The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

iured in the Wesserrunsett Worsted
mill is reported as recovering
Mrs. Alice Somerville departed
Monday afternoon. purposing to
spent a few days in Hallowell.
Rev. B. B. Merrill is to preach at
the First Baptist church next sun
day morning in exchange with Rev.
J. G. Osborne.
Mrs. Cony Hoyt and little daughter,
left Monday for their home in Phil
lips after visit with Mrs. Guy Ever
EFT here.
Mrs. w. II. Burton returned to her
home in Pittsield, Saturday morning
after a brief visit with Miss Dorothy
NJ Elliott.
! A Brown has been improving his
house by the addition of second
story to the ell of his house on Dins-
more street.
The Ladies' Aid of the First Bap-
fist church held a business meeting
Monday with Mrs. ]. G. Osborne at
the parsonage.
William Mitchell, Stokes Barrows
and John Robinson of the Maine
Spinning Co, went to Boston Friday
on matters of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Iibbetts
of Athens left here Monday morning
for Gloucester, Mass, where they are
to locate for the present
Mrs David Holway of Madison and
Mrs. George e. Taylor, went. 10
Hinckley, Sunday, where they were
to visit Mrs. Elsa Bessey.
Mrs. George w. Steward, formerly
of Skowhegan now of Fairfield Cen
ter. who has been in town for rev
DAYS, returned home, Tuesday
Howard l.. Maddocks departed by
early train Saturday for his home IN
Newark, Ohio, having been called
here ON account of the death OF MS
father, j. B. Maddocks.
Miss Blanch Emory of the High
School faculty went to WaterViile'
Saturday, for visit with MISS Ellen
Peterson. an instructor at Coburn
J,.t;t,,ta
Mrs. |. ]. Smith attended TUESDAY
a meeting of the Federation OF the
Kennebec Valley Ladies Aid Socie-
ties of Methodist churches which was
held in Winthrop.
]. C. Perkins, who has been Ill
nearly all winter, has lately been sur
fering from an attack OF the mumps'
He was able to sit up for a little
while Monday.
Harold w. Jones, who has been WIS.,
iting at his former home in South
China. was in town for short time
the first of the week on business and
calling on acquaintance
The Mission Circle of the First
Baptist church will not hold its regu-
lar meeting Friday, May 3rd, as usual
but will meet instead Friday, May 10.
The place of meeting is to be at the
home of Mrs. II. X. White on Madison
avenue.
At the meeting of Milburn Com
mandery, u. o. G. c., Thursday eve
ming, there was social hop. Light
refreshments were served, the COM
mittee in charge being Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Adams and Mrs. Helen Nc
Wicker. At the next meeting, May 8,
there will be a masquerade party to
which each member is privileged to
invite one guest. The committee OF
arrangements for this occasion is w. .
A. Smith, Miss Flossie Fortier and
Miss Mary Roderick. {
At the morning service next Sun l
day in the First Baptist church, Har- c
~ Wilson will be the soloist, and the l
pastor will preach in exchange with G
Rev. B. B. Merrill of the Congre- t
church. In the evening /
Pastor Osborne is to begin series
If sermons on the Life and Sayings !
If Jesus. His first lecture is to be on ,
Nature of Christ's Kingdom as shown .
n the temptations, and he will begin ,
~ taking up the first temptation.
At the First Baptist church last \
Sunday, the pastor, Rev. ]. g. Os- '
,orne, spoke on the older hymns of c
he church, which were illustrated by 6
.hoir and congregational singing, t
My Heart Remembers Thee" the /
words of which were composed by
drs. j. Palmer Merrill and the music ,
~ II. A. Dinsmore, both of this town =
vas sung as an offertory, Miss Mary ,
Mitchell singing the solo. Tell Me :
he Old, Old Story" was sung by Mrs,
ohilo Steward, the musical director c
" the church. =
An estimate report from the office t
# the Kennebec Log Driving Co., \
Thursday, shows that there are 1885, C