The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06

Mrs. S. L. Webb of Minneapolis. was
"a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Norton
last week.
Mrs. George Caron went to Water
Vile Friday to visit her brother, Eu-
gene Landry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Winslow of
Cohassett, Mass, were in town Friday
the guests of j. w. Packard and fam
lily.
The wife of Sullivan Russell, Main
street, fell, early Saturday morning
fracturing her wrist but receiving no
further injury.
Do not forget the play How the
Queen Esther Circle in the Methodist
vestry Friday evening, October IA.
Harvey D. Eaton has left map of
the proposed Athens Electric railroad
at the independents Reporter Office,
and the public is cordially Invited to
call and inspect the same.
Miss A. E. Kincaid left town Friday
morning for her home in Brooklyn, N.
Y. She came to accompany the re-
mains of her sister, Miss Lillian,
whose funeral was held Sunday, Sep
tember 25 at the home of Mrs. F. C.
Harville, Turner avenue.
Hon. V. R. Connor of Fairfield has
purchased of R. G. Bigelow of Show
hegan, the shorthorn bull calf that
won the first premium in field of
five at the Central Maine fair. He is
beautiful dark red, handsome as a
picture and should make a great stock
bull.
John Eupea of Bangor, conductor
on the Maine Central r. r., with his
touring car, Chalmers-Detroit, ar
rived in town Saturday. He was ac-
companied by Miss Mabelle Smith
and her brother, Asa of Bangor, and
Miss Annie Bergman, who Is teach
ing in Brewer. While in town they
we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Savage.
At the regular meeting of the Pris-
ella Rebekah lodge Tuesday evening
a supper was served at six o'clock.
After the supper the meeting was
called to order by Mrs. Mabel Bragg
and the following program was Civ
en-: Piano solo, Miss Pearl Beaulier
reading, Mrs. Violet Fogg; piano solo,
Miss Pauline Bragg; reading by Miss
Emma Bragg; duet, Mrs. Vina L. Har-
Vile and Mrs. Mabel G.. Bragg.
Last Sunday evening at o'clock
the Epworth League had the priyil-
ege of listening to a short address by
Miss Sima Hagopian who, with Mrs.
f. L. Marsh has been spending the
summer at Miss Hannah Pages. Miss
Hagopian is an Armenian from Con-
stantinople but has lived in this coun-
try a few years. Her talk was very
interesting as she told of the customs
of her people and contrasted their
manner of living with that of our
country.
An address on Postal Matters" was
given by Samuel w. Gould of Show
hogan, Congressman-elect from the
Third Maine district at the Postmast-
ers' State League at Augusta Tues
day. He gave pleasing address,
which was thoroughly enjoyed by all
present. He began by saying that
he came to the meeting not to make
an address, but to get acquainted with
the members of the League. He de-
clared that If he lived to take the Of
fee to which he had been elected he
hoped to be able to be Of some bene
fit and service to the people of the
Third District. He gave the history
of the early development of the post
al service of the United States, which
proved very interesting and showed
that he had given careful study to the
matter, which coupled with his ex-
perience of more than four years as a
postmaster, very nearly qualified him
as an xpert.-Kennebec Journal.
October 2, Rally Sunday was OBJ
served at the Congregationalist church
by appropriate exercises at the open
ing of the Sabbath school. The mem
bers of the primary department, bear
ing flags, marched into the church as
the school sang Onward Christian
Soldier" and filed on to the platform
where they sang America" Kenneth
Copp then gave a recitation and at
the close the children sang THE Red,
White and Blue" The little folks
were then seated and the superinten-
dent, T. G. Lord gave an address of
welcome which was followed by a
short program, namely: Recitation,
Kathryn Huckins; song, Miss Patterns
class; recitation, Evelyn and Olena
VilPS. recitation George Jackson.