has
been with her husband in Michigan
for several months, has arrived here
and will visit with Miss Susan Weston
for several weeks, while her husband
is on an engineering tour near North
West Canada.
Ralph Ames of the Metropolitan
Insurance Co., spent Sunday in town
with his wife and family. Mrs. Ames
is spending several weeks in town
with her mother, Mrs. Almena
Whittier who has been sick at the
Somerset Hospital for about three
weeks.
Joseph Cary died Sunday afternoon
after being sick about year with con-
sumption. He was about As years old
A wife and three daughters, Mary @ 4,
Sarah and Lila survive. Funeral SER
vices were held Wednesday morning
at nine o'clock at the ST. Mary's
church. Interment was in the Catho-
lie cemetery.
The U. o. G. C. held their regular
meeting in Heselton hall last Thurs
day evening with a good attendance.
There was initiation and short So
cial after the meeting. Next Thurs
day evening, May IL, there will be
an entertainment and social. Visit
ing Communicates from Vassalboro,
Waterville, Mercer and Madison are
expected.
The monthly business meeting of
the Happy Harvesters," was held at
the home of Mrs. ]. N. Smith on Wa
ter street last Friday evening. Four
new members were voted into the club.
The following entertainment was CIV
en-: Piano solo, by Miss Lena Landry;
recitation, by Miss Blanche Crandall;
question box, answers given by Mrs.
Smith; song. by the club. Refresh
ments were served.
At the meeting of the Christian En-
deavor Society of the Congregational
church, Sunday evening, an amend
ment was made to the Constitution of
the Society and junior department
WIS duueu. mere were HNe HSW IucH-
bers taken in. The members of the
junior department have the same
privileges and same duties as the main
Society but are under the superinten-
dence of a separate committee.
Mrs. Bridget (Hennesy) O'Neal
died Sunday morning at one O'Clock
at the age of S5 years. Funeral SER
vices were held at the st. Mary's
Church, Tuesday morning at nine
O'Clock. Interment was in the Catholic
cemetery. Four daughters, Mrs, An
ME Belonga, Skowhegan; Mrs. Ellen
Nelson, Belgrade; Mrs. Julia Hogan.
Winslow and Mrs. Mary Hennesy,
Philadelphia survive and one son,
John. of Basin, Montana.
Children's Night was observed by
the o. e. s. Chapter Friday night.
The entertainment did credit to all
who took part and much Joy was
afforded to all. The following was
the program: May Queen, Helen Jack
son; attendants on May Queen. Helen
Isles and Helen Halves; crown bear
er, Caroline Cover; a May-pole dance
L. ~ ell II.