The independent-reporter., 1910-02-17

has been very Ill during the past
week from appendicitis. An operation
was performed Sunday morning and 1t
Is reported that the doctors found his
condition critical.
Miss Clara Parker, who recently
returned from the hospital In Lewis
ton, was able to go to her home In
Lexington Tuesday.
Ben Berry of Kennebec avenue. was
at home from the woods Tuesday.
Saturday brought another heavy
snow storm and Sunday brought the
breaking teams out in full force.
Mrs. Harry Williamson and chill
dren are visiting relatives in Cam
den.
In a recent issue. mention was
made Of DIR. Percival Barton being In
his 8Sth year. His cousin, Mrs. Sa-
phronia Chalmers of Lowell, Mass, Is
one week older than he. They were
both born in a log house on Anson
Hill, on the farm lately occupied by
John Allen.
The class of 1900 Is planning to hold
a reunion and banquet which will be
one feature of the annual commence
ment.
AT the last election of officers in
the Junior league. the following off,
GERS were elected: President, Vance
Wells; First Vice President, Sadie
Newcomb: Second, Edna Witham;
Third, Ida Spaulding; Fourth, Grace
Newcomb; Secretary: Verna Peters;
Treasurer. Bernice Bailey. A devo-
tinal service is to be held at the M.
e. parsonage every Saturday after
noon at 2.3O O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Dudley ar
rived home from Bingham on the af-
ternoon train Monday where they
have been during the winter.
| e. A. Merriman, insurance agent,
of Madison, was In town on business
Monday.
Mrs. Lucy Plummer of New Port
land, was the guest OF her sister, Mrs.
W. s. Jones, Tuesday night.
The Epworth league of the M. e.
church has been reorganized and the
| following officers elected to serve six
months: President. C. v. Bailey: First
Vice President, Mrs. Alice Mitchell; /;
Second Vice President, Dora Hoyt;
Third Vice President. Gladys Fenla-
son: Fourth Vice President. Edna
Robinson; Secretary, Ella Robinson !;
Treasurer, Everett Hilton. The week
ly devotional service Is held on Tues
day evenings at 7.30 o'clock at the
church.
At the meeting of Ruth Heald
Cragin Chapter, Friday, the following
delegates and alternates for the Ma
tional Congress at Washington were
elected: Mrs. Elizabeth Emery, Re-
gent; alternate for Regent; Miss Mel
lie Porter, delegate, Mrs. Evie Rob-
linson; first alternate. Miss Nellie
Hapgood; End, Mrs. Alice McAlpiDe ;
Srd. Mrs. Carrie Angel; 4th, Mrs
Edna Ellis; 9Th, Miss Emma Niles /;
9Th. Mrs. Ella Hapgood; 7th. Mrs.
Harriet Ware; 9Th, Mrs. Marion
Moore; eth, Mrs. Geneva Hilton. Del
egates and alternates we're also elect
ed for the State Council In March. Az
ter the business session was closed
the .hostesses, Mrs. Barnaby and Miss
Hovey served dainty refreshments OF
Welsh rarebit, olives, assorted cakes
and cocoa, upon beautiful hand-paint-
ed china. the work OF their aunt, Mrs
Mira Berry Of Seattle.
Mrs. Evie Robinson had a quilting
party Thursday to which the follow
ing ladies came: Mrs. Ellen Brown
Mrs. Ada Mann, Mrs. Alrueda Games
Mrs. Almeda Cults, Mrs. Betsey Saw
age, Mrs. Emily Mantor, Mrs. Maria
Emery, Mrs. Emily Porter, Mrs. Mary
Marston, Mrs. Aurilla Steward, Mrs.
Lizzie Pullen, Mrs. Ellen Gray. The
ages of these ladies' were all In the
sixties and seventies. and 1t was a
| tr11u S,ovvonopU va,hfnh ant dnwn t0 IN a
boiled dinner served by Mrs. Robin
son and daughter, Kate, assisted by
MIR. and Mrs. w. c. Emery. The day
will long be remembered by all.
The banquet rendered by the Free